most points and assists in first 40 games of the wnba

Cynthia Cooper had the most points in her first 40 games, with 930 points.

	NAME	PTS	AST	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Cynthia Cooper C. Cooper	930	179	40	35.3	23.3	3.9	4.5	1.8	0.3	6.9	14.8	46.9	2.4	5.6	41.8	7.1	8.3	84.7	63.1	1.1	2.8	3.8	1,410	155	73	10	151	92	+310
2	Seimone Augustus S. Augustus	879	57	40	33.0	22.0	3.7	1.4	0.7	0.5	8.3	18.0	46.4	0.9	2.5	36.0	4.4	5.0	89.4	54.6	0.5	3.2	2.1	1,318	149	26	21	84	65	-194
3	Olivia Miles O. Miles	790	239	40	31.0	19.8	4.7	6.0	1.3	0.6	7.0	14.2	49.2	1.6	4.1	38.8	4.2	4.8	87.0	60.6	0.6	4.1	3.1	1,239	186	52	25	123	119	+281
4	A'ja Wilson A. Wilson	776	91	40	30.3	19.4	8.0	2.3	0.7	1.7	7.0	15.2	46.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.4	7.0	77.4	53.1	2.1	6.0	1.6	1,212	320	29	66	63	85	-9
5	Cappie Pondexter C. Pondexter	774	130	40	33.1	19.4	3.3	3.3	1.1	0.2	6.9	15.6	44.5	1.4	4.1	35.2	4.1	4.9	84.0	54.6	1.1	2.2	1.5	1,323	132	42	6	61	104	+28
6	Paige Bueckers P. Bueckers	772	216	40	33.2	19.3	3.8	5.4	1.5	0.5	7.2	14.8	48.5	1.2	3.4	36.6	3.8	4.3	87.8	58.0	0.6	3.2	1.9	1,328	153	58	19	77	91	-88
7	Arike Ogunbowale A. Ogunbowale	771	126	40	32.2	19.3	2.3	3.2	1.1	0.0	6.8	17.3	39.3	1.7	5.2	32.4	4.0	5.1	79.2	49.4	0.5	1.8	2.0	1,287	92	45	1	80	99	-193
8	Caitlin Clark C. Clark	769	337	40	35.4	19.2	5.7	8.4	1.3	0.7	6.1	14.5	41.7	3.1	8.9	34.4	4.1	4.5	90.6	58.3	0.4	5.3	5.6	1,416	227	53	27	223	111	-63
9	Elena Delle Donne E. Delle Donne	751	71	40	31.6	18.8	5.4	1.8	0.7	1.8	5.9	14.0	42.3	1.3	3.2	40.3	5.6	6.0	94.1	56.5	1.5	3.8	1.3	1,264	214	27	72	50	62	+268
10	Tamika Catchings T. Catchings	737	144	40	36.0	18.4	8.6	3.6	2.6	1.2	5.9	13.8	42.8	2.4	6.0	39.6	4.3	5.3	80.6	57.1	2.9	5.8	2.7	1,439	344	105	46	107	128	-51
11	Yolanda Griffith Y. Griffith	722	59	40	33.2	18.1	10.6	1.5	2.7	1.9	6.7	12.4	53.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.8	7.5	63.1	57.6	4.7	5.9	2.3	1,328	423	109	77	92	134	+257
12	Natalie Williams N. Williams	720	41	40	34.6	18.0	10.1	1.0	1.3	0.7	6.4	12.5	51.1	0.1	0.1	40.0	5.2	6.8	76.5	58.2	4.1	6.0	2.6	1,383	405	50	28	102	157	-83
13	Breanna Stewart B. Stewart	707	127	40	34.0	17.7	9.1	3.2	1.3	1.8	5.9	13.3	44.5	1.3	4.0	32.9	4.6	5.5	83.9	56.5	1.3	7.8	2.4	1,361	363	51	71	95	101	+113
14	Candace Parker C. Parker	706	138	40	33.7	17.7	9.4	3.5	1.3	2.2	6.7	13.0	51.2	0.3	0.8	33.3	4.0	5.5	73.9	57.2	2.6	6.8	2.8	1,348	376	51	88	111	110	+125
15	Chamique Holdsclaw C. Holdsclaw	699	96	40	34.7	17.5	7.8	2.4	1.2	0.8	6.9	15.2	45.2	0.3	1.3	22.0	3.5	4.5	77.1	50.9	2.2	5.6	3.5	1,387	311	47	33	140	88	-42
16	Nikki McCray N. McCray	698	114	40	32.8	17.5	3.1	2.9	1.3	0.1	6.4	15.6	40.8	0.9	3.1	29.0	3.9	5.1	75.5	49.0	1.2	1.9	4.1	1,310	122	52	2	162	112	-428
17	Diana Taurasi D. Taurasi	691	156	40	33.7	17.3	4.4	3.9	1.3	0.8	6.2	15.0	41.3	1.9	5.6	34.1	3.0	3.9	76.8	51.7	0.8	3.6	2.8	1,348	177	53	32	111	140	+28
18	Lisa Leslie L. Leslie	680	99	40	32.2	17.0	9.8	2.5	1.5	2.1	6.1	13.8	44.2	0.3	1.3	24.5	4.5	6.9	65.1	50.5	2.5	7.3	3.9	1,288	392	60	85	154	153	+100
19	Ruthie Bolton R. Bolton	658	88	40	31.8	16.5	4.8	2.2	1.7	0.0	5.8	15.0	38.6	2.3	7.0	33.1	2.5	3.4	73.7	49.8	1.2	3.7	2.0	1,271	193	69	1	79	104	-37
20	Odyssey Sims O. Sims	657	166	40	33.6	16.4	3.0	4.2	1.4	0.3	5.7	14.4	39.6	1.3	4.0	33.3	3.7	4.4	84.1	50.3	0.8	2.2	2.3	1,344	119	55	10	90	99	-15
21	Rhyne Howard R. Howard	653	113	40	31.3	16.3	4.6	2.8	1.5	0.7	5.5	15.0	36.6	2.5	7.2	34.6	2.8	3.7	76.9	49.0	0.9	3.7	1.5	1,253	182	61	29	58	103	-165
22	Tina Charles T. Charles	652	56	40	31.3	16.3	11.3	1.4	0.8	1.7	6.5	13.0	49.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.4	4.5	76.4	54.4	3.7	7.6	2.1	1,253	452	30	66	85	91	+32
23	Jennifer Gillom J. Gillom	650	37	40	31.1	16.3	5.8	0.9	1.5	0.4	6.1	13.7	44.6	0.8	2.1	35.3	3.3	4.4	73.4	51.8	1.6	4.3	2.4	1,243	232	58	17	97	128	+135
24	Betty Lennox B. Lennox	628	92	40	29.4	15.7	5.7	2.3	1.5	0.3	5.8	13.9	41.7	1.7	4.4	38.3	2.4	3.0	81.5	51.6	1.7	4.1	2.9	1,177	229	61	13	117	134	+10
25	Andrea Stinson A. Stinson	626	177	40	35.9	15.7	5.3	4.4	1.6	0.7	6.2	13.8	44.7	0.9	2.9	32.5	2.4	3.3	72.9	51.4	1.6	3.8	3.3	1,435	212	64	26	132	85	+78

