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Every WNBA team, ranked by the altitude of its nickname

By Russell Steinberg

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTMEBER 13: The Los Angeles Sparks mascot entertains the crowd during the game against the Phoenix Mercury on September 13, 2016 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2016 NBAE (Photo by Adam Pantozzi/NBAE via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTMEBER 13: The Los Angeles Sparks mascot entertains the crowd during the game against the Phoenix Mercury on September 13, 2016 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2016 NBAE (Photo by Adam Pantozzi/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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MINNEAPOLIS – JULY 22 : Mascot Prowl of the Minnesota Lynx warms up the crowd before the WNBA game against the Seattle Storm on July 22 , 2008 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Storm won 76-73. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2008 NBAE (Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS – JULY 22 : Mascot Prowl of the Minnesota Lynx warms up the crowd before the WNBA game against the Seattle Storm on July 22 , 2008 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Storm won 76-73. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2008 NBAE (Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images) /

9. Minnesota Lynx (12 feet)

While it is true that the average Canadian Lynx is just under two feet tall, Prowl, the Minnesota Lynx mascot, has a helpful little nugget of info on his website. There, he lists his vertical leap with a trampoline at 12 feet. Giving him the benefit of the doubt, we can assume that the Minnesota Lynx (does not exist in real life) is at its most effective 12 feet in the air.

[More at The Summitt: Minnesota Lynx Send Lindsay Whalen, Cheryl Reeve, and… Prowl to Basketball Clinics]

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