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Maniak • Very Smart, Very Cute Posts: 31,608 Likes: 13,423	Post by Maniak on Jul 18, 2024 23:53:18 GMT This is separate from my Seal of Approval thread and is an objective tier list of current WNBA players. I do not know how frequently I will ever update this. The players are not listed in any specific order beyond the tiers themselves. I'm rather confident in where things are with #1, Superstar, and Star. That said, there is a reasonable argument to bump Ionescu down from star and bump a different player or two up to Superstar. Comparing guards, Ionescu is only better than Loyd, Plum, Young, and Gray this regular season specifically. Generally, bringing any player up or down by a tier for All Star, Borderline All Star, Very Good, and Starts on Most Teams would be reasonable. Maybe some of the players on the List Worthy tier could be brought up by one, and I'm sure there would be arguments that some of those players don't belong on the same level and/or there are players omitted that should be on that level. Here are the players ordered from left to right: #1 - A'ja Wilson Superstar - Breanna Stewart, Kahleah Copper, Napheesa Collier, Sabrina Ionescu Star - Jewell Loyd, Nneka Ogwumike, Chelsea Gray, Kelsey Plum, Jackie Young, Satou Sabally, Rhyne Howard, Aliyah Boston, Britney Griner, Dewanna Bonner, Alyssa Thomas All Star - Allisha Gray, Brionna Jones, Skylar Diggins-Smith, Kayla McBride, Natasha Cloud, Ezi Magbegor, Jonquel Jones, Caitlin Clark, Chennedy Carter, Arike Ogunbowale, Diana Taurasi Borderline All Star - Brittney Sykes, Dijonai Carrington, Shakira Austin, Betnijah Laney-Hamilton, Dearica Hamby, Tina Charles, Alanna Smith, Ariel Atkins, Natasha Howard, Angel Reese Very Good - Kelsey Mitchell, Rickea Jackson, Aaliyah Edwards, Maddy Siegrist, Marina Mabrey, Jordin Canada Starts on Most Teams - NaLyssa Smith, Temi Fagbenle, Kamilla Cardoso, Stephanie Dolson, Rebecca Allen, Cheyenne Parker-Tyus, Bridget Carleton, Teaira McCowan, Cameron Brink List Worthy - Sophie Cunningham, Rachel Banham, Aerial Powers, Courtney Williams, Kalani Brown, Diamond Miller, Jordan Horston, Izzy Harrison, Kayla Thornton, Dorka Juhasz, Karlie Samuelson, Alysha Clark, Kiah Stokes, Julie Vanloo, Tiffany Hayes
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SugarHill • Bloom Posts: 80,845 Likes: 34,644	Post by SugarHill on Jul 19, 2024 22:41:43 GMT I remember u said Sabrina wasn’t even that good. Did she get way better this year or something?
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Maniak • Very Smart, Very Cute Posts: 31,608 Likes: 13,423	Post by Maniak on Jul 20, 2024 17:27:55 GMT Jul 19, 2024 22:41:43 GMT SugarHill said: I remember u said Sabrina wasn’t even that good. Did she get way better this year or something? I initially disliked Sabrina because I perceived her as playing pretty selfishly last year when Stewart had come to NY. They just didn't look like they meshed well together. That isn't really an issue anymore and her decision making is good. She also developed a really good midrange game over the offseason that she didn't have before, so she's a way more rounded offensive threat. Still useless defensively. Ultimately I wanted to add a fourth player to the superstar tier and went back and forth on quite a few. This year specifically, I would say she's probably better than anyone on the star tier. But Jewell, Nneka, Gray, Plum, Young, and Alyssa Thomas all have an argument. Chelsea Gray is in many ways a superstar because she elevates the Aces play so much (they were middling without her to start the year and since she's been back they've been like 10-2 or something). However she doesn't really put up numbers. Because she's that important, it's hard to put her teammates of Plum or Young above her. Jackie Young probably has a better argument because she's a really solid defender whereas Plum is Ionescu level. Alyssa Thomas is in many ways a superstar because she's one of the best defenders in the league, leading one of the best defenses, and runs the Sun offense quite well. However her offensive game is limited outside of transition and her passing. She's like if the best version of Ben Simmons was a big, kinda. And she hasn't been as good this year as she was last year when she was certainly superstar tier. Nneka doesn't really have the usage and Jewell has been really inefficient and inconsistent this year. I also just happen to not catch a ton of Storm games.
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SugarHill • Bloom Posts: 80,845 Likes: 34,644	Post by SugarHill on Jul 20, 2024 18:42:01 GMT Jul 20, 2024 17:27:55 GMT Maniak said: Jul 19, 2024 22:41:43 GMT SugarHill said: I remember u said Sabrina wasn’t even that good. Did she get way better this year or something? I initially disliked Sabrina because I perceived her as playing pretty selfishly last year when Stewart had come to NY. They just didn't look like they meshed well together. That isn't really an issue anymore and her decision making is good. She also developed a really good midrange game over the offseason that she didn't have before, so she's a way more rounded offensive threat. Still useless defensively. Ultimately I wanted to add a fourth player to the superstar tier and went back and forth on quite a few. This year specifically, I would say she's probably better than anyone on the star tier. But Jewell, Nneka, Gray, Plum, Young, and Alyssa Thomas all have an argument. Chelsea Gray is in many ways a superstar because she elevates the Aces play so much (they were middling without her to start the year and since she's been back they've been like 10-2 or something). However she doesn't really put up numbers. Because she's that important, it's hard to put her teammates of Plum or Young above her. Jackie Young probably has a better argument because she's a really solid defender whereas Plum is Ionescu level. Alyssa Thomas is in many ways a superstar because she's one of the best defenders in the league, leading one of the best defenses, and runs the Sun offense quite well. However her offensive game is limited outside of transition and her passing. She's like if the best version of Ben Simmons was a big, kinda. And she hasn't been as good this year as she was last year when she was certainly superstar tier. Nneka doesn't really have the usage and Jewell has been really inefficient and inconsistent this year. I also just happen to not catch a ton of Storm games. This is a dope thread helps me learn shit easier lol
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