WNBA Peak Performers

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The WNBA Peak Performers is given each year to players who led the WNBA in scoring and rebounding. In 1997, it was given out to each conference shooting champions. From 1998 through 2001, the award was given out to league leaders in Field Goal Percentage and Free Throw Percentage.

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Year	Eastern Conference Shooting Champion	Team	Western Conference Shooting Champion	Team
1997	Andrea Congreaves	Charlotte Sting	Haixia Zheng	Los Angeles Sparks

Year	Field Goal Percentage	Team	Free Throw Percentage	Team
1998	Isabelle Fijalkowski	Cleveland Rockers	Sandy Brondello	Detroit Shock
1999	Murriel Page	Washington Mystics	Eva Nemcova	Cleveland Rockers
2000	Murriel Page²	Washington Mystics	Jennifer Azzi	Utah Starzz
2001	Latasha Byears	Los Angeles Sparks	Elena Baranova	Miami Sol

Year	Scoring	Team	Rebounding	Team
2002	Chamique Holdsclaw	Washington Mystics	Chamique Holdsclaw	Washington Mystics
2003	Lauren Jackson	Seattle Storm	Chamique Holdsclaw²	Washington Mystics
2004	Lauren Jackson²	Seattle Storm	Lisa Leslie	Los Angeles Sparks
2005	Sheryl Swoopes	Houston Comets	Cheryl Ford	Detroit Shock
2006	Diana Taurasi	Phoenix Mercury	Cheryl Ford²	Detroit Shock
2007	Lauren Jackson³	Seattle Storm	Becky Hammon *	San Antonio Silver Stars

From 1998 until 2002 the Peak Performers Awards went to players who had the best Field Goal and Free Throw percentage.

In 2007, Lauren Jackson was the league leader in scoring and rebounds. However, the WNBA awarded Becky Hammon of the San Antonio Silver Stars for her leading the league in assists.