Two years ago, I wrote up a list of the Washington Mystics’ all-time first and second teams in commemoration of their 20th anniversary. One of the key criteria I had for each potential selection was that she had to play for the team for at least three seasons.
Because of the self-imposed three-year rule, I left out Elena Delle Donne and Kristi Toliver, who were first-year Mystics at the time. It also left out some other stars like Lindsey Harding and Katie Smith because they weren’t in D.C. long enough either. Harding only played for Washington from 2009-10.