Who Are The Best WNBA Players Right Now?

The excitement and admiration for the WNBA continues to grow from the WNBA season to the next WNBA season. The 2024 campaign delivered all-time records for the league as the next wave of superstars arrived to help deliver additional hype to go along with a long list of stellar stars surrounding the league. As the hype for the league grows top stars such as A’ja Wilson who lands atop the Top 10 WNBA Players 2024 Rankings list continues to dominate the league night in and night out.

Wilson, who finished the season leading the league in scoring while averaging 26.9 points per game also took home her third WNBA MVP Award while being selected for her sixth WNBA All-Star team as well as her fourth All-WNBA First Team selection.

As Wilson continues to rank among the best players in the WNBA, a fresh face joining the ranks of the best WNBA players is rookie Caitlin Clark. Clark put together a stellar rookie season while leading the WNBA in assists. Joining Wilson and Clark among the best players in the WNBA include Breanna Stewart of the New York Liberty, Napheesa Collier of the Minnesota Lynx, and Alyssa Thomas of the Connecticut Sun.

Here is a look at the Top 10 WNBA Players 2024 Rankings:

Honorable Mention

Sabrina Ionescu

Team: New York Liberty

Position: Guard

Previous Ranking: 10

Just missing the Top 10 WNBA Players 2024 Rankings list is the New York Liberty’s guard Sabrina Ionescu. Ionescu ranks among the best shooters in the WNBA, and it was on full display during the WNBA Finals. The former Oregon Ducks guard posted her first season averaging at least 18 points per game (18.2) while playing at least 30 games during the regular season.

The production did not stop there as Ionescu also added 4.4 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game. Meanwhile on the defensive end of the floor Ionescu added one steal per game while providing solid defense to limit opponents from scoring.

Dearica Hamby

Team: Los Angeles Sparks

Position: Forward

Previous Ranking: 6

Like Sabrina Ionescu, Dearica Hamby of the Los Angeles Sparks came up just short of landing among the 10 best women’s basketball players within the WNBA. Hamby, who just capped off her second season with the Sparks turned in her best season of her career setting career highs in scoring (17.3), rebounds (9.2), and assists per game (3.5).

Despite not much to cheer about for most of the season, the Sparks forward turned in a strong season while delivering veteran leadership to a team that lacked all around talent. In addition to those numbers the Sparks forward posted 1.7 steals per game while providing a ton of defensive presence on the opposite end of the hardwood.

Top 10 WNBA Players 2024 Rankings

10. Britney Griner

Team: Phoenix Mercury

Position: Center

Previous Ranking: Unranked

Sliding in at number 10 on the Top 10 WNBA Players 2024 Rankings is the long-time center of the Phoenix Mercury Britney Griner. Griner, who is not a young dynamic down low player she once was but still ranks among the best defensive players down low within the WNBA and a threat on both ends of the floor.

The 34-year-old veteran center finished off the 2024 WNBA season averaging 17.8 points per game to go along with 6.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game. Meanwhile the former Baylor Bears center capped off another strong season on the defensive side of the floor posting 1.5 blocked shots per game.

7. Kahleah Copper

Team: Phoenix Mercury

Position: Guard

Previous Ranking: 7

Coming off a move from the Chicago Sky to the Phoenix Mercury, Kahleah Copper did not disappoint on a team loaded with aging veterans. Nonetheless, Copper who had spent the previous seven seasons with the Sky turned in her best season of her WNBA career posting career highs in minutes played (32.4), points scored (21.1) and assists per game (2.3).

Overall, the 30-year-old posted a career season while turning a new chapter in her WNBA career while delivering the Mercury a scorer to help compete within a league of talented stars. In addition, Copper finished the season ranked third among all WNBA players in scoring while posting her new career high of 21.1 points per game.

6. Arike Ogunbowale

Team: Dallas Wings

Position: Guard

Previous Ranking: 3

The 2024 WNBA season did not play out the way the Dallas Wings had hoped entering the season, however none of those struggles were due to the play from Arike Ogunbowale. The 27-year-old guard from the Notre Dame Fighting Irish did a little bit of everything including finishing second among all WNBA scorers while averaging 22.2 points per game while shooting 38.3 percent from the floor.

The 22.2 points per game marked the third time over her first six WNBA seasons, crossing the 20-point mark average during the regular season. In addition to her offensive success the former Fighting Irish star finished the 2024 WNBA season leading all players while averaging a career high 2.1 steals per game on the defensive end of the floor.

5. Alyssa Thomas

Team: Connecticut Sun

Position: Forward

Previous Ranking: Honorable Mention

Rounding out the Top 5 on the Top 10 WNBA Players 2024 Rankings list is the long time Connecticut Sun Alyssa Thomas who is capping off her 11th WNBA season all with the Sun. The former Maryland Terps women’s basketball star does it all on both ends of the floor.

Thomas finished the season ranked in the Top 10 in rebounds (8.4), assists (7.9), and steals (1.6) while also averaging 10.6 points per game. The 10.6 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 7.9 assists marked the third straight season the veteran has averaged at least 10 points, eight rebounds, and six assists per game.

3. Napheesa Collier

Team: Minnesota Lynx

Position: Forward

Previous Ranking: 2

After a strong 2023 WNBA Season, Napheesa Collier didn’t take a step back during the 2024 WNBA schedule posting her second straight season averaging at least 20.4 points per game while helping to lead the Minnesota Lynx to the NBA Finals.

Despite coming up just short, it is hard not to be excited about the Lynx moving forward along with the play of Collier who will be looking to help the team make a deep run at a WNBA Championship next season.

To go along with the 20.4 points per game, the former UConn Huskies women’s basketball star also averaged 9.7 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 1.9 steals, and 1.4 blocked shots per game. The talented two-way star ranks among the leaders on both ends of the WNBA hardwood.

2. Breanna Stewart

Team: New York Liberty

Position: Forward

Previous Ranking: 4

It is hard to not like the style of game Breanna Stewart brings to the WNBA hardwood night in and night out. Stewart who is in her second season with the New York Liberty elected to return to the Liberty during free agency ultimately a move that paid off for both her and the Liberty with the team winning their first WNBA Championship.

Despite the former WNBA MVP numbers taking a small decline this season, the eight-year veteran still ranked among the leaders in scoring (20.4) and rebounding (8.5) while averaging 32.7 minutes per game. The 20.4 points per game marked the fourth consecutive season averaging at least 20 points per game and the fifth time overall.

1. A’ja Wilson

Team: Las Vegas Aces

Position: Forward

Previous Ranking: 1

In at number one on the Top 10 WNBA Players 2024 Rankings list is the 2024 WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces. Wilson continues to build a stored WNBA resume that includes not only her third WNBA MVP Award but also her fourth All-WNBA First Team selection, third WNBA All-Defensive First Team and sixth WNBA All-Star selection.

The 28-year-old former South Carolina Gamecock who just finished her seventh season within the WNBA finished off the year leading the league in scoring (26.9), second in rebounds per game (11.9), and first in blocked shots (2.6). In addition, Wilson along with rookie Angel Reese were the only two WNBA players to average a double double during the 2024 WNBA Season.

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