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The Phoenix Mercury have made the most free throws by a team in their rookie season, with 484 made in 1997.

	TEAM	FTM	W	SEASON	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Mercury	484	155	1997	265	21.4	7.3	3.5	1.6	1.3	0.3	2.5	6.7	37.3	0.5	1.6	30.8	2.4	76.3	47.3	1.2	2.2	1.8	5,675	1,936	915	436	342	79	467	569	+620
2	Rockers	450	139	1997	258	22.0	7.6	3.4	1.8	1.0	0.3	2.8	6.3	44.4	0.3	0.7	36.9	2.4	72.2	51.5	1.0	2.4	2.0	5,676	1,965	889	456	257	85	517	513	+250
3	Comets	441	166	1997	256	22.1	7.9	3.4	1.5	1.2	0.3	2.7	6.5	42.2	0.7	1.9	35.1	2.3	74.5	52.3	1.2	2.1	1.9	5,653	2,012	860	384	308	66	478	536	+800
4	Sparks	419	132	1997	269	21.3	7.7	3.6	1.8	1.0	0.5	3.0	6.6	44.6	0.2	0.9	26.9	2.3	67.6	50.4	1.1	2.5	1.9	5,725	2,072	972	495	258	138	523	601	+215
5	Shock	403	122	1998	222	23.6	8.6	4.4	1.7	0.7	0.3	3.2	7.6	42.0	0.4	1.1	34.0	2.5	72.7	49.3	1.4	3.0	1.8	5,234	1,908	972	369	161	76	401	514	+181
6	Miracle	402	97	1999	208	24.7	9.1	3.9	2.0	1.2	0.4	3.2	7.7	42.0	0.7	1.9	34.4	2.8	68.6	50.7	1.3	2.6	2.0	5,139	1,890	805	409	257	82	423	498	+91
7	Liberty	402	160	1997	261	21.7	7.3	3.5	1.9	1.1	0.4	2.7	6.6	41.3	0.4	1.3	27.4	2.3	66.4	48.2	1.2	2.3	2.0	5,674	1,913	920	485	289	116	528	556	+355
8	Monarchs	394	89	1997	260	21.7	7.3	3.4	1.5	1.0	0.2	2.7	6.7	40.7	0.4	1.3	29.3	2.1	73.2	48.4	1.3	2.1	2.1	5,649	1,905	879	395	264	59	547	590	-1000
9	Starzz	370	63	1997	263	21.5	6.9	3.6	1.6	1.0	0.5	2.5	6.8	37.4	0.4	1.3	30.4	2.0	70.3	44.9	1.3	2.3	1.9	5,649	1,810	950	425	252	123	510	569	-1420
10	Lynx	342	50	2008	103	22.9	10.6	4.4	1.6	1.6	0.6	3.4	7.9	43.7	0.4	1.2	30.4	4.4	76.0	54.0	1.4	3.0	1.5	2,355	1,088	453	166	160	63	157	310	+57
11	Sting	337	138	1997	260	21.5	7.3	3.5	1.9	0.8	0.4	2.8	6.4	43.5	0.4	1.2	34.3	1.9	69.2	50.5	1.1	2.4	1.9	5,601	1,885	914	485	219	116	484	465	+180
12	Mystics	303	20	1998	211	19.9	6.4	3.0	1.4	0.8	0.2	2.3	5.7	40.4	0.4	1.3	28.9	2.3	63.7	48.0	1.1	1.9	2.0	4,190	1,354	628	290	174	46	432	458	-1626
13	Mystics	286	49	2025	138	22.9	10.3	4.3	1.6	0.7	0.2	3.7	8.0	47.0	0.7	1.9	38.6	2.5	82.7	56.7	1.1	3.2	1.5	3,155	1,420	599	224	98	29	209	273	-331
14	Starzz	285	63	1999	139	24.0	8.8	3.8	2.2	1.1	0.3	3.3	7.4	44.2	0.2	1.0	23.1	2.8	74.2	51.1	1.5	2.3	2.0	3,335	1,224	530	305	156	38	284	351	-192
15	Lynx	280	118	1999	254	22.2	6.3	2.9	1.8	0.7	0.2	2.3	6.1	37.3	0.7	2.2	33.0	1.5	72.2	47.2	0.9	2.0	1.4	5,627	1,612	735	455	170	61	349	597	-332
16	Shock	272	81	1999	170	18.4	6.1	2.9	1.5	0.7	0.3	2.1	5.3	39.4	0.3	0.8	34.8	2.5	64.8	47.4	0.8	2.0	1.3	3,124	1,032	488	249	119	56	218	345	-29
17	Mystics	248	67	1999	186	21.0	5.8	3.4	1.7	0.6	0.3	2.2	5.6	38.5	0.2	0.8	22.2	1.9	70.9	45.4	1.0	2.4	1.8	3,905	1,085	624	323	118	51	343	385	-469
18	Wings	246	37	2025	155	21.2	9.7	3.1	2.5	0.9	0.3	3.6	8.2	43.8	0.9	2.7	32.4	1.9	85.1	53.3	0.7	2.4	1.3	3,285	1,496	484	384	143	52	200	287	-528
19	Monarchs	244	60	1999	98	23.0	10.0	4.3	1.1	1.5	0.7	3.4	7.7	44.9	0.6	1.9	32.2	3.8	65.1	53.3	1.8	2.6	1.6	2,252	979	425	110	150	70	160	219	+354
20	Storm	238	32	2000	194	17.0	5.4	2.6	0.8	0.6	0.2	1.9	4.9	39.0	0.3	0.9	31.0	1.7	71.5	47.0	0.9	1.7	1.4	3,304	1,040	506	148	126	45	275	354	-920
21	Aces	231	42	2018	98	17.7	8.7	4.3	1.2	0.5	0.8	3.2	7.3	43.3	0.1	0.3	20.6	3.1	77.0	50.7	1.1	3.2	0.9	1,731	856	421	119	51	77	90	150	-84
22	Sting	224	35	2006	103	17.6	6.0	2.4	1.7	0.7	0.3	1.8	5.0	35.6	0.3	1.0	25.2	2.8	78.0	48.0	0.8	1.6	1.6	1,814	620	252	172	71	27	164	236	-327
23	Shock	218	18	2012	74	22.9	10.2	4.4	1.4	1.7	0.4	3.4	8.5	39.9	0.5	1.6	31.9	4.0	73.4	50.0	1.7	2.7	1.6	1,695	756	327	107	128	29	121	175	-207
24	Lynx	217	98	2000	205	19.2	5.9	2.7	1.5	0.8	0.2	2.2	5.2	41.7	0.5	1.3	34.4	1.5	71.9	50.1	0.8	1.9	1.6	3,941	1,202	562	306	155	32	328	490	-79
25	Fever	212	23	2022	179	18.8	6.6	4.2	1.3	0.7	0.5	2.4	6.1	40.3	0.5	1.5	33.6	1.8	65.6	47.8	1.4	2.9	1.5	3,362	1,174	756	237	118	93	277	385	-969

