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Is there another All-Star MVP in Lisa Leslie's future? D. Clarke Evans WNBAE/Getty Images |
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LESLIE'S STATISTICS |
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YEAR |
FG% |
FT% |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
PPG |
2003 TO DATE* |
.415 |
.667 |
11.3 |
2.0 |
1.50 |
3.00 |
19.5 |
2002 SEASON |
.466 |
.727 |
10.4 |
2.7 |
1.48 |
2.90 |
16.9 |
ALL-STAR GAMES (4) |
.509 |
.667 |
8.5 |
0.5 |
.75 |
2.25 |
16.8 |
A four-time WNBA All-Star, Los Angeles Sparks center Lisa Leslie has won the All-Star MVP award three times. (Tina Thompson is the only other player to have been named All-Star MVP, winning the honor at the midseason event in 2000.)
Leslie is the WNBA's all-time leading scorer, with 3,310 points in 188 career games. In 2002, Leslie lead the Sparks to their second consecutive WNBA championship, adding another WNBA Finals MVP to her collection.
So far in 2003*, Leslie is leading the WNBA in scoring, averaging 19.5 points per game. She also ranks second in rebounding with 11.3 rebounds per game. She has posted a double-doule in each of the first six games of the season, helping the Sparks to a perfect 6-0 record and earning the frist player of the week honor of the season.
All right, you make the call: it's up to you whether or not to vote Leslie back into the starting lineup of this year's All-Star Game: Cast your vote.
Of course there are other Western Conference centers to consider as well. Need a little more info before you cast your vote? Here's a quick look at the stats to date of the Western Conference centers on this year's All-Star ballot: Stats Comparison.
Check out previous days' featured players:
Tari Phillips | Tina Thompson | Teresa Weatherspoon | Sue Bird | Dawn Staley | Ticha Penicheiro | Tamika Catchings | Sheryl Swoopes
* 2003 statistics through games played on June 7.
