From a statistical standpoint, the Storm were the WNBA's top team in 2020. Seattle led the league in both offensive rating (110.4 points scored per 100 possessions) and defensive rating (95.9 points allowed per 100 possessions) during the regular season. Seattle's willingness and success sharing the ball was apparent, too. The team averaged a league-high 21.9 assists per game during the season, and an eye-popping 68.8% of the team's baskets were assisted on. Both Bird and guard Jordin Canada ranked in the top six in the WNBA's leaders in assists per game. Defensively, there wasn't a WNBA team better than the Storm. On top of the league-best defensive rating, Seattle ranked No. 1 in points allowed per game (76.0), opponent field goal % (40.1) and steals per game (10.0). Forward Alysha Clark, the runner-up for the 2020 Defensive Player of the Year award, was a unanimous first-team all-defense selection. Stewart also made the second-team defense, and forward Natasha Howard won Defensive Player of the Year in 2019.
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