most playoff assists from 1997 to 2017

Between the 1997 and 2017 seasons, Lindsay Whalen had the most assists in the playoffs, with 336 assists.

NAMEASTGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Lindsay Whalen
L. Whalen
336
81
29.1
11.7
3.4
4.1
0.8
0.1
4.1
9.4
43.2
0.4
1.5
28.3
3.1
3.9
78.6
52.2
0.8
2.6
2.3
2,359
944
273
68
11
187
168
+195
2Tamika Catchings
T. Catchings
223
68
33.8
16.8
8.8
3.3
2.2
0.9
5.2
13.0
39.7
1.2
3.6
32.8
5.2
6.1
85.4
53.3
2.2
6.6
2.6
2,299
1,141
598
152
62
179
193
+86
3Diana Taurasi
D. Taurasi
205
52
32.7
20.8
4.4
3.9
0.9
0.6
6.9
15.3
45.0
2.7
7.3
36.7
4.3
4.9
87.8
59.5
0.6
3.8
2.8
1,700
1,081
228
49
33
145
179
+182
4Ticha Penicheiro
T. Penicheiro
204
43
27.8
5.8
3.1
4.7
1.5
0.3
1.9
6.1
31.4
0.5
1.7
28.8
1.4
1.9
74.7
41.4
0.4
2.7
2.1
1,195
249
133
65
11
89
89
+20
5Sue Bird
S. Bird
203
39
34.3
12.6
2.9
5.2
1.4
0.2
4.5
11.3
39.4
1.7
4.7
35.9
1.9
2.3
83.5
50.8
0.5
2.4
2.1
1,337
490
114
56
7
81
73
+21
6Vickie Johnson
V. Johnson
186
53
32.4
10.9
4.4
3.5
1.1
0.1
4.2
9.5
44.4
0.9
2.5
37.4
1.5
2.0
77.9
52.6
1.3
3.1
1.8
1,719
578
233
58
7
94
103
+2
7Teresa Weatherspoon
T. Weatherspoon
186
31
31.6
5.5
3.3
6.0
1.5
0.0
2.0
5.3
38.2
0.4
1.3
28.2
1.0
1.4
74.4
45.9
0.7
2.5
2.1
981
169
102
45
0
66
84
+56
8Penny Taylor
P. Taylor
181
50
28.1
13.4
4.9
3.6
1.4
0.5
4.3
9.1
46.6
1.0
2.6
36.4
3.9
4.4
88.7
60.4
1.1
3.8
1.7
1,405
670
243
68
24
86
126
+237
9Maya Moore
M. Moore
176
55
33.0
19.3
6.1
3.2
1.7
0.7
6.8
14.5
46.7
2.0
4.9
40.0
3.8
4.5
85.8
58.8
2.0
4.1
2.1
1,816
1,063
334
94
39
117
180
+370
10Briann January
B. January
173
44
29.6
10.7
2.3
3.9
1.1
0.2
3.6
9.3
38.6
0.8
2.5
32.4
2.7
3.1
86.9
50.2
0.5
1.8
2.3
1,303
471
101
47
10
100
117
+49
11Becky Hammon
B. Hammon
173
60
27.6
12.0
2.0
2.9
0.9
0.1
4.0
9.3
42.6
1.9
4.8
39.0
2.3
2.6
88.9
57.9
0.4
1.7
2.5
1,654
722
122
52
8
149
100
-94
12Nikki Teasley
N. Teasley
165
27
29.4
7.6
2.7
6.1
1.0
0.1
2.3
7.0
33.5
1.0
4.1
23.2
1.9
2.4
80.0
47.1
0.7
2.0
3.0
793
204
72
28
3
82
80
+34
13Deanna Nolan
