Sheryl Swoopes had the best defensive rating in 2000, with a 107.6 rating.

Interpreted as:

drtg with a minimum of 375 minutes played per 44 team games leader 2000

	NAME	DRTG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	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	Sheryl Swoopes S. Swoopes	107.6	2000	HOU	31	35.2	20.7	6.3	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
2	Lisa Leslie L. Leslie	108.7	2000	LAS	32	32.1	17.8	9.6	1.9	1.0	2.3	6.2	13.4	45.8	0.2	1.0	21.9	5.3	6.4	82.4	54.8	2.3	7.2	3.2	1,027	570	306	60	31	74	103	134	+252
3	Mwadi Mabika M. Mabika	112.0	2000	LAS	32	29.4	12.3	5.6	3.1	1.8	0.6	4.1	10.5	38.8	1.9	5.0	38.4	2.3	2.8	82.0	52.7	1.4	4.2	1.6	941	394	179	98	58	18	51	117	+280
4	Tina Thompson T. Thompson	112.4	2000	HOU	32	34.0	16.9	7.7	1.5	1.5	0.8	6.0	12.7	46.9	1.7	4.1	41.7	3.2	3.8	83.7	58.6	2.1	5.5	2.6	1,087	540	245	48	47	25	84	88	+374
5	Yolanda Griffith Y. Griffith	112.7	2000	SAC	32	32.1	16.3	10.3	1.5	2.6	1.9	6.0	11.3	53.5	0.0	0.0		4.3	6.1	70.6	58.6	4.6	5.7	2.6	1,027	523	331	47	83	61	82	110	+176
6	Tari Phillips T. Phillips	113.0	2000	NYL	31	31.6	13.8	8.0	0.9	1.9	0.7	5.5	11.7	46.7	0.1	0.3	25.0	2.7	4.2	65.4	50.7	2.8	5.2	2.7	979	427	247	28	59	21	85	110	+73
7	DeLisha Milton-Jones D. Milton-Jones	113.9	2000	LAS	32	30.8	11.8	6.1	2.1	1.4	0.9	4.7	9.2	51.2	0.1	0.3	25.0	2.4	3.2	74.5	55.9	1.7	4.3	2.1	984	378	194	68	44	29	67	124	+316
8	Tammy Jackson T. Jackson	115.0	2000	HOU	29	11.7	2.6	2.1	0.4	0.4	0.3	1.2	2.1	57.4	0.0	0.0		0.2	0.4	54.5	57.7	0.6	1.5	0.8	340	76	61	11	12	9	24	62	+92
9	Sue Wicks S. Wicks	115.5	2000	NYL	32	21.3	4.9	4.7	0.7	0.8	1.2	1.7	4.5	38.5	0.0	0.2	20.0	1.4	1.9	72.6	45.8	1.5	3.1	1.6	680	156	149	21	26	39	50	78	+138
10	Allison Feaster A. Feaster	117.0	2000	LAS	32	14.8	6.3	2.7	1.0	0.7	0.1	1.9	5.2	35.9	0.7	2.7	25.9	1.9	2.3	83.3	50.8	1.1	1.5	1.1	472	202	85	33	23	2	35	47	0
11	Nicky McCrimmon N. McCrimmon	117.8	2000	LAS	32	15.3	3.2	1.0	2.0	0.9	0.3	1.2	2.4	50.6	0.5	1.0	48.5	0.2	0.4	50.0	60.7	0.3	0.7	1.5	488	101	32	65	29	8	48	41	-5
12	Clarisse Machanguana C. Machanguana	118.0	2000	LAS	31	13.6	3.5	2.3	0.6	0.4	0.1	1.5	2.7	57.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.8	56.0	58.5	0.6	1.7	0.6	422	110	72	18	13	4	19	66	+19
13	Janeth Arcain J. Arcain	118.2	2000	HOU	32	30.5	8.4	3.7	1.9	1.3	0.1	3.4	7.3	46.8	0.3	1.4	20.0	1.3	1.5	83.7	52.6	1.1	2.6	1.7	977	268	119	60	42	3	53	66	+367
14	Tamecka Dixon T. Dixon	118.3	2000	LAS	31	28.4	10.9	3.4	3.1	1.3	0.3	4.3	9.4	45.4	0.4	1.1	35.3	2.0	2.5	80.5	52.0	1.1	2.3	1.9	881	338	105	96	40	10	60	86	+256
15	Tiffani Johnson T. Johnson	118.5	2000	HOU	31	22.2	4.2	4.7	0.3	0.3	0.5	1.5	3.2	48.0	0.0	0.0		1.1	1.6	70.0	53.7	1.9	2.8	0.5	688	131	147	10	10	16	17	86	+249
16	Sharon Manning S. Manning	119.1	2000	MIA	24	16.8	4.3	4.2	0.7	1.0	0.2	1.8	3.8	47.8	0.0	0.1	50.0	0.6	1.1	53.8	49.8	1.7	2.5	1.6	402	103	100	17	23	4	39	59	-76
17	Teresa Weatherspoon T. Weatherspoon	119.4	2000	NYL	32	33.7	6.4	3.4	6.4	2.0	0.2	2.1	4.8	43.8	0.3	1.4	25.0	1.9	2.5	74.1	54.3	0.5	2.9	2.7	1,079	205	109	204	65	5	86	85	+111
18	Margo Dydek M. Dydek	120.1	2000	UTA	32	24.2	9.2	5.5	1.6	0.6	3.0	3.3	7.4	44.5	0.1	0.4	14.3	2.6	3.2	79.6	52.3	0.9	4.6	2.6	775	294	175	51	18	96	82	114	+55
19	Jennifer Rizzotti J. Rizzotti	120.2	2000	HOU	32	13.6	1.9	1.1	1.4	0.5	0.1	0.7	1.7	38.2	0.4	1.2	30.8	0.2	0.3	66.7	50.9	0.2	0.9	0.8	436	60	36	44	15	2	26	38	+112
20	Cynthia Cooper C. Cooper	120.4	2000	HOU	31	35.0	17.7	2.7	5.0	1.3	0.2	5.8	12.6	45.9	1.4	3.9	35.5	4.7	5.4	87.5	59.0	0.5	2.2	3.2	1,086	550	85	156	39	6	99	61	+364
21	Latasha Byears L. Byears	120.7	2000	SAC	32	16.3	5.7	3.8	0.7	0.9	0.2	2.3	4.5	52.4	0.0	0.1	50.0	0.9	1.5	61.2	55.0	1.3	2.5	1.1	520	181	122	21	30	5	35	72	+84
22	Brandy Reed B. Reed	120.8	2000	PHX	32	34.1	19.0	5.9	2.7	2.1	0.7	7.2	14.3	50.7	0.6	1.3	41.9	4.0	4.4	90.1	58.6	1.8	4.0	2.8	1,090	608	188	86	66	21	90	52	+98
23	Kisha Ford K. Ford	121.5	2000	MIA	28	15.1	3.6	2.2	0.8	1.1	0.0	1.2	3.9	30.6	0.0	0.1	25.0	1.3	2.2	57.4	37.8	1.1	1.1	1.0	423	102	62	21	32	1	27	65	-59
24	Debbie Black D. Black	121.7	2000	MIA	32	25.6	4.8	2.9	3.1	1.8	0.0	1.8	4.7	38.0	0.3	1.3	21.4	0.9	1.3	69.0	45.1	0.7	2.2	1.6	819	152	92	98	58	1	50	86	-60
25	Tamika Whitmore T. Whitmore	122.5	2000	NYL	32	21.5	8.7	3.3	0.6	0.5	0.5	3.4	7.9	43.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.8	2.6	70.2	47.8	1.1	2.2	1.7	687	277	105	20	17	17	53	102	+58

