The WNBA has been working hard to legitimize themselves as a valid sports league and the on court product has been consistently improving. Plus, the WNBA is home to some incredible athletes which is why we pulled together a list of the most talented WNBA players in league history! The men of the NBA better watch out cause it looks like the women are quickly taking the basketball world by storm.
Taylor Lilley
Lilley first got things going during her four year collegiate career at the University of Oregon. Lilley went undrafted in 2010 but was picked up for a year to play with the Phoenix Mercury. While Lilley is out of the WNBA and with her success, we doubt she’ll need unsecured loans in the future.
Taylor Lilley
Penny Taylor
Taylor’s career peaked in 2006 when she helped lead the Australian national team to a Gold Medal. Taylor had a spectacular 19 year career where she spent a majority of time with the Phoenix Mercury. With Taylor’s success we don’t imagine that she has to look for bad credit car loans online.
Penny Taylor
Lisa Leslie
Leslie is a three-time WNBA MVP and a four-time Olympic gold medal winner. As a 6’5″ center, she was the first player to dunk in a WNBA game! She has two WNBA championships over eleven seasons with the Los Angeles Sparks, before she retired in 2009.
Lisa Leslie
Skylar Diggins
Drafted third overall in the 2013 draft, Diggins hasn’t wasted much time in getting the whole league behind her. She was amazing at Notre Dame, but also as a steady point guard for the Dallas Wings. She has signed various endorsement deals with Nike and countless more.
Skylar Diggins
Tayler Hill
Tayler Hill moved heads during the 2013 WNBA Draft but hasn’t lived up to her first round draft status. Still, Hill is going to stay in the spotlight for a long time thanks to her dedication and pure heart.
Tayler Hill
Monica Wright
Wright was the WNBA’s all-rookie team when she was the second overall pick by Minnesota Lynx in 2010. In 2015, she played for Seattle Storm but missed a big chunk of the season due to a right knee injury. She has been playing overseas since 2011 but is now without a team due to a long-term knee injury.
Monica Wright
Jasmine Lister
Lister did a lot of work during her collegiate career, eventually returning to be an assistant coach at the University of Connecticut. Lister only played a single year in the WNBA, appearing in 7 games, so we are kind of cheating including her list.
Jasmine Lister
Tiffany Bias
Bias was selected in the second round of the 2014 WNBA Draft by Phoenix Mercury, 17th overall. She had a lot of limited playing time, but Bias and the Phoenix Mercury won the WBNA championship against Chicago Sky.
Tiffany Bias
Abby Bishop
Oh Australia, thank you for gracing us with the talented Abby Bishop. Her WNBA rookie career began in 2010 with Seattle Storm and she switched around with three other teams and played for the National team in the Olympics. But just in 2015, she came back to Seattle Storm.
Abby Bishop
Natalie Achonwa
Canadian player, Achonwa was actually the first ever international player recruited by the Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball team. At just age 16, she was also the youngest player to ever play on the Canadian national team in 2009. Achonwa was drafted ninth overall by the Indiana Fever in the 2014 WNBA draft.
Natalie Achonwa
Diana Taurasi
Taurasi is one of the most famous players in WNBA history thanks to her high profile draft selection, at #1 overall back in 2004,. Taurasi is known for her crazy good skills as she was also dominant in college and in international game. Taurasi can’t or won’t be stopped!
Diana Taurasi
Katie Douglas
She may be retired now but Douglas has been a multiple time WNBA All-Star and a selection to both the All-WNBA Team and WNBA All-Defensive First Team. She also won WNBA Championship with Indiana Fever in 2012.
Katie Douglas
Jennifer Lacy
Lacy earns her spot on this list for a number of credible reasons. First of all, she was a solid forward for the Tulsa Shock and she’s smart enough to pursue law school. There’s no stopping her.
Jennifer Lacy
Stefanie Dolson
Dolson was drafted sixth overall in the 2014 WNBA Draft by the Washington Mystics. In 2015, she was the WNBA All-Star, not bad. She also played center for the UConn women’s basketball team, and won back to back national championships in 2013 and 2014.
Stefanie Dolson
Leilani Mitchell
Leilani has a unique first name and a beautiful blend in her heritage with Filipino, Singaporean, Indian and Malaysian blood. Leilani Mitchell is a guard who has played for a host of teams. Currently Mitchell plays for the Washington Mystics.
