2017 WNBA.com GM Survey: Defense


Ever wonder what WNBA insiders think about the best teams, players and coaches in the league? Once again, WNBA.com posed questions to the league’s general managers to learn what the people who make the decisions really think about these topics and more.

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Who is the best on-the-ball defender in the WNBA?
1. Briann January = 50%
2. Alana Beard = 42%
3. Jamierra Faulkner = 8%

Which is the best defensive team in the WNBA?
1. Los Angeles Sparks = 33%
2. New York Liberty = 25%
3. Minnesota Lynx = 17%
T-4. Atlanta Dream, Indiana Fever = 8%

Who is best interior defender in the WNBA?
1. Sylvia Fowles = 33%
2. Brittney Griner = 25%
3. Elizabeth Williams = 17%
T-4. Kiah Stokes, Sancho Lyttle, Tina Charles = 8%

Who is the best perimeter defender in the WNBA?
1. Alana Beard = 67%
2. Briann January = 17%
T-3. Maya Moore, Tierra Ruffin-Pratt = 8%