If I were running the Phoenix Mercury, a 0‑4 loss, even in close games, wouldn’t sit well. The Indiana Fever, even without their top players, made the Aces work hard for every point. After a brutal 2025 WNBA season, questions are mounting about the Mercury’s 2026 outlook. With CBA negotiations still unsettled, teams across the league face uncertainty and thin rosters. Mercury GM spoke candidly to reporters, offering no sugarcoating about the challenges and hard calls ahead for Alyssa Thomas and Co.

Speaking to the media during the exit interviews, Nick U’Ren said, “I told everybody kind of over and over, ‘We have no idea what’s coming for us.’ They’re going to have decisions to make based on their career, their family. We’re going to have a decision to make based on our team.” As things

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