Best duos in Seattle Storm history
Nothing's more exciting on a WNBA court than when two teammates are in sync and together make magic happen. The WNBA as a league has been around for just over 25 years, but in that short amount of time, it has built a solid reputation for having the best basketball players in the world, who thrill fans with their skillful moves and elevate the excitement and drama of each game no different than their male counterparts in the NBA.
The most successful teams, however, don't just revolve around one player. They find more success when they have players who can work together to bring victory to their team. Just as in the NBA, every team in the womens' league throughout its brief but storied history has had a dynamic duo whose names, like Cooper and Swoopes, Fowles and Moore, and Ogwumike and Parker, have earned the right to be spoken in the same breath as Jordan and Pippen, Magic and James Worthy, Bird and McHale.
Who are they, these players whose tag-team dominance drive up the score and whose names are inextricably tied to their franchise? Stacker compiled a list of the best duos in Seattle Storm history using stats from Basketball Reference.
Read on to see which women have been setting the tone for women's basketball on your favorite team.
#10. 2008 Seattle Storm
- F-C Lauren Jackson: 4.8 win shares (#10 player in 2008)
- G Sue Bird: 4.2 win shares (#17 player in 2008)
- Total: 9 win shares (#7 duo in 2008)
#9. 2002 Seattle Storm
- G Sue Bird: 4.8 win shares (#7 player in 2002)
- F-C Lauren Jackson: 4.6 win shares (#10 player in 2002)
- Total: 9.4 win shares (#5 duo in 2002)
#8. 2009 Seattle Storm
- F-C Lauren Jackson: 5.9 win shares (#2 player in 2009)
- G Tanisha Wright: 3.9 win shares (#15 player in 2009)
- Total: 9.8 win shares (#3 duo in 2009)
#7. 2005 Seattle Storm
- F-C Lauren Jackson: 8.2 win shares (#1 player in 2005)
- G Sue Bird: 3.4 win shares (#19 player in 2005)
- Total: 11.6 win shares (#3 duo in 2005)
#6. 2018 Seattle Storm
- F Breanna Stewart: 7.7 win shares (#1 player in 2018)
- F Natasha Howard: 4.6 win shares (#9 player in 2018)
- Total: 12.3 win shares (#1 duo in 2018)
#5. 2006 Seattle Storm
- F-C Lauren Jackson: 8.8 win shares (#1 player in 2006)
- G Sue Bird: 3.6 win shares (#22 player in 2006)
- Total: 12.4 win shares (#1 duo in 2006)
#4. 2007 Seattle Storm
- F-C Lauren Jackson: 9.5 win shares (#1 player in 2007)
- F-G Iziane Castro Marques: 3.4 win shares (#20 player in 2007)
- Total: 12.9 win shares (#1 duo in 2007)
#3. 2003 Seattle Storm
- F-C Lauren Jackson: 9.2 win shares (#1 player in 2003)
- G Sue Bird: 3.9 win shares (#17 player in 2003)
- Total: 13.1 win shares (#1 duo in 2003)
#2. 2010 Seattle Storm
- F-C Lauren Jackson: 8.3 win shares (#1 player in 2010)
- G Sue Bird: 5 win shares (#7 player in 2010)
- Total: 13.3 win shares (#1 duo in 2010)
#1. 2004 Seattle Storm
- F-C Lauren Jackson: 7.9 win shares (#2 player in 2004)
- G Sue Bird: 6 win shares (#5 player in 2004)
- Total: 13.9 win shares (#1 duo in 2004)
