Who are the best players to build a franchise around? USA TODAY Sports breaks it all down in this week's WNBA power rankings.

Current WNBA player and Guilford County native Liz Kitley returned home to host her first-ever basketball camp.

As the 2026 WNBA season nears the halfway point, the Minnesota Lynx lead with a 15-4 record followed by the defending champion Las Vegas Aces at 14-5. New franchises are competing in their first campaigns,

The opening tip in that matchup was won by Lisa Leslie, who went on to have one of the most illustrious WNBA careers. As we commemorate the league reaching its 30th season, Leslie is one of the 30 players who defined this first era of the WNBA. Here are the rest:

Nobody has stood out more than Minnesota rookie Olivia Miles, who's played more like a seasoned veteran while running the point for the Lynx. And while she leads all rookies with 18.7 points and 5.7 assists per game,

The Fever's new president of basketball and business operations, Kelly Krauskopf, said that she wants to make the Fever's brand like the tech company Apple.

Not long ago, social media content about women’s basketball was primarily composed of clips from games and a handful of commentators dedicated to the space. Compare that to today when you can find fan edits of players and couples,

Las Vegas Aces guard Chelsea Gray will join Prime Video’s WNBA coverage as a player contributor. She will make select in-studio pregame show appearances for the rest of the 2026 season, according to Front Office Sports.