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Lisa Leslie: the case for the GOAT

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    Lisa Leslie: the case for the GOAT

    Center · Sparks · Born 7 July 1972, Gardena, California, USA · Career 1997–2009

    An elegant, mobile center who spent her whole WNBA career with the Los Angeles Sparks and became one of the league's first faces.

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    Why Lisa Leslie could be the GOAT

    Leslie won the WNBA MVP, All-Star MVP and Finals MVP all in 2001, and led the Sparks to back-to-back titles. She won four straight Olympic golds and threw down the league's first dunk. She was the dominant two-way center of the WNBA's first era.

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    Lisa Leslie is #20 of 20 in the fan ranking, with a 0–1 head-to-head record from 1 Women's basketball votes. See the full Women's basketball GOAT ranking

    Lisa Leslie head to head

    How the ranking works. Every head-to-head vote is a result, like a game. The standings use a Bradley–Terry model, the same idea behind chess ratings: beating a highly rated legend counts for more than beating a long shot. Ratings are shown on a chess-style scale centred on 1500.

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