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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LOS ANGELES, CA – MAY 15: Candace Parker #3 of the Los Angeles Sparks poses for a portrait at the 2018 Media Day at Los Angeles Athletic Club on May 15, 2018 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 2018 NBAE (Photo by Adam Pantozzi/NBAE via Getty Images) /

6. Candace Parker

Here’s the best way to understand how Candace Parker has dominated in her decade of WNBA play: she’s led the league in assist percentage. She’s led the league in defensive rebounding percentage. She’s led the league in block percentage. These all came in different seasons. Obviously, she’s been an elite scorer, too, but the hallmark of Parker’s WNBA career is less that she can do it all, and more that she manages to identify what her team needs her to do, and then she does it better than anyone in the league. Expect more of the same in 2018.

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