We list our top player at each number, with subsequent players listed by when they entered the WNBA, starting with the most recent. 6 draft pick out of LSU. Delle Donne had an unforgettable 2019, becoming the first 50/40/90 player in WNBA history, winning her second MVP and leading the Mystics to their first championship despite severe back issues. on the USA Women's National Team to wear the same uniform number - No. She was taken in the 2000 expansion draft by Indiana and had her best of four WNBA seasons, plus was on the 2000 gold-medal winning U.S. Olympic team. She was part of two championship teams: with Indiana in 2012 and Phoenix in 2014. Ndour-Fall was traded to Chicago before the 2018 season and spent three of the last four years with the Sky, her other stop being in Dallas. For our purposes, we usually put the player at the number she wore the most in the WNBA. Fellow guard Sims was part of Baylor's 2012 championship team and played for the Sparks in the 2017 WNBA Finals. An All-Star in 2015, she was Finals MVP in 2019 when the Mystics won their first championship. 5), See also: Rebecca Lobo, New York/Houston/Connecticut (1997-2003); Jessica Davenport, New York/Indiana (2007-12). 45: Kara Braxton, Detroit/Phoenix/New York (2005-14), See also: Astou Ndour-Fall, San Antonio/Chicago/Dallas (2014-present); Noelle Quinn, Minnesota/Los Angeles/Washington/Seattle/Phoenix (2007-18). She's now coach at Mississippi State. They are the two most successful Aussies in WNBA history. 6 pick in the 2014 draft by Washington. Mabika, from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, played all but one of her 12 seasons for the Sparks, winning titles with them as a starter in 2001 and '02. The semifinals and WNBA Finals are best-of-five series. Howard was on two WNBA title teams with Seattle (2018, 2020) and was the league's Defensive Player of the Year in 2019. Holdsclaw has talked openly about her career being impacted by mental health issues, a cause for which she is a spokesperson. Former Tennessee center Snow was the league's Most Improved Player in 2003 and an All-Star in 2005 and '06. A five-time All-Star, Brunson is now an assistant with the Lynx, who will retire her jersey next season. The Sparks reaped the benefit; Toliver spent the next seven years in Los Angeles, winning the 2016 WNBA title, and she is back there this year. 1 pick and Rookie of the Year in 2018, and played on her first Olympic team in Tokyo. 9 overall pick out of USC in 2004, wore No. It took a while -- she spent six seasons with Connecticut, the team that drafted her fourth overall -- but then came via trade to Minnesota in 2010. Here are the greatest players ever to wear each number, from 00 to 99 . Richard Hamilton, a three-time All-Star and 2004 NBA champion, wore No. Smith averaged double-digit scoring in nine of those seasons, and between 9.2 and 9.9 PPG in three more. 9), See also: Samantha Prahalis, Phoenix/New York/Los Angeles (2012-2014, also wore Nos. But her unusual 47 -- she wore No. Even so, just to make a roster in the highly competitive WNBA puts a player among the most elite. Little was one of the most underestimated draftees ever, as was North Carolina teammate Ivory Latta (listed above at jersey No. Wright was never an All-Star, but her defense and willingness to do the dirty work was appreciated by teammates. She helped the Sky reach the 2014 WNBA Finals, has been a three-time All-Star and won the All-Star Game's 3-point shooting contest three times. Juwan Howard. 33: Seimone Augustus, Minnesota/Los Angeles (2006-20), See also: Emma Meesseman, Washington (2013-present); Sophia Young-Malcolm, San Antonio (2006-15); Yolanda Griffith, Sacramento/Seattle/Indiana (1999-2009; also wore 13). But in a short time, she left a lasting impact as a starting guard on two Comets championship teams. Riley played for Detroit's 2003 and 2006 championship teams, and was on San Antonio's runner-up team that lost to the Shock in the 2008 Finals. Before the league's first season, there was a player allocation, an elite draft of pros who had been playing overseas, and a draft of mostly college players. But she's in her 13th season and has twice won the Most Improved Player Award (2010, '19). 