2021 WNBA Peak Performers: Tina Charles, Jonquel Jones and Courtney Vandersloot
September 20, 2021 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) News Release
Washington Mystics center Tina Charles, Connecticut Sun forward Jonquel Jones and Chicago Sky guard Courtney Vandersloot are the 2021 WNBA Peak Performer Awards in scoring, rebounding and assists, respectively.
2021 SCORING LEADER
Tina Charles - 23.4 PPG
Charles is the WNBA scoring leader for the second time. She also paced the league's scorers in 2016 when she became just the third player in WNBA history to lead the league in scoring and rebounding in the same season.
2021 REBOUNDING LEADER
Jonquel Jones - 11.2 RPG
Jones is the WNBA rebounding leader for the third time in her career, having also led the league in 2019 and 2017.
2021 ASSISTS LEADER
Courtney Vandersloot - 8.6 APG
Vandersloot is the WNBA assists leader for fifth consecutive season and sixth time in last seven seasons (2021-2017, 2012).
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