Alanna Smith has drained the most threes by a Defensive Player of the Year in a season, with 53 three-pointers in 2025.

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most 3pm by a dpoy in a regular season by a player

	NAME	3PM	DPOY	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Alanna Smith A. Smith	53	1	2025	MIN	42	26.5	9.6	5.1	2.9	1.3	1.9	3.8	7.9	48.5	3.8	32.9	0.7	1.5	47.7	56.3	1.5	3.5	1.5	1,114	404	214	121	55	80	65	116	+236
2	Tamika Catchings T. Catchings	50	1	2012	IND	34	30.5	17.4	7.6	3.1	2.1	0.9	5.9	13.6	43.2	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
3	Lauren Jackson L. Jackson	49	1	2007	SEA	31	32.9	23.8	9.7	1.3	1.0	2.0	8.3	16.0	51.9	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
4	Tamika Catchings T. Catchings	47	1	2010	IND	34	31.4	18.2	7.1	4.0	2.3	0.9	6.1	12.6	48.4	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
5	Tamika Catchings T. Catchings	40	1	2009	IND	34	31.9	15.1	7.2	3.1	2.9	0.5	4.6	12.0	38.6	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
6	Tamika Catchings T. Catchings	35	1	2005	IND	34	34.5	14.7	7.8	4.2	2.6	0.5	4.6	12.1	38.3	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
7	Sheryl Swoopes S. Swoopes	34	1	2000	HOU	31	35.2	20.7	6.3	3.8	2.8	1.1	7.9	15.6	50.6	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
8	Natasha Howard N. Howard	32	1	2019	SEA	34	31.4	18.1	8.2	2.1	2.2	1.7	6.7	15.2	43.9	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
9	Tamika Catchings T. Catchings	32	1	2006	IND	32	33.4	16.2	7.5	3.7	2.9	1.1	5.1	12.4	40.7	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
10	Napheesa Collier N. Collier	31	1	2024	MIN	34	34.7	20.4	9.7	3.4	1.9	1.4	7.9	16.0	49.2	2.9	31.0	3.7	4.6	80.4	56.5	2.2	7.5	2.1	1,181	694	330	115	65	48	70	87	+312
11	A'ja Wilson A. Wilson	31	1	2022	LVA	36	30.0	19.5	9.4	2.1	1.4	1.9	7.2	14.4	50.1	2.3	37.3	4.2	5.2	81.3	58.5	1.8	7.6	1.7	1,080	703	339	75	52	70	61	76	+313
12	A'ja Wilson A. Wilson	25	1	2025	LVA	40	31.2	23.4	10.2	3.1	1.6	2.3	8.3	16.5	50.5	1.5	42.4	6.2	7.3	85.5	59.6	2.3	7.9	2.2	1,247	937	407	122	64	92	87	75	+292
13	Sheryl Swoopes S. Swoopes	24	1	2003	HOU	31	34.9	15.6	4.6	3.9	2.5	0.8	5.6	14.0	40.3	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
14	Sheryl Swoopes S. Swoopes	23	1	2002	HOU	32	36.1	18.5	4.9	3.3	2.8	0.7	6.9	15.9	43.4	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
15	Candace Parker C. Parker	19	1	2020	LAS	22	30.0	14.7	9.7	4.6	1.2	1.2	5.6	11.0	51.0	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
16	Teresa Weatherspoon T. Weatherspoon	16	1	1998	NYL	30	33.4	6.8	4.0	6.4	3.3	0.0	2.4	6.3	38.8	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
17	A'ja Wilson A. Wilson	9	1	2023	LVA	40	30.7	22.8	9.5	1.6	1.4	2.2	8.4	15.0	55.7	0.7	31.0	5.8	7.2	81.2	62.7	2.1	7.5	1.6	1,228	912	380	64	56	89	62	85	+487
18	Alana Beard A. Beard	6	1	2017	LAS	34	30.9	6.9	3.3	2.2	2.1	0.5	2.8	5.7	49.7	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
19	Lisa Leslie L. Leslie	6	1	2004	LAS	34	33.8	17.6	9.9	2.6	1.5	2.9	6.6	13.3	49.4	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
20	Lisa Leslie L. Leslie	4	1	2008	LAS	33	32.1	15.1	8.9	2.4	1.5	2.9	5.7	12.3	46.3	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
21	Debbie Black D. Black	3	1	2001	MIA	32	29.6	5.6	3.9	3.8	2.6	0.1	2.2	5.8	37.4	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
22	Teresa Weatherspoon T. Weatherspoon	3	1	1997	NYL	28	32.9	7.0	4.1	6.2	3.0	0.1	2.3	4.9	46.7	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
23	Alana Beard A. Beard	2	1	2018	LAS	30	25.5	4.0	3.3	1.7	1.5	0.2	1.7	4.3	39.2	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

