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Who is the Best WNBA Point Guard Right Now?

The WNBA is historically dominated by bigs, but it feels like a lot of the big prospects nowadays are guards. As the skill increases, the guards begin to get better and better, and they start to make a bigger mark on the league.

Players like Paige Bueckers, Caitlin Clark, and Olivia Miles showcase the future of the position while veterans like Chelsea Gray, Natasha Cloud, and Skylar Diggins show they still have a place in the league. 

And you can’t ignore what Kelsey Plum is doing for the Sparks this year either with some truly jaw dropping numbers.

So without further ado, here is a look at the Top 10 Best WNBA Point Guards 2026 Rankings:

Honorable Mention

Leila Lacan

Team: Connecticut Sun

WNBA Stats: 11.4 points, 1.2 rebounds, 4.8 assists per game

I want to highlight 2nd-year point guard Leila Lacan as an honorable mention because I think she has the potential to be one of the premier PGs in the league. She has been hurt most of the year and returned from injury about two weeks ago for a struggling Connecticut Sun team. 

There was a lot of excitement heading into year two for Lacan after a strong rookie season, and she will be one of the best two-way lead guards soon. She is a superb defender with elite on-ball pressure. She has great size for a guard, and it’s something she uses well on the defensive side of the ball. 

I love her defensive versatility and physicality on that side of the ball as well. The numbers were a little down early in the year, but again, she was hurt and is easing her way back to play. Lacan could see her name in the top 10 soon, but for right now, she is on the outside looking in.

Sabrina Ionescu

Team: New York Liberty

WNBA Stats: 11 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists per game

If she were healthy, Sabrina Ionescu would obviously be in the top 10 of this list, but since she has only appeared in one game this season, I just can’t have her in my top 10. The back injury she suffered in the middle of the season has lingered since, but she does seem to be nearing a return.

Ionescu also missed the first 3 weeks after hurting her ankle in the preseason, so she has had a rough go of it in terms of staying on the court. Sabrina is consistent and has always been around 18 PPG for this Liberty squad. Her passing is always a huge factor, and she is one of the best perimeter shot creators in the sport.

Hopefully, she can come back soon and stay in the court, and when she does, there is no doubt she will return to the top 10 of this list if not higher.

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10. Kiki Rice

Team: Toronto Tempo

WNBA Stats: 12.7 points, 2.6 assists per game

Kiki Rice has enjoyed an outstanding year for a surprisingly solid Toronto Tempo team in their first year as a franchise. Kiki’s driving ability and vision have impressed, and besides Olivia Miles, Kiki has arguably been the best rookie in the league.

Her driving ability is something that has carried over really well, and unsurprisingly, her energy and rebounding have followed her as well. Kiki’s selflessness and IQ were things that scouts and fans lauded coming into the league, and both of those things have translated. 

Her vision is fantastic, and it just feels like Kiki Rice is a winner wherever she goes, and I don’t think it is a coincidence that the Tempo has exceeded expectations with her there. Rice just recently hurt her ankle, so she will be sidelined for a little while, but she is still putting together a huge rookie season, averaging 12.7 PPG, 4.7 RPG, and 2.6 APG

9. Natasha Cloud

Team: Chicago Sky

WNBA Stats: 10.3, 3.8 rebounds, 4.2 assists per game

Opening up this list, Natasha Cloud had a strenuous free agency, and there were a lot of questions about where she would play in 2026. She ultimately joined the Chicago Sky, who have really struggled this season, and those frustrations have been public a lot of the time. 

Natasha Cloud is still an elite playmaker and division, and she covers a lot of the things you look for in a starting guard. She provides those things while being a real veteran presence, and I think her length-free agency period might have soured how people look at her, but for me, she is still a very impactful lead guard.

Cloud is still great in transition and still retains a lot of the speed she had when she was younger. She is super accomplished and is still close to the same caliber player she was when she led the WNBA in assists in 2022.

