{"id":259945,"date":"2026-08-28T05:18:03","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T05:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/28\/angel-reese-slips-in-wnba-player-power-ranking-despite-record-setting-season\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T05:18:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T05:18:03","slug":"angel-reese-slips-in-wnba-player-power-ranking-despite-record-setting-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/28\/angel-reese-slips-in-wnba-player-power-ranking-despite-record-setting-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Angel Reese slips in WNBA player power ranking despite record-setting season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Angel Reese is having another great season in the WNBA, and she&#8217;s helped make the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/wnba\/teams\/atlanta_dream\/17251\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Atlanta Dream<\/a> a playoff team. Reese is averaging 16.1 points and 12.4 rebounds per game.<\/p>\n<p>Reese even has her own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=45oG8P3QBrc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Barbie doll<\/a> now.<\/p>\n<p>But Reese has taken a small tumble in WNBA rankings this month. In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/wnba\/story\/_\/id\/49659438\/wnba-2026-top-50-player-rankings-wilson-clark-stewart-miles-bueckers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESPN&#8217;s August WNBA player rankings<\/a>, out on Thursday, she&#8217;s No. 14, down from No. 13 last month. No. 1 on the tally is A&#8217;ja Wilson of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/wnba\/teams\/las_vegas_aces\/17281\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Las Vegas Aces<\/a>, while Caitlin Clark of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/wnba\/teams\/indiana_fever\/17260\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indiana Fever<\/a> is No. 2.<\/p>\n<h2>Angel Reese still has plenty to be proud of<\/h2>\n<p>Even though Reese fell a little in the rankings, she has nothing to be ashamed of. She&#8217;s the No. 1 rebounder in the league, and that&#8217;s a valuable skill.<\/p>\n<p>Kendra Andrews of ESPN points that out in ESPN&#8217;s list, adding that Reese is also &#8220;one of only two players averaging a double-double this season.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;She made history on Aug. 20 as the first player in WNBA history to have a game with at least 20 points, 10 rebounds, five assists and three steals without missing a shot from the field (9-of-9),&#8221; Andrews adds. &#8220;Then Reese broke two records Tuesday in Atlanta&#8217;s win over Los Angeles: a WNBA single-game record 26 rebounds, which gave her 458 rebounds on the season, seven more than A&#8217;ja Wilson&#8217;s single-season mark set in 2024.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>So, Reese has plenty of reasons to be proud of her showing this season. If she can help the Dream get deep into the playoffs, it&#8217;ll be icing on the cake.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" class=\"optanon-category-C0004\">\n    !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n    {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n    n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n    if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n    n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n    t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n    fbq('init', '1324276914788316');\n    fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/wnba\/articles\/angel_reese_slips_in_wnba_player_power_ranking_despite_record_setting_season\/s1_13132_44226638\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Angel Reese is having another great season in the WNBA, and she&#8217;s helped make the Atlanta Dream a playoff team. 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