Top 10 Best WNBA Players 2026 Rankings

Ranking the best WNBA Players going into the 2026 WNBA Season as Olivia Miles, A'ja Wilson, Caitlin Clark, and more battle for the #1 spot

By Neamen Baattai | August 7, 2026

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A’ja Wilson stays at the top of WNBA players so far in 2026.

Following the All-Star break, the league really feels like it’s ramping up towards the home stretch of the season. Teams have made their moves to go and contend, and every game starts to have more and more significance.

The Aces and Lynx feel like the cream of the crop in the league. Aja Wilson continues to be the best player in the league while Jackie Young has taken another step this season. Rookie sensation Olivia Miles has led a league-best Minnesota Lynx team that is greedily welcoming the return of superstar Napheesa Collier.

Paige Bueckers and Jessica Shepard, along with Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell, look to be duos hoping to crash the party that the Lynx and Aces were tabbed to have with each other. The league is heating up and has fans drooling over what is on the horizon.

Now, Let’s dive into the rankings early into the 2026 season.

Honorable Mention

Napheesa Collier

Team: Minnesota Lynx

Position: Forward

Napheesa Collier is without a doubt a top 3 player in the league, but because of her missing most of the season, I have to leave her as an HM. She has only played 5 games and has had her minutes limited in all of them, but she has still been dominating games.

She is one of the sport’s premier two-way stars, and it is scary to think that Minnesota is adding one of the best players in the sport to the team with the best record.

Aliyah Boston

Team: Indiana Fever

Position: Center

Aaliyah Boston is part of one of the best big 3s in the league. Her passing and rebounding are huge bonuses to what she does as a low-post scorer, and she provides a different element to this team opposite of what Kelsey Mitchell and Caitlin Clark do. Boston is averaging 16.9 PPG and 8.3 RPG.

Top 10 WNBA Players 2026 Rankings

10. Jackie Young

Team: Las Vegas Aces

Position: Guard

Jackie Young is having one of her best seasons in an Aces uniform this year and is the second-best player on the team with the best odds to win a title.

Jackie Young got off to a rough start to the season but has bounced back really nicely. She is a great all-around player and someone who doesn’t always get the recognition she deserves. She is averaging 16.7 PPG, 4.4 RPG, and 6.8 APG.

9. Allisha Gray

Team: Atlanta Dream

Position: Guard

Allisha Gray is quietly one of the premier two-way guards in the sport and the best player on a really good Atlanta Dream squad. She has the type of play style teams are always looking for with her consistent three-point shooting and elite perimeter defense.

Consistency is what sticks out to me from Allisha’s game, and it lands her at number 9 on this list.

8. Kelsey Plum

Team: Phoenix Mercury

Position: Guard

Kelsey Plum would undoubtedly be higher on this list if not for injury. She has missed a large chunk of the season with lower leg injuries, but with what she was doing early in this year, it was a no-brainer that she would be on here.

Plum was putting together a career year on elite efficiency in LA, and it is really a shame she ended up getting hurt.

She will have a different role on a now talent-rich Phoenix Mercury squad that could be a scary team to matchup with come playoff time.

7. Jessica Shepard

Team: Dallas Wings

Position: Forward

Jessica Shepard has been a revelation in Dallas, and I feel confident in saying she will take home Most Improved Player honors. She is posting career highs in virtually every category and is someone who can get a triple-double nightly.

The Wings offense has been spectacular at times, and the passing from their frontcourt, specifically Jessica Shepard, is a big reason why. This might be a little high for some people, and it is definitely not something people expected coming into this year, but I think Shepard has had that kind of impact.

6. Kelsey Mitchell

Team: Indiana Fever

Position: Guard

I was close to putting Kelsey Mitchell higher on this list with how good she has been lately. It has been nearly two months since she has posted a game below 20 points, and her consistent offensive explosions have been so fun to watch.

She has staked her claim as one of the best scorers in the league, and the backcourt duo of her and Caitlin Clark is must-see TV. She is second in scoring at 24 PPG and doing it with absurd efficiency.

5. Caitlin Clark

Team: Indiana Fever

Position: Guard

In the middle of this ranking, I am going to go back-to-back Fever guards. The eyes of the basketball world are always on Caitlin Clark, and everyone was locked into seeing what kind of 2026 Clark had following an injury-riddled 2025.

Although there are questions about her in-game attitude and turnover-prone style, it is hard to deny that she is one of the best players in this league. She has proven to be a true offensive hub. She is posting career highs in scoring and has done it more efficiently by virtually every metric, and is facilitating at a high level.

She is top 5 in points and assists, and a 45-point, 10-assist outing against the Storm in July encapsulates how good Caitlin Clark can truly be.