Editor’s Note: This is one of a series of stories ranking the top 30 players in the WNBA as part of Quickbooks’ “WNBA Hoopers Hierarchy.” Check out the rest of the rankings here.
Rounding out the WNBA Hoopers Hierarchy, Swish Appeal’s ranking of the top 30 players in the WNBA in 2024, are three veteran players who’ve long been steady hands for their teams: the Connecticut Sun’s Brionna Jones, the Minnesota Lynx’s Kayla McBride and the Indiana Fever’s Kelsey Mitchell.
No. 28 Brionna Jones
Brionna Jones, who is in her eighth season with the Connecticut Sun, should end up being one of the top post players in the league this year if she can return to pre-injury form and stay healthy. Jones, a 6-foot-3 power forward, enjoyed a breakout season in 2021 when she was named an All-Star for the first time and awarded the Most Improved Player award. That season, she made tremendous defensive leaps as well, also being named to the WNBA All-Defensive Second Team.
She followed that up with another All-Star selection in 2022, and was well on her way to a third-consecutive selection…
