We’re nearly in the home stretch of the WNBA season, which means the push for the playoffs is heating up.
Entering their home game Thursday, Aug. 28, against the Chicago Sky, the Phoenix Mercury were 23-14 and fourth in playoff position with seven games remaining.
The Mercury can clinch a playoff spot if they defeat the Sky, the Seattle Storm lose to the Minnesota Lynx and the New York Liberty defeat the Washington Mystics.
Below are the league-wide standings and top-10s in player scoring, rebounding and assists:
WNBA standings (league-wide)
Entering play Aug. 28.
Top eight teams make WNBA playoffs.
|
Team |
W |
L |
Pct. |
GB |
|
x–Minnesota |
30 |
7 |
.811 |
– |
|
x–Las Vegas |
26 |
14 |
.650 |
5.5 |
|
Atlanta |
24 |
14 |
.632 |
6.5 |
|
Phoenix |
23 |
14 |
.622 |
7 |
|
New York |
23 |
15 |
.605 |
7.5 |
|
Indiana |
20 |
18 |
.526 |
10.5 |
|
Golden State |
19 |
18 |
.514 |
11 |
|
Seattle |
20 |
19 |
.513 |
11 |
|
Los Angeles |
17 |
19 |
.472 |
12 |
|
Washington |
16 |
22 |
.421 |
14.5 |
|
e–Connecticut |
10 |
28 |
.263 |
20.5 |
|
e–Chicago |
9 |
28 |
.243 |
21 |
|
e–Dallas |
9 |
30 |
.243 |
22 |
WNBA league-leading stats
As of Aug. 28.
WNBA scoring leaders
|
Name |
Team |
GP |
Pts |
|
Napheesa Collier |
MIN |
27 |
23.9 |
|
A’ja Wilson |
LV |
36 |
23.4 |
|
Kelsey Mitchell |
IND |
38 |
20.7 |
|
Kelsey Plum |
LA |
35 |
20.4 |
|
Paige Bueckers |
DAL |
31 |
19.0 |
|
Sabrina Ionescu |
NY |
36 |
18.8 |
|
Allisha Gray |
ATL |
38 |
18.7 |
|
Nneka Ogwumike |
SEA |
39 |
18.3 |
|
Dearica Hamby |
LA |
36 |
18.1 |
|
Satou Sabally |
PHX |
32 |
16.9 |
WNBA rebounds leaders
|
Name |
Team |
GP |
Reb |
|
Angel Reese |
CHI |
27 |
12.4 |
|
A’ja Wilson |
LV |
36 |
10.1 |
|
Alyssa Thomas |
PHX |
32 |
9.0 |
|
Kiki Iriafen |
WAS |
38 |
8.7 |
|
Jonquel Jones |
NY |
26 |
8.7 |
|
Kamilla Cardoso |
CHI |
33 |
8.4 |
|
Aliyah Boston |
IND |
38 |
8.2 |
|
Azura Stevens |
LA |
36 |
7.8 |
|
Dearica Hamby |
LA |
36 |
7.8 |
|
Napheesa Collier |
MIN |
27 |
7.6 |
WNBA assists leaders
|
Name |
Team |
GP |
Ast |
|
Alyssa Thomas |
PHX |
31 |
9.3 |
|
Courtney Williams |
MIN |
37 |
6.2 |
|
Skylar Diggins |
SEA |
38 |
6.0 |
|
Kelsey Plum |
LA |
35 |
5.9 |
|
Veronica Burton |
GS |
37 |
5.6 |
|
Sabrina Ionescu |
NY |
36 |
5.4 |
|
Natasha Cloud |
NY |
36 |
5.3 |
|
Chelsea Gray |
LV |
40 |
5.3 |
|
Paige Bueckers |
DAL |
31 |
5.2 |
|
Julie Allemand |
LA |
27 |
5.1 |
What is the Phoenix Mercury’s record?
The Mercury are 23-14 and are in fourth place in the WNBA standings.
Alyssa Thomas stats 2025
Alyssa Thomas is considered one of three front-runners for MVP (Napheesa Collier is the heavy favorite with A’ja Wilson a strong second) and is averaging 15.9 points, 9.0 rebounds and 9.3 assists.
How many triple-doubles does Alyssa Thomas have in 2025?
Alyssa Thomas has seven triple-doubles this season, which broke her own single-season WNBA record set in 2023.
How close is Alyssa Thomas to the single-season assists record?
Alyssa Thomas has 299 assists this season, which makes her 38 assists shy of tying Caitlin Clark’s single-season assists record (337) set in 2024.
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: WNBA standings, league leaders: Playoff, MVP race heats up
