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Most Total selections to the All-WNBA Team; Diana Taurasi with 14 selections; Most First-team selections to the All-WNBA Team; Diana Taurasi with 10 selections; Most MVPs; Sheryl Swoopes, Lisa Leslie, Lauren Jackson and A’ja Wilson with 3 selections; Most Total selections to the All-Defensive Team; Tamika Catchings with 11 selections
The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) was founded in 1996 and began play in 1997. [1] The WNBA has kept a record of its win–loss statistics since its inception. There are currently 12 teams that play in the WNBA, and there are also six defunct WNBA teams accounted for in the league's win–loss records.
The following is a list of the players who have scored the most points during their WNBA careers. Diana Taurasi, the WNBA's all-time leading scorer. Scoring leaders
WNBA players are awarded bonuses for certain achievements. Some of the bonuses given by the league (amount is per player), from 2020 to 2027 (the duration of the current CBA): WNBA champion: $11,356; Runner-up: $5,678; Most Valuable Player: $15,450; All-WNBA First Team member: $10,300; and All-Star Game participant: $2,575. [136]
Player Pos [b] Team GP Field goals made 3-point field goals made Free throws made Total points Points per game; 1997 ‡ Cynthia Cooper * G Houston Comets: 28 191 67 172 621 22.2 1998 ‡ Cynthia Cooper * (2) G Houston Comets: 30 203 64 210 680 22.7 1999: Cynthia Cooper * (3) G Houston Comets: 31 212 58 204 686 22.1 2000 ‡ Sheryl Swoopes * F ...
Sue Bird is the WNBA's all-time leader in assists, with 3,234. The following is a list of the players who have achieved the most assists during their WNBA careers. Statistics accurate as of the 2024 WNBA season .
The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) All-Star Game is an annual exhibition basketball game played between the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference All-Stars. Eleven players, five starters and six reserves, from each conference are chosen. The starters are chosen through electronic ballots cast daily by fans on WNBA.com.
The All-WNBA Team is composed of two five-woman lineups—a first and second team, comprising a total of 10 roster spots. Through the 2021 season, all teams consisted of a center, two forwards, and two guards. On August 5, 2022, the league announced that future All-WNBA Teams would be selected without regard to player position. [1]