which wnba forwards have the best defensive rating

Laeticia Amihere has the lowest defensive rating by a forward this season, with a 95.7 rating.

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  • 2026 season
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  • 375+ MIN/44TG
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1Laeticia Amihere
L. Amihere
95.7
2026
GSV GSV
39
11.7
3.9
3.0
1.0
0.5
0.8
1.4
2.9
49.1
0.2
0.4
41.2
0.8
1.5
57.9
54.6
1.2
1.8
0.8
457
152
117
38
18
30
30
60
+90
2Gabby Williams
G. Williams
98.2
2026
GSV GSV
39
25.1
14.4
3.3
2.2
1.6
0.2
5.2
12.8
40.4
1.7
5.0
34.2
2.3
3.1
73.6
50.6
0.6
2.6
1.5
977
560
128
87
64
6
58
52
+108
3Angel Reese
A. Reese
99.3
2026
ATL ATL
43
31.0
16.4
12.1
2.8
1.8
0.7
5.8
12.9
45.1
0.3
1.3
19.3
4.5
6.3
72.1
52.4
4.8
7.3
3.1
1,335
705
521
120
77
32
133
160
+306
4Cecilia Zandalasini
C. Zandalasini
100.6
2026
GSV GSV
37
19.0
8.6
2.1
1.7
0.9
0.2
3.1
8.0
39.3
1.3
4.0
32.4
1.0
1.2
82.6
50.4
0.3
1.8
1.4
703
318
79
64
32
6
50
72
+106
5Kayla Thornton
K. Thornton
101.4
2026
GSV GSV
44
24.3
7.7
4.5
0.7
0.7
0.3
2.5
6.9
36.1
1.5
4.3
34.7
1.3
1.4
90.3
51.6
1.3
3.2
0.7
1,070
340
198
30
29
11
29
89
+234
6Kiki Iriafen
K. Iriafen
101.7
2026
WAS WAS
41
28.1
15.3
9.6
1.5
0.7
0.4
6.0
11.6
51.3
0.4
1.1
33.3
3.0
4.6
65.1
56.0
3.1
6.5
1.8
1,154
626
394
62
27
18
72
135
+79
7Natasha Howard
N. Howard
101.7
2026
MIN MIN
44
28.4
14.8
7.6
3.3
1.6
1.0
6.0
10.1
59.8
0.1
0.4
18.8
2.6
3.7
72.0
63.1
3.4
4.3
2.5
1,249
651
336
144
70
44
110
149
+333
8Napheesa Collier
N. Collier
101.8
2026
MIN MIN
16
29.3
16.8
6.9
2.6
1.3
0.9
6.3
12.6
50.0
1.5
3.4
44.4
2.6
3.1
85.7
59.9
1.1
5.8
2.2
469
268
110
41
20
15
35
28
+78
9Janelle Salaün
J. Salaün
101.9
2026
GSV GSV
40
22.1
12.7
4.0
1.2
0.6
0.1
4.1
9.7
42.5
2.3
5.9
39.2
2.2
2.7
79.6
58.4
1.1
2.9
0.8
882
509
158
48
23
4
32
85
+160
10Awak Kuier
A. Kuier
101.9
2026
DAL DAL
41
18.6
6.3
3.9
1.0
0.6
1.8
2.3
4.6
50.8
0.8
2.0
39.0
0.9
1.2
71.4
61.5
0.8
3.1
1.0
764
259
160
43
24
72
41
71
+141
11Nia Brodie
N. Brodie
102.8
2026
MIN MIN
44
22.3
6.2
4.3
1.8
0.9
1.0
2.3
5.4
43.2
1.3
3.3
38.2
0.3
0.5
58.3
55.4
0.9
3.4
0.7
981
273
187
77
41
44
31
94
+140
12Breanna Stewart
B. Stewart
103.4
2026
NYL NYL
42
33.0
20.8
8.3
3.3
1.4
1.3
7.1
15.1
47.4
0.7
2.9
25.4
5.8
6.9
84.1
57.5
1.5
6.8
2.0
1,384
875
348
137
57
54
85
90
+108
13Natasha Mack
N. Mack
104.7
2026
PHX PHX
36
22.6
8.9
6.7
1.1
0.9
1.3
3.8
6.2
60.3
0.1
0.3
22.2
1.3
1.6
81.4
64.0
2.2
4.5
0.9
815
320
241
41
33
48
34
88
-38
14Alanna Smith
A. Smith
105.3
2026
DAL DAL
32
17.9
6.0
3.9
1.0
0.7
0.5
2.3
5.1
45.7
0.6
2.2
26.1
0.8
1.2
67.6
53.5
1.1
2.8
1.2
572
193
126
33
23
15
38
76
-10
15Jessica Shepard
J. Shepard
105.5
2026
DAL DAL
42
31.7
14.5
11.1
5.3
0.7
0.1
5.9
10.3
57.5
0.0
0.3
9.1
2.6
3.9
67.7
60.4
2.8
8.3
1.9
1,333
608
467
223
30
3
81
87
+156
16Cameron Brink
C. Brink
105.9
2026
LAS LAS
31
19.2
9.5
5.0
1.5
0.6
1.8
3.3
7.1
46.4
0.9
2.9
31.5
2.1
2.7
77.1
57.7
1.5
3.5
2.4
595
296
155
46
20
55
75
111
-43
17NaLyssa Smith
N. Smith
106.3
2026
LVA LVA
38
24.3
11.7
6.4
0.9
0.6
0.7
4.8
7.6
63.8
0.0
0.2
12.5
2.0
3.5
57.5
64.2
2.2
4.2
0.9
925
444
244
34
24
25
33
121
+97
18Jordan Horston
J. Horston
106.5
2026
SEA SEA
37
17.5
4.5
3.5
1.3
1.0
0.5
1.7
4.8
36.2
0.4
1.6
21.3
0.7
1.0
67.6
42.9
0.9
2.6
1.2
649
166
131
47
37
18
46
65
-120
19DeWanna Bonner
D. Bonner
106.5
2026
TOT
42
26.8
10.4
6.0
1.6
1.1
0.7
3.4
8.5
40.2
1.2
4.4
27.9
2.3
2.7
84.3
53.4
0.9
5.1
0.8
1,125
436
252
66
46
29
34
69
-40
20Azurá Stevens
A. Stevens
106.6
2026
CHI CHI
32
24.5
10.6
6.4
2.1
0.8
0.8
4.0
9.5
42.6
0.9
3.4
25.5
1.7
2.1
77.9
50.9
1.3
5.1
1.6
784
339
205
67
27
24
52
95
-95
21Emily Engstler
E. Engstler
106.8
2026
PDX PDX
44
24.7
10.1
5.7
2.1
1.4
1.4
3.8
8.2
46.5
1.3
3.4
37.1
1.3
1.8
71.8
56.7
1.3
4.5
1.9
1,085
446
252
92
61
63
83
136
-87
22Myisha Hines-Allen
M. Hines-Allen
106.9
2026
IND IND
38
13.9
3.8
3.3
1.5
0.5
0.4
1.5
3.1
48.7
0.2
0.7
32.0
0.5
0.9
60.6
53.9
0.6
2.7
1.2
527
144
125
56
18
14
44
78
+54
23Makayla Timpson
M. Timpson
107.0
2026
IND IND
43
19.1
5.7
4.9
0.5
0.6
0.8
2.3
3.6
64.1
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.4
69.4
66.3
1.5
3.4
0.8
820
243
209
22
26
34
34
87
+162
24Monique Billings
M. Billings
107.0
2026
IND IND
43
18.7
6.5
4.8
1.0
0.8
0.5
2.2
4.3
51.6
0.1
0.4
27.8
1.9
2.5
75.7
59.6
1.8
3.0
0.8
805
278
205
41
36
20
35
92
+27
25Aneesah Morrow
A. Morrow
107.1
2026
TOT
27
22.2
11.0
8.3
1.4
0.9
0.5
4.2
10.0
42.2
0.9
3.1
27.4
1.7
2.6
64.3
49.2
2.6
5.7
1.6
599
296
224
39
24
13
42
59
-149
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More Valkyries Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

