Teresa Weatherspoon won the Defensive Player of the Year award in her rookie season in 1997.

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every wnba dpoy in a regular season by a player

	NAME	DPOY	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	Teresa Weatherspoon T. Weatherspoon	1	1997	NYL	28	32.9	7.0	4.1	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
2	Teresa Weatherspoon T. Weatherspoon	1	1998	NYL	30	33.4	6.8	4.0	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
3	Yolanda Griffith Y. Griffith	1	1999	SAC	29	33.7	18.8	11.3	1.6	2.5	1.9	6.9	12.8	54.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	8.1	61.7	57.6	4.9	6.5	2.3	978	545	329	45	73	54	66	91	+194
4	Sheryl Swoopes S. Swoopes	1	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
5	Debbie Black D. Black	1	2001	MIA	32	29.6	5.6	3.9	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
6	Sheryl Swoopes S. Swoopes	1	2002	HOU	32	36.1	18.5	4.9	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
7	Sheryl Swoopes S. Swoopes	1	2003	HOU	31	34.9	15.6	4.6	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
8	Lisa Leslie L. Leslie	1	2004	LAS	34	33.8	17.6	9.9	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
9	Tamika Catchings T. Catchings	1	2005	IND	34	34.5	14.7	7.8	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
10	Tamika Catchings T. Catchings	1	2006	IND	32	33.4	16.2	7.5	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
11	Lauren Jackson L. Jackson	1	2007	SEA	31	32.9	23.8	9.7	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
12	Lisa Leslie L. Leslie	1	2008	LAS	33	32.1	15.1	8.9	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
13	Tamika Catchings T. Catchings	1	2009	IND	34	31.9	15.1	7.2	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
14	Tamika Catchings T. Catchings	1	2010	IND	34	31.4	18.2	7.1	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
15	Sylvia Fowles S. Fowles	1	2011	CHI	34	34.6	20.0	10.2	0.6	1.2	2.0	7.7	13.1	59.1	0.0	0.0		4.5	5.9	76.6	63.7	2.9	7.3	2.8	1,175	680	347	22	41	68	96	85	-35
16	Tamika Catchings T. Catchings	1	2012	IND	34	30.5	17.4	7.6	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
17	Sylvia Fowles S. Fowles	1	2013	CHI	32	31.3	16.3	11.5	0.4	0.9	2.4	6.2	10.6	58.6	0.0	0.0		3.9	5.7	68.5	62.3	3.7	7.9	2.1	1,001	520	369	12	29	78	66	66	+263
18	Brittney Griner B. Griner	1	2014	PHX	34	30.9	15.6	8.0	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
19	Brittney Griner B. Griner	1	2015	PHX	26	30.3	15.1	8.1	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
20	Sylvia Fowles S. Fowles	1	2016	MIN	34	28.6	13.9	8.5	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
21	Alana Beard A. Beard	1	2017	LAS	34	30.9	6.9	3.3	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
22	Alana Beard A. Beard	1	2018	LAS	30	25.5	4.0	3.3	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
23	Natasha Howard N. Howard	1	2019	SEA	34	31.4	18.1	8.2	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
24	Candace Parker C. Parker	1	2020	LAS	22	30.0	14.7	9.7	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	Sylvia Fowles S. Fowles	1	2021	MIN	31	30.1	16.0	10.1	1.4	1.8	1.8	6.7	10.5	64.0	0.0	0.0		2.6	3.4	75.5	66.7	2.1	8.0	2.3	934	496	312	44	56	56	72	79	+97

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8.9

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APG

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Team Rankings

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111.9

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DRTG

108.8

9th

NETRTG

3.0

7th

3P%

35.6

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2026 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Fever	19	11	.633
2	Dream	18	11	.621	0.5
3	Liberty	18	13	.581	1.5
4	Mystics	16	12	.571	2.0
5	Sky	11	19	.367	8.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 8/5	SEA	@	NYL	7:00 PM
Sun 8/9	LVA	@	NYL	12:30 PM
Tue 8/11	NYL	@	IND	7:30 PM
Thu 8/13	LAS	@	NYL	8:00 PM
Sat 8/15	NYL	@	CON	1:00 PM

Last Game

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6 - 26

Final

Liberty

18 - 13

Mon 3 Aug 2026

WNBA 2026 Leaders

PPG Leaders

26.6

Wilson

24.0

Mitchell

21.5

Clark

RPG Leaders

11.8

Shepard

11.8

Reese

9.6

Wilson

APG Leaders

8.4

Thomas

8.0

Clark

7.7

Canada

SPG Leaders

2.5

Howard

2.1

Canada

1.9

Lacan

BPG Leaders

2.0

Wilson

1.9

Stokes

1.8

Griner

3PM Leaders

3.1

Mabrey

3.1

Howard

2.9

Mitchell

TS% Leaders

69.6

Allemand

68.6

Cunningham

68.4

Carter

WNBA 2026 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

116.2

115.0

114.4

111.9

111.2

109.8

DRtg Rankings

101.9

103.4

103.9

105.8

106.1

107.7

NetRtg Rankings

11.6

7.7

7.0

6.7

5.1

4.0

Tank Leaderboard

6-26

7-23

10-20

11-19

12-19

WNBA Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,434

Wilson

1,274.4

Stewart

1,120.6

Shepard

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,419

Wilson

1,264.8

Stewart

1,184.3

Shepard

USG% Leaders

33.0

Wilson

32.1

Clark

30.6

Mabrey

MPG Leaders

34.6

Howard

34.0

Thomas

33.8

Citron

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.61

Wilson

1.34

Boston

1.29

Clark

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.59

Wilson

1.39

Clark

1.35

Boston

WNBA 2026 Betting

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14-10

14-9

13-9

14-10

12-12

Worst Record ATS

7-16

8-15

9-13

10-12

11-12

11-10

WNBA 2026 Standings

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lynx	25	6	.806
2	Aces	21	9	.700	3.5
3	Valkyries	21	9	.700	3.5
4	Wings	19	11	.633	5.5
5	Fever	19	11	.633	5.5
6	Dream	18	11	.621	6.0
7	Liberty	18	13	.581	7.0
8	Mystics	16	12	.571	7.5
9	Sparks	11	17	.393	12.5
10	Mercury	12	19	.387	13.0
11	Sky	11	19	.367	13.5
12	Fire	11	19	.367	13.5
13	Tempo	10	20	.333	14.5
14	Sun	7	23	.233	17.5
15	Storm	6	26	.188	19.5

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Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 5/17	SEA	@	IND	78-89
Sun 5/17	TOR	@	LAS	106-96
Mon 5/18	WAS	@	DAL	69-92
Mon 5/18	CON	@	PDX	82-83
Tue 5/19	TOR	@	PHX	98-90

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 8/5	PHX	@	ATL	7:00 PM
Wed 8/5	SEA	@	NYL	7:00 PM
Wed 8/5	DAL	@	WAS	7:30 PM
Wed 8/5	LAS	@	CHI	9:00 PM
Thu 8/6	LVA	@	IND	7:00 PM

Teresa Weatherspoon won the Defensive Player of the Year award in her rookie season in 1997.

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WNBA 2026 Rankings

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1,120.6

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