“She is a Mamba. The white one,” said the late NBA legend Kobe Bryant, who gave Diana Taurasi the moniker for keeps. Her energy is such that sitting still becomes physically impossible for her before any game. And when the first whistle blows, the kind kid from Chino turns into a competitive, driven, overbearing beast on the floor.

“You know when they say my name I want them to say Phoenix Mercury and vice versa. I wouldn’t have it any other way,” Diana Taurasi has lived her words through her illustrious WNBA career while etching her name in the basketball record books for various achievements from time to time. One of the league’s veterans with an experience equivalent to two decades, Diana Taurasi is in the top 5 highest-paid WNBA players and has been with the franchise since the day she was drafted as the 1st overall pick in 2004. And throughout this journey, she has amassed great wealth.

Diana Taurasi’s net worth, salary, and the contract details

Besides playing in the WNBA, Taurasi has other sources of wealth as well, including overseas play, international participation, investments, and endorsement deals. This comprises her net worth of around $3.5 million as of 2024. Per the league’s latest collective bargaining agreement, the Phoenix Mercury star earns an annual salary of $234,936. This is the supermax number in the league since its inception in 1997. But that’s not all.

As it turns out, Taurasi’s overseas stints have earned her a handsome amount. Of course, that’s why several WNBA players fly across the Atlantic to play in the offseason. As for Taurasi, her overseas participation includes Dynamo Moscow, Spartak Moscow, Fenerbache, Galastasary, and UMMC Ekaterinburg, which has exceeded a pay of $1 million in a single season.

Additionally, Taurasi signed a supermax two-year deal with the Mercury that paid $221, 450 in 2021 and $228,094 in 2022, which was the most in the WNBA career at the time. In 2023, Taurasi re-signed a multi-year deal with the Phoenix Mercury worth $469,872, paid through two years. The amount has been said to be the supermax number, reflecting how much the franchise values the face of the organization.

“Diana Taurasi belongs in a Mercury uniform, and we are grateful for the continued faith she demonstrates in our organization by returning year after year,” said Mercury GM Jim Pitman in a press release.

He further weaved Taurasi’s impact on the team and said, “The way she prepares her body, how much she cares about winning, and how much she cares about our franchise — on and off the court — are just a few of the things that make her a transcendent athlete and quite literally the greatest of all time. We look forward to more accolades, more historic moments, and more wins.”

In her career of 2 decades, Taurasi has won three championship rings with the Mercury, has been a finals MVP twice, named an All-Star 11 times, and won an Olympic gold 6 times, a distinctive record she recently set.

This contract has kept her playing through her 42nd birthday and the 2024 Olympics. After the contract matures, Taurasi will become an unrestricted free agent in the 2025 season.

Now, let’s talk a bit about her endorsements.

Diana Taurasi endorsing some big brands and more

Being the face of the Phoenix Mercury, Taurasi has several endorsement deals that contribute towards her net worth. These endorsements include brands like Nike (2014), Body Armor (2018), Waymo, DeloitteUS, and Twelvebooks to name a few.

Moreover, she has agreed to don LeBron James‘ signature line exclusively to the basketball court. Her other deals include brands like Coca-Cola and State Farm.

It will be no surprise if tomorrow Taurasi were to announce her retirement from the WNBA as she has won it all at the age of 42. Besides, she started working on her post-retirement life two years ago already.

In 2022, Taurasi invested in TMRW Sports via SeedVc which resonates with her budding interest in the business side of sports while feeding her ambition of sports ownership.

With this move, Taurasi has placed herself to influence the sports realm through innovative ways. Similarly, her involvement with SeedVc is running in parallel with her long-term goals of contributing to the sports world and continuing to grow long after her time in the WNBA has passed.

Taurasi has been living by the following words she once wrote, “The game, the court, the locker room, being a teammate I love every aspect of it. I don’t just live it when I’m in the gym; I live it every day, It’s a part of me.” She has etched her name in the basketball record books for various achievements through the years.

Stay tuned for more such updates and join us for the exciting second episode of the “Dual Threat Show” as our host BG12 sits down with Georgia Bulldogs star and Mountain West All-Freshman Team Selection, Asia Avinger