32, 34), See also: Kelly Santos, Detroit/Seattle (2001-02, '08; also wore No. NBA players also . Thompson, the No. She made the most of her three seasons with a Liberty team that captured fans' hearts with its gritty play and outgoing personalities. Montgomery won championships with the Lynx in 2015 and '17. Vandersloot started in the WNBA at No. Back in the league in 2013 with Indiana, she was waived near the end of the season. Goodson is another former ABL player; she was 32 when she entered the WNBA in 1999. 5). Brent Barry, one of Hall of Famer Rick Barry's three sons to play in the NBA, wore No. 11 pick, the same year Australian countrywoman Lauren Jackson was taken No. 37: Teana Miller, Charlotte/Phoenix (2003-07; also wore Nos. Noah plays hoops where father won French Open, Sky, Lynx to play preseason game in Canada, Sun continue to retool, ship J. 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Grooms, who played collegiately at Georgia, started for three seasons in the WNBA, two of those with Sacramento. As a national champion at Purdue and in her first seven WNBA seasons, she wore No. Meesseman, a Belgian forward, was a steal for the Mystics as a second-round pick in 2013, just before she turned 20. She averaged 8.0 points and 4.2 assists in her career, with the highlight coming as a starter for the Mercury's 2009 championship team. 32); Chamique Holdsclaw, Washington/Los Angeles/Atlanta/San Antonio (1999-2010; also wore No. 24: Tamika Catchings, Indiana (2002-2016), See also: Napheesa Collier, Minnesota (2019-present); Arike Ogunbowale, Dallas (2019-present); Jewell Loyd, Seattle (2015-present); DeWanna Bonner, Phoenix/Connecticut (2009-present); Tari Phillips, Orlando/New York/Houston (1999-2007); Natalie Williams, Utah/Indiana (1999-2005; also wore No. She went to the WNBA Finals with the Sky in 2014, but waited out the start of the 2015 season until she was traded to Minnesota. 6 seed, with the winners advancing to a best-of-five semifinals series against one another . Jackson is being inducted into both the Naismith and Women's Basketball Halls of Fame this year and is not just the top Australian in WNBA history, but one of the best players, period. 99: Hamchetou Maiga-Ba, Sacramento/Houston/Minnesota (2002-2010; also wore No. 7 in 13 of his 14 NBA seasons. 49: Amaya Valdemoro, Houston (1998-2000; also wore No. Hooper's primary number was 35 in college at Nebraska and in the WNBA, but she switched to 53 her one season in Atlanta because Angel McCroughry was 35. 92 (2019) got her on this list. All-star guard Jewell Lloyd became the highest-paid player in the WNBA when she re-signed with the Seattle Storm on a two-year $463,030 contract earlier this year, according to the Associated Press, earning an average of $231,515 a season. Front numbers have returned. A national champion at South Carolina in 2017, she was the No. 4: Candice Dupree, Chicago/Phoenix/Indiana/Seattle (2006-present), See also: Skylar Diggins-Smith, Tulsa/Dallas/Phoenix (2013-present); Janel McCarville, Charlotte/New York/Minnesota (2005-16); Mwadi Mabika, Los Angeles/Houston (1997-2008). For her career, she has shot 93.8% from the foul line, best in WNBA history, as was her single-season percentage of 97.4 in 2019. 9 en route to three First Team All-Defense selections as a backbone of the Grit 'n . It might seem too early in her career to add Sabally, but with an All-Star appearance this season, she makes it. Stewart is already a regular-season MVP (2018) and two-time Finals MVP (2018, '20), and doesn't turn 27 until late August -- and she just won her second Olympic gold medal for Team USA. Bolton was 30 when the WNBA launched in 1997 and averaged 19.4 PPG, 5.8 RPG, 2.6 APG and 2.3 SPG that year. The former North Carolina forward also had a strong playoff run when the Fever made the 2015 WNBA Finals. 21); Armintie Herrington, Chicago/Atlanta/Los Angeles/Washington (2007-15); Betty Lennox, Minnesota/Miami/Cleveland/Seattle/Atlanta/Los Angeles/Tulsa (2000-11; also wore No. A Naismith Hall of Famer, Cooper had won two NCAA titles with USC, then was a longtime star overseas before entering the WNBA at age 34 when the league began in 1997. Cooper was a three-time All-Star whose career scoring average of 21.0 is the best in WNBA history. As it is, playing to age 37, she averaged 10.0 PPG and 3.1 RPG for her WNBA career, just missing the Monarchs' 2005 championship season. Young, the best player out of James Madison, spent the bulk of her career with the Sky, going to the 2014 WNBA Finals with Chicago. Sam, who starred collegiately at Vanderbilt, won WNBA titles at Seattle (2004) and