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

By High Post Hoops Staff

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)
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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CHICAGO, IL – JUNE 9: Courtney Vandersloot #22 of the Chicago Sky looks to pass the ball during the game against Jordin Canada #21 of the Seattle Storm on June 9, 2019 at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois. 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 Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL – JUNE 9: Courtney Vandersloot #22 of the Chicago Sky looks to pass the ball during the game against Jordin Canada #21 of the Seattle Storm on June 9, 2019 at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois. 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 Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images) /

10. Courtney Vandersloot

It’s not just that Courtney Vandersloot is an excellent shooter at her position, capable of getting to the rim at will and hitting threes at a 35% or better clip for her sixth season running. It’s that we may be seeing the greatest playmaker, in the raw way one measures point guards traditionally — getting the ball to teammates who score — in the history of the league. Consider that her assist percentage of 34.1 is second all-time to Ticha Penichiero, her agent and Hall of Fame point guard. But Vandersloot has easily eclipsed that mark each of the past two seasons, finishing each one north of 40 percent, and appears well on her way to doing so again in 2019. At just 30 years of age, a normal career arc would put her in position to pass Penichiero by next season. So Vandersloot does much more than pass — but it’s hard to argue anyone does that better than she has.

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