21.2

Williams

Gabby Williams

RPG

9.6

Stokes

Kiah Stokes

APG

3.9

Williams

Gabby Williams
Team Rankings

ORTG

108.6

7th

DRTG

99.3

1st

NETRTG

9.3

1st

3P%

34.4

6th

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
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
10/24
GSV GSV
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Mon
10/26
ATL ATL
@
GSV GSV
8:00 PM
Thu
10/29
GSV GSV
@
ATL ATL
8:00 PM
Sat
10/31
ATL ATL
@
GSV GSV
8:00 PM
Last Game
GSV Valkyries

1 - 2

71

Final

97

ATL Dream

2 - 1

Wed 21 Oct 2026

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

10.3

Reese

Angel Reese

10.2

Jones

Jonquel Jones
Playoffs APG Leaders

9.7

Clark

Caitlin Clark

8.6

Canada

Jordin Canada

6.2

Young

Jackie Young
Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.9

Howard

Rhyne Howard

2.0

Williams

Gabby Williams

2.0

McBride

Kayla McBride
Playoffs BPG Leaders

2.8

Jones

Jonquel Jones

2.6

Stokes

Kiah Stokes

2.2

Stewart

Breanna Stewart
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
Wings

113.0

Liberty

111.5

Dream

109.4

Fever

109.0

Aces

106.9

Valkyries

104.4
Playoffs DRtg Rankings
Dream

96.4

Valkyries

103.4

Liberty

107.2

Aces

108.0

Mystics

115.1

Fever

116.4
Playoffs NetRtg Rankings
Dream

13.1

Liberty

4.3

Valkyries

1.0

Aces

-1.1

Fever

-7.4

Wings

-8.7

WNBA Fantasy 2026

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

342.4

Reese

Angel Reese

322.9

Williams

Gabby Williams

304.9

Canada

Jordin Canada
Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

338

Reese

Angel Reese

329.8

Williams

Gabby Williams

313.3

Canada

Jordin Canada
Playoffs USG% Leaders

93.7

Bibby

Chloe Bibby

44.9

Koné

Sika Koné

37.0

Ogunbowale

Arike Ogunbowale
Playoffs MPG Leaders

40.0

Stewart

Breanna Stewart

38.3

Gray

Chelsea Gray

38.0

McBride

Kayla McBride
Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.97

Koné

Sika Koné

2.50

Bibby

Chloe Bibby

1.64

Okot

Madina Okot
Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

3.17

Koné

Sika Koné

2.75

Bibby

Chloe Bibby

1.55

Okot

Madina Okot

WNBA 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS
Valkyries

28-19

Mystics

22-18

Sparks

21-17

Aces

24-20

Dream

24-22

Sky

20-17
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
Sat
7/4
GSV GSV
@
ATL ATL
88-83
Sat
7/4
PDX PDX
@
SEA SEA
77-72
Sun
7/5
DAL DAL
@
TOR TOR
89-76
Sun
7/5
IND IND
@
LVA LVA
84-68
Mon
7/6
GSV GSV
@
WAS WAS
62-49

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
10/24
GSV GSV
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Mon
10/26
ATL ATL
@
GSV GSV
8:00 PM
Thu
10/29
GSV GSV
@
ATL ATL
8:00 PM
Sat
10/31
ATL ATL
@
GSV GSV
8:00 PM