Rebekkah Brunson Career in Photos
The only WNBA player to win five championships. A four-time All-Star and six-time All-Defense selection. And now the league’s all-time leading rebounder, vaulting past legends Lisa Leslie and Tamika Catchings.
As Rebekkah Brunson reaches another milestone, look back at her impressive career, from draft night to now.
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The Sacramento Monarchs chose Brunson in the 1st round of the 2004 WNBA Draft. She was the 10th overall pick after four strong years of play at Georgetown, where she averaged 16.5 points and 10.2 rebounds over her career.
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Brunson was part of an impressive draft class. WNBA star Diana Taurasi was the first overall pick in the draft, while Lindsay Whalen and Alana Beard were picked in the first round.
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Brunson played 34 games in her first season in Sacramento, averaging 4.4 points and 3.6 rebounds.
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Brunson won her first WNBA Championship with Sacramento in 2005. She ended up playing six seasons with the Monarchs.
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Brunson led the league in offensive rebounds per game (3.9) and total offensive rebounds (130) for the 2007 regular season.
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The Minnesota Lynx acquired Brunson in a dispersal draft after the 2009 WNBA season. 2010 was the first of eight seasons and counting that Brunson has played with the Lynx.
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Brunson poses for a portrait with the WNBA championship trophy after defeating the Atlanta Dream in Game Three of the 2011 WNBA Finals at Philips Arena on October 7, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia. This was her second NBA title.
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Title No. 3 came not too long after, in 2013. That season, Brunson averaged 10.6 points and 8.9 rebounds.
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Brunson and Lindsay Whalen of the Minnesota Lynx pose with the WNBA trophy after defeating the Indiana Fever in Game 5 of the 2015 WNBA Finals on October 14, 2015 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Brunson poses for a photo prior to the 2017 WNBA All-Star Game on July 22, 2017 at Key Arena in Seattle, Washington. Brunson would be selected into the 2017 WNBA All-Star Game, replacing an injured Brittney Griner, making it her fourth career All-Star Game appearance.
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Brunson celebrates Minnesota’s win over the Los Angeles Sparks in Game 5 of the 2017 WNBA Finals.
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Brunson poses for a portrait while holding the 2017 WNBA Championship trophy after the game against the Los Angeles Sparks in Game Five of the 2017 WNBA Finals on October 4, 2017. Brunson became the first player in league history to win five WNBA championships.
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Rebekkah Brunson of the Minnesota Lynx hugs Team Owner Glen Taylor after breaking the WNBA record for most career rebounds during the game against the Los Angeles Sparks on July 5, 2018 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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