It&#8217;s 2025 WNBA Assists Week! Who had the best dime-dropping action from the 2025 season?
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<h2>Best Team: Minnesota Lynx</h2>
The Minnesota Lynx have established themselves as one of the most efficient passing teams in WNBA history. In the 2025 season, the Lynx averaged 23.3 assists per game, ranking third all-time in single-season assist averages. This follows their 2024 season where they averaged 23.0 assists per game.
With these back-to-back seasons, the Lynx now account for two of the four instances in league history where a team averaged 23+ assists per game.
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The <a href="https://twitter.com/minnesotalynx?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@minnesotalynx</a> led the league with 746 assisted catch and shoots this szn, a masterclass in timing and touch.
See how these dimes turned into pure rhythm! 👇<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WNBAAssistsWeek?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WNBAAssistsWeek</a> | Powered by GeniusIQ <a href="https://t.co/hlGHRaQeAC">pic.twitter.com/hlGHRaQeAC</a>
&mdash; WNBA (@WNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/WNBA/status/1986841337396662422?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 7, 2025</a></blockquote>
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<h2>Best Player: Alyssa Thomas</h2>
With a 2025 campaign highlighted by a record-breaking eight triple-double performances, Alyssa Thomas set the record for most total assists in a regular season (357) over 39 games. Her 9.15 APG led the league and marked the second-highest regular season APG average in WNBA history.
Thomas made history by becoming the first player to record three seasons with 300+ assists.
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Of course we&#39;re leading the week with the season assists leader 👏
Alyssa Thomas delivered elite pace and vision all year, averaging 9.2 APG and recording her third 300+ assist season.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WNBAAssistsWeek?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WNBAAssistsWeek</a> <a href="https://t.co/VPEE5jhc7K">pic.twitter.com/VPEE5jhc7K</a>
&mdash; WNBA (@WNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/WNBA/status/1985380989950889997?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 3, 2025</a></blockquote>
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<h3>Best Performance: Alyssa Thomas (August 22, 2025)</h3>
On August 22, 2025, Thomas delivered one of the most memorable performances of the season, dishing out 16 assists in a single game.
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The top single-game assist performances of the szn ✔️
Alyssa Thomas recorded a <a href="https://twitter.com/PhoenixMercury?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@phoenixmercury</a> franchise record against the Valkyries with 16 AST to go along with 13 PTS and 12 REB.
Thomas finished the szn as the league leader in AST!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WNBAAssistsWeek?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WNBAAssistsWeek</a> <a href="https://t.co/jhvEemSOC5">pic.twitter.com/jhvEemSOC5</a>
&mdash; WNBA (@WNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/WNBA/status/1986177476674916722?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 5, 2025</a></blockquote>
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<h3>Top 10 Assists of the Year</h3>
Check out the best dimes from the 2025 season!
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AP Recap

COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) — <a class="Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement" href="https://x.com/WNBA/status/1968854362991521946" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-gtm-enhancement-style="LinkEnhancementA">Aliyah Boston made the go-ahead basket</a> with 7.4 seconds left, Lexie Hull <a class="Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement" href="https://x.com/IndianaFever/status/1968856460894351811" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-gtm-enhancement-style="LinkEnhancementA">stole the ensuing inbounds pass</a> and the Indiana Fever beat the No. 3-seeded Atlanta Dream 87-85 on Thursday night to advance to the WNBA semifinals.
Despite missing Caitlin Clark among its injured players, Indiana closed on a 7-0 run to win a playoff series for the first time since 2015. The sixth-seeded Fever will play on Sunday against the winner of Thursday’s other Game 3 between Seattle and Las Vegas.
Boston was left alone under the basket for an easy layup after Brionna Jones went to the ground going for a loose ball. It gave Indiana an 86-85 lead, its first since it was 33-30 in the second quarter.
Rhyne Howard twice had trouble inbounding the ball in the final seconds, with Hull coming from behind to poke it away from Jones. Indiana got it to Odyssey Sims, who went 1 of 2 at the free-throw line to give Atlanta another shot with 1.2 left. Jones’ off-balance 3-pointer at the buzzer was off the mark.
Kelsey Mitchell led Indiana with 24 points and Boston had 14 points, 12 rebounds and six assists. Sims had 16 points and eight assists, and Natasha Howard added 12 points.
Allisha Gray had 19 points and 12 rebounds for her first playoff double-double to lead Atlanta. Jordin Canada also had a double-double with 18 points and 10 assists. Rhyne Howard scored 16 points and Jones had 12.
Atlanta, which was held to 60 points in a 17-point loss in Game 2 on Tuesday, reached 60 points with 6:09 left in the third quarter.
Shey Peddy made a 3-pointer with 6:06 remaining in the fourth to pull Indiana within 80-78. Neither team scored again until the 3:21 mark on Brianna Turner’s putback to tie it at 80-all.
Atlanta has not won a playoff series since 2016.

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Accolades:  
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2025 Season with the Dream:
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Missed the start of the season with a preseason knee injury; debuted June 10 vs. Connecticut.
