best defense player this year

best defense player this year

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1Kiah Stokes
K. Stokes
2026
GSV GSV
7
22.0
3.9
4.7
1.7
0.7
2.0
1.6
4.0
39.3
0.3
1.1
25.0
0.4
0.9
50.0
44.1
1.0
3.7
0.4
154
27
33
12
5
14
3
22
+12
2Skylar Diggins
S. Diggins
2026
CHI CHI
7
30.0
14.1
4.6
5.6
1.1
1.0
5.0
12.4
40.2
0.9
3.6
24.0
3.3
4.4
74.2
49.2
0.9
3.7
1.4
210
99
32
39
8
7
10
19
-37
3Erica Wheeler
E. Wheeler
2026
LAS LAS
7
28.1
7.7
2.3
5.3
1.4
0.1
2.9
8.1
35.1
0.9
3.3
26.1
1.1
1.3
88.9
44.3
0.4
1.9
2.0
197
54
16
37
10
1
14
20
+14
4Chelsea Gray
C. Gray
2026
LVA LVA
7
30.9
11.4
3.9
6.9
0.7
1.0
4.4
9.6
46.3
2.0
4.6
43.8
0.6
0.6
100.0
58.2
0.1
3.7
3.3
216
80
27
48
5
7
23
12
+16
5Dearica Hamby
D. Hamby
2026
LAS LAS
7
30.7
17.9
8.0
3.6
1.6
0.0
6.0
10.3
58.3
0.6
1.6
36.4
5.3
6.7
78.7
67.4
2.1
5.9
2.0
215
125
56
25
11
0
14
24
-8
6Damiris Dantas
D. Dantas
2026
IND IND
5
7.4
3.2
0.8
0.2
0.2
0.4
1.2
2.2
54.5
0.8
1.8
44.4
0.0
0.0
72.7
0.0
0.8
0.6
37
16
4
1
1
2
3
11
+12
7Natasha Cloud
N. Cloud
2026
CHI CHI
7
28.9
10.9
4.6
4.4
1.0
0.4
3.9
8.1
47.4
0.9
3.3
26.1
2.3
3.1
72.7
57.0
0.3
4.3
2.9
202
76
32
31
7
3
20
28
-36
8Alysha Clark
A. Clark
2026
DAL DAL
6
8.3
2.3
1.0
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.7
1.3
50.0
0.5
1.2
42.9
0.5
0.7
75.0
71.7
0.2
0.8
0.5
50
14
6
1
1
1
3
8
+12
9Kayla McBride
K. McBride
2026
MIN MIN
8
32.8
14.0
4.5
2.0
1.9
0.4
4.5
10.9
41.4
1.4
4.8
28.9
3.6
4.4
82.9
54.7
0.6
3.9
1.5
262
112
36
16
15
3
12
13
+63
10Alyssa Thomas
A. Thomas
2026
PHX PHX
9
33.9
16.7
7.2
8.1
2.0
0.2
5.8
11.3
51.0
0.0
0.0
5.1
7.1
71.9
57.6
1.6
5.7
3.4
305
150
65
73
18
2
31
26
-1
11Rebecca Allen
R. Allen
2026
NYL NYL
5
14.0
2.4
1.8
0.8
0.4
0.2
0.4
3.4
11.8
0.4
2.4
16.7
1.2
1.2
100.0
30.5
0.2
1.6
0.8
70
12
9
4
2
1
4
10
-23
12Odyssey Sims
O. Sims
2026
DAL DAL
8
18.1
7.3
0.8
2.9
0.9
0.0
2.8
5.3
52.4
0.6
1.5
41.7
1.1
1.3
90.0
62.5
0.0
0.8
1.6
145
58
6
23
7
0
13
13
-17
13Natasha Howard
N. Howard
2026
MIN MIN
8
28.6
17.3
8.1
