Alyssa Thomas Tops Candace Parker, Sabrina Ionescu in WNBA Record Book

She’s having one of the best season’s of her career.

Alyssa Thomas etched her name in the WNBA record books on Sunday when she notched her fourth regular-season triple double of her career—making her the association’s all-time leader. Thomas passed both Candace Parker and Sabrina Ionescu to take over the top spot. 

It’s also her second triple double in a five-day span. She notched her first two in her first 252 regular-season games.

The accomplishment came Sunday during the Sun’s 96–71 win over the Sky. Thomas notched 14 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds in the dominant performance. The three-time All-Star also dropped 13 points, 15 boards and 14 assists on Tuesday to get her first triple double of the season against the Storm. 

HERSTORY 👑

➡️ 4th career regular season triple double
➡️ passes Candace Parker & Sabrina Ionescu for most regular season triple doubles all-time
➡️ 2 triple doubles just this season

Congrats, @athomas_25!#MoreThanGame pic.twitter.com/GclqgZUT3N

— WNBA (@WNBA) June 25, 2023

So far this season, she’s averaging a double double with 14.9 points, 10.4 rebounds and 7.6 assists for Connecticut. Her squad is atop the Eastern Conference with a 12–3 record and she’s on pace to have the best season of her 10-year career.