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Diana Taurasi Wiki Biography

Diana Lorena Taurasi was born on the 11^th June 1982 in Glendale, California USA, and has mixed Italian and Argentinian ancestry. She earned her popularity and net worth through her basketball career, playing for the Phoenix Mercury of the Womens National Basketball Association, however she has also added to her net worth while playing for women`s basketball clubs situated in Europe, such as Fenerbahce, Spartak Moscow and currently UMMC Ekaterinburg.Her career has been active since 2004.

Have you ever wondered how rich Diana Tauresi is? According to sources it is estimated that Diana Tauresi`s overall net worth is $1.5 million, an amount mostly acquired through her successful career as a basketball player spanning almost 12 years in the USA and Europe.

Diana Taurasi Net Worth $1.5 Million

Diana`s family moved to Chino, California when she was still a child, where she attended Don Antonio Lugo High School, and her basketball career began. During her high school years, Diana earned several awards, including the Cheryl Miller award in 2000; furthermore, she participated in the WBCA High School All-America Game, where she was named MVP of the game.

Following high school, Diana enrolled at the University of Connecticut, where she continued to develop her basketball skills, winning the NCAA Championship three times, and twice being named the MVP of the NCAA Tournament. Furthermore, she won the Naismith Award in 2003 and 2004.

Her professional career began with the 2004 WNBA Draft, when she was picked by the Phoenix Mercury as a first pick overall. Since then, Diana`s net worth has increased slowly, and with every accomplishment Diana received a bonus to her net worth. She made her debut against the Seattle Storm, where she scored 26 points, being a major factor in the victory. In her first season, Diana won the WNBA Rookie Of The Year award and made it into the WNBA All-American Team.

She continued to carve her career, raising her numbers a little with every season. She won her first WNBA Championship with the team in 2007 against the Detroit Shock. In 2009 Diana and the Phoenix Mercury emerged victorious in the final series against Indiana Fever, winning her second WNBA Championship and she was named MVP of the Finals. She repeated that success in 2014, in a victory against the Chicago Sky.

Adding to her successful basketball career and as well her net worth, Taurasi has also been recognized when playing with European Teams. In 2006 she joined the Spartak Moscow women`s team and in the next four years, the team became champion of the Europa League.

Diana has also been praised for her career with the USA Women National Basketball team, being a part of the team which won the gold medals at Olympic Games in 2004, 2008 and 2012. She also has gold medals in her trophy room from the World Cup competitions in 2010 and 2014.

When it comes to her personal life, Diana has had problems with the law, being charged for DUI on several occasions and even spending a night in jail. To speak about her love life, there are many assumptions about her being a lesbian, as she has stated in one of the interviews that she has a crush on Donna Orender. However, no relationship has been confirmed so far, and her sexuality remains private.