3.9
1.3
0.8
7.6
11.6
65.6
0.0
0.4
0.0
2.0
3.9
51.6
64.7
3.6
4.5
4.1
229
138
65
31
10
6
33
32
+89
14Stefanie Dolson
S. Dolson
2026
SEA SEA
8
24.9
7.3
3.8
1.8
0.5
1.1
2.1
4.1
51.5
0.8
2.0
37.5
2.3
2.5
90.0
69.4
0.5
3.3
1.3
199
58
30
14
4
9
10
28
+19
15Kayla Thornton
K. Thornton
2026
GSV GSV
7
25.7
8.3
5.0
0.6
0.7
0.4
3.0
8.0
37.5
1.1
3.9
29.6
1.1
1.3
88.9
48.4
1.4
3.6
1.0
180
58
35
4
5
3
7
17
+42
16Tiffany Hayes
T. Hayes
2026
GSV GSV
5
13.4
7.6
1.2
1.6
0.2
0.0
2.4
5.6
42.9
0.6
1.8
33.3
2.2
2.4
91.7
57.1
0.0
1.2
0.6
67
38
6
8
1
0
3
10
+9
17Jewell Loyd
J. Loyd
2026
LVA LVA
7
27.3
7.3
2.6
1.6
0.6
0.4
2.6
8.0
32.1
1.6
5.7
27.5
0.6
1.1
50.0
42.8
0.0
2.6
0.9
191
51
18
11
4
3
6
17
-18
18Cheyenne Parker-Tyus
C. Parker-Tyus
2026
LVA LVA
6
10.7
4.8
2.3
0.5
0.3
1.0
1.8
3.3
55.0
0.2
0.5
33.3
1.0
1.2
85.7
62.8
0.8
1.5
0.7
64
29
14
3
2
6
4
9
+14
19Elizabeth Williams
E. Williams
2026
CHI CHI
8
17.3
4.4
4.9
1.1
0.4
1.0
1.8
4.0
43.8
0.0
0.0
0.9
2.6
33.3
42.4
2.0
2.9
1.0
138
35
39
9
3
8
8
10
-19
20DeWanna Bonner
D. Bonner
2026
PHX PHX
9
27.4
8.2
5.4
1.1
0.9
0.7
2.9
8.0
36.1
0.7
3.9
17.1
1.8
1.8
100.0
46.8
0.8
4.7
0.8
247
74
49
10
8
6
7
18
-7
21Betnijah Laney-Hamilton
B. Laney-Hamilton
2026
NYL NYL
6
20.5
8.8
2.0
2.2
0.7
0.2
2.5
5.2
48.4
1.2
3.3
35.0
2.7
3.0
88.9
68.1
0.2
1.8
1.2
123
53
12
13
4
1
7
8
+45
22Nneka Ogwumike
N. Ogwumike
2026
LAS LAS
6
31.8
16.3
7.3
2.0
1.2
0.3
6.2
11.5
53.6
1.7
2.8
58.8
2.3
3.0
77.8
63.7
1.3
6.0
1.8
191
98
44
12
7
2
11
12
-11
23Brittney Griner
B. Griner
2026
CON CON
3
27.3
15.0
5.7
2.0
0.7
0.7
6.0
11.3
52.9
0.0
0.7
0.0
3.0
4.0
75.0
57.3
3.0
2.7
2.0
82
45
17
6
2
2
6
9
-21
24Valeriane Ayayi
V. Ayayi
2026
PHX PHX
6
10.0
3.3
2.0
1.0
0.5
0.0
0.8
2.5
33.3
0.3
0.8
40.0
1.3
2.2
61.5
48.3
0.3
1.7
0.8
60
20
12
6
3
0
5
10
-13
25Zia Cooke
Z. Cooke
2026
SEA SEA
8
19.0
11.0
2.8
1.8
0.5
0.0
3.5
9.9
35.4
1.3
3.9
32.3
2.8
3.4
81.5
48.4
1.0
1.8
1.8
152
88
22
14
4
0
14
11
+17
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WNBA 2026 Leaders

