Phoenix Mercury guard Natasha Cloud earns third all-defensive honor of career

Natasha Cloud guarded one through five for the Phoenix Mercury this season.

Phoenix Mercury guard Natasha Cloud earned first-team all-defense recognition in 2019 and second-team honors in 2022. (Via WNBA/X).

Natasha Cloud was named to the WNBA all-defensive second team, as announced by the league.

Cloud, who is seen as the Phoenix Mercury’s emotional leader, is someone who guarded one through five for her team. Cloud, 32, was an all-defensive first-team pick in 2022 with her previous team, the Washington Mystics.

Here is a look at the WNBA’s all-defensive teams.

WNBA All-Defensive First Team

1. Napheesa Collier, Minnesota Lynx

2. A’ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces

3. Ezi Magbegor, Seattle Storm

4. DiJonai Carrington, Connecticut Sun

5. Breanna Stewart, New York Liberty

WNBA All-Defensive Second Team

1. Alyssa Thomas, Connecticut Sun

2. Alanna Smith, Minnesota Lynx

3. Nneka Ogwumike, Seattle Storm

4. Jonquel Jones, New York Liberty

5. Natasha Cloud, Phoenix Mercury