π₯Ά WNBA's 15 most clutch players of all time
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- A'ja Wilson tops the list with four MVPs, two Finals MVPs, three championships and three Defensive Player of the Year awards β all before turning 30 β making her the Las Vegas Aces' defining clutch performer.
- Cynthia Cooper ranks second after leading the Houston Comets to the WNBA's first four championships (1997-2000) and winning Finals MVP each time, despite debuting at age 34 after a decade-plus overseas.
- Maya Moore lands at #3: the Lynx reached the WNBA Finals six times and won four titles in her eight seasons, punctuated by a buzzer-beating 3-pointer in Game 3 of the 2015 Finals against Indiana.
- Lauren Jackson of Australia checks in at #6, posting the highest single-season PER in WNBA history (35.04) in 2007 and ranking third in career PER (27.93) behind only Wilson and Cooper.
- Diana Taurasi is #7 β the WNBA's all-time leading scorer with 10,646 points and the career leader in made 3-pointers (1,447) across 20 seasons with the Phoenix Mercury.
- Breanna Stewart cemented her #10 ranking by hitting two free throws with 5 seconds left in Game 5 of the 2024 WNBA Finals to force overtime, then sinking two more in OT to deliver the New York Liberty their first-ever title.
- Candace Parker, Elena Delle Donne and Cheryl Reeve enter the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame this weekend in Knoxville as the Class of 2026, with Parker and Delle Donne also appearing on the clutch list.
Why it matters: Wilson, at 29, already has more regular-season MVPs (4) than anyone in WNBA history and three titles β placing her atop a list where every player won a championship effectively names her the standard-bearer for a generation still on the floor. The ranking also lands the same weekend Parker and Delle Donne enter the Hall, framing the league's history at a ceremonial high point.
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