Much has changed in the WNBA world during the winter. A superteam emerged on each coast, with the defending champion Las Vegas Aces and newly loaded New York Liberty. The league also increased the number of games teams will play in the regular season to 40 and new rules were introduced.
What has not changed ahead of Friday’s opening night for the 2023 season is the immense amount of talent in the league. While that’s terrific for the game, it makes lists like this one more difficult than ever. But despite the challenge, CBS Sports has once again ranked the top 25 players in the WNBA.
For the third consecutive season, Breanna Stewart has retained her place atop the list, and is followed by reigning MVP A’ja Wilson and 2021 MVP Jonquel Jones. That trio has been the top-three, in some order, in each of the past three seasons. Rounding out the top-five are Kelsey Plum and another former league MVP, Elena Delle Donne.
As expected, the list is dominated by the Aces and Liberty, who boast nine of the top 16 players between. The Aces’ five players is a league-high, while the Liberty have four. Behind them, the Washington Mystics and Connecticut Sun have three each. Every team is represented by at least one…