D. Nolan
161
48
36.8
18.1
4.4
3.4
1.5
0.3
6.8
16.0
42.2
1.7
4.3
39.2
2.9
3.2
90.3
51.9
0.8
3.6
2.5
1,764
867
210
70
14
119
120
+87
14Katie Douglas
K. Douglas
154
56
32.7
13.0
3.7
2.8
1.3
0.2
4.4
11.0
39.5
1.7
5.1
33.1
2.6
3.3
80.3
52.3
1.2
2.4
1.9
1,830
730
205
72
13
107
100
+8
15Cappie Pondexter
C. Pondexter
153
38
31.7
18.8
3.6
4.0
1.2
0.1
6.8
16.0
42.7
1.0
3.4
29.2
4.2
4.6
90.8
52.2
0.9
2.7
1.7
1,203
714
137
45
5
65
71
+49
16Seimone Augustus
S. Augustus
150
55
32.4
16.0
3.9
2.7
0.9
0.4
6.4
14.1
45.6
0.7
2.1
32.8
2.4
3.1
79.8
51.7
0.7
3.2
1.6
1,783
880
214
52
24
86
72
+194
17Temeka Johnson
T. Johnson
148
36
23.9
7.3
2.2
4.1
1.0
0.1
2.9
7.7
38.0
0.6
2.0
31.5
0.9
1.2
73.8
44.8
0.4
1.8
1.8
860
264
78
35
3
66
80
+27
18Candace Parker
C. Parker
145
41
35.2
19.8
9.5
3.5
1.6
1.9
7.2
14.8
48.8
0.9
3.1
28.3
4.5
5.8
77.5
57.0
2.3
7.1
2.7
1,443
811
388
66
76
111
113
+62
19Swin Cash
S. Cash
138
56
27.5
9.9
4.9
2.5
0.8
0.5
3.5
8.3
41.8
0.4
1.2
31.9
2.6
3.4
75.8
50.5
1.7
3.2
2.1
1,538
556
272
43
28
116
127
-9
20Taj McWilliams-Franklin
T. McWilliams-Franklin
136
64
31.2
11.2
6.9
2.1
0.9
1.1
4.5
9.6
46.5
0.1
0.3
25.0
2.1
2.7
78.3
51.6
2.1
4.8
1.9
1,994
716
442
59
68
124
189
+156
21Katie Smith
K. Smith
127
43
34.9
12.8
3.2
3.0
0.6
0.1
4.3
11.4
38.1
1.8
5.3
34.5
2.3
2.9
78.4
50.4
0.6
2.6
2.0
1,502
550
139
26
3
85
120
+5
22Courtney Vandersloot
C. Vandersloot
123
19
29.9
9.8
2.7
6.5
1.3
0.4
3.6
8.7
41.2
0.5
2.0
26.3
2.1
2.3
93.0
50.6
0.5
2.2
2.4
569
186
51
25
7
46
58
-61
23Lisa Leslie
L. Leslie
117
52
35.5
17.5
9.1
2.3
1.3
2.5
6.6
13.8
48.2
0.3
0.8
39.0
3.9
5.5
71.1
54.0
2.4
6.6
2.9
1,845
908
471
65
132
151
202
+198
24Tanisha Wright
T. Wright
116
35
27.1
10.0
3.0
3.3
1.3
0.1
3.8
8.0
47.1
0.5
1.4
39.6
1.9
2.4
77.6
55.0
0.9
2.1
2.4
950
349
105
45
3
85
98
+21
25Kara Lawson
K. Lawson
116
47
27.0
10.4
3.3
2.5
0.8
0.2
3.5
8.4
41.3
1.8
4.1
43.6
1.7
1.9
89.7
56.4
0.6
2.7
1.3
1,271
491
155
39
8
61
74
+154
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Team Leaders

