{"id":21457,"date":"2023-04-17T00:02:27","date_gmt":"2023-04-16T13:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wolfgangsport.com\/?p=21457"},"modified":"2024-05-07T23:27:42","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T12:27:42","slug":"best-wnba-players-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wolfgangsport.com\/best-wnba-players-of-all-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Best WNBA Players of All Time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
You’re here because you want to find out who the best WNBA players of all time are. Maybe it was generational talent Caitlin Clark that brought you here? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ever since the WNBA started in 1997, when the LA Sparks tipped off against the New York Liberty at the Great Western Forum in front of 14,284 fans, the league has been growing from strength to strength. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The WNBA has seen explosive growth<\/a> with StubHub sales increasing 93% in a year, and 41x since 2018. So who are the best WNBA players of all time? Let’s take a look at the top ten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One of the most dominant centers of her generation Sylvia Fowles is the WNBA’s all-time leader in double-doubles with 193 in total. <\/strong>She managed to average a double-double in 7 of the 14 seasons she played in. <\/p>\n\n\n\n A two-time WNBA champion, 2017 MVP and twice Finals MVP, Fowles is also the all-time leader in rebounds (4,007) and field goal percentage (59.9%). <\/p>\n\n\n\n Did You Know:<\/strong> Sylvia Fowles studied<\/a> mortuary science, and has a fascination with working on dead bodies. Yes, you heard that right! <\/p>\n\n\n\n The \u201cBird is the Word<\/em>\u201d, because Sue Bird is the only WNBA player ever to win titles in three different decades. Playing all 19 seasons of her career with the Seattle Storm, her first championship win was in 2004, and her fourth and final in 2020. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Both an exceptional shooter and playmaker, Sue Bird has the record for most wins in WNBA history with 333, as well as a record 13 All-Star appearances.<\/strong> Bird finished her career with averages of 11.7 points, 5.6 assists, 2.5 rebounds, and made 39% of her shots from three-point range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sheryl Swoopes was the first player ever to be signed to the WNBA in 1997. She also became the first player ever to record a triple-double on July 27, 1999 with 14 points, 15 rebounds and a 10-assist performance . <\/p>\n\n\n\n With the Houston Comets, Swoopes won the first four WNBA titles and she also won an NCAA title and Olympic gold medal across her illustrious career. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Add to her achievements three MVP awards, three Defensive Player of the Year Awards and two scoring titles amongst others and you can see why she’s on the best WNBA players we’ve ever seen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Did You Know:<\/strong> Sheryl Swoopes\u2019 son Jordan Jackson went undrafted in the 2021 NBA Draft. He won the 2024 G League dunk contest<\/a> while a member of the Maine Celtics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n10. Sylvia Fowles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
9. Sue Bird<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
8. Sheryl Swoopes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n