We’re nearly in the home stretch of the WNBA season, which means the push for the playoffs is heating up.
Entering their home game Thursday, Aug. 28, against the Chicago Sky, the Phoenix Mercury were 23-14 and fourth in playoff position with seven games remaining.
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The Mercury can clinch a playoff spot if they defeat the Sky, the Seattle Storm lose to the Minnesota Lynx and the New York Liberty defeat the Washington Mystics.
Below are the league-wide standings and top-10s in player scoring, rebounding and assists:
WNBA standings (league-wide)
Entering play Aug. 28.
Top eight teams make WNBA playoffs.
Team
W
L
Pct.
GB
x–Minnesota
30
7
.811
–
x–Las Vegas
26
14
.650
5.5
Atlanta
24
14
.632
6.5
Phoenix
23
14
.622
7
New York
23
15
.605
7.5
Indiana
20
18
.526
10.5
Golden State
19
18
.514
11
Seattle
20
19
.513
11
Los Angeles
17
19
.472
12
Washington
16
22
.421
14.5
e–Connecticut
10
28
.263
20.5
e–Chicago
9
28
.243
21
e–Dallas
9
30
.243
22
WNBA league-leading stats
As of Aug. 28.
WNBA scoring leaders
Name
Team
GP
Pts
Napheesa Collier
MIN
27
23.9
A’ja Wilson
LV
36
23.4
Kelsey Mitchell
IND
38
20.7
Kelsey Plum
LA
35
20.4
Paige Bueckers
DAL
31
19.0
Sabrina Ionescu
NY
36
18.8
Allisha Gray
ATL
38
18.7
Nneka Ogwumike
SEA
39
18.3
Dearica Hamby
LA
36
18.1
Satou Sabally
PHX
32
16.9
WNBA rebounds leaders
Name
Team
GP
Reb
Angel Reese
CHI
27
12.4
A’ja Wilson
LV
36
10.1
Alyssa Thomas
PHX
32
9.0
Kiki Iriafen
WAS
38
8.7
Jonquel Jones
NY
26
8.7
Kamilla Cardoso
CHI
33
8.4
Aliyah Boston
IND
38
8.2
Azura Stevens
LA
36
7.8
Dearica Hamby
LA
36
7.8
Napheesa Collier
MIN
27
7.6
WNBA assists leaders
Name
Team
GP
Ast
Alyssa Thomas
PHX
31
9.3
Courtney Williams
MIN
37
6.2
Skylar Diggins
SEA
38
6.0
Kelsey Plum
LA
35
5.9
Veronica Burton
GS
37
5.6
Sabrina Ionescu
NY
36
5.4
Natasha Cloud
NY
36
5.3
Chelsea Gray
LV
40
5.3
Paige Bueckers
DAL
31
5.2
Julie Allemand
LA
27
5.1
What is the Phoenix Mercury’s record?
The Mercury are 23-14 and are in fourth place in the WNBA standings.
Alyssa Thomas stats 2025
Alyssa Thomas is considered one of three front-runners for MVP (Napheesa Collier is the heavy favorite with A’ja Wilson a strong second) and is averaging 15.9 points, 9.0 rebounds and 9.3 assists.
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How many triple-doubles does Alyssa Thomas have in 2025?
Alyssa Thomas has seven triple-doubles this season, which broke her own single-season WNBA record set in 2023.
How close is Alyssa Thomas to the single-season assists record?
Alyssa Thomas has 299 assists this season, which makes her 38 assists shy of tying Caitlin Clark’s single-season assists record (337) set in 2024.
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: WNBA standings, league leaders: Playoff, MVP race heats up