Nikki Teasley
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Nikki Teasley (born March 22, 1979 in Washington, D.C.) plays guard for the Washington Mystics in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball at the University of North Carolina.
In the 2002 WNBA Draft, Teasley was selected as the #5 overall pick by the Portland Fire. But shortly afterwards, she was traded with Sophia Witherspoon to the Los Angeles Sparks for Ukari Figgs and second-round pick Gergana Slavtcheva.
In 2002, as a rookie, Nikki Teasley nailed the game-winning shot in the waning seconds of Game 2 of the WNBA Finals to give the Los Angeles Sparks their second consecutive WNBA Championship, defeating the New York Liberty.
Since the 2006 season she has played for the Washington Mystics.
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WNBA Honors
- All-WNBA (second team) 2003, 2004
- WNBA All-Star Game MVP, 2003
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