F
Position
#1
Number
35 years
Sep 2, 1991
6'2"
Height
171 lbs
Weight
Toledo
OH
Rnd 1, #5
2014 Draft
Florida State
College
12 years
Experience
Awards
3x WNBA Champion
2017, 2018, 2020
Defensive Player Of The Year
2019
Most Improved Player
2018
2x All-Star
2019, 2022
All-WNBA 1st Team
2019
2x All-Defense 1st Team
2018, 2019
Summary
Natasha Howard has played 13 seasons for 5 teams, including the Lynx and Fever. She has averaged 11.8 points and 5.9 rebounds in 420 regular-season games. She was selected to play in 2 All-Star games. She has won 1 Most Improved Player award, 1 Defensive Player of the Year award and 3 WNBA championships.
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More Lynx Stats
Team Leaders 
PPG
19.7
Miles
RPG
7.7
Howard
APG
6.0
Miles
Team Rankings
ORTG
114.3
2nd
DRTG
104.5
2nd
NETRTG
9.9
1st
3P%
39.1
2nd
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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 |