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: Nneka Ogwumike #30 and Brian Agler 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) /

3. Nneka Ogwumike

Nneka Ogwumike followed the most efficienct shooting season in the history of the WNBA with a campaign that only pales in comparison to what came before it—a mere 28.1 PER (still good for fourth in the league) paired with the fourth-best defensive points per possession rating in the league, per Synergy. She blocks shots, she grabs more steals than you’d expect from a stretch four, and she chopped her turnover rate down to just 9.4 percent in 2017. It is hard to argue Ogwumike over Parker or Parker over Ogwumike—both of them have figured out how to bring out the best in one another. And Ogwumike’s best is near the very top of the league.

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