An American professional basketball league is called the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The league currently consists of twelve teams. Founded on April 22, 1996, the league was the women's version of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and it started play in 1997.

The WNBA Finals take place toward the end of September and into early October, and the All-Star game is held in July (with the exception of Olympic years). The regular season spans from May through September. Since its inception, the WNBA has established itself as a significant force in the American sports landscape and has produced some of the top women's basketball players in the world.

Throughout the season, WNBA fans have been debating this topic on and offline with great vigour and a wide spectrum of respectable, strongly held opinions. With NBA Live Streams, you will get to stream the rest of the current year WNBA playoff games online.

In addition, the WNBA has produced players for the Naismith Hall of Fame and had its own dynasties. But who, among all those outstanding players—among all the MVPs and All-Stars—is the best of the best?

10. Candace Parker

Professional basketball athlete Candace Parker currently showcases her talents with the Chicago Sky. She embarked on her remarkable journey in the WNBA when she was handpicked as the top overall selection in the 2008 WNBA Draft by the Los Angeles Sparks. In the annals of WNBA history, she achieved a historic feat by becoming the first player to clinch both the MVP and Rookie of the Year titles in a single season.

While her career sparkled with two WNBA MVP accolades within her initial six seasons, it wasn't until 2016 that Candace Parker hoisted her first WNBA championship trophy. In 2020, her stellar defensive prowess garnered well-deserved recognition when she secured the WNBA Defensive Player of the Year award, a testament to her consistent performance, which included leading the league in rebounds during her inaugural seasons in 2008 and 2009.

9. Sue Bird

One of the best point guards in women's basketball history is definitely Sue Bird. She earned four WNBA titles with the Seattle Storm over the course of three decades and is the all-time leader in assists in the WNBA. She started all four of Seattle's championship games as the starting point guard. As of 2021, Bird is the only member of the WNBA to have won championships in three different decades.

8. Sylvia Fowles

One of the best defensive players in WNBA history, Sylvia Fowles has won three times as the league's Defensive Player of the Year award. Before seeking a trade to the Minnesota Lynx in 2015, Fowles played with the Chicago Sky for her first seven seasons. There, she won two WNBA titles and was named WNBA MVP in 2017. In 2020, Fowles overtook Rebekkah Brunson to become the lead in career rebounding in the WNBA.

7. Lauren Jackson

Among the most important players in WNBA history is Lauren Jackson. She won two titles, three MVP honours, seven first-team WNBA picks, two first-team all-defensive awards, and the Defensive Player of the Year Award during her unstoppable run from 2003 to 2010.

6. Cynthia Cooper

She is among the league's greatest scorers ever and is credited with bringing the elite pick-and-roll to the WNBA. She was the Most Valuable Player of the WNBA Finals for the Houston Comets from 1997 to 2000, when she played for the team. In 2003, she went back to the field. Retaining the record for the most Finals MVPs, Cooper-Dyke still has four.

5. Lisa Leslie

One of the most well-known and beloved female basketball players in history is Lisa Leslie. For her whole 13-year WNBA career, Leslie was a dominant post player for the Los Angeles Sparks. She is just one of three players in league history to win the WNBA MVP award three times. At the 1996 Atlanta Games, Leslie won her first of four Olympic gold medals while competing for the Dream Team. In 2001, Leslie and the Sparks halted Houston's four-year winning streak, and the Sparks won their first back-to-back championship.

4. Maya Moore

In 2011, when Moore was selected as the first choice in the league, the excitement was palpable. However, she had surpassed them all by the seventh season. Moore afterwards became the WNBA's face.

Moore has won four WNBA championships, two Olympic gold medals, three WNBA All-Star Game MVPs, the WNBA Scoring Title, the WNBA Rookie of the Year Award, the WNBA Most Valuable Player Award (2014), and the WNBA Finals MVP Award (2013).

3. Tamika Catchings

One of the most deserving candidates to be named the greatest WNBA player of all time is Tamika Catchings. She spent her entire 15-year career as an Indiana Fever player, leading the team to its lone championship and taking home the WNBA MVP award in 2011 and 2012, respectively. In 2012, Catchings served as the WNBA Players Association's President until 2016. She was admitted to the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2020.

2. Sheryl Swoopes

The first WNBA player signed was Sheryl. In the 2011 WNBA All-Star Game, she was chosen as one of the top 15 players in the league's history, and she has won three WNBA MVP awards. Based in part on her reputation as the captain of Team USA at the 1996 Olympics and as the 1993 NCAA champion from Texas Tech, Sheryl Swoopes helped establish the WNBA in its early years. After leading the Houston Comets to four consecutive WNBA titles in the league's first four seasons, Swoopes is one of just three players in WNBA history to win league MVP three times.

1. Diana Taurasi

The Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA in the United States is home to Diana, a basketball player. In the 2004 WNBA draught, Phoenix traded for her first overall pick. As an exceptional five Olympic gold medalist, five scoring titles, three FIBA World Cups, one WNBA Most Valuable Player Award (2009), two WNBA Finals MVP Awards (2009 and 2014), and the WNBA Rookie of the Year Award (2004) are just a few of Taurasi's many accomplishments.