PPG Leaders

26.8

Plum

Kelsey Plum

24.3

Wilson

A'ja Wilson

22.5

Clark

Caitlin Clark
RPG Leaders

11.4

Shepard

Jessica Shepard

11.0

Reese

Angel Reese

10.4

Iriafen

Kiki Iriafen
APG Leaders

8.5

Clark

Caitlin Clark

8.1

Thomas

Alyssa Thomas

6.9

Gray

Chelsea Gray
SPG Leaders

2.7

Howard

Rhyne Howard

2.1

Canada

Jordin Canada

2.1

Carleton

Bridget Carleton
BPG Leaders

2.3

Engstler

Emily Engstler

2.0

Wilson

A'ja Wilson

2.0

Stokes

Kiah Stokes
3PM Leaders

3.3

Plum

Kelsey Plum

3.2

Johannes

Marine Johannes

3.0

Howard

Rhyne Howard
TS% Leaders

80.2

Kuier

Awak Kuier

77.3

Vanloo

Julie Vanloo

73.3

Mack

Natasha Mack

WNBA 2026 Rankings

ORtg Rankings
Sparks

112.9

Wings

112.4

Tempo

111.7

Valkyries

110.8

Fever

109.3

Aces

108.4
DRtg Rankings
Lynx

96.7

Dream

99.4

Valkyries

100.0

Fever

102.9

Storm

103.5

Liberty

103.9
NetRtg Rankings
Lynx

11.3

Valkyries

10.8

Fever

6.4

Wings

5.2

Dream

5.2

Liberty

4.2
Tank Leaderboard
Sun

1-8

Mercury

2-7

Storm

3-5

Sky

3-5

Mystics

3-4

Tempo

4-4

WNBA Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

366.5

Thomas

Alyssa Thomas

333.4

Stewart

Breanna Stewart

303.5

Wilson

A'ja Wilson
DraftKings Points Leaders

369.8

Thomas

Alyssa Thomas

335.3

Stewart

Breanna Stewart

309.8

Shepard

Jessica Shepard
USG% Leaders

33.7

Clark

Caitlin Clark

32.1

Taylor

Sydney Taylor

31.8

Wilson

A'ja Wilson
MPG Leaders

35.7

Howard

Rhyne Howard

35.2

Plum

Kelsey Plum

34.0

Copper

Kahleah Copper
FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.46

Wilson

A'ja Wilson

1.38

Clark

Caitlin Clark

1.36

Boston

Aliyah Boston
DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.46

Clark

Caitlin Clark

1.45

Wilson

A'ja Wilson

1.37

Boston

Aliyah Boston

WNBA 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS
Valkyries

1-0

Sparks

1-0

Dream

1-0

Lynx

1-0

Wings

1-0

Liberty

1-0
Worst Record ATS
Liberty

1-0

Lynx

1-0

Wings

1-0

Valkyries

1-0

Sparks

1-0

Dream

1-0

WNBA 2026 Standings

TeamWLPCTGB
1
Lynx Lynx
6
2
.750
2
Valkyries Valkyries
5
2
.714
0.5
3
Dream Dream
5
2
.714
0.5
4
Wings Wings
5
3
.625
1.0
5
Fever Fever
4
3
.571
1.5
6
Aces Aces
4
3
.571
1.5
7
Sparks Sparks
4
3
.571
1.5
8
Fire Fire
5
4
.556
1.5
9
Tempo Tempo
5
4
.556
1.5
10
Liberty Liberty
5
4
.556
1.5
11
Mystics Mystics
3
4
.429
2.5
12
Sky Sky
3
5
.375
3.0
13
Storm Storm
3
6
.333
3.5
14
Mercury Mercury
2
7
.222
4.5
15
Sun Sun
1
8
.111
5.5

WNBA 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
5/8
WAS WAS
@
TOR TOR
68-65
Fri
5/8
CON CON
@
NYL NYL
75-106
Fri
5/8
GSV GSV
@
SEA SEA
91-80
Sat
5/9
DAL DAL
@
IND IND
107-104
Sat
5/9
PHX PHX
@
LVA LVA
99-66

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
5/30
LAS LAS
@
CON CON
6:00 PM
Sat
5/30
IND IND
@
PDX PDX
8:00 PM
Sun
5/31
LVA LVA
@
GSV GSV
3:30 PM
Mon
6/1
SEA SEA
@
DAL DAL
8:00 PM
Mon
6/1
MIN MIN
@
PHX PHX
10:00 PM