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Claudia Neves has the most minutes per game per game played by a rookie in a season, with 17 in 2002.

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	NAME	MPG/GP	MPG	GP	SEASON	TM	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	Claudia Neves C. Neves	17	17.0	1	2002	MIA	0.0	0.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	17	0	0	4	0	0	1	2	0
2	Jessica Adair J. Adair	14	14.0	1	2010	MIN	5.0	8.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	0.0	0.0		3.0	4.0	75.0	90.6	4.0	4.0	0.0	14	5	8	0	0	0	0	4	+15
3	Milica Vukadinovic M. Vukadinovic	14	14.0	1	1997	CHA	3.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	0.0	0.0		150.0	0.0	1.0	3.0	14	3	1	1	1	0	3	0	+1
4	Megan McConnell M. McConnell	13	13.0	1	2025	PHX	3.0	1.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	4.0	25.0	1.0	2.0	50.0	0.0	0.0		37.5	1.0	0.0	0.0	13	3	1	3	1	0	0	1	-22
5	Ezinne Kalu E. Kalu	13	13.0	1	2024	ATL	3.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	3.0	33.3	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	43.6	0.0	1.0	0.0	13	3	1	0	1	0	0	4	-7
6	Kendra Wecker K. Wecker	11	11.0	1	2005	SAN	4.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	6.0	33.3	0.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		33.3	0.0	0.0	1.0	11	4	0	2	1	0	1	0	-10
7	Sydney Carter S. Carter	9	9.0	1	2012	CHI	4.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	6.0	33.3	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		33.3	0.0	0.0	1.0	9	4	0	0	1	0	1	0	-15
8	Sabrina Ionescu S. Ionescu	8.89	26.7	3	2020	NYL	18.3	4.7	4.0	0.7	0.0	6.3	14.0	45.2	2.3	6.7	35.0	3.3	3.3	100.0	59.3	0.7	4.0	4.3	80	55	14	12	2	0	13	4	-26
9	Rebecca Allen R. Allen	8.25	16.5	2	2015	NYL	3.0	4.5	0.0	1.5	1.0	1.5	5.0	30.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		30.0	1.0	3.5	1.5	33	6	9	0	3	2	3	1	+12
10	Britany Miller B. Miller	8	8.0	1	2009	DET	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	+7
11	Pat Luckey P. Luckey	8	8.0	1	2001	PHX	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	8	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	-6
12	Ryneldi Becenti R. Becenti	8	8.0	1	1997	PHX	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0			0.0	0.0	1.0	8	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	-2
13	Alex Fowler A. Fowler	7.75	15.5	2	2026	NYL	6.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	2.0	5.0	40.0	1.0	3.5	28.6	1.0	1.0	100.0	55.1	0.0	0.0	1.5	31	12	0	1	1	0	3	10	-12
14	Carla Cortijo C. Cortijo	7.5	15.0	2	2015	ATL	7.0	0.5	1.0	1.0	0.0	2.5	4.5	55.6	0.5	1.0	50.0	1.5	2.0	75.0	65.1	0.0	0.5	0.5	30	14	1	2	2	0	1	3	+2
15	Tyresa Smith T. Smith	7	7.0	1	2007	DET	1.0	2.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		1.0	2.0	50.0	17.4	1.0	1.0	0.0	7	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	-7
16	Sparkle Taylor S. Taylor	6.25	12.5	2	2022	CHI	5.5	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.5	3.0	83.3	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.5	100.0	85.4	0.0	1.0	0.5	25	11	2	0	0	0	1	3	-1
17	Costanza Verona C. Verona	6	6.0	1	2026	DAL	4.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	100.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	6	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	-4
18	Peyton Williams P. Williams	6	6.0	1	2026	PHX	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	6	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	-1
19	Reshea Bristol R. Bristol	6	6.0	1	2001	CHA	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	2.0	0.0	1.0	6	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
20	Emma Cechova E. Cechova	5.78	17.3	3	2026	MIN	8.3	3.7	0.0	0.3	0.7	3.3	5.3	62.5	0.0	0.3	0.0	1.7	2.7	62.5	64.0	1.3	2.3	1.3	52	25	11	0	1	2	4	12	-10
21	Shyanne Sellers S. Sellers	5.25	10.5	2	2026	LAS	2.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	3.0	16.7	0.5	1.0	50.0	0.5	1.0	50.0	29.1	0.0	1.0	0.5	21	4	2	2	2	0	1	4	+9
22	Raigyne Louis R. Louis	5.25	10.5	2	2018	LVA	3.0	2.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	1.0	2.5	40.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	1.0	1.5	66.7	47.5	0.5	1.5	2.0	21	6	4	1	1	0	4	2	-14
23	Jasmine Walker J. Walker	5	10.0	2	2021	LAS	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	2.5	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	20	0	2	2	2	1	1	1	-21
24	Angelina Wolvert A. Wolvert	5	5.0	1	2001	CLE	2.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	3.0	33.3	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		33.3	1.0	0.0	0.0	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	-2
25	Rae Burrell R. Burrell	4.89	14.7	3	2022	LAS	1.7	1.0	0.3	0.7	0.0	0.3	3.0	11.1	0.3	2.0	16.7	0.7	0.7	100.0	25.3	0.3	0.7	0.3	44	5	3	1	2	0	1	4	-5

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WNBA 2026 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.3

Ogunbowale

27.5

Wilson

27.0

Stewart

Playoffs RPG Leaders

15.0

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10.2

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9.5

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Playoffs APG Leaders

9.7

Clark

8.8

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6.2

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Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.2

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2.0

Gray

Playoffs BPG Leaders

2.8

Jones

2.2

Stewart

2.2

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Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.7

Clark

3.2

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3.0

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Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Jocytė

113.6

VanSlooten

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WNBA 2026 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

114.8

114.5

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106.9

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Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

284.2

Wilson

262.3

Stewart

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282.5

Wilson

255.5

Stewart

233.3

Williams

Playoffs USG% Leaders

93.7

Bibby

44.6

Koné

37.0

Ogunbowale

Playoffs MPG Leaders

40.0

Stewart

38.3

Gray

38.2

Howard

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.50

Bibby

1.41

Okot

1.39

Boston

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.75

Bibby

1.39

Boston

1.34

Okot

WNBA 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

27-17

22-18

21-17

24-20

20-17

22-21

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
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14	Sun - e	11	33	.250	22.0
15	Storm - e	8	36	.182	25.0

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Scores

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

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/17	ATL	@	GSV	3:30 PM
Mon 10/19	ATL	@	GSV	8:00 PM
Thu 10/22	GSV	@	ATL	8:00 PM
Sat 10/24	GSV	@	ATL	3:30 PM
Mon 10/26	ATL	@	GSV	8:00 PM

Claudia Neves has the most minutes per game per game played by a rookie in a season, with 17 in 2002.

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2.0

2.8

2.2

2.2

3.7

3.2

3.0

150.0

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110.0

WNBA 2026 Rankings

WNBA Fantasy 2026

284.2

262.3

226.8

282.5

255.5

233.3

93.7

44.6

37.0

40.0

38.3

38.2

2.50

1.41

1.39

2.75

1.39

1.34

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