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Posted 12 points, 8 assists, and +23 plus-minus in just her third game back (6/13).
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Surpassed 1,000 career assists at New York (6/17).
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Closed June strong with 14 pts/7 ast/4 stl vs. Minnesota (6/27) and 15 pts/8 ast vs. New York (6/29).
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Broke out in July:
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25 pts, 5 reb, 5 ast, 4 stl vs. Seattle (7/3).
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Season-high 9 assists vs. Golden State (7/7).
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Career-best 30 points with six threes vs. Indiana (7/11).
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Eclipsed 2,000 career points vs. Phoenix (7/23).
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Closed July with 21 pts, 8 ast vs. Valkyries (7/29).
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August highlights:
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Season-high 11 assists and +32 vs. Phoenix (8/1).
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16 pts/9 ast vs. Washington (8/3).
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17 pts vs. Chicago (8/7) — her seventh 15+ point game.
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Missed eight games (right hamstring); returned in September with 15 pts and +24 in first game back, then tallied first double-double (10 pts, 10 ast) on 9/3.
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Finished the season reaching two career milestones (1,000th assist, 2,000th point), posting a career-high 30 points, eight 15+ point games, and her sixth career double-double — reaffirming her role as the Dream’s steady floor general and dynamic scoring option.
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2024 Season with the Dream:
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<li>Played 20 games for the Dream in 2024, averaging 10.6 points, 3.5 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game.</li>
<li>Recorded her first double-double of her Dream career against Dallas (9/6) with 15 points and a season-high 10 assists.</li>
<li>Canada was pivotal in the Dream’s 12-point victory against the Sun (8/18), scoring a season-high 19 points, with six steals, six assists and four rebounds. She also surpassed 900 career assists with her performance.</li>
<li>Recorded a game-high eight assists against Seattle (8/16) and is now just four assists away from 900 career assists.</li>
<li>Dished seven assists and notched a season high of 11 points against Chicago (7/2) in 40 minutes of play.</li>
<li>In her first start for the Dream, Canada totaled nine points, a season high nine assists, one block and one steal.</li>
<li>Followed up her debut with nine points, six assists and three rebounds in nearly 29 minutes of play against the Sun (6/28).</li>
<li>Made her season debut after missing the first 14 games of the season with a hand injury. Canada scored six points, grabbed four offensive rebounds and dished two assists in her first game for the Dream against New York (6/23).</li>
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2023 Season with the Sparks: 
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<li data-leveltext="●" data-font="" data-listid="17" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;●&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1">In her standout 2023 season, the 28-year-old led the league in steals with 2.3 per game for the second time (2019, 2023) in her career. <span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276,&quot;335572071&quot;:0,&quot;335572072&quot;:0,&quot;335572073&quot;:14932441,&quot;335572075&quot;:0,&quot;335572076&quot;:0,&quot;335572077&quot;:14932441,&quot;335572079&quot;:0,&quot;335572080&quot;:0,&quot;335572081&quot;:14932441,&quot;335572083&quot;:0,&quot;335572084&quot;:0,&quot;335572085&quot;:14932441,&quot;335572087&quot;:0,&quot;335572088&quot;:0,&quot;335572089&quot;:14932441,&quot;469789798&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;469789802&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;469789806&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;469789810&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;469789814&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}"> </li>
<li data-leveltext="●" data-font="" data-listid="17" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;●&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1">In addition, Canada achieved career-high averages of 13.3 points and 6 assists per game.<span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:300,&quot;335559740&quot;:276,&quot;335572071&quot;:0,&quot;335572072&quot;:0,&quot;335572073&quot;:14932441,&quot;335572075&quot;:0,&quot;335572076&quot;:0,&quot;335572077&quot;:14932441,&quot;335572079&quot;:0,&quot;335572080&quot;:0,&quot;335572081&quot;:14932441,&quot;335572083&quot;:0,&quot;335572084&quot;:0,&quot;335572085&quot;:14932441,&quot;335572087&quot;:0,&quot;335572088&quot;:0,&quot;335572089&quot;:14932441,&quot;469789798&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;469789802&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;469789806&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;469789810&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;469789814&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}"> </li>
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College:    
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<li data-leveltext="●" data-font="" data-listid="22" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;●&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="8" data-aria-level="1">Saw her etch her name in the record books with the most assists (831) recorded by a female Bruin. <span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276,&quot;335572071&quot;:0,&quot;335572072&quot;:0,&quot;335572073&quot;:14932441,&quot;335572075&quot;:0,&quot;335572076&quot;:0,&quot;335572077&quot;:14932441,&quot;335572079&quot;:0,&quot;335572080&quot;:0,&quot;335572081&quot;:14932441,&quot;335572083&quot;:0,&quot;335572084&quot;:0,&quot;335572085&quot;:14932441,&quot;335572087&quot;:0,&quot;335572088&quot;:0,&quot;335572089&quot;:14932441,&quot;469789798&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;469789802&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;469789806&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;469789810&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;469789814&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}"> </li>
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International: 
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