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WNBA 2026 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.3

Ogunbowale

27.5

Wilson

27.0

Stewart

Playoffs RPG Leaders

15.0

Iriafen

10.2

Jones

9.5

Stokes

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.7

Clark

8.8

Canada

6.2

Young

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.2

Howard

2.2

Canada

2.0

Gray

Playoffs BPG Leaders

2.8

Jones

2.2

Stewart

2.2

Reese

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.7

Clark

3.2

Ionescu

3.0

Laksa

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Jocytė

113.6

VanSlooten

110.0

Laksa

WNBA 2026 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

114.8

114.5

113.0

111.5

109.0

106.9

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

102.9

105.0

107.2

108.0

115.1

116.4

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

11.9

9.4

4.3

-1.1

-7.4

-8.7

WNBA Fantasy 2026

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

284.2

Wilson

262.3

Stewart

226.8

Williams

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

282.5

Wilson

255.5

Stewart

233.3

Williams

Playoffs USG% Leaders

93.7

Bibby

44.6

Koné

37.0

Ogunbowale

Playoffs MPG Leaders

40.0

Stewart

38.3

Gray

38.2

Howard

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.50

Bibby

1.41

Okot

1.39

Boston

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.75

Bibby

1.39

Boston

1.34

Okot

WNBA 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

27-17

22-18

21-17

24-20

20-17

22-21

Worst Record ATS

15-26

15-21

16-20

18-21

19-21

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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