Detroit (2008). A two-time NCAA champion at UConn, she was the No. 25); Katie Douglas, Orlando/Connecticut/Indiana (2001-14; also wore No. Several of the more popular numbers have multiple stars, and some potentially deserving players got left out. Griffith is being inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame this year, and the only reason she's not the top choice at No. She donned No. Brittney Griner was not among them, but her name was everywhere. Full Site Menu. 16: Ebony Hoffman, Indiana/Los Angeles/Connecticut (2004-14; also wore Nos. Sam Cassell, the interpretive dancer who wore No. Cambage, a 6-8 Australian center, was drafted No. She wore No. Wednesday, January 18, 2023 3 min read Glenn Cook. Johnson was with the Liberty in the league's inaugural season, playing in the 1997 WNBA title game. See also: Natasha Cloud, Washington (2015-present; also wore No. A six-time All-Star, she shot a career-best 66.5% from the field in 2016, and her career shooting percentage of 55.3 is fifth-best all-time. Eight of those were with the Mystics. What Breanna Stewart's 2023 season might look like in Seattle or New York, WNBA trade takeaways: How Jonquel Jones trade impacts Breanna Stewart's potential move. Less than six weeks after her release from a Russian prison, Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner surprised a group of people at an MLK march in Phoenix where she posed with eager fans. Griner, a 6-9 center, was the No. 23 and 0). Hammon is the patron saint of the undrafted, although it comes with the caveat that the 1999 draft was when the influx of veterans from the folded ABL entered the WNBA. The 2002 No. 2 pick in the 2006 draft out of Rutgers and a seven-time All-Star. Fandom Apps Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. She wore No. 18: Iziane Castro Marques, Miami/Phoenix/Seattle/Atlanta/Washington/Connecticut (2002-13; also wore Nos. Page, the No. She won her third championship in her last season, 2017, with Minnesota, this time wearing No. Basketball-Reference.com Blog and Articles; We're Social.for Statheads. Being the backup center to Liz Cambage means not a lot of court time for Park. See also: Allie Quigley, Phoenix/Indiana/San Antonio/Seattle/Chicago (2008-present; also wore No. The forward from Spain, a third-round pick in 1998, won three championships with the Comets. 1); Svetlana Abrosimova, Minnesota/Connecticut/Seattle (2001-12); Merlakia Jones, Cleveland/Detroit (1997-2004). An eight-time All-Star, she has been named to the All-Defensive team four times. Site Last Updated: Monday, January 16, 5:27AM Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Collier made her Olympic debut in the Tokyo Games, as did Loyd, the 2015 No. The latter included her time with her hometown team, Indiana, and her 2012 WNBA title. She also wore that number part of . Lyttle made two WNBA Finals appearances for Atlanta. 52); Shavonte Zellous, Detroit/Tulsa/Indiana/New York/Seattle/Washington (2009-present; also wore 11); Tamera Young, Atlanta/Chicago/Las Vegas (2008-19; also wore Nos. 13 overall, in 2011 by the Lynx, but traded on draft day to the Liberty. Currently, the Bucs open as 3-point underdogs at home, as FrontPageBets takes a look at the opening odds for the NFL playoff wild card . Smith is best known for No. Cloud was a 2015 second-round pick, No. 2); Camille Little, San Antonio/Atlanta/Seattle/Connecticut/Phoenix (2007-19; also wore No. 8). A four-time All-Star in her 12 seasons at Sacramento, she helped the Monarchs win the 2005 WNBA title and reach the 2006 Finals. 52 at all of them. 7 Kristi Harrower: Point guard: Signed by the Phoenix Mercury as a free agent before the start of the 1998 season 1998 8 Trisha Fallon: Guard/Forward Selected round 2 (pick 19 overall) in the 1999 WNBA draft by the Minnesota Lynx: 1999 9 Jenny Whittle: Centre: Selected round 4 (pick 37 overall) in the 1999 WNBA draft by the Washington Mystics: 1999 1); Olympia Scott, Utah/Detroit/Indiana/Charlotte/Sacramento/Phoenix (1998-2008); Latasha Byears, Los Angeles/Washington/Houston (1997-2008). 42: Brittney Griner, Phoenix (2013-present), See also: Brionna Jones, Connecticut (2017-present); Jantel Lavender, Los Angeles/Chicago/Indiana (2011-present; also wore Nos. Bevilaqua, a guard from Australia, had her longest stay with the Fever, for whom she played six season and made a WNBA Finals appearance in 2009. She was traded to Sacramento and played two seasons there, but injuries ended her career prematurely. Miller played 12 seasons, but had 15.6 win shares to Catchings' 93.7. 