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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NEWARK, DELAWARE – MAY 12: Elena Delle Donne #11 of the Washington Mystics handles the ball against the Indiana Fever during a pre-season game on May 12, 2018 at the Bob Carpenter Center in Newark, DE. 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 Stephen Gosling/NBAE via Getty Images) /

4. Elena Delle Donne

It is easier to list the things Elena Delle Donne can’t do on the basketball court. She managed to finish right at her career rate in PER in 2017, 28.5 vs. a 28.3 career mark, despite moving to a new team and system in Washington. She hit threes at a 38.8 percent mark, which is a problem, because she is also totally impossible to stop when she gets going downhill, which is also a problem, because she’s 6’5 and ox-strong, meaning she can start going downhill anytime in a possession at her choosing. She rebounds. Her block percentage hovers around four, each season. Her defense is unfairly maligned—per Synergy, among players with at least 100 possessions, she ranked ninth in the league in defensive points per possession. Essentially any of the top ten could be in the top spot here, and Delle Donne is no different.

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