Diana Taurasi scoring record tracker: Mercury star approaching historic 10,000 career points milestone

Diana Taurasi is about to rewrite the record books.

The Mercury star is already the WNBA’s all-time scoring leader, and now she has another huge milestone on the horizon as she approaches 10,000 career points.

No other WNBA player has more than 7,500 career points and Taurasi’s resume is a tough one to rival. She has three WNBA championships, one MVP award, two Finals MVP trophies, 14 All-WNBA selections, and 10 All-Star selections.

She has dominated on the international stage for Team USA, winning five Olympic gold medals, and was named to the 15th, 20th and 25th WNBA Anniversary teams. 

Taurasi’s status as the league’s greatest-ever scorer is already cemented, winning five scoring titles and boasting the highest single-season scoring average (25.3 points per game in 2006).

Now she is on the cusp of even more history.  

When will Diana Taurasi reach 10,000 career points?

Taurasi is just 18 points away from reaching 10,000 career points, likely to reach the milestone in their next game. 

The Mercury host the Atlanta Dream at Footprint Center on Thursday, August 3 at 10:00 p.m. ET. 

Taurasi is coming off a 29-point outing in her last game against the Indiana Fever, coming on 10-of-16 shooting and 5-of-8 from the 3-point line

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WNBA all-time scoring list

In 2017, Taurasi passed Tina Thompson to become the WNBA’s all-time leading scorer and has been extending her lead at the top ever since. 

Among the top 10, she is one of four active players, followed by Tina Charles (4), DeWanna Bonner (8), and Candace Parker (9).

*Denotes active player

Diana Taurasi career scoring average

After averaging 17.0 points per game as a rookie with the Mercury in 2003-04, Taurasi has posted at seven seasons averaging above 20 points per game in her career.

She has won the WNBA scoring title a record five times (2006, 2008–2011), with her highest scoring average coming in 2006 with 25.3 points per game — the highest ppg average in WNBA history.