The WNBA season is chugging along with strong performances across the board. While the defending finalist Las Vegas Aces and New York Liberty were expected to dominate again, we’re seeing several other teams playing themselves into contention early.
And even among the teams off to slower starts, there are strong individual performances among rookies and others earning larger opportunities that give reason for optimism.
As always, let’s dig a bit deeper into the league and to identify unheralded players who are producing fantasy-caliber numbers and might be worth adding to your fantasy hoops squads.
Kia Nurse, Los Angeles Sparks (36.0% rostered in ESPN leagues): Nurse has started all eight games this season and has two three-game streaks scoring double-digits, with two down games in between. Nurse averaged 16.3 PPG, 3.0 3PG, 2.0 APG, 1.7 RPG and 1.0 SPG through the first three games. She has kept that same energy in her last three, averaging 17.0 PPG, 2.7 3PG, 2.3 APG and 1.3 RPG in 31.3 MPG.
Aari McDonald, Sparks (6.7% rostered): McDonald started slow this season, averaging only 7.3 MPG off the bench for her new team, but she has picked it up of late, averaging 24.8 MPG over her last four and turning that into…
