Since 1980, Alana Beard has the fewest rebounds per game by a Defensive Player of the Year in a season, with 3.3 per game in 2018.

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	NAME	RPG	DPOY	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Alana Beard A. Beard	3.3	1	2018	LAS	30	25.5	4.0	1.7	1.5	0.2	1.7	4.3	39.2	0.1	0.2	40.0	0.6	0.7	81.0	43.5	1.2	2.1	0.7	766	121	98	50	44	6	20	73	+46
2	Alana Beard A. Beard	3.3	1	2017	LAS	34	30.9	6.9	2.2	2.1	0.5	2.8	5.7	49.7	0.2	0.6	31.6	1.1	1.4	80.4	55.1	0.6	2.7	1.3	1,052	235	113	76	71	17	45	93	+275
3	Debbie Black D. Black	3.9	1	2001	MIA	32	29.6	5.6	3.8	2.6	0.1	2.2	5.8	37.4	0.1	0.6	15.0	1.2	1.5	77.1	43.2	1.3	2.6	1.6	946	180	126	123	82	2	51	69	+80
4	Teresa Weatherspoon T. Weatherspoon	4.0	1	1998	NYL	30	33.4	6.8	6.4	3.3	0.0	2.4	6.3	38.8	0.5	1.6	32.7	1.4	2.3	60.9	46.7	0.7	3.3	3.2	1,003	204	120	191	100	0	96	85	+94
5	Teresa Weatherspoon T. Weatherspoon	4.1	1	1997	NYL	28	32.9	7.0	6.2	3.0	0.1	2.3	4.9	46.7	0.1	1.3	8.6	2.3	3.6	65.0	54.1	0.9	3.3	3.4	922	196	116	173	85	2	94	72	+123
6	Sheryl Swoopes S. Swoopes	4.6	1	2003	HOU	31	34.9	15.6	3.9	2.5	0.8	5.6	14.0	40.3	0.8	2.5	30.4	3.5	4.0	88.7	49.5	1.0	3.6	2.4	1,081	484	143	121	77	26	73	48	+95
7	Sheryl Swoopes S. Swoopes	4.9	1	2002	HOU	32	36.1	18.5	3.3	2.8	0.7	6.9	15.9	43.4	0.7	2.5	28.7	4.0	4.8	82.5	51.3	0.9	4.0	2.7	1,154	592	158	107	88	23	87	50	+188
8	Alanna Smith A. Smith	5.1	1	2025	MIN	42	26.5	9.6	2.9	1.3	1.9	3.8	7.9	48.5	1.3	3.8	32.9	0.7	1.5	47.7	56.3	1.5	3.5	1.5	1,114	404	214	121	55	80	65	116	+236
9	Sheryl Swoopes S. Swoopes	6.3	1	2000	HOU	31	35.2	20.7	3.8	2.8	1.1	7.9	15.6	50.6	1.1	2.9	37.4	3.8	4.7	82.1	58.7	1.3	5.0	2.6	1,091	643	195	119	87	33	82	67	+399
10	Tamika Catchings T. Catchings	7.1	1	2010	IND	34	31.4	18.2	4.0	2.3	0.9	6.1	12.6	48.4	1.4	3.1	44.8	4.6	5.4	84.9	60.7	1.7	5.4	2.7	1,068	618	242	135	77	30	93	93	+187
11	Tamika Catchings T. Catchings	7.2	1	2009	IND	34	31.9	15.1	3.1	2.9	0.5	4.6	12.0	38.6	1.2	3.6	32.8	4.6	5.3	87.3	52.6	2.5	4.7	2.6	1,084	512	245	107	99	18	88	92	+171
12	Tamika Catchings T. Catchings	7.5	1	2006	IND	32	33.4	16.2	3.7	2.9	1.1	5.1	12.4	40.7	1.0	3.3	29.9	5.1	6.3	80.7	53.3	2.1	5.3	2.5	1,070	519	239	119	93	34	79	90	+152
13	Tamika Catchings T. Catchings	7.6	1	2012	IND	34	30.5	17.4	3.1	2.1	0.9	5.9	13.6	43.2	1.5	3.9	37.9	4.1	4.8	86.4	55.2	1.8	5.8	1.7	1,036	590	258	107	70	29	59	84	+177
14	Tamika Catchings T. Catchings	7.8	1	2005	IND	34	34.5	14.7	4.2	2.6	0.5	4.6	12.1	38.3	1.0	3.6	28.5	4.5	5.7	78.8	50.6	2.0	5.7	2.7	1,173	501	264	143	90	16	91	96	+91
15	Brittney Griner B. Griner	8.0	1	2014	PHX	34	30.9	15.6	1.6	0.6	3.8	6.4	11.1	57.8	0.0	0.0		2.7	3.4	80.2	61.7	1.8	6.1	1.9	1,051	531	271	56	22	129	65	109	+354
16	Brittney Griner B. Griner	8.1	1	2015	PHX	26	30.3	15.1	1.3	0.3	4.0	5.7	10.0	56.5	0.0	0.0		3.8	4.9	77.3	62.1	1.7	6.4	2.2	787	393	210	34	8	105	56	71	+100
17	Natasha Howard N. Howard	8.2	1	2019	SEA	34	31.4	18.1	2.1	2.2	1.7	6.7	15.2	43.9	0.9	3.1	30.8	3.8	4.6	81.0	52.3	2.7	5.5	2.9	1,066	614	279	73	74	59	99	100	+145
18	Sylvia Fowles S. Fowles	8.5	1	2016	MIN	34	28.6	13.9	1.2	1.3	1.8	5.4	9.0	59.5	0.0	0.0		3.2	4.5	71.7	63.4	2.5	6.1	1.9	971	473	290	42	45	61	63	101	+217
19	Lisa Leslie L. Leslie	8.9	1	2008	LAS	33	32.1	15.1	2.4	1.5	2.9	5.7	12.3	46.3	0.1	0.5	23.5	3.5	5.4	66.1	51.4	2.5	6.3	3.6	1,059	497	293	80	49	97	119	117	+71
20	A'ja Wilson A. Wilson	9.4	1	2022	LVA	36	30.0	19.5	2.1	1.4	1.9	7.2	14.4	50.1	0.9	2.3	37.3	4.2	5.2	81.3	58.5	1.8	7.6	1.7	1,080	703	339	75	52	70	61	76	+313
21	A'ja Wilson A. Wilson	9.5	1	2023	LVA	40	30.7	22.8	1.6	1.4	2.2	8.4	15.0	55.7	0.2	0.7	31.0	5.8	7.2	81.2	62.7	2.1	7.5	1.6	1,228	912	380	64	56	89	62	85	+487
22	Lauren Jackson L. Jackson	9.7	1	2007	SEA	31	32.9	23.8	1.3	1.0	2.0	8.3	16.0	51.9	1.6	3.9	40.2	5.6	6.4	88.3	63.3	2.6	7.1	1.8	1,020	739	300	40	31	63	56	93	+244
23	Napheesa Collier N. Collier	9.7	1	2024	MIN	34	34.7	20.4	3.4	1.9	1.4	7.9	16.0	49.2	0.9	2.9	31.0	3.7	4.6	80.4	56.5	2.2	7.5	2.1	1,181	694	330	115	65	48	70	87	+312
24	Candace Parker C. Parker	9.7	1	2020	LAS	22	30.0	14.7	4.6	1.2	1.2	5.6	11.0	51.0	0.9	2.2	39.6	2.6	3.5	73.1	58.4	1.7	8.0	2.9	660	324	214	101	26	27	64	51	+103
25	Lisa Leslie L. Leslie	9.9	1	2004	LAS	34	33.8	17.6	2.6	1.5	2.9	6.6	13.3	49.4	0.2	0.6	27.3	4.3	6.0	71.2	55.2	1.8	8.1	3.2	1,148	598	336	88	50	98	110	130	+123

