WNBA names its 20 greatest of all time

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Twenty seasons of great WNBA basketball is enough to fill a highlight reel for about a month. This week, the league put the spotlight on its best players throughout its history as the WNBA honored its 20@20 greatest players of all time.

They are:

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Seimone Augustus

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Sue Bird

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Swin Cash

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Tamika Catchings

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Cynthia Cooper

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Yolanda Griffith

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Becky Hammon

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Lauren Jackson

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Lisa Leslie

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Maya Moore

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Deanna Nolan

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Candace Parker

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Ticha Penicheiro

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Cappie Pondexter

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Katie Smith

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Sheryl Swoopes

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Diana Taurasi

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Tina Thompson

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Teresa Weatherspoon

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Lindsay Whalen

To be honored as one of the best at your craft is certainly an honor and while there already is much debate about who was and was not on this list, one cannot deny the statures of these 20 women in WNBA history. Congratulations to the WNBA’s 20@20!



By: Akiem Bailum (@AkiemBailum on Twitter, Instagram)