Lisa Leslie had the best defensive rating in 2008, with a 109.5 rating.

Interpreted as:

top defense rank with a minimum of 375 minutes played per 44 team games by a player 2008

	NAME	DRTG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Lisa Leslie L. Leslie	109.5	2008	LAS	33	32.1	15.1	8.9	2.4	1.5	2.9	5.7	12.3	46.3	0.1	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
2	Candace Parker C. Parker	111.7	2008	LAS	33	33.6	18.5	9.5	3.4	1.3	2.3	7.0	13.4	52.3	0.3	0.8	42.3	4.2	5.7	73.3	58.2	2.5	6.9	2.8	1,109	610	313	113	42	75	93	91	+115
3	Yolanda Griffith Y. Griffith	112.5	2008	SEA	30	21.9	7.2	6.3	1.5	1.4	0.6	2.2	4.8	46.2	0.0	0.0		2.8	4.3	64.8	53.9	2.6	3.7	1.7	658	217	189	45	43	17	51	110	+98
4	Sancho Lyttle S. Lyttle	112.5	2008	HOU	27	18.1	8.2	6.1	0.9	1.4	1.0	3.4	5.9	58.2	0.0	0.0		1.4	1.9	74.5	61.5	1.8	4.3	1.2	489	222	166	24	37	26	33	64	+49
5	Alexis Hornbuckle A. Hornbuckle	113.0	2008	DET	34	22.0	5.4	4.1	2.1	2.3	0.3	1.9	5.2	35.4	0.5	1.3	35.6	1.2	1.9	63.6	44.4	1.6	2.5	1.4	747	184	138	71	79	10	49	97	+121
6	Ann Wauters A. Wauters	113.0	2008	SAN	32	30.6	14.7	7.5	1.8	1.1	1.2	6.1	11.4	53.3	0.3	1.0	35.5	2.2	3.1	71.4	57.6	1.5	6.0	2.2	980	471	239	56	36	38	70	75	+85
7	Sylvia Fowles S. Fowles	113.8	2008	CHI	17	25.0	10.4	7.4	0.3	1.1	2.1	4.5	8.5	52.4	0.0	0.0		1.4	2.4	58.5	54.0	1.6	5.8	2.2	425	176	126	5	18	36	38	32	-25
8	Ruth Riley R. Riley	114.6	2008	SAN	30	19.3	5.1	3.6	1.0	0.5	1.4	2.1	4.8	43.4	0.3	0.9	32.1	0.6	0.7	85.7	49.6	0.5	3.1	1.7	580	153	108	31	14	41	52	101	+76
9	Lauren Jackson L. Jackson	115.2	2008	SEA	21	33.0	20.2	7.0	1.2	1.5	1.6	7.1	15.7	45.2	1.3	4.5	29.5	4.7	5.0	93.4	56.4	1.9	5.1	1.9	694	425	147	26	31	33	40	67	+129
10	Sandrine Gruda S. Gruda	115.3	2008	CON	31	15.4	6.2	3.5	0.9	0.6	0.8	2.6	5.7	45.5	0.0	0.0		1.0	1.8	54.4	47.5	1.4	2.1	1.3	476	193	110	28	19	26	41	56	+47
11	Sheryl Swoopes S. Swoopes	115.9	2008	SEA	29	24.3	7.1	4.3	2.1	1.5	0.3	2.6	6.6	39.1	0.5	2.2	22.2	1.4	2.0	69.5	47.0	0.9	3.4	1.1	706	205	126	60	43	9	31	44	+83
12	Kerri Gardin K. Gardin	116.1	2008	CON	34	15.9	4.0	3.3	1.2	0.9	0.2	1.4	3.9	35.3	0.6	1.6	37.5	0.6	1.2	53.7	45.4	1.1	2.1	1.3	540	137	111	41	29	7	45	56	+80