Leilani Mitchell
Swin Cash
Cash in the former power forward for quite a few teams, most recognized though for her time at Connecticut. She was a prolific re-bounder and scorer and let’s not forget that when she played for the Detroit Shock, she led them to their first ever WNBA title.
Swin Cash
Sue Bird
If you’ve followed the WNBA at all then you know Sue Bird. Bird is all of 5’9 and she is one of the most prolific players to ever grace the WNBA court. Bird is a 2x champion, a 9x All Star, and one of the top 15 players in WNBA history.
Sue Bird
Sandrine Gruda
This French baller is slowly rising in the ranks of greatness as she dribbles her way into everyone’s hearts. She may play center for the Connecticut Sun, but Gruda is well known as the 2009 FIBA Europe Player of the Year.
Sandrine Gruda
Maya Moore
Moore landed the John Wooden Award after one of the most successful years in UConn women’s basketball history. Moore was the first female baller to land on the Air Jordan brand — and for good reason. Moore was selected 1st overall in 2011 and has racked up quite the resume ever since.
Maya Moore
Candace Parker
There’s a lot to love about Candace Parker but we’ll start with her on crowd abilities. Parker was the first female player to dunk during a game in the NCAA Tournament. Sister to former NBA player Anthony Parker, Candace is one of the most talented players on this list.
Candace Parker
Renee Montgomery
There is so much love in Connecticut for Renee Montgomery, we speculate. After she won a championship with the Huskies, Montgomery entered the draft undoubtedly hoping for a miracle. She would go on to get drafted fourth overall in the 2009 draft by the Minnesota Lynx, but then a year later, was traded to the Connecticut Sun.
Renee Montgomery
Brittany Jackson
Jackson is a natural who last played for the Atlanta Dream. Jackson excelled at the University of Tennessee in college and now she plays overseas.
Brittany Jackson
Aerial Powers
Powers was the WNBA All-Rookie Team by the end of the season after she was drafted 5th overall by Dallas Wings in the 2016 WNBA draft. Currently, she is recovering from hip surgery.
Aerial Powers
Briann January
January is a 5’8 rocket of a forward for the Indiana Fever. She’s got a killer handle, averaging 4 assists through her career as a forward. January hasn’t quite lived up to her draft spot due to an unreliable jump shot. But we won’t hold that against her.
Briann January
Erin Phillips
Philips was an integral part of two WNBA title teams and she is also an Olympic Gold Medalist. While Phillips may not be a big time WNBA star she is still a star in our eyes.
Erin Phillips
Rebecca Allen
This forward for New York Liberty is turning heads. In 2014, she was named the WNBL Defensive Player of the Year, she also represents the Australian national team. Her nickname on the court is “Spida” because she has long arm and legs. Could be worse.
Rebecca Allen
Elena Delle Donne
Donne came out of Delaware as a high profile recruit for the WNBA and has already turned into an excellent professional player. Donne has two WNBA All Star positions to her credit and she won one of those titles right out of the gate as a rookie. Donne is averaging almost 20 points for the Sky. Yeah, we figure she’s going to be good for a very long time.
Elena Delle Donne
Becky Hammon
Becky Hammon enjoyed a successful run in the NBA when she played for the San Antonio Stars and the New York Liberty. Hammon has a diverse background as well as she was born in South Dakota before becoming a naturalized citizen of Russia in 2008. Now Hammon is a coach.
Becky Hammon
Lauren Jackson
Our list is topped by 6’5 Australian, Lauren Jackson. Jackson landed at the #1 overall draft slot back in 2001 when she was picked by the Seattle Storm. Though Jackson is retired now she was one of the most dominant players in the WNBA during her tenure in the league.
Lauren Jackson
Sidney Spencer
Spencer lead the Tennessee Vols to a national championship back in 2007 and she found herself on a fast road to prosperity. Although recently, the second-round pick was recently waived by the Connecticut Sun. Big mistake!
Sidney Spencer
Cappie Pondexter
The Liberty guard Cappie Pondexter sure does know exactly what it takes to dominate the court. Pondexter is a four-time All-Star that continues to go up and up onto greatness.
Cappie Pondexter
Delisha Milton-Jones
Delisha Milton-Jones is the oldest woman on the list at the age of 41. Being age is just a number and that isn’t stopping Milton-Jones. Delisha entered the WNBA back in 1999 and has won a total of 5 gold medals in her amazing career.
