Since the age of 19, Lauren Jackson has been touted as the next great WNBA star. In the 2000 Olympics, played in Sydney, Jackson starred for the Australian National Team, averaging 15.9 points and 8.4 rebounds as Australia earned silver. The following year, the Storm made Jackson the top pick of the WNBA Draft. After two seasons where she made the All-Star team but struggled at times with consistency, Jackson reached her potential in 2003, winning MVP and leading the WNBA in scoring at 21.2 points per game. Jackson has followed it up with two more All-WNBA First Team honors and back-to-back runner-up finishes in MVP voting before winning MVP again in 2007. Another outstanding Olympics performance in 2004 saw Australia win silver. Jackson is the youngest and fastest player in WNBA history to score 3,000 and 4,000 career points and was voted to the WNBA's All-Decade Team.