13	Sophia Young-Malcolm S. Young-Malcolm	116.3	2008	SAN	33	31.9	17.5	5.6	2.3	1.6	0.5	6.3	13.1	47.8	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.9	6.2	78.6	55.0	1.6	4.1	1.7	1,054	576	186	75	53	17	57	86	+182
14	Lindsay Whalen L. Whalen	116.4	2008	CON	31	29.3	14.0	5.6	5.4	1.5	0.0	4.5	9.9	46.1	0.9	2.6	33.8	4.1	5.1	80.3	58.0	1.1	4.5	1.9	908	435	174	166	45	1	58	87	+121
15	Ashley Robinson A. Robinson	116.6	2008	SEA	33	10.0	0.9	2.2	0.4	0.4	0.6	0.4	1.3	30.2	0.0	0.0		0.1	0.3	30.0	30.6	0.9	1.3	0.8	329	29	72	12	12	20	28	62	-95
16	Nicky Anosike N. Anosike	116.6	2008	MIN	34	27.1	9.2	6.8	1.3	2.2	1.3	2.9	6.6	43.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.4	4.9	69.9	52.5	2.3	4.5	1.2	920	314	231	45	75	43	42	125	-10
17	Tamika Catchings T. Catchings	116.8	2008	IND	25	27.8	13.3	6.3	3.3	2.0	0.4	4.0	10.3	39.1	1.5	3.5	43.2	3.7	4.6	80.0	53.8	1.9	4.4	2.4	694	332	157	83	49	11	61	74	+64
18	Helen Darling H. Darling	117.2	2008	SAN	31	18.7	3.5	2.4	1.7	1.1	0.1	1.1	4.0	26.8	0.4	1.9	20.0	1.0	1.2	78.9	38.6	0.4	1.9	1.5	580	108	73	54	33	3	45	67	-8
19	Cheryl Ford C. Ford	117.8	2008	DET	24	26.5	10.1	8.7	0.9	1.0	0.4	3.7	7.7	48.1	0.0	0.0		2.7	4.8	56.0	51.5	3.1	5.6	1.0	637	243	208	22	24	9	23	70	+107
20	Morenike Atunrase M. Atunrase	117.8	2008	SAN	33	10.5	2.2	1.5	0.7	0.5	0.4	0.7	2.6	27.6	0.4	1.2	29.3	0.3	0.5	68.8	37.7	0.5	1.0	0.8	348	71	48	23	16	13	26	21	+35
21	Kara Braxton K. Braxton	118.3	2008	DET	33	17.9	8.9	5.1	0.8	0.4	0.7	3.2	7.8	41.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.5	3.3	74.3	48.2	1.5	3.6	1.6	590	295	168	27	14	24	54	84	-5
22	Vickie Johnson V. Johnson	118.9	2008	SAN	32	27.9	6.7	5.3	3.6	0.8	0.2	2.7	6.2	43.9	0.3	1.2	28.2	0.9	1.1	77.8	49.8	1.2	4.1	1.5	892	213	169	115	26	5	49	42	+78
23	Vanessa Hayden V. Hayden	119.0	2008	MIN	30	10.1	5.2	3.5	0.4	0.5	0.5	2.2	4.9	44.5	0.0	0.0		0.9	1.5	61.4	47.5	1.4	2.1	0.9	304	157	105	12	14	14	26	82	+17
24	Temeka Johnson T. Johnson	119.2	2008	LAS	23	17.1	4.2	1.9	3.1	1.0	0.1	1.5	4.4	34.7	0.0	0.4	0.0	1.1	1.6	72.2	41.1	0.5	1.3	1.6	393	96	43	71	24	2	37	38	+37
25	Shyra Ely-Gash S. Ely-Gash	119.3	2008	SEA	34	11.4	3.3	2.6	0.5	0.4	0.1	1.4	3.4	40.9	0.1	0.3	36.4	0.4	0.7	62.5	45.0	0.9	1.8	0.9	389	113	90	16	12	5	29	56	-60