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PPG Leaders

25.7

Wilson

23.9

Plum

22.2

Mitchell

RPG Leaders

11.8

Reese

11.5

Shepard

9.4

Wilson

APG Leaders

8.3

Thomas

7.9

Clark

7.3

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SPG Leaders

2.5

Howard

2.2

Lacan

2.0

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BPG Leaders

2.0

Wilson

1.9

Stokes

1.9

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3PM Leaders

3.4

Howard

3.4

Mabrey

2.6

Mitchell

TS% Leaders

68.4

Carter

67.1

Allemand

67.0

Rice

WNBA 2026 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

111.9

111.7

111.6

110.7

110.5

109.9

DRtg Rankings

100.1

100.9

103.7

104.0

105.4

105.5

NetRtg Rankings

11.5

7.1

5.0

4.5

4.4

Tank Leaderboard

5-17

6-17

7-14

8-14

9-12

WNBA Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

938.1

Wilson

842.6

Stewart

805.9

Shepard

DraftKings Points Leaders

927

Wilson

851.5

Shepard

840

Stewart

USG% Leaders

32.8

Wilson

32.0

Clark

31.7

Malonga

MPG Leaders

35.2

Howard

34.6

Citron

34.5

Plum

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.54

Wilson

1.32

Boston

1.25

Cardoso

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.52

Wilson

1.35

Boston

1.31

Clark

WNBA 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

11-6

9-6

9-4

7-7

8-7

Worst Record ATS

5-8

5-9

6-8

6-7

6-9

WNBA 2026 Standings

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lynx	16	6	.727
2	Aces	15	6	.714	0.5
3	Valkyries	16	7	.696	0.5
4	Wings	14	8	.636	2.0
5	Liberty	13	9	.591	3.0
6	Dream	12	9	.571	3.5
7	Fever	12	9	.571	3.5
8	Mystics	10	10	.500	5.0
9	Sparks	9	11	.450	6.0
10	Fire	9	12	.429	6.5
11	Tempo	9	12	.429	6.5
12	Mercury	8	14	.364	8.0
13	Sky	7	14	.333	8.5
14	Storm	6	17	.261	10.5
15	Sun	5	17	.227	11.0