Down Under, early-season WNBL trends are holding steady, as the Bendigo Spirit remain unbeaten, while Adelaide Lighting and UC Capitals are still winless. More importantly, the Spirit’s Sami Whitcomb continues to play as if she’s determined to win her first WNBL championship.
Sami Whitcomb has been the MVP so far—and it’s not even close
At 36, Sami Whitcomb is the best player on the best team in the league. Her averages of 26.6 points and 4.6 made 3s per game are way above the competition. Apart from the shooting, Whitcomb is also a great passer, averaging five dimes per game, while sharing playmaking duties with Kelly Wilson, who’s second in the WNBL with 5.4 assists per contest—and at 40 years old is playing in her 22nd pro season.
On her third team in three seasons, Whitcomb continues to find ways to challenge herself and become better, all while chasing that elusive WNBL championship. She already has two WNBA rings and seeing her triumph in her second homeland—she got Australian citizenship in 2018—would be a perfect summary to one of the more interesting careers this side of the Pacific.
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