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111.2

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33.6

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2026 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
4	Wings	27	17	.614	6.0
5	Fire	17	27	.386	16.0
6	Mercury	16	28	.364	17.0
7	Sparks	16	28	.364	17.0
8	Storm	8	36	.182	25.0

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16 - 28

Thu 24 Sep 2026

WNBA 2026 Leaders

PPG Leaders

26.2

Wilson

24.7

Mitchell

22.3

Clark

RPG Leaders

12.1

Reese

11.1

Shepard

9.6

Iriafen

APG Leaders

8.5

Thomas

8.3

Clark

7.3

Canada

SPG Leaders

2.3

Howard

1.9

Canada

1.8

Reese

BPG Leaders

1.9

Wilson

1.8

Brink

1.8

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3PM Leaders

3.3

Mabrey

3.1

Howard

3.1

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TS% Leaders

68.4

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67.6

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66.3

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ORtg Rankings

115.7

113.7

113.4

111.9

111.4

DRtg Rankings

99.3

103.5

104.0

104.4

106.7

NetRtg Rankings

9.3

9.0

8.4

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6.7

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FanDuel Points Leaders

2,045.8

Wilson

1,746.1

Stewart

1,704.2

Reese

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,025.5

Wilson

1,741.3

Reese

1,728.5

Stewart

USG% Leaders

32.7

Wilson

32.2

Clark

30.3

Mabrey

MPG Leaders

34.2

Howard

33.2

Thomas

33.0

Citron

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.56

Wilson

1.33

Boston

1.31

Malonga

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.55

Wilson

1.37

Clark

1.32

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WNBA 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

27-17

22-18

21-17

24-20

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Worst Record ATS

15-26

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WNBA 2026 Standings

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lynx - x	33	11	.750
2	Valkyries - x	32	12	.727	1.0
3	Aces - x	31	13	.705	2.0
4	Dream - x	30	14	.682	3.0
5	Mystics - x	28	16	.636	5.0
6	Fever - x	28	16	.636	5.0
7	Wings - x	27	17	.614	6.0
8	Liberty - x	26	18	.591	7.0
9	Fire - e	17	27	.386	16.0
10	Sparks - e	16	28	.364	17.0
11	Sky - e	16	28	.364	17.0
12	Mercury - e	16	28	.364	17.0
13	Tempo - e	11	33	.250	22.0
14	Sun - e	11	33	.250	22.0
15	Storm - e	8	36	.182	25.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Thu 7/2	SEA	@	PHX	67-90
Fri 7/3	MIN	@	NYL	86-99
Fri 7/3	CHI	@	LVA	90-98
Sat 7/4	GSV	@	ATL	88-83
Sat 7/4	PDX	@	SEA	77-72

Schedule

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Sat 10/17	ATL	@	GSV	3:30 PM
Mon 10/19	ATL	@	GSV	8:00 PM
Wed 10/21	GSV	@	ATL	8:00 PM
Sat 10/24	GSV	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Mon 10/26	ATL	@	GSV	8:00 PM

Since 1980, Alana Beard has the fewest rebounds per game by a Defensive Player of the Year in a season, with 3.3 per game in 2018.

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