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PPG

23.9

Plum

RPG

8.8

Ogwumike

APG

6.4

Plum

Team Rankings

ORTG

108.1

9th

DRTG

113.5

14th

NETRTG

-5.5

11th

3P%

33.3

9th

2026 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
4	Wings	20	14	.588	7.5
5	Fire	13	20	.394	14.0
6	Sparks	12	20	.375	14.5
7	Mercury	13	22	.371	15.0
8	Storm	7	28	.200	21.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 8/13	LAS	@	NYL	8:00 PM
Sat 8/15	LAS	@	WAS	7:30 PM
Tue 8/18	LAS	@	CON	7:00 PM
Thu 8/20	ATL	@	LAS	10:00 PM
Sat 8/22	CON	@	LAS	9:00 PM

Last Game

Mercury

13 - 22

Final

Sparks

12 - 20

Tue 11 Aug 2026

WNBA 2026 Leaders

PPG Leaders

26.3

Wilson

24.3

Mitchell

22.3

Plum

RPG Leaders

11.9

Reese

11.4

Shepard

9.8

Wilson

APG Leaders

8.2

Thomas

8.2

Clark

7.6

Canada

SPG Leaders

2.4

Howard

2.0

Canada

1.9

Lacan

BPG Leaders

2.1

Wilson

1.8

Stokes

1.8

Griner

3PM Leaders

3.3

Howard

3.2

Mabrey

2.9

McBride

TS% Leaders

71.4

Allemand

68.9

Cunningham

68.4

Carter

WNBA 2026 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

115.7

115.1

112.9

112.8

111.3

110.5

DRtg Rankings

101.7

103.7

104.0

105.5

107.8

108.0

NetRtg Rankings

11.0

8.8

7.0

4.5

4.4

3.9

Tank Leaderboard

7-28

8-23

10-23

12-22

13-22

12-20

WNBA Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,574.8

Wilson

1,384.7

Stewart

1,254.1

Thomas

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,560

Wilson

1,374

Stewart

1,283.3

Thomas

USG% Leaders

33.2

Wilson

32.0

Clark

30.2

Mabrey

MPG Leaders

34.5

Howard

34.0

Thomas

33.6

Citron

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.58

Wilson

1.35

Boston

1.31

Malonga

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.57

Wilson

1.37

Clark

1.36

Boston

WNBA 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

16-10

16-11

16-12

13-13

Worst Record ATS

8-18

9-17

11-16

11-14

13-14

12-10

WNBA 2026 Standings

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lynx - x	28	7	.800
2	Valkyries	24	9	.727	3.0
3	Aces	23	11	.676	4.5
4	Fever	21	12	.636	6.0
5	Dream	20	12	.625	6.5
6	Mystics	19	13	.594	7.5
7	Wings	20	14	.588	7.5
8	Liberty	20	14	.588	7.5
9	Fire	13	20	.394	14.0
10	Sparks	12	20	.375	14.5
11	Mercury	13	22	.371	15.0
12	Sky	12	22	.353	15.5
13	Tempo	10	23	.303	17.0
14	Sun	8	23	.258	18.0
15	Storm - e	7	28	.200	21.0

WNBA 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 5/27	CON	@	PDX	61-71
Wed 5/27	WAS	@	SEA	78-64
Thu 5/28	LVA	@	DAL	87-95
Thu 5/28	IND	@	GSV	88-90
Fri 5/29	MIN	@	CHI	79-58

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 8/13	ATL	@	CON	7:00 PM
Thu 8/13	LAS	@	NYL	8:00 PM
Thu 8/13	WAS	@	LVA	10:00 PM
Fri 8/14	DAL	@	IND	7:30 PM
Fri 8/14	PDX	@	SEA	10:00 PM

Lisa Leslie had the best defensive rating in 2008, with a 109.5 rating.

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7.6

2.4

2.0

1.9

2.1

1.8

1.8

3.3

3.2

2.9

71.4

68.9

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WNBA 2026 Rankings

WNBA Fantasy 2026

1,574.8

1,384.7

1,254.1

1,560

1,374

1,283.3

33.2

32.0

30.2

34.5

34.0

33.6

1.58

1.35

1.31

1.57

1.37

1.36

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