Ranking the WNBA's 15 most clutch players of all time - ESPN

Candace Parker and Elena Delle Donne, former WNBA MVPs and two of the most clutch players in league history, will be inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame this weekend in Knoxville, Tennessee.

What does «clutch» mean? It's largely in the eye of the beholder. Statisticians will say there is no such thing, that players who are good in high-pressure situations are good almost all the time.

But that's not necessarily how it feels when you're watching basketball and thinking about which players teams want taking a pivotal shot or making the pass that leads to it. Or who can be most counted on to grab a rebound, block a shot or get a steal when the game is on the line. You can measure it with stats, but it's also about intangibles and subjectivity.

So, as the WNBA continues to celebrate its 30th anniversary this season, who are the most clutch players all time in the WNBA? Parker and Delle Donne know a lot about clutch play — as does fellow WBHOF Class of 2026 inductee Cheryl Reeve, who coached two players on the list with the Minnesota Lynx. Every player in our top 15 won at least one WNBA championship, and all but two were either league or WNBA Finals MVPs or both.

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Listing awards doesn't always say enough about a player, but it does a good job with Wilson. She is an unprecedented four-time MVP, and also a two-time WNBA Finals MVP, three-time Defensive Player of the Year, two-time scoring leader and five-time blocks leader — all before the age of 30. She has won three WNBA titles, played in one other WNBA Finals and the Aces have made it to at least the semifinals in each of her seasons except her rookie year. She is the definition of clutch, both offensively and defensively.

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