Taurasi is back in the states.

"China was great," she said. "You just get to see how big the game really is. There's billions of people, and we did a couple of events with Yao, and it was nuts. People were banging on the sides of the buses. It was scary at first, but it was great for the league."

After a whirlwind year, she'll finally be getting a break. She's going to buy a house in Phoenix, then return to Connecticut this winter to finish her degree.