Celeste Taylor

Phoenix Mercury, Guard
Age: 23y-8m-2d (Jun 20, 2001)
Exp: 1 Years
Country: US
College: Ohio State
Drafted: Round 2 (#15 overall), 2024
2025 Cap Hit
$0
2025 Cash
$66,079
Career Earnings
$56,404
2025-2025 Camp Invite (CURRENT)
Celeste Taylor signed a 1 year, $66,079 contract with the Phoenix Mercury, including an average annual salary of $66,079. In 2025, Taylor will earn a base salary of $66,079, while carrying a cap hit of .
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $66,079
Average Salary:
$66,079
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2026 / ERFA
Year | Age | Status | Cap HitAnnual | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 |
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23 |
unprotected
|
- | $66,079 | $66,079 |
2026 |
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24 |
ERFA |
Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cap Hit | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 |
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23 |
unprotected
|
$66,079 | - |
2026 |
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24 |
ERFA |
Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 |
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23 |
unprotected |
$66,079 | $66,079 | $66,079 | - | $66,079 | $66,079 |
Source:
WNBA contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2024-2024 rest-of-season
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $67,249
Average Salary:
$67,249
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2025 / ERFA
2024-2027 Rookie
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $297,045
Average Salary:
$74,261
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2028 / RFA
Seasons
1 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$56,404
Earnings w/ Different Teams
3 teams
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | 22 |
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Retained
Retained
Retained
Active / Unprotected
|
$29,962 $8,892 $8,892 $8,658 |
$29,962 $38,854 $47,746 $56,404 |
|
Total |
$56,404 |
$29,962 $38,854 $47,746 $56,404 |
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2025 | 23 |
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Active / Unprotected
|
$66,079 |
||
Total |
$122,483 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|
1 |
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$29,962 | $29,962 |
1 |
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$8,892 | $8,892 |
1 |
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$17,550 | $17,550 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 |
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22 |
$29,962 $8,892 $8,892 $8,658
|
$29,962 $8,892 $8,892 $8,658 |
$29,962 $38,854 $47,746 $56,404 |
Total |
$56,404 |
$56,404 |
$29,962 $38,854 $47,746 $56,404 |
||
2025 |
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23 |
$66,079
|
$66,079 |
|
Total |
$122,483 |
$122,483 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|
1 |
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$29,962 | $29,962 |
1 |
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$8,892 | $8,892 |
1 |
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$17,550 | $17,550 |
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Jan 24, 2025 Signed a contract with Phoenix (PHX)
-
Jan 20, 2025 Phoenix (PHX) extended Qualifying Offer to Reserved Player
-
Sep 06, 2024 Signed a Rest-of-Season contract with Connecticut (CON)
-
Aug 30, 2024 Signed a 7-day contract with Connecticut (CON)
-
Aug 23, 2024 Signed a 7-day contract with Connecticut (CON)
-
Aug 16, 2024 Signed a 7-day contract with Connecticut (CON)
-
Aug 16, 2024 Released by Phoenix (PHX)
- Jul 12, 2024 Signed a 7-day contract with Phoenix (PHX)
-
Jun 25, 2024 Waived by Indiana (IND)
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Apr 25, 2024 Signed a 4 year $297,045 contract with Indiana (IND)
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Apr 15, 2024 Drafted by Indiana (IND): Round 2 (#15 overall)
Year | Team | GP | Min/Gm | Pt/Gm | Reb/Gm | Ast/Gm | Stl/Gm | Blk/Gm | FG% | 3PT% | FT% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | PHO | 22 | 14.9 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | .339 | .200 | .556 |