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Team Leaders 
PPG
20.8
Stewart
RPG
9.1
Jones
APG
4.7
Ionescu
Team Rankings
ORTG
111.4
6th
DRTG
107.5
7th
NETRTG
3.9
7th
3P%
34.8
4th
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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 |