8. Jordin Canada

Team: Atlanta Dream

WNBA Stats: 11.8 points, 1.9 Steals, 6.6 assists per game

From one of the younger budding star point guards in Kiki Rice to someone who has been doing this for a while in Jordin Canada. Similar to Rice, Jordin Canada is an elite two-way player and one of the better perimeter defenders over the past decade. Canada’s speed and playmaking still make her one of the most effective lead guards in the league, and in her 8-year career, she has a really impressive resume.

She is a thief who puts fear in opposing ball handlers’ hearts with her quick hands and overall understanding of how to make them uncomfortable. Her IQ is elite, and I think all the other skills she has make up for her lack of elite shooting.

She has 2 rings, as well as two steals titles and 2 All-NBA Defensive First Teams. She has again gotten off to a nice start this season for the Atlanta Dream, posting career highs in assists per game and rebounds per game. 

7. Skylar Diggins

Team: Chicago Sky

WNBA Stats: 14.6 points, 3.6 rebounds, 4.5 assists per game

I tried to avoid putting two players from the same team on this, but to me, Skylar Diggins and Natasha Cloud are both true Point guards. Skylar Diggins is the oldest player on this list, and she has been the best player on a struggling, albeit talented, Chicago Sky squad since the injury of Rickea Jackson. 

Skylar Diggins might not be the player she was a couple of years ago, but she is still an elite offensive player. She has struggled to be efficient, and again, you can see the decline, but her vision and shooting still place her as one of the better point guards in the league. 

Diggins is coming off an all-star appearance last year with Seattle, so you know she’s still elite, and I don’t think this Sky team is doing her many favors. The half-court offense has been widely talked about by Diggins herself, along with the team’s lack of effort. Diggins has still shown her quality and is averaging 14.5 PPG and 4.5 APG.

6. Chelsea Gray

Team: Las Vegas Aces

WNBA Stats: 11 points, 4 rebounds, 7.2 assists Per Game

Chelsea Gray is kind of the gold standard for what a lot of teams want out of their point guard. She is out of her prime athletically, but still provides a lot of value on both sides of the ball. 

She is still an elite passer and a terrific complementary player to Aja Wilson. Chelsea’s defense is arguably as big a benefit to the Aces as her passing is, and she has turned into one of the best post defenders in the sport. She is exceptionally strong and always competes on that side of the court.

The IQ and propensity for clutch plays are still there and will most likely be there until the day she calls it quits. She is one of the more accomplished guards in the sport, still playing, and a huge piece for an Aces team looking to repeat. Chelsea is averaging 11 PPG and is second in the WNBA in assists with 7.2 APG. The “Point Gawd” is still one of the top lead guards in the league and deserves her respect as one of the top 20-30 players in the league.

5. Veronica Burton

Team: Golden State Valkyries

WNBA Stats: 14.7, 3.3 rebounds, 5.8 assists per game

Fresh off her most improved player of the year award last year, Veronica Burton is now ascending into one of the league’s premier backcourt players. Burton’s story is one of the coolest in the league, as she was waived a year prior to her winning the MIP. Burton is efficiency personified as a facilitator, registering multiple games with 10 assists and 0 turnovers.

Burton represents what it means to be a point guard with her vision and overall elite understanding of the game. She is a true floor general and also provides a lot on the defensive side of the ball. She has the ability to put together big scoring performances with her speed, and that ability to get downhill really opens up her game as a passer.

She is, without a doubt, one of the more underrated players on this list, and it excited me to see what she will be moving forward

4. Olivia Miles

Team: Minnesota Lynx

WNBA Stats: 17.8 points, 6.3 assists per game, 5.2 RPG.

Olivia Miles could finish this year higher than 4, but due to the lack of time under her belt, I will leave her here. She is the clear ROTY right now, and even with the Lynx missing Napheesa Collier, Miles has led them to a league-best 10-2 record.

You run out of superlatives to describe how good she is and how good she can be. She is a generational passer and seems to be pushing all the right buttons as a floor general. She is leading the WNBA in assists, and she seems to have a level of control of the game you don’t see for players her age.

