most points by a player in their first 5 seasons

Diana Taurasi posted the most points in her first 5 seasons, with 3,398 points.

	NAME	PTS	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Diana Taurasi D. Taurasi	3,398	167	32.8	20.3	4.3	4.1	1.3	1.0	6.9	15.8	43.5	2.5	7.1	35.9	4.1	5.0	81.6	56.5	0.7	3.6	2.7	5,478	716	679	214	160	448	559	+325
2	Cappie Pondexter C. Pondexter	3,212	163	32.4	19.7	3.9	4.2	1.0	0.2	7.0	15.6	44.6	1.4	3.9	36.4	4.3	5.1	85.8	55.1	0.8	3.1	2.3	5,277	635	692	165	33	374	412	+373
3	Arike Ogunbowale A. Ogunbowale	3,169	157	33.4	20.2	3.0	3.7	1.4	0.1	6.9	17.5	39.6	2.5	7.0	35.2	3.9	4.6	84.2	51.6	0.6	2.5	2.2	5,240	477	574	219	8	340	384	-113
4	Maya Moore M. Moore	3,128	169	31.3	18.5	6.3	3.2	1.6	0.7	6.7	14.4	46.3	2.0	5.2	37.9	3.2	3.7	86.3	57.7	1.9	4.4	1.9	5,298	1,069	547	276	125	328	456	+1351
5	Angel McCoughtry A. McCoughtry	3,088	158	28.2	19.5	4.7	3.0	2.3	0.7	6.7	15.7	42.8	0.7	2.8	26.5	5.3	6.7	79.2	52.3	1.6	3.0	3.2	4,454	740	475	361	116	513	444	+457
6	Rhyne Howard R. Howard	3,044	175	33.5	17.4	4.4	3.6	1.7	0.8	5.7	14.9	38.1	2.8	8.2	34.4	3.2	3.9	81.9	52.3	0.8	3.6	1.7	5,866	773	622	302	132	289	468	+270
7	Breanna Stewart B. Stewart	2,982	149	32.8	20.0	8.9	2.9	1.3	1.6	6.9	14.6	47.3	1.6	4.4	36.6	4.6	5.6	82.9	58.8	1.2	7.6	2.1	4,880	1,320	438	192	241	319	354	+861
8	Katie Smith K. Smith	2,865	159	36.0	18.0	3.4	2.4	0.9	0.2	5.6	13.5	41.4	2.3	6.3	36.6	4.5	5.3	85.9	56.9	1.1	2.3	2.2	5,721	533	383	143	35	355	470	-143
9	Tamika Catchings T. Catchings	2,853	166	34.8	17.2	7.8	3.7	2.5	1.0	5.4	13.4	40.6	1.6	4.7	35.0	4.7	5.7	82.1	54.0	2.3	5.5	2.6	5,770	1,299	609	416	166	431	503	+245
10	Lauren Jackson L. Jackson	2,853	155	33.8	18.4	7.8	1.6	1.2	2.2	6.5	14.9	44.1	1.3	3.9	34.2	4.0	5.0	79.8	54.0	2.4	5.5	1.9	5,232	1,210	255	189	338	295	491	+461
11	A'ja Wilson A. Wilson	2,849	149	30.5	19.1	8.4	2.3	1.0	1.7	7.0	14.7	47.3	0.2	0.6	37.6	5.0	6.2	80.7	54.8	1.8	6.6	1.6	4,547	1,256	339	147	254	244	294	+680
12	Tina Charles T. Charles	2,833	164	32.7	17.3	10.5	1.8	0.8	1.4	7.1	15.4	46.1	0.0	0.1	8.3	3.1	4.1	75.0	50.3	3.4	7.1	2.2	5,356	1,730	287	139	222	362	339	-55
13	Lisa Leslie L. Leslie	2,670	151	31.7	17.7	9.3	2.2	1.2	2.1	6.4	13.8	46.2	0.5	1.4	33.8	4.5	6.1	73.3	53.7	2.5	6.8	3.4	4,792	1,403	333	182	313	506	622	+828
14	Sophia Young-Malcolm S. Young-Malcolm	2,658	167	32.4	15.9	6.2	1.9	1.5	0.4	6.0	13.0	46.7	0.2	0.6	25.7	3.7	4.9	74.6	52.6	1.9	4.2	1.8	5,414	1,029	311	257	67	295	412	-23
15	Seimone Augustus S. Augustus	2,652	130	32.9	20.4	3.8	2.1	0.9	0.5	8.0	16.9	47.2	0.9	2.5	36.6	3.5	4.1	86.6	54.6	0.7	3.1	2.0	4,272	490	268	123	61	254	200	-41
16	Elena Delle Donne E. Delle Donne	2,648	130	31.2	20.4	6.6	1.6	0.8	1.7	6.7	14.6	46.1	1.4	3.6	38.2	5.5	5.9	94.1	59.3	1.6	5.0	1.2	4,050	857	207	99	221	160	234	+683
17	Alana Beard A. Beard	2,636	162	32.7	16.3	4.2	3.1	1.8	0.7	5.9	14.0	42.2	1.2	3.4	34.2	3.3	4.3	76.4	51.1	0.6	3.5	2.7	5,303	679	495	292	111	433	493	-174
18	Candice Dupree C. Dupree	2,635	169	32.2	15.6	7.3	1.8	1.0	1.1	6.1	12.8	48.2	0.1	0.5	31.3	3.1	3.9	79.8	53.8	2.1	5.2	2.3	5,436	1,234	303	177	179	385	370	-513
19	Cynthia Cooper C. Cooper	2,601	124	35.2	21.0	3.2	4.9	1.5	0.3	6.5	14.1	45.8	1.9	5.1	37.8	6.1	7.0	87.1	60.9	0.8	2.5	3.4	4,364	402	602	192	35	422	265	+1175
20	Chamique Holdsclaw C. Holdsclaw	2,522	139	34.3	18.1	9.1	2.5	1.3	0.6	7.0	16.1	43.5	0.3	1.3	24.3	3.8	4.9	77.4	49.6	2.4	6.8	3.0	4,762	1,268	354	182	80	412	314	-204
21	Nneka Ogwumike N. Ogwumike	2,507	156	29.0	16.1	7.7	1.8	1.4	0.8	6.2	11.0	56.4	0.1	0.4	38.3	3.6	4.3	83.2	62.5	2.5	5.3	1.9	4,527	1,205	284	221	128	289	451	+696
22	Kelsey Mitchell K. Mitchell	2,428	153	29.1	15.9	2.0	3.0	0.7	0.2	5.6	13.7	40.9	2.3	6.2	36.6	2.4	2.9	84.7	53.2	0.3	1.7	2.1	4,456	307	453	114	24	315	347	-874
23	Aliyah Boston A. Boston	2,407	160	30.0	15.0	8.4	3.0	1.2	1.2	6.1	11.2	54.2	0.4	1.0	35.0	2.5	3.3	76.7	59.4	2.5	5.9	2.0	4,805	1,348	486	194	186	319	506	+312
24	Jewell Loyd J. Loyd	2,387	163	28.8	14.6	3.5	2.9	1.1	0.2	5.1	12.1	42.0	1.3	3.7	34.1	3.2	3.7	88.3	53.5	0.9	2.6	2.1	4,697	573	478	182	38	346	267	+228
25	Yolanda Griffith Y. Griffith	2,343	144	32.5	16.3	9.8	1.5	2.0	1.4	5.8	11.2	52.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.6	6.5	71.4	58.0	4.2	5.6	2.4	4,680	1,413	211	292	204	343	510	+689