StatMuse has season-level data for Defensive Player of the Year awards and three-pointers going back to the 1997 season.

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PPG

19.7

Miles

RPG

7.8

Howard

APG

5.8

Miles

Team Rankings

ORTG

115.0

2nd

DRTG

103.4

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NETRTG

11.6

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3P%

39.1

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2026 Conference 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	12	.613	6.0
5	Sparks	11	18	.379	13.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 8/6	LAS	@	MIN	9:00 PM
Sat 8/8	LVA	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Sun 8/9	DAL	@	MIN	3:30 PM
Wed 8/12	MIN	@	PDX	10:00 PM
Sat 8/15	MIN	@	LVA	8:00 PM

Last Game

Fever

19 - 11

100

Final

108

Lynx

25 - 6

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WNBA 2026 Leaders

PPG Leaders

26.6

Wilson

24.0

Mitchell

21.6

Stewart

RPG Leaders

11.7

Shepard

11.7

Reese

9.6

Wilson

APG Leaders

8.4

Thomas

8.0

Clark

7.6

Canada

SPG Leaders

2.4

Howard

2.1

Canada

1.9

Lacan

BPG Leaders

2.0

Wilson

1.9

Stokes

1.8

Griner

3PM Leaders

3.1

Howard

3.1

Mabrey

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

111.4

110.1

DRtg Rankings

101.9

103.4

104.3

105.7

106.6

107.7

NetRtg Rankings

11.6

7.7

7.0

6.7

4.7

4.4

Tank Leaderboard

6-27

7-23

10-20

11-19

12-20

11-18

WNBA Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,434

Wilson

1,317

Stewart

1,168.3

Shepard

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,419

Wilson

1,307.8

Stewart

1,233.5

Shepard

USG% Leaders

33.0

Wilson

32.1

Clark

30.6

Mabrey

MPG Leaders

34.6

Howard

34.1

Thomas

33.9

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

Best Record ATS

15-9

14-9

14-10

15-10

14-10

12-12

Worst Record ATS

8-16

9-13

10-12

11-13

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	Dream	19	11	.633	5.5
5	Fever	19	11	.633	5.5
6	Wings	19	12	.613	6.0
7	Liberty	19	13	.594	6.5
8	Mystics	17	12	.586	7.0
9	Sky	12	19	.387	13.0
10	Sparks	11	18	.379	13.0
11	Mercury	12	20	.375	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	27	.182	20.0

WNBA 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 5/19	TOR	@	PHX	98-90
Wed 5/20	PDX	@	IND	73-90
Wed 5/20	DAL	@	CHI	99-89
Wed 5/20	CON	@	SEA	80-78
Thu 5/21	GSV	@	NYL	87-70

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 8/6	LVA	@	IND	7:00 PM
Thu 8/6	LAS	@	MIN	9:00 PM
Thu 8/6	TOR	@	PDX	10:00 PM
Fri 8/7	ATL	@	WAS	7:30 PM
Fri 8/7	PHX	@	CON	7:30 PM

Alanna Smith has drained the most threes by a Defensive Player of the Year in a season, with 53 three-pointers in 2025.

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WNBA 2026 Rankings

WNBA Fantasy 2026

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1,317

1,168.3

1,419

1,307.8

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