2005

After a subpar 2004, Swoopes and the Comets made a resurgence in 2005. Swoopes won her second scoring title, averaging 18.6 points per game to go with 3.6 rebounds, a career-high 4.3 assists (9th in the league), 2.0 steals (2nd in the league) and 0.8 blocks.

Swoopes was named WNBA Most Valuable Player for the third time in her career, becoming the first player to win three MVPs (Lauren Jackson and Lisa Leslie have since matched the feat).

Swoopes was also named MVP of the 2005 WNBA All-Star Game as she scored 15 points to lead the West to an easy 122-99 victory, the Western Conference’s sixth straight All-Star victory.

In the first round of the playoffs against Seattle, Swoopes posted the first postseason triple-double in WNBA history, finishing with 14 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in the winner-take-all Game 3 against the Storm. It would be the final playoff win for the Comets as they were swept in the Conference Finals by the eventual champion Sacramento Monarchs.

2006

Swoopes was one of 10 players to be named to the WNBA’s All-Decade Team, where she was joined by her Houston Big Three teammates Cynthia Cooper and Tina Thompson along with Sue Bird, Tamika Catchings, Yolanda Griffith, Lauren Jackson, Lisa Leslie, Katie Smith and Dawn Staley.

On the court, Swoopes averaged 15.5 points (10th in the league), 5.9 rebounds, 3.7 assists (8th in the league) and 2.1 steals (3rd in the league) to lead the Comets to an 18-16 record and another playoff appearance. The Comets were swept in the first round by Western Conference champion Sacramento.

2007-2008

In 2007, Swoopes played just three games for the Comets due to a bulging disc in her lower back that sidelined her for most of the season. It proved to be her final season in Houston.

On March 3, 2008, Swoopes signed with the Seattle Storm as a free agent. She played in 29 games with 25 starts and averaged 7.7 points, 5.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.7 steals in 24.3 minutes per game (her fewest since her rookie season) as she continued to battle nagging back injuries.

The Storm finished second in the Western Conference to advance to the playoffs, but were knocked out in the first round by the L.A. Sparks.