The 2017 WNBA season was the 21st season for the Phoenix Mercury franchise of the WNBA. The season began on May 14.
Transactions
WNBA draft
Roster
Game log
Preseason
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | May 3 | Seattle | L 64–86 | Prince (12) | Cannon (6) | Spencer (5) | KeyArena 4,128 | 0–1 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 2 | May 7 | Seattle | W 72–55 | 2 Tied (16) | George (6) | Mitchell (5) | Talking Stick Resort Arena 4,088 | 1–1
Regular season
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | May 14 | Dallas | L 58–68 | Griner (18) | 2 Tied (5) | D. Robinson (9) | Talking Stick Resort Arena 9,640 | 0–1 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 2 | May 17 | Indiana | W 85–62 | Griner (32) | Griner (10) | Mitchell (7) | Talking Stick Resort Arena 8,896 | 1–1 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 3 | May 19 | San Antonio | W 78–72 | Griner (20) | Griner (13) | D. Robinson (5) | AT&T Center 6,400 | 2–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | May 23 | New York | L 67–69 | Griner (19) | Griner (6) | 2 Tied (5) | Talking Stick Resort Arena 7,886 | 2–2 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 5 | May 27 | Dallas | W 107–65 | Taurasi (18) | Cannon (8) | D. Robinson (7) | Talking Stick Resort Arena 9,245 | 3–2
|- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 6 | June 1 | Chicago | W 99–91 | Taurasi (37) | Griner (13) | D. Robinson (6) | Allstate Arena 4,634 | 4–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 7 | June 4 | New York | L 72–88 | Griner (26) | George (5) | Griner (4) | Madison Square Garden 7,831 | 4–3 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 8 | June 7 | Indiana | W 98–90 | Griner (38) | Griner (9) | Mitchell (7) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse 5,702 | 5–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 9 | June 10 | Los Angeles | L 87–89 | Taurasi (27) | Griner (9) | Griner (5) | Talking Stick Resort Arena 10,223 | 5–4 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 10 | June 16 | Chicago | W 86–78 | Griner (27) | Griner (9) | Taurasi (5) | Talking Stick Resort Arena 10,249 | 6–4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 11 | June 18 | Los Angeles | L 59–90 | Taurasi (19) | Mitchell (7) | Mitchell (5) | Staples Center 9,916 | 6–5 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 12 | June 23 | Seattle | W 85–82 | 2 Tied (25) | Griner (9) | Taurasi (4) | KeyArena 7,796 | 7–5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 13 | June 30 | Minnesota | L 83–91 | Little (16) | A. Robinson (8) | D. Robinson (3) | Talking Stick Resort Arena 11,330 | 7–6
|- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 14 | July 5 | Washington | W 88–80 | Griner (30) | Griner (14) | Taurasi (4) | Talking Stick Resort Arena7,440 | 8–6 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 15 | July 7 | San Antonio | W 92–77 | Taurasi (17) | Griner (8) | 3 Tied (5) | AT&T Center8,232 | 9–6 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 16 | July 9 | New York | W 81–69 | Griner (31) | Griner (13) | D. Robinson (6) | Talking Stick Resort Arena9,413 | 10–6 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 17 | July 12 | Atlanta | W 89–84 | Griner (28) | Little (12) | Little (6) | Talking Stick Resort Arena9,342 | 11–6 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 18 | July 14 | Minnesota | L 71–88 | Griner (15) | Mitchell (5) | Talbot (4) | Talking Stick Resort Arena10,493 | 11–7 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 19 | July 16 | Minnesota | L 66–81 | Turner (18) | 3 Tied (6) | Mitchell (4) | Xcel Energy Center10,022 | 11–8 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 20 | July 19 | Indiana | L 77–84 | Taurasi (34) | A. Robinson (8) | Little (5) | Talking Stick Resort Arena11,371 | 11–9 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 21 | July 25 | Atlanta | L 91–99 | Taurasi (31) | A. Robinson (9) | D. Robinson (8) | McCamish Pavilion4,053 | 11–10 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 22 | July 28 | Chicago | W 86–80 | Little (19) | George (14) | Mitchell (5) | Allstate Arena6,088 | 12–10 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 23 | July 30 | San Antonio | W 81–64 | Currie (20) | 2 Tied (6) | D. Robinson (4) | Talking Stick Resort Arena10,108 | 13–10