WNBA news: High Post Hoops’ Top 20 WNBA players, Part 2

High Post Hoops’ Top 20 WNBA players, ranked for 2019: Part 2, the final countdown

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - AUGUST 19: Sylvia Fowles #34 of the Minnesota Lynx fights for position against guard Elena Delle Donne #11 of the Washington Mystics on August 19, 2018 at 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 2018 NBAE (Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images) /

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FAIRFAX, VA – SEPTEMBER 12: Elena Delle Donne #11 of the Washington Mystics drives to the basket against Natasha Howard #6 of the Seattle Storm in the second half during game three of the WNBA Finals at EagleBank Arena on September 12, 2018 in Fairfax, Virginia. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /

1. Elena Delle Donne

Really: name the flaw in her game. Offensively? She’s a 6’5 athletic force, impossible to stop downhill, a 38.5 percent shooter career from three, and the midrange is elite, too. Oh, so foul her? Nope, can’t, she’s the best free-throw shooter in WNBA history. Automatic. Triple-team her? Leave aside how good Washington is, she’s always been an excellent passer, and she never, ever turns the ball over, a five-time winner of best turnover percentage in a single season, and the best in WNBA history. So maybe tire her out defensively? Well, she’s capable of chasing smaller opponents all over, she routinely breaks 3 in block percentage, so she can rim-protect as well. You can’t even deny her the ball off the defensive rebound, as she’s the one often grabbing it, and she’s absolutely capable of bringing it up the floor. Elena Delle Donne is 29. This is peak Elena in a career we’ll be talking about as long as there’s basketball being played. Enjoy it. And among an amazingly talented group, Elena Delle Donne is number one.

At least, that’s how High Post Hoops sees it.

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