By Over the last years, the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) has witnessed some incredible talent across the nation. Ever since the league’s founding in 1996, women’s sport has remarkably evolved and developed.
Here are the 7 best WNBA players of all time:
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Sue Bird
Full name: Suzanne Brigit Bird
Born: October 16, 1980 (age 42)
Height: 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Playing career: 2002–2022
Position: Point guard
Sue Bird is an American retired pro basketball player who spent her whole career with the Seattle Storm of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was named the USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year in 2021. She is also a four-time WNBA champion and a thirteen-time WNBA All-Star.
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Tamika Catchings
Full name: Tamika Devonne Catchings
Born: July 21, 1979 (age 43)
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing career: 2002–2016
Position: Small forward
Tamika Catchings is a retired pro basketball player who spent her whole 15-year professional career for the Indiana Fever of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). She is a ten-time WNBA All-Star, seven-time All-WNBA First Team, and a five-time All-WNBA Second Team.
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Cynthia Cooper
Full name: Cynthia Lynne Cooper-Dyke
Born: April 14, 1963 (age 59)
Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing career: 1986–2000, 2003
Position: Point guard / Shooting guard
Considered one of the best players of all time in WNBA history, Cynthia Cooper is a four-time, WNBA champion, four-time WNBA Finals MVP, and a two-time WNBA MVP.
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Yolanda Griffith
Full name: Yolanda Evette Griffith
Born: March 1, 1970 (age 52)
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Playing career: 1993–2009
Position: Center
Yolanda Griffith was a basketball hall-of-fame player. She played in both the American Basketball League (ABL)athe Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). She is deemed one of the greatest rebounders and defensive players in Women’s Basketball history.
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Becky Hammon
Full name: Rebecca Lynn Hammon
Born: March 11, 1977 (age 45)
Height: 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Playing career: 1999–2014
Position: Point guard
Becky Hammon is an American-Russian retired pro basketball who played in the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). Hammon also represented the Russian national squad in the Olympics in 2008 and 2012. She is six-time WNBA All-Star, two-time All-WNBA First Team and a two-time All-WNBA Second Team.
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Lauren Jackson
Full name: Lauren Elizabeth Jackson
Born: 11 May 1981 (age 41)
Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Playing career: 1997–2016, 2022–present
Position: Power forward / Center
Lauren Jackson is an Australian pro basketball player who played in the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). She is considered one of the greatest basketball player in WNBA’s history. Jackson is a four-time WNBL MVP, four-time WNBL Grand Final MVP, five-time WNBL champion, six-time WNBL All-Star Five, seven-time WNBA All-Star, and three-time WNBA MVP.
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Lisa Leslie
Full name: Lisa Deshaun Leslie
Born: July 7, 1972 (age 50)[1]
Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Playing career: 1997–2009
Position: Center
Lisa Leslie is an American former pro basketball player who spent his entire professional career for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) from 1997 to 2009. Leslie is a two-time WNBA champion, two-time WNBA Finals MVP, three-time WNBA MVP, eight-time WNBA All-Star, three-time WNBA All-Star Game MVP, eight-time All-WNBA First Team, and a four-time All-WNBA Second Team.
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