Phoenix Suns and Mercury, Near Tatum Ranch

Mortgage Matchup Center, 33 minutes away

Both the Suns and Mercury play their home games at Mortgage Matchup Center in downtown Phoenix. The arena seats roughly 17,000 to 18,000 for basketball, with configurations that scale down for smaller events. It sits about 33 minutes and 26 miles from Tatum Ranch, making it one of the more accessible major-arena venues in the Valley.

• Mortgage Matchup Center, downtown Phoenix: about 33 minutes and 26.0 miles from Tatum Ranch.
• NBA basketball capacity is roughly 17,000 to 18,000.
• The arena has carried several naming rights sponsorships: Talking Stick Resort Arena, PHX Arena, Footprint Center, and now Mortgage Matchup Center as of a 2025 deal.

Source: Google Maps driving directions and venuecoalition.com, checked July 2026.

The Phoenix Suns, briefly

The Suns joined the NBA as an expansion team in 1968. The franchise has reached the NBA Finals three times, in 1976, 1993, and 2021, without yet winning a championship, which Basketball-Reference and other sources note as the most Finals appearances of any team without a title. Twelve numbers are retired by the franchise, honoring players across five decades.

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_Suns

The Phoenix Mercury, briefly

The Mercury joined the WNBA in its inaugural 1997 season and have won three league championships, in 2007, 2009, and 2014. Diana Taurasi played for the Mercury from 2004 to 2024 and is among the most decorated players in WNBA history; her number 3 is being retired by the franchise. Four other numbers are already retired: Michele Timms' 7, Jennifer Gillom's 22, Bridget Pettis' 32, and Penny Taylor's 13.

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_Mercury

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