DiJonai Carrington had the best defensive rating by a guard in 2024, with a 94.1 rating.

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lowest defensive rating with a minimum of 375 minutes played per 44 team games by a guard 2024

	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	DiJonai Carrington D. Carrington	94.1	2024	CON	39	29.6	12.7	5.0	1.6	1.6	0.4	4.4	11.0	40.3	0.7	2.7	25.0	3.2	4.0	79.0	49.8	1.4	3.7	1.9	1,155	496	196	61	61	17	74	100	+118
2	Courtney Williams C. Williams	95.9	2024	MIN	40	26.5	11.1	4.7	5.5	0.9	0.4	4.9	11.0	44.3	0.6	1.7	33.3	0.9	1.1	81.0	48.7	0.4	4.3	2.5	1,061	445	186	221	36	16	98	77	+262
3	Kennedy Burke K. Burke	96.4	2024	NYL	38	12.1	3.4	1.5	0.9	0.6	0.3	1.4	3.5	40.9	0.4	1.5	25.9	0.2	0.3	66.7	47.7	0.4	1.2	0.7	459	131	58	33	24	11	27	37	+36
4	Veronica Burton V. Burton	97.2	2024	CON	31	12.7	3.1	1.4	1.9	0.5	0.2	0.8	2.3	36.1	0.4	1.2	35.1	1.0	1.2	83.8	54.4	0.4	1.0	0.5	393	96	44	58	14	7	15	32	+108
5	Natisha Hiedeman N. Hiedeman	97.2	2024	MIN	40	15.2	4.9	1.6	2.4	0.8	0.2	1.8	4.8	38.0	0.6	2.1	28.0	0.6	0.9	73.5	46.9	0.4	1.2	1.1	607	194	62	95	32	6	44	49	-21
6	Courtney Vandersloot C. Vandersloot	98.3	2024	NYL	31	22.3	6.4	2.6	4.8	0.8	0.5	2.6	5.9	44.5	0.6	2.2	26.9	0.5	1.0	54.8	50.3	0.4	2.2	1.8	692	197	81	149	25	15	56	53	+147
7	Tyasha Harris T. Harris	98.5	2024	CON	39	28.8	10.5	1.8	3.0	1.0	0.3	3.7	8.7	42.5	1.5	3.9	39.5	1.5	2.0	76.6	54.6	0.3	1.5	1.4	1,125	409	69	118	40	13	54	66	+178
8	Sabrina Ionescu S. Ionescu	99.1	2024	NYL	38	32.1	18.2	4.4	6.2	1.0	0.3	6.3	15.9	39.4	2.8	8.4	33.3	2.8	3.1	89.8	52.5	0.7	3.7	2.7	1,221	691	169	235	38	13	104	46	+281
9	Skylar Diggins S. Diggins	99.2	2024	SEA	40	31.6	15.1	2.6	6.4	1.7	0.9	5.5	12.8	42.7	1.0	3.4	29.1	3.3	3.8	86.7	52.5	0.7	1.9	2.8	1,262	605	105	257	68	36	110	112	+215
10	Sami Whitcomb S. Whitcomb	99.3	2024	SEA	40	15.3	5.0	1.9	1.6	0.8	0.2	1.8	5.2	34.6	1.2	4.0	29.2	0.2	0.3	81.8	47.0	0.4	1.5	1.0	611	200	74	64	30	9	40	56	+41
11	Betnijah Laney-Hamilton B. Laney-Hamilton	99.3	2024	NYL	28	30.3	11.8	4.2	3.3	1.1	0.0	4.3	9.4	45.6	1.5	3.6	40.2	1.7	1.9	90.6	57.5	1.1	3.1	2.4	848	329	118	93	32	1	66	60	+271
