The world caught Caitlin Clark Fever this past year, whether it was the NCAA tournament or her debut season in the WNBA. I got caught up in it as well, but during the NCAA run was able to appreciate some of the great talent along the way. Most of them also made their WNBA debuts this season too, and the league is jam packed with talent. ESPN's WNBA coverage averaged 1.2 million viewers per game, up 170% versus 2023—the vast majority of those gains were generated by the Fever. While we are still waiting on the likes of Paige Bueckers to come to the W as well, this years rookie class may be what brings more spotlight to the WNBA. My WNBA excitement started last season, as a basketball junkie I was so excited to have ultra competitive basketball in September and October leading to the beginning of the NBA season. So it got me thinking how can I make a WNBA set when a lot of the data I use for the NBA isn't available. To the rescue was my guy Neil Paine, the creator of RAPTOR, which I use for offense and defensive ratings, and he started tracking it for the WNBA as well. With this data at my hands, I can now make a WNBA set at the same scale as my NBA sets, opening the door for some fun fantasy cross matchups and team ups. So lets take a look at the best players from this years season all 12 teams are represented by a 7 man roster, since games are 8 minutes less than NBA they don't play as many players. I also made these lineups based on each teams most often used lineup from this season.
