Top 20 WNBA players countdown, ranked for the 2018 season: Part 2

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 29: Candace Parker #3 of the Los Angeles Sparks plays defense against Maya Moore #23 of the Minnesota Lynx 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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UNCASVILLE, CT – SEPTEMBER 10: Connecticut Sun forward Jonquel Jones (35) with the ball during the first half of an WNBA second round playoff game between Phoenix Mercury and Connecticut Sun on September 10, 2017, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT. Phoenix defeated Connecticut 88-83. (Photo by M. Anthony Nesmith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

8. Jonquel Jones

33.6 percent. Jonquel Jones grabbed 33.6 percent of available defensive rebounds last season. That was the second-best mark of anyone in league history, trailing only Chamique Holdsclaw’s 2002. That she did this while taking on starter minutes, hitting nearly 45 percent of her threes and registered a block rate of four percent — all before turning 24 this past January — means putting her eighth is, if anything, low. The Sun would be in good shape anyhow. But getting Jones as a bona fide superstar, at the sixth pick in the 2016 draft, represents the best reason why Connecticut has a shot of breaking up the Minnesota/Los Angeles axis this year.

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