Tina Thompson - The first draft pick in WNBA history, Thompson was selected by the Houston Comets in 1997 and helped lead them to WNBA championships in each of the WNBA’s first four seasons, and into the playoffs in 10 of her 12 years. A member of the WNBA All-Decade team, Thompson has been named to the All-WNBA team eight times and was the WNBA All-Star Game MVP in 2000.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Tina Thompson's buzzer-beating jump shot lifted the Los Angeles Sparks to a 78-77 win over the Minnesota Lynx on Thursday, and kept the Sparks' playoff hopes alive.