PPG

14.0

McBride

Kayla McBride

RPG

6.0

Collier

Napheesa Collier

APG

5.0

McBride

Kayla McBride
Team Rankings

ORTG

113.4

3rd

DRTG

104.4

4th

NETRTG

9.0

2nd

3P%

38.2

2nd

2026 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Lynx Lynx
33
11
.750
2
Valkyries Valkyries
32
12
.727
1.0
3
Aces Aces
31
13
.705
2.0
4
Wings Wings
27
17
.614
6.0
5
Fire Fire
17
27
.386
16.0
Last Game
MIN Lynx

0 - 2

71

Final

87

NYL Liberty

2 - 0

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WNBA 2026 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.3

Ogunbowale

Arike Ogunbowale

27.5

Wilson

A'ja Wilson

27.0

Stewart

Breanna Stewart
Playoffs RPG Leaders

15.0

Iriafen

Kiki Iriafen

10.2

Jones

Jonquel Jones

9.5

Stokes

Kiah Stokes
Playoffs APG Leaders

9.7

Clark

Caitlin Clark

8.8

Canada

Jordin Canada

6.2

Young

Jackie Young
Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.2

Howard

Rhyne Howard

2.2

Canada

Jordin Canada

2.0

Gray

Allisha Gray
Playoffs BPG Leaders

2.8

Jones

Jonquel Jones

2.2

Stewart

Breanna Stewart

2.2

Reese

Angel Reese
Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.7

Clark

Caitlin Clark

3.2

Ionescu

Sabrina Ionescu

3.0

Laksa

Kitija Laksa
Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

JocytÄ—

JustÄ— JocytÄ—

113.6

VanSlooten

Grace VanSlooten

110.0

Laksa

Kitija Laksa

WNBA 2026 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings
Dream

114.8

Valkyries

114.5

Wings

113.0

Liberty

111.5

Fever

109.0

Aces

106.9
Playoffs DRtg Rankings
Dream

102.9

Valkyries

105.0

Liberty

107.2

Aces

108.0

Mystics

115.1

Fever

116.4
Playoffs NetRtg Rankings
Dream

11.9

Valkyries

9.4

Liberty

4.3

Aces

-1.1

Fever

-7.4

Wings

-8.7

WNBA Fantasy 2026

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

284.2

Wilson

A'ja Wilson

262.3

Stewart

Breanna Stewart

226.8

Williams

Gabby Williams
Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

282.5

Wilson

A'ja Wilson

255.5

Stewart

Breanna Stewart

233.3

Williams

Gabby Williams
Playoffs USG% Leaders

93.7

Bibby

Chloe Bibby

44.6

Koné

Sika Koné

37.0

Ogunbowale

Arike Ogunbowale
Playoffs MPG Leaders

40.0

Stewart

Breanna Stewart

38.3

Gray

Chelsea Gray

38.2

Howard

Rhyne Howard
Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.50

Bibby

Chloe Bibby

1.41

Okot

Madina Okot

1.39

Boston

Aliyah Boston
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2.75

Bibby

Chloe Bibby

1.39

Boston

Aliyah Boston

1.34

Okot

Madina Okot

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Best Record ATS
Valkyries

27-17

Mystics

22-18

Sparks

21-17

Aces

24-20

Sky

20-17

Dream

22-21
Worst Record ATS
Liberty

15-26

Tempo

15-21

Mercury

16-20

Lynx

18-21

Wings

19-21

Fire

18-18

WNBA 2026 Standings

TeamWLPCTGB
1
Lynx Lynx - x
33
11
.750
2
Valkyries Valkyries - x
32
12
.727
1.0
3
Aces Aces - x
31
13
.705
2.0
4
Dream Dream - x
30
14
.682
3.0
5
Mystics Mystics - x
28
16
.636
5.0
6
Fever Fever - x
28
16
.636
5.0
7
Wings Wings - x
27
17
.614
6.0
8
Liberty Liberty - x
26
18
.591
7.0
9
Fire Fire - e
17
27
.386
16.0
10
Sparks Sparks - e
16
28
.364
17.0
11
Sky Sky - e
16
28
.364
17.0
12
Mercury Mercury - e
16
28
.364
17.0
13
Tempo Tempo - e
11
33
.250
22.0
14
Sun Sun - e
11
33
.250
22.0
15
Storm Storm - e
8
36
.182
25.0

WNBA 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
7/2
SEA SEA
@
PHX PHX
67-90
Fri
7/3
MIN MIN
@
NYL NYL
86-99
Fri
7/3
CHI CHI
@
LVA LVA
90-98
Sat
7/4
GSV GSV
@
ATL ATL
88-83
Sat
7/4
PDX PDX
@
SEA SEA
77-72

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
10/17
ATL ATL
@
GSV GSV
3:30 PM
Mon
10/19
ATL ATL
@
GSV GSV
8:00 PM
Wed
10/21
GSV GSV
@
ATL ATL
8:00 PM
Sat
10/24
GSV GSV
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Mon
10/26
ATL ATL
@
GSV GSV
8:00 PM