WNBA

=**WNBA Basketball**= Alayna {AC for short}

The WNBA began with 8 teams the New York Liberty, Los Angelos Sparks, Charlotte Bobcats, Cleavand Sparks, Utah Stars, Sacramento Monarchs, Pheniox Mercury and the Washington Mystics. and all the teams were related with the NBA clubs all in the same city. The Houston Comets won the first four WNBA championships before the Cheryl Swoops, Tina Thompson, and Cynthia Cooper. Los Angeles Sparks won the next two before Lisa Leslie and Detroit Shocks. Two WNBA allstars have a father in the NBA. Indiana fever Natalie Williams father Nat Williams played for the Indiana Pacers, and Utah Jazz and is now the assistant coach for the Jazz. Two WNBA teams has disbaned in 2002. The two that has moved is the PortlandFire and the Orlando team. Two teams have move. The Utah Starzz moved to moved to San Antonio to become the new team San Antonio Silver Starzz and the Miama Sol moved to Connecticutt to become the Suns. The eight famous players of the WNBA are Cynthia Cooper, Teresa Edwards, Lisa Leslie, Rebecca Lobo, Nikki McCray, Dawn Staley, Kate Starbird, and Sheryl Swoopes.
 * FAMOUS PLAYERS**


 * RECORD SETTERS

LISA LESLIE**
 * First player in WNBA to reach 5,000 points mark (2006)
 * 14-time Player of the Week
 * In 2006 ranked first in total defensive rebounds (240), double-doubles (17), and third in ppg (20)
 * First player to dunk in a WNBA All-Star game in 2005
 * In 2005 ranked third in steals per game (2.1), first in total blocks (71), second in steals (67), and third in double-doubles (9).
 * Scored her 4000th career point (2004)
 * Recorded first career triple double (2004)
 * Member of the WNBA Championship team (2001, 2002)
 * WNBA MVP (2001, 2004, 2006)
 * WNBA Defensive Player of the Year (2004)
 * All-WNBA First Team (1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006)
 * Bud Light Peak Performer rebounding (2003)
 * Named MVP of the WNBA Championship (2001, 2002) and All-Star Game (1999, 2001, 2002)
 * Member of Gold-medal winning U.S. Olympic teams in 1996, and 2000
 * On7/30/02 vs. Miami Sol, made history by becoming the first WNBA player to dunk in a game
 * Named MVP of the regular season, WNBA Championship and All-Star Game in 2001 to become the first player ever to garner all three awards in the same season.