12	Tiffany Mitchell T. Mitchell	99.5	2024	CON	24	16.3	4.9	1.5	0.8	0.5	0.0	1.6	4.5	34.9	0.3	1.0	25.0	1.5	1.9	78.3	45.7	0.5	1.1	0.6	392	118	37	19	11	1	15	29	+63
13	Kayla McBride K. McBride	99.6	2024	MIN	39	31.7	15.0	2.6	3.2	1.3	0.1	4.5	10.6	42.0	2.7	6.6	40.7	3.4	3.8	89.3	61.1	0.4	2.2	2.0	1,237	586	100	126	49	2	79	48	+299
14	Chelsea Gray C. Gray	99.8	2024	LVA	27	26.0	8.6	2.9	4.9	1.3	0.7	3.1	7.6	40.8	1.0	2.9	33.8	1.4	1.8	81.3	51.3	0.2	2.7	2.4	702	233	79	132	34	19	64	37	+155
15	Jewell Loyd J. Loyd	100.1	2024	SEA	37	33.7	19.7	4.5	3.6	1.4	0.2	6.1	16.8	36.0	1.6	5.8	27.4	6.0	6.8	88.1	49.7	0.7	3.8	2.3	1,246	729	166	135	52	8	85	67	+198
16	Rhyne Howard R. Howard	100.3	2024	ATL	30	33.9	17.3	4.4	3.1	1.8	0.6	5.6	15.0	37.1	2.7	8.1	32.9	3.5	4.5	78.4	51.0	0.8	3.5	1.7	1,018	519	131	94	54	19	51	63	+30
17	Victoria Vivians V. Vivians	100.8	2024	SEA	35	12.7	3.1	2.0	0.8	0.4	0.2	1.2	3.5	33.3	0.6	2.0	31.9	0.2	0.3	66.7	43.3	0.5	1.4	0.6	445	110	69	29	13	7	20	42	+57
18	Jordin Canada J. Canada	101.6	2024	ATL	20	31.2	10.6	3.5	5.8	1.6	0.3	3.5	8.9	39.0	0.8	2.9	28.1	2.9	3.7	78.1	50.4	0.6	2.9	2.1	624	211	69	116	32	5	42	52	+21
19	Brittney Sykes B. Sykes	101.6	2024	WAS	18	23.3	12.2	4.1	3.1	0.9	0.4	4.5	11.1	40.5	0.9	3.3	27.1	2.3	3.1	75.0	49.0	0.6	3.4	2.2	419	220	73	55	16	7	40	26	+9
20	Marina Mabrey M. Mabrey	101.7	2024	TOT	40	30.9	14.4	4.4	4.1	1.1	0.4	5.4	13.0	41.3	2.5	6.5	37.7	1.2	1.7	71.0	52.4	0.6	3.8	2.4	1,235	575	174	163	45	17	94	104	+106
21	Tiffany Hayes T. Hayes	102.5	2024	LVA	33	21.5	9.5	2.8	2.1	0.8	0.3	3.3	6.7	50.0	1.0	2.5	40.2	1.8	2.5	71.4	60.9	0.8	2.0	0.8	708	313	92	69	25	9	28	68	+91
22	Ariel Atkins A. Atkins	102.6	2024	WAS	40	29.9	14.9	3.4	3.1	1.5	0.4	5.4	12.4	43.7	2.0	5.5	35.7	2.1	2.5	84.8	55.2	0.9	2.5	2.3	1,196	597	135	124	59	17	92	112	-78
23	Allisha Gray A. Gray	102.7	2024	ATL	40	33.2	15.6	4.4	2.7	1.1	0.7	5.1	12.7	40.3	1.7	5.1	34.2	3.6	4.7	76.9	52.6	1.1	3.3	1.7	1,327	622	175	107	42	29	67	94	-21
24	Jackie Young J. Young	102.8	2024	LVA	37	32.6	15.8	4.4	5.3	1.0	0.2	5.4	12.6	43.0	1.9	5.6	33.7	3.0	3.5	86.7	55.7	0.7	3.6	2.1	1,205	583	161	197	37	8	78	92	+151
25	Kate Martin K. Martin	103.1	2024	LVA	34	11.5	2.6	1.6	0.9	0.2	0.2	0.8	2.6	30.7	0.6	1.8	35.5	0.3	0.4	91.7	46.6	0.2	1.4	0.6	392	87	54	30	7	8	21	29	+5