Delisha Milton Jones
Cayla Francis
Another Australian talent! She may not have had too much success in her WNBA career so far, but it does seem like great things are on out there and she’s not slowing down anytime soon.
Cayla Francis
Sydney Carter
Carter is entering her fifth season in the WNBA as a free agent currently. We will just wait and see, for now, we will stick to watching her dominate the court.
Sydney Carter
Yelena Leuchanka
Leuchanka played for the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA and also the UMMC Ekaterinburg in the Russian Superleague. At 30 years old, she’s not slowing down anytime soon and why should she!
Yelena Leuchanka
Ewelina Kobryn
Kobryn is actually a WNBA rookie with the Seattle Storm after having played many years in Europe. She was born in Poland and even played there before making her move to America in 2011. Ewelina is currently playing for Fenerbahçe Istanbul.
Ewelina Kobryn
Shalee Lehning
Lehning is a former Atlanta Dream star, she was selected in the second round in 2009. She retired in 2012 after complications with a torn ACL. She is the Associate Head Coach at the University of Northern Colorado.
Shalee Lehning
Candice Wiggins
Wiggins is sort of a big deal in Pac 10 history. She’s the all time leading scorer in Pac 10 women’s basketball and a game changer on the court in the WNBA.
Candice Wiggins
Maria Stepanova
You know, there’s a reason that this Russian all-star was selected at 8th overall in the ’98 draft by the Phoenix Mercury. Stepanova is imposing who stands at 6’8. Stepanova played for a handful of years in the WNBA before hopping back over to Europe.
Maria Stepanova
Jewell Loyd
Jewell Loyd started out playing college ball at Norte Dame before she was drafted first overall in the 2015 WNBA Draft by Seattle Storm. She is currently playing for the Shanxi Flame of the Chinese league for the 2016-17 off-season
Jewell Loyd
Tiffany Hayes
Hayes was selected by Atlanta Dream in 2012 as the second pick in the second round. She has also played overseas for Hapoel Rishon LeZion, Beşiktaş JK, Yakin Dogu, and Mersin BSB S.K.
Tiffany Hayes
Ally Malott
Before Malott started her WNBA career, she was a top shooter during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I season. She was drafted eighth overall in the 2015 WNBA draft by the Washington Mystics.
Ally Malott
Chamique Holdsclaw
Back in 2006, Holdsclaw was named women’s collegiate basketball silver anniversary team for being picked as one of the 25 greatest players of the past 25 years. She’s also a six time WNBA All-Star, that’s pretty impressive.
Chamique Holdsclaw
Jennifer Azzi
Azzi is a former basketball coach, who was most recently the head coach of the women’s team at the University of San Francisco. She is also a former collegiate and pro baller, as well as an Olympic and FIBA world champion.
Jennifer Azzi
Chantelle Anderson
Anderson is a remarkable athlete. She graduated from Vanderbilt University in 2003 and in her last year, she became Vanderbilt’s all-time female leading scorer and she set Vanderbilt’s Career Field Goal Percentage mark of 65.1%. She was also named to the All-American team in 2001.
Chantelle Anderson
Asjha Jones
Way back in 2002, UConn had a great year for prospects, undoubtedly. However, it was the prolific forward, Asjha Jones, who was well in a league of her own. On the court, she made two All-Star appearances. Wicked.
Jace Fredrick
Sydney Colson
In 2011, Colson was selected in the second round by the Connecticut Sun and later was traded to New York. Before going pro, she played college ball at Texas A&M University, where she helped the Aggies win the NCAA title during her senior year.
Sydney Colson
Anna Cruz
Cruz is a Spanish pro player with the Minnesota Lynx and she plays for Nadezhda Orenburg and the Spain women’s national basketball team. Since 2009, she has represented the national team, earning bronze medals at EuroBasket Women 2009, and World Championship 2010 and silver medal at World Championship 2014.
Anna Cruz
Maggie Lucas
During Lucas’s final year at Penn State, she recorded 365 3-pointers, which is the 12th highest career total in NCAA history. In 2014, she was drafted 21st overall by the Phoenix Mercury.
Maggie Lucas
Kayte Christensen
Yeah, Christensen can’t really make a claim to any sort of all time list for the WNBA but she was pretty talented while she was on the court. Christensen made her way through the Phoenix Mercury and now she is working as a reporter for the Sacramento Kings.
Kayte Christensen