The pre-season has begun, meaning the season is soooo close. Time to bust out those jerseys, dust off your foam finger, and get up on some early WNBA stats.

We took a different approach with this ranking, taking away points for TO and comparing it to minutes played. With this new formula we are able to see how efficient the players performing in the pre-season.

And with that, here are the rankings through Week 1:

All Stats Per Game in the Pre-Season

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Rookies abound in the top spots for obvious reason, more playing time. Aerial Powers has had a monster preseason so far with 6 Reb and 17 Pts in her first game, but needs to drop her early turnovers in order to stay productive. Even with the turnovers we see her breaking into the top 50 this season.

Maggie Lucas coming out strong with 34 total Pts in 2 games for the Fever, an average of 17 Pts per game. Only Delle Donne has more points than her this pre-season. Add the 2+ averages across Ast, Reb, and Stl and 1 TO and you have a top performer in the pre-season.

Stewie was everywhere in Seattle against the Mercury, as expected, and comes in at #5. She and Jewell Loyd had great court presence, with Loyd looking like she was in mid-season shape, posting 16 Pts and 3 Ast. If Seattle can back up the Big3 in Bird, Stewart, and Loyd with solid role players we could see a surge by the Storm this season.

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Renee Montgomery is an early surprise with a great game against the NY Liberty, posting 17 Pts. Look for her to be a solid contributor this year for the Lynx.

Now I know, Delle Donne at #16?? Low assists and rebound averages brings her down, but don’t let that fool you she is in great form and will be in prime position to hold her top spot in our power rankings. She has the most points of any player this pre- season.

Morgan Tuck comes in at #17 joining her former UConn teammate Stewart in the top 20 (If you were wondering about Moriah, ranked #78 due to a Pts average of 4.5 a game). 11.5 Pts and 4 boards a game is not bad but she will need to bring down the TOs.

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While Brittney Griner and Diana Taurasi were still overseas, Candice Dupree held down the Mercury in Seattle with a solid performance at 12 Pts and 4 Reb. As someone who attended that game I can say that the Mercury are poised to make major noise this season and are a serious contender for WNBA champs with their lineup once Dee and BG are back.

We see more of the vets fill out the final spots with Sue, Maya, Swin, and Tina. Impressive to break into the top 50 of the preseason with limited minutes. As their minutes increase look for higher rankings from the staples like Sue and Maya.

Again very early, but good to see who is making a stat impact during the pre-season. Now sit back and be as excited as Doppler is below that the season is around the corner.