The passing isn’t the only thing that is impressive, either. She has exceeded expectations as a scorer, specifically shooting the three. She has not shot it at a high volume, but shot it pretty well at 37% and had a game where he knocked down 8 threes, which was a WNBA rookie record. 

Her efficiency as a scorer is just another thing you don’t see from young guards, and she is putting together one of the best rookie seasons ever. 

3. Caitlin Clark

Team: Indiana Fever

WNBA Stats: 18.7 points, 4.5 rebounds, 7.9 assists per game

The Caitlin Clark experience has been up and down, and honestly, weird in her 3 years in the league. She has at times struggled with physicality, and her constant complaining to the refs has not flown under the radar. Her struggles with efficiency and turning the ball over have also been glaring negatives. 

But with that being said, she is still one of the best passers in the league and a truly generational transition playmaker. The range is excellent, and although she has not shot the ball this year as well as she is capable of, the distance she can hit shots from still opens a lot of things up.

In a lot of ways, Clark is an enigma, and I think she has had more problems than a lot of fans, especially casual ones, thought she would have. I still think she is one of the top guards in the league, averaging 18.7 PPG and 7.9 APG, but the start to her career has not been as smooth as once thought it would.

There is a world where Clark starts hitting more shots, and when/if that happens, she could be fighting for 1 on this list. I know this sounds somewhat negative for a player I have at 3, but with Clark, the bad of her game is so loud and in your face that it is hard not to harp on it. But on the flip side, what she is good at, she does at such a high level that it makes it hard to put her any lower. 

We will see where her game grows and where it doesn’t moving forward, but right now I feel 3 is good for her.

2. Paige Bueckers

Team: Dallas Wings

WNBA Stats: 18.7 points, 3.4 rebounds, 5.8 assists.

Paige Bueckers was considered a tweener between a PG and SG when she entered the WNBA, but to me at this point, she is a full-fledged point guard, and she is dang good at it. I think in many ways, Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers’ careers will always be intertwined, and they will be compared to each other. So it is fitting they occupy 2 of the top 3 on this list. 

Bueckers is one of the most refined 1v1 scorers in the league and can truly do what she wants as a scorer on all three levels. She has an endless bag of moves she uses to score, and I think she has made a real leap as a passer.

She has added strength, and her efficiency is way up, especially from three. The Wings are much improved this year, and Bueckers is leading them in points and assists. Bueckers is not only the future of the position, but she is the future of this league, and she is very quickly realizing her potential right in front of our eyes. 

1. Kelsey Plum

Team: Los Angeles Sparks

WNBA Stats: 24.8 points, 2.2 rebounds, 6.9 assists per game

Kelsey Plum is putting together one of the best scoring seasons for a guard I have ever seen, and if the LA Sparks are able to finish with a better record than the .500 they are at right now, I could see Plum fighting for the MVP. 

Kelsey Plum has spent a lot of her career as a two, but now playing as a true lead guard, she has found an excellent balance as an elite scorer and facilitator. I don’t think Kelsey Plum is the best guard in the WNBA if I am being completely honest, but what she is doing right now and beyond, this is the list based on 2026 only, it makes me feel like she has to be 1.

Even though she has fallen off a little bit the past two weeks, her shooting splits are still excellent. She was shooting almost 60% from the field before, so naturally, it makes sense she fell back down to earth.

I also see people criticize her defense and still say she isn’t a real lead guard. I feel like it’s unfair. Is she a bad defender? Yes. But that does not negate the things she’s doing on offense right now, and it doesn’t take away the fact that she is dragging the Sparks right now.

She is also averaging 6.9 APG to go along with her 24.8 PPG, which doesn’t mean she is automatically a great lead guard, but it is a pretty good indication she is making her mark as a playmaker. She is the only player in the league in the top 5 in assists and points, and unless she begins to fall off, she will most likely be first team all WNBA. 

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