6); Elaine Powell, Orlando/Detroit/Chicago (1999-2008; also wore No. View player profile, bio, stats, news and video highlights. Langhorne ranked in the top four in field goal percentage in nine of her 13 seasons, and her .560 career percentage is second in league history only to Sylvia Fowles. Stephen Curry praised the Biden/Harris administration for working to bring imprisoned . 3 pick in the 2008 WNBA draft, Wiggins won the 2011 title with the Lynx. She was a five-time All-Star, twice wearing 32 and three times wearing 23. ET, ABC) -- we take a look at the best players in WNBA history at every jersey number, from 00 to 99. Brunson is a five-time WNBA champion, winning four of those titles with the Lynx. She was also rookie of the year in 2002 after being drafted No. 3 and 1), See also: Liz Cambage, Tulsa/Dallas/Las Vegas (2011-present) ; Iziane Castro Marques, Miami/Phoenix/Seattle/Atlanta/Washington/Connecticut (2002-13; also wore Nos. That worked out well for her; as a rookie, she hit a championship-winning 3-pointer for Los Angeles in the WNBA Finals. 53 at Long Beach State and was tops on our college jersey list at that number. Lawson was in back-to-back WNBA Finals for Sacramento, winning the 2005 title. The former Arizona State star had a strong showing in the inaugural 1997 playoffs (averaging 13.5 points and 13.5 rebounds), when New York lost the championship game at Houston. Byears, out of DePaul, won two WNBA championships with the Sparks. Brazilian guard Arcain was a vital part of the Comets' four-championship dynasty in the league's opening years, and then was an All-Star in 2001. She was able to play overseas several years and is now an assistant coach for the Liberty. 3. She was in Houston for 10 seasons, then spent one in Seattle. She has four championships with the Storm and is the first WNBA player to win titles in three different decades. How did a guard get a number traditionally worn by post players? 21, which she wore in college at Gonzaga. A Naismith Hall of Famer, three-time MVP, three-time Defensive Player of the Year, six-time All-Star and three-time Olympic gold medalist, Swoopes averaged 15.0 points, 4.9 rebounds, 3.2 assists, and 2.0 steals in her 12-season career. 20); Tamecka Dixon, Los Angeles/Houston/Indiana (1997-2009; also wore No. That number stuck for Johnson, who said she liked to bang around inside like a post player whenever she could. 55. 22 in her second season and has become of the league's premier point guards. 57 in Charlotte and gets a mention here. The No. She played for eight different teams and wore No. Paris didn't have the kind of WNBA career like she did in college at Oklahoma, where she was a double-double machine. 41 in college at South Carolina, where she won a national championship. 43: Le'Coe Willingham, Connecticut/Phoenix/Seattle/Chicago/Atlanta (2004-13; also wore 34), See also: Nakia Sanford, Washington/Phoenix/Seattle (2003-13); Alicia Thompson, New York/Indiana/Seattle (1998-2005). She won a championship with the Lynx in 2013. She helped lead the Sun to the 2019 WNBA Finals. 28). Phillips, a guard from Australia, was a second-round draft pick in 2005 who started her WNBA career in 2006. 0); Kim Perrot, Houston (1997-98). who wears number 7 in the wnba. Jones, a three-time All-Star, is in the middle of her best season, averaging 21.0 points, 11.1 rebounds and 3.1 assists, and is one of the early contenders for MVP. So with not many 16s to choose from, we slotted her here. 0); Marissa Coleman, Washington/Los Angeles/Indiana/New York (2009-18; also wore Nos. 4 pick in 2007 out of UCLA, started in Minnesota but was traded to Los Angeles in 2009, and had her best statistical season with the Sparks in 2010. 7, 14); Nikki Teasley, Los Angeles/Washington/Atlanta/Detroit (2002-09; also wore No. The forward/center has three of the top five seasons in player efficiency rating, led by her 34.04 PER in 2007. She was drafted No. 8, but for this list we'll discuss her at No. She hasn't returned to play on a WNBA court since, although there is still hope she could compete later this season. The No. . 20), See also: Satou Sabally, Dallas (2020-present); Jackie Young, Las Vegas (2019-present); Kelsey Mitchell, Indiana (2018-present); Odyssey Sims, Tulsa/Dallas/Los Angeles/Minnesota/Atlanta (2014-present; also wore No. Teasley was drafted No. Jackson was a three-time MVP and seven-time All-Star who averaged 18.9 points and 7.7 rebounds for her career. 