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High Post Hoops’ Top 20 WNBA players, ranked for 2019

WHITE PLAINS, NY - JUNE 26: Tina Charles (31) of the New York Liberty and Diana Taurasi #3 of the Phoenix Mercury look on during the game on June 26, 2018 at Westchester County Center in White Plains, New York. 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 Steve Freeman/NBAE via Getty Images)
WHITE PLAINS, NY - JUNE 26: Tina Charles (31) of the New York Liberty and Diana Taurasi #3 of the Phoenix Mercury look on during the game on June 26, 2018 at Westchester County Center in White Plains, New York. 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 Steve Freeman/NBAE via Getty Images)
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18. Jewell Loyd

MINNEAPOLIS, MN – MAY 29: Jewell Loyd #24 of Seattle Storm handles the ball during the game against the Minnesota Lynx on May 29, 2019 at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 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 2019 NBAE (Photo by Jordan Johnson/NBAE via Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – MAY 29: Jewell Loyd #24 of Seattle Storm handles the ball during the game against the Minnesota Lynx on May 29, 2019 at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 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 2019 NBAE (Photo by Jordan Johnson/NBAE via Getty Images)

A lot of the questions that plagued the early part of Jewell Loyd’s career have now been answered. Is she a 1 or a 2? Clearly, the latter, next to Sue Bird and now Jordin Canada, she thrives. Can she turn her ability to create her own shot into a more efficient offensive output? You bet, as she lifted her true shooting percentage to 55 in 2018 while her usage went down somewhat. Can you win a championship with Jewell Loyd? Check that box, too, and it’s hard to imagine Seattle winning that title in 2018 without her. Loyd is still just 25, and the Storm will be asking even more of her in 2019, with Breanna Stewart and Sue Bird out. But there’s every reason to believe she’s up to the task.

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