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Penny Taylor (born May 24, 1981) is a forward for the Phoenix Mercury. She is a native of US.
WNBA CAREER 
Three-time WNBA Champion (2007, 2009, 
2014) 
Two-time Olympic silver medalist for Australia 
(2004, 2008) 
2006 World Championships MVP for Australia, 
gold medalist 
Three-time WNBA All-Star (2002, 2007, 2011) 
2007 All-WNBA First Team 
2011 All-WNBA First Team 
No. 1 pick, 2004 Cleveland dispersal draft 
(Phoenix) 
No. 11 pick, 2001 WNBA Draft (Cleveland) 
12-year WNBA veteran, 8-year member of the Mercury&#8230;second-longest tenure in franchise history (Taurasi-11)&#8230;Did not play in 2008 due to commitment to the Australian National 
Team for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games&#8230; Missed all of 2012 with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee sustained prior to the start of the season&#8230;Missed 2015 season for 
rest 
Eight 30-point efforts since joining the Mercury, tied for second-most in franchise history (Taurasi-34, Pondexter-8) 
Third highest career field goal percentage in franchise history having played a minimum of 100 games (.464 entering 2016) 
Franchise leader in career 3-point percentage (.381 entering 2016) and free throw percentage (.866) 
Shot better than 40 percent from the 3-point line five times in her career, including three straight seasons (2009-11)&#8230;Only Jennifer Azzi owns a longer record in WNBA history (five 
straight, 1999-2003) 
Fourth on the Mercury franchise rebounding chart (1047) 
Has made the second-most 3-pointers in franchise history (276) 
Owns10 career double-doubles, including one with points/assists 
Made 38 consecutive free throws from July 6-Aug. 17, 2010, which ranks second in franchise history&#8230;Owns two of the four longest streaks in franchise history (34, June 9-24, 2007) 
Missed the 2015 season for rest

WNBA Decade In Review: 2011

Penny Taylor's Jersey Raised to the Rafters in Phoenix

Mercury Name Penny Taylor As Director Of Player Development And Performance

20 Moments of 2016 - September 15: Penny Taylor Tribute Night

Penny Taylor Career Highlights

Taylor, Mercury Complete Touchdown Turnaround

Penny Taylor nets 16 points in loss to the Lynx

Penny Taylor Converts The Tough Finish

Penny Taylor Goes Reverse For The Smooth Finish Inside

Penny Taylor goes for 20 points in win over the Liberty

Penny Taylor

Checkout the latest stats of Penny Taylor. Get info about her position, age, height, weight, draft status, shoots, school and more on WNBA.com

Season	PPG 13.0	RPG 4.4	APG 3.0
Career	PPG 13.0	RPG 4.4	APG 3.0

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