The Best WNBA Players of All Time
G'day fam. Who are the best WNBA players of all time? Well let's take a look over the next three days. WNBA players have graced the court since the league first started in 1997, when the LA Sparks tipped off against the New York Liberty at the Great Western Forum in front of 14,284 fans.
Who Is the Best WNBA Player?
Women's sports is exploding worldwide. Take the FA Women’s Super League for example, which kicked off in 2011. The best FA Women’s Super League players of all time are all exceptional athletes. Not to be outdone are the superstars of the WNBA. So, who are the best WNBA players of all time? Let's take a look at the top ten and find out who is the best WNBA player ever.
10. Sue Bird
Sue Bird retired in 2022 at the age of 41 and is one of the best WNBA players of all time. She's proven to be among the best point guards to ever play the game and played 19 seasons, all with the Seattle Storm.
Bird won her first WNBA title in 2004 and her fourth in 2020. She's a 13-time WNBA All-Star, the WNBA career leader in assists, seventh in points, fourth in steals, and second in 3-point field goals made. Bird finished her career with averages of 11.7 points, 5.6 assists, 2.5 rebounds and 39 percent from three-point range.
Sue Bird ends her career as the WNBA’s all-time leader in games played and assists, and is also in the top 10 in points, steals, field goals and 3-pt FG made.
In true Sue Bird fashion, her 8 assists in Game 4 are the most in WNBA history by a player in their final career game. pic.twitter.com/iYpXzvbVB1 — ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) September 7, 2022
9. Sylvia Fowles
Sylvia Fowles is the WNBA's all-time leader in double-doubles, and has averaged a double-double in seven WNBA seasons. She is a two-time champion, league MVP, two-times Finals MVP and is the career leader in rebounds, and field goal percentage.
Fowles played with the Chicago Sky and Minnesota Lynx, finishing off her career averaging 15.7 points, 9.8 rebounds, and 59.9 percent from the floor.
Sylvia Fowles with a dunk in her final #WNBAAllStar Game. Who knew she still had that in her repertoire pic.twitter.com/k1xzpcwLao
— ATS.IO (@io_ats) July 10, 2022
8. Sheryl Swoopes
Swoopes was the first player in WNBA history to record a triple-double, and the first to win an NCAA title, WNBA title, and Olympic gold medal. Swoopes also won an unbelievable four consecutive titles to start off her WNBA career.
Among Swoope's accolades are three MVP awards, three Defensive Player of the Year Awards, two scoring titles, and First Team All-WNBA honours five times, cementing herself as one of the best WNBA players of all time.
Swoopes retired with averages of 15 points, 4.9 rebounds, 3.2 assists, and 2 steals per game, and represented the Houston Comets, Seattle Storm and Tulsa Shock.
Michael Jordan 🐐 x Sheryl Swoopes 🐐
*10 Championships *8 MVPs *20 All Star Appearances *18 All NBA/WNBA Teams *4 DPOY Awards *12 Scoring Titles *5x Steals Leader *11 All Defensive Teams pic.twitter.com/VPilSVNAKs — TimeoutSPORTS__ (@TimeoutSPORTS3) September 17, 2022
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