WNBA Power Rankings: Fever, Aces and Dream surging — SkimNews
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- Minnesota Lynx held No. 1 with their 10th straight victory — their longest streak since 2016 — a 108-100 win over Indiana, as MVP runner-up Napheesa Collier returned from injury with 24 points and 10 rebounds.
- Indiana Fever jumped from No. 4 to No. 2, with Kelsey Mitchell extending a 20-plus-point scoring streak to 14 games (second-longest in WNBA history) and Caitlin Clark posting 19 points and 10 rebounds before the loss to Minnesota.
- Phoenix Mercury surged from No. 11 to No. 9 after landing five-time All-Star Kelsey Plum from the Sparks for a 2027 first-round pick, a 2028 second-round pick, and guard Monique Akoa Makani; Plum debuted with 20 points in 20 minutes.
- Las Vegas Aces climbed to No. 3 as A'ja Wilson averaged 31.6 points over five games and Jackie Young recorded her third career triple-double (28 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists) in a rout of the Dream.
- Washington Mystics moved up to No. 6 on a season-high four-game winning streak that included victories over the Valkyries, Aces and Wings, with Shakira Austin posting 28 points, 10 rebounds and four assists against Dallas.
- Atlanta Dream rose to No. 4 behind Angel Reese's double-double average, capped by a 15-point comeback win over Dallas sealed by Allisha Gray's five-point sequence with 18.7 seconds left.
- Portland Fire dropped to No. 11 on a five-game losing streak, with rookie Sarah Ashlee Barker (10.7 PPG) lost for the season to a torn ACL.
Why it matters: The Lynx's 10-game streak — their longest since 2016 — and doubling of their franchise 100-point games record cements them as the championship frontrunner. The Plum trade, meanwhile, signals Phoenix's all-in postseason push despite sitting at 12-19, while LA's decision to move a two-time champion for future picks telegraphs a pivot toward 2026 rather than a run this season.
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