Lexi Held is officially on the Phoenix Mercury’s opening day WNBA roster.
Held was invited to training camp in April after playing professionally overseas in Hungary and on Thursday was named to the Opening Day roster. The Mercury open their regular season on Saturday at home against the Seattle Storm.
After trying out for the Chicago Sky in 2022 and not making the final roster, Held’s WNBA dream has come true, this time in Phoenix.
Held was playing in Hungary for PEAC-Pecs where she averaged 16.1 points, 2.4 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 2.1 steals through 19 games. She had also played professionally in Australia, Italy, Poland and Sweden. The 5-foot-10 guard played collegiately at DePaul, where she helped lead them to three Big East championships and was an All-Big East first team member in 2021.
At Cooper, Held scored over 2,400 points and posted 28.3 points per game in her senior season. She was named KABC 9th Region Player of the Year and named to several All-Region and All-Conference teams.
Phoenix played two preseason games. In the first one, Held logged 10 minutes of action, scoring three points with two rebounds. She didn’t play in the second preseason game due to a hamstring injury.
According to Spotrac.com, Held’s contract for the 2025 season is $66,079.