Eastern conference wnba teams6/20/2023 ![]() ![]() Thomas also became the first Sun player in franchise history to earn 20+ points, 10+ rebounds, 5+ assists and 2+ steals with one or fewer turnovers when she finished with 22 points, 10 rebounds, five assists and two steals in the 88-81 win over Washington on Tuesday, May 23. On Sunday, June 4 against Dallas, she became the franchise leader in free throws made (693) and moved into third overall in games played in Connecticut Sun history (246). Thomas has played her entire WNBA career in Connecticut and has already hit major milestones this season. Thomas leads the league in double-doubles this season with six. To close out the week, the 6-2 forward recorded another double-double with 13 points, 10 rebounds and six assists in the Sun’s 80-74 victory over the Dallas Wings on Sunday, June 4. In the Sun’s 81-78 win over the Indiana Fever on Tuesday, May 30, Thomas tallied a double-double with 13 points, 17 rebounds and seven assists. The most successful teams in the history of 12 teams are Minnesota Lynx & Seattle Storm with 4. Thomas also broke the franchise record for most assists in a single half with 10 assists in the first half that night, ending the game with a stat line of 16 points, nine rebounds, 16 assists, and one block. This season, there are 12 teams that compete for the WNBA title. Most notably, she broke the Connecticut Sun record for most assists in a single game with 16 assists in Connecticut’s 89-84 win over Minnesota on Thursday. This marks the seventh time in Thomas’s ten-year professional career that she takes home Eastern Conference Player of the Week honors, the first since July 25, 2022.ĭuring the week of May 29-June 4, Thomas nearly averaged a triple-double with 14.0 ppg, 12.0 rpg and 9.7 apg as the Sun went 3-0 in regular season action. The NBA is comprised of 30 teams in North America, while the WNBA originally started out with eight teams.Connecticut Sun forward Alyssa Thomas was named the WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week, the league announced today. The NBA was founded on the 6th of June, 1946, in New York City, while the WNBA was founded during the year 1996, although only started playing in leagues a year later.ģ. The WNBA is the women counterpart of the NBA.Ģ. The NBA is the oldest basketball league in existence. The series winners then advance to the WNBA finals.ġ. The two winners go to the second round, with a match-up between the winners for 1-4 and 2-3. The first round of the playoffs is made up of two match-ups, in each of their respective conferences and based on seeding (1-4 and 2-3). The WNBA playoffs run with a best-of-three elimination tournament, ultimately determining the final two teams who will play for the championship. Even though the WNBA is not the first major women’s basketball league (a title held by the now abolished WBL), the WNBA is the only women’s professional basketball league to have the full backing and support of the NBA. It originally started with eight teams, namely, the Charlotte Sting, Cleveland Rockers, New York Liberty, Houston Comets for the Eastern Conference, Utah Starzz, Sacramento Monarchs, Phoenix Mercury and the Los Angeles Sparks for the Western Conference. The league began with 8 teams divided into two conferences, and quickly. April 24, 1996, was the actual date when the WNBA was officially approved by the NBA Board of Governors. Through their affiliation with the NBA, WNBA athletes have participated in the. Regular WNBA seasons start from May, with the playoffs starting by the middle of August and continuing through September. It was founded during the year 1996, although they only started playing leagues a year later. The Women’s National Basketball Association is basically the women counterpart of the NBA. The two overall teams remaining are the ones who compete for the championship. For each conference, all but one team is eliminated from each conference in the playoffs. Whoever wins four games advances to the next round, while the other is eliminated from the playoffs. Each team competes against a rival in a best-of-seven series. A tournament format is followed during the playoffs. Playoffs for the NBA start in late April, with each conference (Eastern and Western) having eight teams competing for the championship. It is currently comprised of 30 teams in North America, and is one of the four major professional sports leagues in the U.S.A., which also include the MLB (Major League Baseball), the NFL (National Football League), and the NHL (National Hockey League). ![]() It was founded on the 6th of June, 1946, in New York City. The National Basketball Association is basically the oldest basketball league in existence. ![]() Two main prominent basketball leagues, that are mostly anticipated by fans, are the NBA (National Basketball Association) and the WNBA (Women’s National Basketball Association). Basketball has been a favorite pastime, not only for the American audience, but also all over the world. ![]()
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