Lisa Leslie is putting up MVP numbers in her 10th season. Noah Graham/NBAE/Getty

Approaching the end of her 10th season in the WNBA at 33 years old, Sparks center Lisa Leslie is still very much in the prime of her Hall-of-Fame career and is leading the Sparks back to the playoffs for the eighth straight season.

Leslie, who was recently selected to the All-Decade team and recently made her seventh WNBA All-Star appearance, is an M.V.P. candidate this season after putting up some of the best numbers of her career. She is currently averaging 20.8 points and 9.8 rebounds this season. She has been named WNBA Player of the Week four times this season and recently became the first player in WNBA history to score 5,000 career points.

Last week, the two-time WNBA M.V.P. and former Defensive Player of the Year, led the Sparks to a 3-0 record while averaging 22.3 points, 10.7 rebounds and 2.3 steals.

Among overall league ranks, Leslie ranks third in points per game (20.8), second in rebounds per game (9.8), and first in double-doubles with 15. On the defensive side, she ranks second in defensive rebounds per game with an average of 7.1, third in blocks per game with an average of 1.5. She also ranks No. 14 in the WNBA with 1.5 steals per game.

During her 10-year WNBA career, the three-time Olympic gold medalist has averaged 17.7 points, 9.4 rebounds, 2.27 blocks, and 1.39 steals per game.

Week Ten
Date	Opp	Result	Min	FG	3P	FT	OFF	DEF	TOT	AST	ST	BL	TO	PF	PTS
July 25	at Houston	56-52 W	31	5-9	1-1	5-9	3	10	13	3	1	1	9	3	16
July 26	at San Antonio	81-67 W	30	7-12	0-0	6-9	4	10	14	3	2	1	3	3	20
July 30	at Seattle	71-70 W	40	14-24	0-0	3-4	1	4	5	3	4	2	8	3	24