The Summitt WNBA Power Rankings, May 31 edition

5. Phoenix Mercury

The league’s top-ranked defense owes a lot to Danielle Robinson’s revitalization, Brittney Griner playing healthy, and ageless Diana Taurasi continuing not to age. But really, what’s remarkable here is that a team with two returning players is communicating well enough on defense to already top the league in efficiency at that end, suggesting there’s more upside in this roster ahead.