<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAnother UConn star, Maya Moore, was selected first overall in the 2011 draft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In her first season she made an immediate impact, earning an All-Star appearance. While her career was cut short due to her deciding to focus on criminal justice reform in 2019, Moore’s resume is remarkable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Moore won almost every award imaginable, including Rookie of the Year, Finals MVP, league MVP, a scoring title, and multiple All-WNBA First Team selections. Moore led the Minnesota Lynx team to six WNBA Finals over a seven-year span.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She averaged over 20 points per game twice and finished her career with averages of 18.4 points, 5.9 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and 1.7 steals per game. Moore would have easily been a top-five selection of all time had she not retired at the age of 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
7. Candace Parker <\/h2>\n\n\n\nForward\/Center, Los Angeles Sparks 2008-2020, Chicago Sky 2021-Present<\/h4>\n\n\n\n Parker was the first selection overall in the 2008 draft out of Tennessee. She shot over 52% from the floor as a rookie – while averaging 18.5 points per game. Parker took the league by storm, winning the “Rookie of the Year” award and MVP in the same season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Although she played mainly forward and center, Parker has the skills to play any position on the court. She won a WNBA championship in 2016 while named MVP of the Finals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Parker is among the top ten all-time in field goal percentage, rebounds, and blocked shots. She has been named for All-WNBA First Team six times and two times made the all-defensive team. She is still one of the most popular players in the league as she completed her 13th season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Parker also holds the distinction of being the first female on the cover of the NBA 2K game. She enters her 14th season with averages of 16.4 points, 8.6 rebounds, 4 assists, 1.5 blocked shots, and 1.3 steals per game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
8. Sue Bird <\/h2>\n\n\n\nGuard, Seattle Storm 2002-2022<\/h4>\n\n\n\n The top 10 best WNBA players of all time list continue to be dominated by players who attended UConn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bird played her entire 21-year career with Seattle, earning All-Star honours in her first and last season – with 11 other times in between.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Her longevity was unmatched, playing in more games than any player in league history. While doing so, she managed the point guard position as well as or better than anyone. A case in point is her four championship wins while leading the league in career assists with 3,234.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not only great at distributing the ball, but Bird was also a competent scorer, ranked seventh all-time in points and in the top 10 in field goals made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What is more, Bird was a defensive gem, ranked 4th in career steals with 725. Her consistently high play is clear to see as she won titles in three different decades. Bird retired with a career scoring average of 13.5 points, 6.4 assists, and 2.9 rebounds per game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
9. Sheryl Swoopes <\/h2>\n\n\n\nForward\/Guard, Houston Comets 1997-2007, Seattle Storm 2008, Tulsa Shock 2011<\/h4>\n\n\n\n Swoopes took her game from Texas Tech, to a season in Europe, then onto three gold medals as part of Team USA in the Summer Olympic Games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She was named WNBA All-Star for the first time in 1999 when she averaged 18.3 points and 6.3 rebounds per game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Swoopes was part of the Comets’ team that won four straight titles from 1997 to 2000. She was also named league MVP three times and “Defensive Player of the Year” three times. Swoopes was the first player to achieve an NCAA title, WNBA Championship, and Olympic gold medal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While other players had more impressive overall statistics, she is one of the original league faces – and played with an intensity on both ends of the floor like few others. Swoopes retired with averages of 15 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
10. Sylvia Fowles<\/h2>\n\n\n\nCenter, Chicago Sky 2008-2014, Minnesota Lynx 2015-2022<\/h4>\n\n\n\n Fowles was the second pick overall in 2008 out of LSU. She became an All-Star in her second season and two more times during her seven seasons in Chicago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It wasn’t until her first year with the Lynx that Fowles won a championship and earned MVP honours in the Finals. She won a second title and league and Finals MVP in 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She is the career leader in rebounds, field goal percentage, and double-doubles – and is in the top 5 for blocked shots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fowles displayed a high level of play and consistency throughout her career, as demonstrated in 2021, averaging a double-double (16 points, 10.1 rebounds) at age 35. She was named to the all-defensive team nine times and an all-star eight times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fowles retired after a storied career in 2022 with averages of 15.7 points, 9.8 rebounds, and 1.8 blocked shots per game.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The WNBA (Women’s National Basketball Association) has seen many excellent female basketball players come and go since the league began in 1997. The question is, how do you rank the top women’s basketball players of all time? After all, prominent player Cynthia Coopers was already 34 years old in her first season. In compiling this […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":6326,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bettingpunter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6324"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bettingpunter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bettingpunter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bettingpunter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bettingpunter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6324"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bettingpunter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6324\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bettingpunter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6326"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bettingpunter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6324"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bettingpunter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6324"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bettingpunter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6324"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}