GOOD MORNING M$M FAM.
It's Tempo Game day!
Marina will not be be playing tonight due to the fact she's recovering from an adductor injury, but we continue to support the tempo as they play the Phoenix Mercury tonight.
Tipoff is set for 10:00PM EST on TSN and League Pass.
Minor setback. MAJOR comeback. 😤
Averaging 16.5 points and 4.5 assists over her last six games since returning to the starting lineup.
All-RooKI.
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It feels like the WNBA’s 30th season just tipped off, and now we’re one month from the postseason. From record-breaking performances and historic milestones to career years and breakout seasons, here are 20 players who have helped make the WNBA’s 30th season one to remember ⤵️
���A’ja Wilson: Now first all-time in 40-point games, Wilson is on the brink of breaking her own WNBA single-season scoring record and is approaching the top five all-time in blocks. She is also looking to become the first player in WNBA history to three-peat as MVP. Averaging 26.0 PPG, 9.5 RPG, 3.2 APG, and 2.0 BPG this season.
✨Alyssa Thomas: Became the first player in WNBA history to reach 5k points, 3k rebounds, and 2k assists, while also becoming the first to record 20 career triple-doubles. Thomas is averaging 14.8 PPG and 7.7 RPG while leading the league in assists for the second consecutive season.
✨Angel Reese: Set WNBA records for the most rebounds in a single game and a single season and is on pace to set the single-season double-double record. Reese is averaging a career-high 16.1 PPG, is on her way to becoming a three-time rebounding champion, and currently ranks third in the league in steals.
✨Breanna Stewart: Became the first two-time WNBA Commissioner’s Cup MVP. In her 10th season, Stewart is averaging 20.8 PPG, 8.1 RPG, 3.3 APG, and 1.4 BPG.
✨Carla Leite: Enjoying career highs of 15.6 PPG and 6.3 APG with the expansion Portland Fire. The second-year guard has recorded four 20-point, 10-assist games this season.
✨Courtney Vandersloot: Became just the second player in WNBA history to reach 3k career assists.
✨Janelle Salaün: Set the WNBA record for the most points and three-pointers made off the bench. In her second season, Salaün is averaging 13.1 PPG.
✨Jessica Shepard: Has recorded four triple-doubles this season and became just the second player in WNBA history to record a 20-20-10 game.
✨Jonquel Jones: Became the first player in WNBA history to win regular-season MVP, Finals MVP, All-Star Game MVP, and Commissioner’s Cup MVP during her career.
✨Kayla McBride: Set the WNBA single-game record for three-pointers made with 10, finishing with 43 points in a win over Dallas. McBride is averaging 18.1 PPG and a career-high 2.9 made three-pointers.
✨Kelsey Mitchell: Has a WNBA-record 23 consecutive 20-point games and is averaging a career-high 24.8 PPG this season.
✨Marina Mabrey: Averaging a career-high 20.8 PPG with the expansion Toronto Tempo. She also tied the WNBA single-game scoring record with 53 points.
✨Nneka Ogwumike: On the brink of becoming just the fourth player in WNBA history to reach 8,000 career points in her final season.
✨Olivia Miles: Set the WNBA single-game rookie record for three-pointers made and is now on pace to set the rookie record for points in a season. Miles is averaging 19.7 PPG and 6.2 APG while helping lead Minnesota to first place.
✨Paige Bueckers: Became the fastest player in WNBA history to reach 1,400 points and 400 assists and tied the league record for the most three-pointers made in a game without a miss. She is also on pace to score the most points by a player through her first two seasons and is currently averaging 20.6 PPG and 5.9 APG.
✨Rae Burrell: Averaging a career-high 14.4 PPG in her fifth season.
✨Rhyne Howard: On pace to set new WNBA single-season records for steals and three-pointers made while averaging career highs of 18.2 PPG and 3.7 APG.
✨Shakira Austin: The fifth-year pro is enjoying a career year, averaging 16.9 PPG, 9.5 RPG, and 1.4 BPG while helping Washington reach the playoffs for the first time since 2023.
✨Sydney Taylor: Has hit multiple game-winning three-pointers, recorded multiple 30-point games, and scored the most points ever by an undrafted rookie.
✨Veronica Burton: Tied the WNBA single-season record for the most games with seven assists and zero turnovers and now ranks third all-time in 10-point, 10-assist, zero-turnover games.