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Team Leaders

PPG

13.2

Griner

RPG

8.9

Morrow

APG

4.6

Lacan

Team Rankings

ORTG

98.9

15th

DRTG

108.8

10th

NETRTG

-9.9

15th

3P%

29.9

15th

2026 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
3	Mystics	21	14	.600	2.0
4	Liberty	22	15	.595	2.0
5	Sky	14	22	.389	9.5
6	Tempo	10	25	.286	13.0
7	Sun	9	26	.257	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 8/22	CON	@	LAS	9:00 PM
Tue 8/25	CHI	@	CON	7:00 PM
Wed 8/26	GSV	@	CON	7:00 PM
Fri 8/28	CON	@	IND	7:30 PM
Sun 8/30	CON	@	DAL	8:00 PM

Last Game

Sun

9 - 26

Final

101

Aces

25 - 13

Thu 20 Aug 2026

WNBA 2026 Leaders

PPG Leaders

25.9

Wilson

24.6

Mitchell

21.7

Clark

RPG Leaders

11.9

Reese

11.1

Shepard

9.6

Austin

APG Leaders

8.3

Clark

8.2

Thomas

7.5

Canada

SPG Leaders

2.4

Howard

2.0

Canada

1.7

Reese

BPG Leaders

2.0

Wilson

1.8

Griner

1.8

Stokes

3PM Leaders

3.3

Mabrey

3.3

Howard

2.9

Mitchell

TS% Leaders

70.7

Allemand

68.4

Carter

67.9

Cunningham

WNBA 2026 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

115.5

115.0

112.6

112.2

111.4

110.8

DRtg Rankings

101.6

103.6

104.0

104.8

107.9

108.1

NetRtg Rankings

11.0

8.2

6.7

4.4

3.8

Tank Leaderboard

7-30

9-26

10-25

12-24

13-23

14-22

WNBA Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,745.8

Wilson

1,480.1

Stewart

1,345.1

Reese

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,729.5

Wilson

1,467.3

Stewart

1,378

Reese

USG% Leaders

32.9

Wilson

31.6

Clark

30.4

Mabrey

MPG Leaders

34.5

Howard

34.0

Thomas

33.5

Citron

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.55

Wilson

1.36

Boston

1.33

Malonga

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.54

Wilson

1.35

Boston

1.35

Malonga

WNBA 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

17-12

18-14

17-12

16-14

Worst Record ATS

9-20

11-19

12-18

13-15

13-14

14-16

WNBA 2026 Standings

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lynx - x	30	7	.811
2	Valkyries - x	25	10	.714	4.0
3	Aces - x	25	13	.658	5.5
4	Fever	24	13	.649	6.0
5	Dream	23	13	.639	6.5
6	Mystics	21	14	.600	8.0
7	Liberty	22	15	.595	8.0
8	Wings	21	16	.568	9.0
9	Fire	15	20	.429	14.0
10	Sky	14	22	.389	15.5
11	Mercury	13	23	.361	16.5
12	Sparks - e	12	24	.333	17.5
13	Tempo - e	10	25	.286	19.0
14	Sun - e	9	26	.257	20.0
15	Storm - e	7	30	.189	23.0

WNBA 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Thu 6/4	GSV	@	MIN	84-87
Fri 6/5	CON	@	CHI	80-85
Fri 6/5	DAL	@	LAS	104-96
Fri 6/5	PHX	@	PDX	78-72
Sat 6/6	SEA	@	MIN	68-88

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 8/21	GSV	@	CHI	7:30 PM
Fri 8/21	MIN	@	WAS	7:30 PM
Fri 8/21	PDX	@	TOR	10:00 PM
Sat 8/22	IND	@	NYL	7:00 PM
Sat 8/22	CON	@	LAS	9:00 PM

DiJonai Carrington had the best defensive rating by a guard in 2024, with a 94.1 rating.

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7.5

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WNBA 2026 Rankings

WNBA Fantasy 2026

1,745.8

1,480.1

1,345.1

1,729.5

1,467.3

1,378

32.9

31.6

30.4

34.5

34.0

33.5

1.55

1.36

1.33

1.54

1.35

1.35

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