9, 12 and 15 overall picks in the 2020 WNBA Draft and Washington's second- and third-round picks in 2021 along with Tayler Hill and Shatori Walker-Kimbrough, while Dallas takes back Washington's first-round pick in 2021 and New York's second-round pick in 2021 in the blockbuster.
Wishing the entire league and everyone involved a healthy and enjoyable season. Grabbed 7 rebounds and handed out a team-high 4 assists in win over Indiana (8/8)… Scored a game-high 25 points in a comeback win at Indiana. PERSONAL: Full name is Tina Alexandria Charles … Daughter of Angella Holgate and Rawiston Charles … Majored in psychology … Consensus High School Player of the Year in 2006 … Racked up 1,750 points, 1,224 rebounds, 440 assists and 432 blocks in three seasons at Christ The King … Awards in 2006 included Parade Magazine Player of the Year, Gatorade National Player of the Year, WBCA National Player of the Year, McDonald’s Player of the Year, USA Today National Player of the Year and EA Sports National Player of the Year … Averaged 26.5 points, 14.8 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 5.2 blocks and 3.5 assists per game while leading Christ The King to a 30-0 record, a second straight state title, and a second straight No.
The former MVP, who is averaging 20.6 points and 9.1 rebounds over her last seven games, is starting to heat up both offensively and on the glass. 2017: Started all 34 games for the Liberty, leading the team in scoring (19.7 ppg), rebounding (9.4 rpg), and 3-point field goal percentage (.348)…Finished the season ranked 3rd in the WNBA in scoring, 4th in rebounding, and 6th in minutes (32.2 mpg)… Named 1st Team All-WNBA for a 3rd-straight season… Named 1st Team WNBA All-Defensive for the 1st time in her career… Selected as Eastern Conference Player of the Month for July and August/September, increasing her league record to 11-career Player of the Month awards… Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week 7 times (6/5, 6/23, 7/24, 7/31, 8/21, 8/28, 9/4) establishing a new WNBA record by receiving the honor 28 times in her career… Recorded a new Liberty single-game record with 19 rebounds against Chicago, also breaking the franchise all-time rebounding mark in the same game… Received the WNBA Cares Community Assist Award for August 2017… Tallied 18 points and 6 rebounds in playoff game against Washington (9/10)… Recorded a double-double with 18 points and 18 rebounds, 1 shy of her season-high.
Jantel Lavender of the Chicago Sky is coming off a successful surgery to repair a fifth metatarsal fracture in her left foot. Durr, who tested positive for COVID-19 in June, described on Twitter being a “High Risk player” and her “complicated and arduous” struggle to return to full health. Both players mentioned playing a role in helping their communities while away from basketball with Toliver specifically mentioning “social justice issues.”. {{ player.hanaInfo.TEAM_ABBREVIATION }} • As a finalist she received $25,000 to donate to her charity the Hopey’s Heart Foundation… Won the May WNBA Cares Community Assist Award, becoming first player in league history to pick up Player of the Month and Community Assist Award for the same month of competition… Scored 20-plus points in nine-straight games from June 11-July 3, which ties for the fourth-longest streak in WNBA history…Blocked a season-high 5 shots along with scoring 29 points and grabbing 10 boards in New York’s game at Dallas (9/11)… Scored 23 points with 15 rebounds in a win over the Mercury, surpassing 4,000-career points, becoming the sixth fastest and third youngest to do so in league history (9/3)… Finished with 29 points and 9 rebounds in New York’s 88-85 win at Chicago (7/8)… Scored 27 points and grabbed 9 rebounds in 35 minutes against Los Angeles (7/3)… Tallied her 11th double-double of the season, scoring 31 points and hauling in 10 rebounds in victory at Phoenix (7/1)… Scored 26 points, hauled in 8 boards and dished out 5 assists in New York’s overtime loss to Phoenix (6/26)… Was one rebound shy of a triple-double as she went for 23 points, a career-high 10 assists, and 9 boards in New York’s double-overtime win at Atlanta (6/22)… Had her 8th double-double of the season with 26 points and 15 rebounds and added 6 assists in New York’s overtime win at Indiana (6/19)… Tied her career high with 32 points (13-of-25 FG), draining 2 3-pointers in the Liberty’s victory at Connecticut (6/16)… Hit a career-high three 3’s on her way to scoring 28 points, the last of which came on a go-ahead 17-footer with 40 seconds to play, to lead the team in a thrilling 91-88 victory over Dallas (6/14)… Poured in 29 points while also grabbing 10 boards, dishing out 6 assists, and collecting a career-best 7 steals in the Liberty’s matchup with Atlanta (5/24)… Scored 17 points and collected 16 rebounds in New York’s contest against Los Angeles (5/21)… Posted second-straight double-double to start the season with 24 points and 11 rebounds, leading the Liberty in both categories, in a win over Dallas in the 2016 home opener (5/15)… Led the Liberty to a win in its 2016 season opener with 24 points and 11 rebounds in an 87-76 win at Washington (5/14). She is fifth all-time in the WNBA with 3,133 rebounds and tenth with 5,982 points. Charles finished with 15 points (5-17 FG, 0-2 3Pt, 5-6 FT), eight rebounds, five assists, one block and a steal over 26 minutes in the Liberty's loss to the Dream on Friday. ... My previous injuries have given me strength and built character, but unfortunately they require me to be careful with my preparation leading up to a season. Named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week WNBA record 28 times in her career (Last – Sept. 4, 2017), Has 141 double-double performances in 264 career games, which ranks second in league history behind Lisa Leslie’s 157, Her 10.0 rebounds per game is the best rate in WNBA history and her 18.1 ppg scoring average ranks 8th all-time. Off the court, Charles has earned great praise for her philanthropic endeavors … Has donated her entire WNBA salary to her Hopey’s Heart foundation, which she founded in 2013 and has placed more than 260 AED’s worldwide… She paid $32,000 to underwrite the construction of a school in Mali that opened in May of 2012, purchased a shipment of athletic shoes from Nike for girls and boys who attend Saint Jago High School in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, Jamaica , and donated $7,275 to the Wes Leonard Heart Foundation, an organization that raises money to buy Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs) for schools in Michigan … Charles also donated for the purchase of five AEDs to schools in New York and recently committed to funding five four-year full secondary-school scholarships for girls in Africa through Connect To Learn, a global initiative dedicated to helping educate children in impoverished areas.