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Team Leaders

PPG

21.0

Copper

RPG

7.3

Thomas

APG

8.4

Thomas

Team Rankings

ORTG

105.5

12th

DRTG

109.8

12th

NETRTG

-4.3

10th

3P%

32.4

10th

2026 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
4	Wings	19	12	.613	5.5
5	Sparks	12	18	.400	12.0
6	Fire	12	19	.387	12.5
7	Mercury	12	20	.375	13.0
8	Storm	6	27	.182	19.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 8/7	PHX	@	CON	7:30 PM
Sun 8/9	PHX	@	WAS	3:00 PM
Tue 8/11	PHX	@	LAS	10:00 PM
Sun 8/16	PDX	@	PHX	7:00 PM
Sat 8/22	ATL	@	PHX	10:00 PM

Last Game

Mercury

12 - 20

Final

Dream

19 - 11

Wed 5 Aug 2026

WNBA 2026 Leaders

PPG Leaders

26.6

Wilson

24.1

Mitchell

21.6

Stewart

RPG Leaders

11.7

Shepard

11.7

Reese

9.8

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

71.3

Allemand

68.4

Carter

68.1

Cunningham

WNBA 2026 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

115.4

114.8

113.7

111.9

111.4

110.1

DRtg Rankings

101.9

103.8

104.3

105.7

106.6

107.1

NetRtg Rankings

11.0

7.7

6.7

6.6

4.7

4.4

Tank Leaderboard

6-27

7-23

10-21

12-20

12-19

WNBA Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,486.1

Wilson

1,317

Stewart

1,168.3

Shepard

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,471.8

Wilson

1,307.8

Stewart

1,233.5

Shepard

USG% Leaders

33.1

Wilson

32.3

Clark

30.4

Mabrey

MPG Leaders

34.6

Howard

34.1

Thomas

33.9

Citron

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.60

Wilson

1.34

Boston

1.29

Malonga

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.59

Wilson

1.36

Clark

1.35

Boston

WNBA 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

15-9

14-9

15-10

14-10

15-10

12-12

Worst Record ATS

8-16

9-14

11-12

11-13

11-10

WNBA 2026 Standings

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lynx	25	7	.781
2	Aces	22	9	.710	2.5
3	Valkyries	21	9	.700	3.0
4	Dream	19	11	.633	5.0
5	Wings	19	12	.613	5.5
6	Fever	19	12	.613	5.5
7	Liberty	19	13	.594	6.0
8	Mystics	17	12	.586	6.5
9	Sparks	12	18	.400	12.0
10	Sky	12	19	.387	12.5
11	Fire	12	19	.387	12.5
12	Mercury	12	20	.375	13.0
13	Tempo	10	21	.323	14.5
14	Sun	7	23	.233	17.0
15	Storm	6	27	.182	19.5

WNBA 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 5/20	CON	@	SEA	80-78
Thu 5/21	GSV	@	NYL	87-70
Thu 5/21	TOR	@	MIN	72-100
Thu 5/21	LAS	@	PHX	97-88
Fri 5/22	DAL	@	ATL	69-86

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 8/7	ATL	@	WAS	7:30 PM
Fri 8/7	PHX	@	CON	7:30 PM
Fri 8/7	GSV	@	DAL	9:30 PM
Sat 8/8	LVA	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Sat 8/8	IND	@	CHI	3:30 PM

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WNBA 2026 Leaders

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2.4

2.1

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WNBA 2026 Rankings

WNBA Fantasy 2026

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1,317

1,168.3

1,471.8

1,307.8

1,233.5

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32.3

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