WNBA · 2026

Phoenix Mercury

8-17 · 12th in the league · outside the top 8

The Ninjas' projection

Make playoffs

1%

Reach Finals

0%

Win title

0%

Proj wins

16

of 44

At 8-17 (12th in the league), the Mercury project to finish around 16 wins. From there the Ninjas' model gives them a 1% shot at the eight-team playoff and 0% at the championship — from a 10,000-season simulation of the rest of the schedule and the whole bracket. It updates as the games are played.

Under the hood

Record

8-17

.320 win%

Points for

83.3

per game

Points against

87.3

per game

Net rating

-4.0

per game

The buzz

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