Phoenix Mercury guard Kahleah Copper has been honored as the WNBA’s Western Conference Player of the Week for continuing a scoring tear during May 20-26.
The league announced Copper as the award recipient for the second time in her career, just hours before the sixth-place Mercury (3-2) play at the undefeated No. 1 Connecticut Sun (5-0) on Tuesday.
After Copper set her career-high 38 in the Mercury’s 88-85 home win over the Atlanta Dream on May 18, she led Phoenix to a 2-1 record last week as she averaged a league-best 29.7 points, 53.2% shooting, and 48.0% on 3-point attempts.
Copper’s game-high 37 points in Phoenix’s 98-88 win at the two-time defending champion Las Vegas Aces began that three-game stretch last Tuesday. She scored 20 in Phoenix’s 83-80 home victory over Washington on Thursday, then posted 32 in the Mercury’s 107-92 home loss to Dallas on Saturday.
Copper is a nine-year veteran, three-time All-Star, and 2021 finals MVP in her first season with Phoenix.
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Mercury’s Copper named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week
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