44: Taj McWilliams-Franklin, Orlando/Connecticut/Los Angeles/Washington/Detroit/New York/Minnesota (1999-2012; also wore Nos. Lamb, a USC grad, was 33 when the WNBA started, so she played just three seasons. Cash was a starter on what many think is the best women's college team ever, UConn's 2002 undefeated champions. She also wore that number part of her WNBA career, but with more 23s than 44s to choose from, she slots in here. On the other side of the ball, Griner has been one of the league's best rim protectors as a two-time WNBA Defensive Player of the Year. But she switched to No. Hayes surprisingly was a second-round draft pick (No. Who are the top WNBA players available in free agency this offseason? Granted, NBA players earn considerably more than WNBA playersper Basketball-Reference, the average NBA player salary is $7.7 million and the median player salary $3.5 million. 23 chronicled above. Dydek, at 7-2 the tallest player in WNBA history, was beloved by teammates and fans alike. Hawkins, the No. She later coached in the league and is now a college coach. Then she won WNBA titles with Phoenix in 2009 and Seattle in 2010, before making one more Finals appearance with Atlanta in her last season, 2013. 0: Alana Beard, Washington/Los Angeles (2004-2019; also wore No. No WNBA player has passed with more creative flair than Penicheiro, whose 2,600 career assists are second all-time to Sue Bird. The WNBA launched in June 1997 with eight teams, expanded to as many as 16 at one point, and currently has 12. 3 pick from the 2009 draft, Toliver, for a 2011 second-round draft pick (who turned out to be Angie Bjorklund, who played in just seven WNBA games). Henning, a former Stanford star guard, was 29 when the WNBA launched, and her stats were never big. Who wore number 7 on the Rockets? Thielen's cap hit is scheduled to be $19.9 million in 2023. 2 pick overall in the 2017 draft (she was injured and didn't play that season), Coates played her first WNBA season in 2018 staying with No. Duke grad Thomas started her pro career in her hometown with Washington, then went to Atlanta. Latta was third in those categories from the class of 2007 (11 seasons, 346 total games). In her best -- 2012, when she was on the All-Rookie team -- she wore No. On stats alone, you wouldn't include Wicks and Jackson, but they were both contributing vets on top teams in the league's opening years. She is still notable both for her rare jersey number and that she's just the second South Korean player to make a WNBA roster. 3, 11); Penny Taylor, Cleveland/Phoenix (2001-16; also wore No. 11); Epiphanny Prince, Chicago/New York/Las Vegas/Seattle (2010-present; also wore No. 54: Plenette Pierson, Phoenix/Detroit/Tulsa/New York/Dallas/Minnesota (2003-17; also wore Nos. With more No. But her longevity -- she's in her 12th season -- works in her favor, so we put her at 15, the number she wore at Rutgers and came into the WNBA wearing. 17); Wendy Palmer, Utah/Detroit/Orlando/Connecticut/San Antonio/Seattle (1997-2007; also wore Nos. 9); Michele Timms, Phoenix (1997-2001). But her three years at 99 got her on this list. In her ninth WNBA season as a second-round pick out of Miami, she is now a starter for Las Vegas. 7, 41). You may recall Matter for her Ohio State career, where she is second all time in 3-pointers made (270), but not her 10 games with the defunct Sting. Wicks, one of Rutgers' greats, was 30 at the start of the WNBA, and played in the 1997 championship game (before there was Finals series) and three WNBA Finals for the Liberty. 24); Michelle Snow, Houston/Atlanta/San Antonio/Chicago/Washington/Los Angeles (2002-15; also wore No. 1, 32). 