Breanna Stewart, Napheesa Collier named WNBA Players of the Week

On Wednesday, the WNBA announced thereceipients of the WNBA Players of the Week award.

The Eastern Conference Player of theWeek is Breanna Stewart of the New York Liberty, who led the teamto a 3-0 record during the week while averaging 20.0 points, 12.0rebounds and 6.3 assists.

The Western Conference Player of theWeek isNapheesa Collier of the Minnesota Lynx, who led theteam to a 2-1 record during the week while averaging 22.0 points,14.3 rebounds and 4.0 assists.

On the season, Stewart is averaging23.3 points, 9.4 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.6 blocks and 1.5 stealsper game, while shooting 46.8% from the field, 35.9% fromthree-point range and 84.7% from the field.

The Liberty are an East-best 31-7 sofar this season. New York has the WNBA's second-best offense(scoring 109.3 points per 100 possessions) and second-best defense(allowing 98.5 points per 100 possessions), trailing only the LasVegas Aces (who have 112.5 offensive rating and 97.6 defensiverating).

On the season, Collier is averaging21.3 points, 8.4 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.2 blocks,while shooting 47.9% from the field, 29.7% from three-point rangeand 83.8% from the free-throw line. The Lynx are currently 19-19,which is the third-best record in the West. They have the WNBA'seighth-best offense (scoring 99.8 points per 100 possessions) and10th-best defense (allowing 105.4 points per 100 possessions).