Prior to the Connecticut Sun’s win over the Minnesota Lynx last week, there had been five games in WNBA history in which a player recorded 16 assists. Alysaa Thomas made it six, as she finished with 16 points, nine rebounds and a franchise-record 16 assists in her best outing of the season.
The three-time All-Star has been a two-way force for a number of seasons now, but she’s operating as a one-woman wrecking crew this summer, the likes of which has rarely been seen in the league.
Through seven games, she’s averaging 14.4 points, 11.6 rebounds and 6.9 assists, the latter two of which are both career-highs. She leads the league in rebounding, is third in assists, and as of now is on pace to join Candace Parker as the only other player to ever average at least 14 points, 10 rebounds and six assists for a season.
Thomas is just relentless with her desire to push the pace, attack the paint and crash the glass. And defensively, she’s as physical as they come. She doesn’t play the most aesthetically pleasing brand of basketball, but her methods are highly effective.
With more than two weeks gone now, the Sun are sitting in second place at 6-1, and Thomas is one of the leading candidates of the…