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7.7

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APG

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Team Rankings

ORTG

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DRTG

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NETRTG

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3P%

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2026 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
4	Wings	24	16	.600	7.0
5	Fire	16	24	.400	15.0
6	Sparks	15	25	.375	16.0
7	Mercury	14	26	.350	17.0
8	Storm	8	32	.200	23.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 9/17	PHX	@	PDX	10:00 PM
Sat 9/19	PHX	@	DAL	1:00 PM
Mon 9/21	DAL	@	PHX	10:00 PM
Thu 9/24	LVA	@	PHX	10:00 PM

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11 - 29

Final

101

Mercury

14 - 26

Sat 29 Aug 2026

WNBA 2026 Leaders

PPG Leaders

26.0

Wilson

25.0

Mitchell

22.5

Clark

RPG Leaders

12.4

Reese

11.1

Shepard

9.4

Wilson

APG Leaders

8.4

Thomas

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Clark

7.4

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SPG Leaders

2.4

Howard

1.9

Canada

1.8

Reese

BPG Leaders

2.0

Wilson

1.7

Brink

1.7

Stokes

3PM Leaders

3.3

Howard

3.3

Mabrey

3.0

Mitchell

TS% Leaders

69.3

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68.4

Carter

66.9

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WNBA 2026 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

116.5

114.3

112.9

111.9

111.8

111.3

DRtg Rankings

100.1

104.5

105.0

107.2

107.8

NetRtg Rankings

9.9

9.6

7.3

6.2

5.1

4.6

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8-32

10-30

11-29

14-26

15-25

WNBA Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,846.3

Wilson

1,595.7

Stewart

1,540

Reese

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,826.8

Wilson

1,577.3

Reese

1,577

Stewart

USG% Leaders

32.8

Wilson

31.8

Clark

30.5

Mabrey

MPG Leaders

34.6

Howard

33.5

Thomas

33.2

Citron

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.56

Wilson

1.35

Boston

1.32

Malonga

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.54

Wilson

1.36

Clark

1.35

Boston

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21-13

20-14

19-15

18-14

18-16

18-15

Worst Record ATS

11-21

13-21

14-18

15-17

15-18

15-16

WNBA 2026 Standings

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lynx - x	31	9	.775
2	Valkyries - x	29	11	.725	2.0
3	Aces - x	27	13	.675	4.0
4	Dream - x	26	14	.650	5.0
5	Fever - x	26	14	.650	5.0
6	Liberty - x	24	16	.600	7.0
7	Mystics - x	24	16	.600	7.0
8	Wings - x	24	16	.600	7.0
9	Fire - e	16	24	.400	15.0
10	Sky - e	15	25	.375	16.0
11	Sparks - e	15	25	.375	16.0
12	Mercury - e	14	26	.350	17.0
13	Tempo - e	11	29	.275	20.0
14	Sun - e	10	30	.250	21.0
15	Storm - e	8	32	.200	23.0

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Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 6/14	ATL	@	TOR	102-77
Mon 6/15	LVA	@	DAL	66-96
Mon 6/15	PDX	@	MIN	74-107
Mon 6/15	LAS	@	GSV	58-78
Tue 6/16	TOR	@	IND	91-113

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 9/17	CON	@	ATL	7:30 PM
Thu 9/17	WAS	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Thu 9/17	LAS	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Thu 9/17	LVA	@	SEA	10:00 PM
Thu 9/17	PHX	@	PDX	10:00 PM

Diana Taurasi posted the most points in her first 5 seasons, with 3,398 points.

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