WNBA Rookie Rankings: Awa Fam makes her debut after career-high 21 points, Olivia Miles smashes more records
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- Awa Fam debuted at No. 5 after scoring a career-high 21 points on 8-of-9 shooting (5-of-6 from three) in Seattle's 105-90 win over Atlanta — the No. 3 overall pick, who turned 20 on June 17, is the youngest player in the league.
- Olivia Miles held the No. 1 spot as the Lynx improved to a league-best 15-4, becoming the fastest player in WNBA history to reach 350+ points and 100 assists (19 games), passing Paige Bueckers (20) and Caitlin Clark (22) in pace.
- Azzi Fudd stayed at No. 2 after a career-high 26 points in Dallas's 112-10 overtime win over Seattle on June 22; per CBS Sports research, she's now averaging 1.1 blocks per game — the most ever by a player under 6 feet in a single season — and is the fastest guard to 50 steals and 50 blocks in 18 years.
- Flau'jae Johnson moved up to No. 3 with back-to-back career performances: 28 points (with four threes), nine rebounds, and three steals in a 99-88 win over the Liberty, followed by 24 points and 11 rebounds on 75% shooting against Atlanta — she now leads all WNBA guards with 5.5 rebounds per game.
- Sydney Taylor entered at No. 4 as the undrafted free agent dropped a career-high 29 points (8-of-11 FG, 6-of-7 from three) in Chicago's 124-94 rout of Portland — just the third rookie in WNBA history to post 25+ points and 5+ threes while shooting at least 70% from the field.
Why it matters: Miles' Minnesota Lynx own the league's best record at 15-4, putting the runaway Rookie of the Year front-runner on the WNBA's most competitive team, while Seattle's two top-five rookies (Fam and Johnson) point to a brighter future than the Storm's franchise-worst 11-game losing streak implied.