40: Shekinna Stricklen, Seattle/Connecticut/Atlanta (2012-present), See also: Monica Lamb, Houston (1998-2000); Vicky Bullett, Charlotte/Washington (1997-2002; also wore No. Irons married Moore soon after his release and the couple had . WNBA News. Coates wore No. Jones has made huge strides the past two seasons and was an All-Star this year. 2); Sancho Lyttle, Houston/Atlanta/Phoenix (2005-19; also wore Nos. 2 pick in the 2008 draft by Chicago. who wears number 7 in the wnba. There are some exceptions noted, such as when a player's so-called "secondary" number is far less popular and thus gives her a better chance to make the list. Sometimes, being tall can get you the proverbial cup of coffee in the WNBA. Bonner is a do-everything type player at 6-foot-4 who won two league titles with the Mercury and is now with the Sun. Milton-Jones played 11 of her 17 seasons with Los Angeles, although one of her two All-Star appearances was with the Mystics. She was still a reserve there, but her career started to blossom in 2008 when she was selected by Atlanta in the expansion draft. Phillips (age 29) and Williams (28) were older when the league launched but made the most of the opportunity. The forward sat out a season battling cancer in college at North Carolina. by ; in small event spaces portland, oregon; on May 23, 2022; 0 . Williams, the 2016 No. She was the WNBA Finals MVP in 2007, when the Mercury won their first title, and she also won a championship with Phoenix in 2009. 7); Adia Barnes, Sacramento/Minnesota/Cleveland/Seattle (1998-2004). Ricky Davis, failed triple-double artist. Stokes is lone among this group in her loyalty to 41; she wore it while winning three NCAA championships at UConn and during her time with the Liberty, who drafted her. Fandom Apps Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. 50). Gray, one of the league's most talented point guards, made her Olympic debut with Team USA in the Tokyo Games. The Los Angeles native spent seven seasons in Indiana, reaching the 2009 WNBA Finals as a starter with the Fever. 2 pick of the 1998 draft out of Old Dominion. The 2016 No. 2 in this year's draft by Dallas -- will go to the top of 28s. The Liberty fell in Game 3 and didn't win the championship, but her shot lives on. is jessica burns, a true story . 2 overall pick in the 1984 NBA draft, ahead of Michael Jordan. T-Spoon was a perfect fit for New York, the heart and soul of the teams that played in the '97 title game and in three WNBA Finals. 7 - in the . 5 out of North Carolina in 2002 by the short-lived Portland franchise but was traded on draft day to the Sparks. 21, 31); Alana Beard, Washington/Los Angeles (2004-19; also wore No. 16. See also: Courtney Williams, Phoenix/Connecticut/Atlanta (2016-present; also wore No. 91, which she wore for the 2007 season with Indiana, lets her stand alone. 7 at 1,578). Hampton was another of those players for whom the WNBA came along just in the nick of time, as she was 34 when it began. Thompson was the No. A Naismith Hall of Famer and nine-time All-Star, the power forward was the prototype "stretch 4," able to hit from anywhere on the floor, including behind the arc. 2 pick in the 2012 draft out of Tennessee. 11 overall in 2014, but didn't make her WNBA debut until 2015. Odjick chose to wear the number 29 on his jersey, a move extremely significant to him and his family because that was his father, Joe's, identification number at residential school he was taken to . McCoughtry was the No. 3 in 2001, when she couldn't play because she was a rehabbing a knee injury that cut short her senior season at Tennessee. Lara, a guard from Poland, was a reserve for one season with the Starzz. Staley is now coach of South Carolina and led the U.S. Olympic team to gold in Tokyo. Young, who won an NCAA title with Notre Dame in 2018, was the No. Duke grad Williams was the league's most improved player in 2016 and was named to the all-defensive team last year. The former Tulane center played four WNBA seasons and wore three different numbers. The forward Santos is one of several Brazilian players who've spent time in the WNBA, but one of the few from anywhere to don No. Sam Bowie, the No. She finished a 15-season career averaging 10.7 points and 5.3 rebounds. It's hard to know where to slot Vaughn; she has worn four different numbers and doesn't have one real standout season. See also: Candace Parker, Los Angeles/Chicago (2008-present); Courtney Paris, Sacramento/Atlanta/Tulsa/Dallas/Seattle (2009-19); Marie Ferdinand-Harris, Utah/San Antonio/Los Angeles/Phoenix (2001-11; also wore Nos. 9, 24); Crystal Robinson, New York/Washington (1999-2007; also wore No. 22); Nicole Powell, Charlotte/Sacramento/New York/Tulsa/Seattle (2004-14; also wore No. 12). 30: Breanna Stewart, Seattle (2016-present), See also: Nneka Ogwumike, Los Angeles (2012-present); Katie Smith, Minnesota/Detroit/Washington/Seattle/New York (1999-2013; also wore No. See also: Florina Pascalau, Seattle (2015). 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