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Top 20 WNBA players countdown, ranked for the 2018 season: Part 1

By High Post Hoops Staff

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 29: Renee Montgomery #21 of the Minnesota Lynx protest the ball against Alana Beard #0 of the Los Angeles Sparks in Game Three of the 2017 WNBA Finals on September 29, 2017 at the 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 2017 NBAE (Photos by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 29: Renee Montgomery #21 of the Minnesota Lynx protest the ball against Alana Beard #0 of the Los Angeles Sparks in Game Three of the 2017 WNBA Finals on September 29, 2017 at the 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 2017 NBAE (Photos by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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PHOENIX, AZ – MAY 12: Diana Taurasi #3 of the Phoenix Mercury drives to the basket against the Seattle Storm during a pre-season game on May 12, 2018 at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. 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 2018 NBAE (Photo by Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty Images)
PHOENIX, AZ – MAY 12: Diana Taurasi #3 of the Phoenix Mercury drives to the basket against the Seattle Storm during a pre-season game on May 12, 2018 at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. 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 2018 NBAE (Photo by Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty Images) /

18. Diana Taurasi, Phoenix Mercury

It is frightening to consider that the Diana Taurasi we’ve been watching for all these years was, in many ways, a fatigued one, playing overseas almost every winter. Well, this past offseason, she stayed stateside, and now she’ll build on what was a fantastic 2017 season in a system and lineup optimized for her. Briann January at point guard allows her the freedom to roam off the ball, adding to her all-time WNBA record number of threes made. Though she turns 36 on June 11, Taurasi is more accurate than ever, shooting 38.4 percent from deep, and seemingly 95 percent from three when the game is on the line. She doesn’t turn the ball over (just 11.4 turnover percentage in 2017) and about the worst you can say about her is the defensive effort is, well, not a constant.

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