Basketball doesn't require height, but it sure does help. The W is home to some of the tallest women you'll find, but on each WNBA squad, there is a tallest and shortest player.
Each of the 12 teams have a tallest and shortest, and we've compiled the list of who the giants and mites of each franchise are, like we did for all 30 NBA teams a few months ago and the WNBA last year. The 2021 WNBA season starts today, so it's time to at its version.
These are the tallest and shortest players on each WNBA team (as of May 14, 2021):
WNBA Tallest and Shortest Players
Atlanta Dream
Tallest: Kalani Brown (6 feet, 7 inches - no change)
Shortest: Aari McDonald (5 feet, 6 inches - down 1 inch from 2020)
Chicago Sky
Tallest: Azura Stevens (6 feet, 6 inches - no change)
Shortest: Shyla Heal (5 feet, 6 inches - down 1 inch from 2020)
Connecticut Sun
Tallest: Jonquel Jones (6 feet, 6 inches - no change)
Shortest: Natisha Hiedeman, Briann January (5 feet, 8 inches - no change)
Dallas Wings
Tallest: Charli Collier (6 feet, 5 inches - no change)
Shortest: Dana Evans (5 feet, 6 inches - no change)
Indiana Fever
Tallest: Bernadett Hatar (6 feet, 10 inches - no change)
Shortest: Lindsay Allen, Kelsey Mitchell (5 feet, 8 inches - up 1 inch from 2020)
Las Vegas Aces
Tallest: Liz Cambage (6 feet, 8 inches - up 3 inches from 2020)
Shortest: Destiny Slocum, Riquna Williams (5 feet, 7 inches - down 1 inch from 2020)
Los Angeles Sparks
Tallest: Amanda Zahui B (6 feet, 5 inches - no change)
Shortest: Kristi Toliver, Erica Wheeler (5 feet, 7 inches - no change)
Minnesota Lynx
Tallest: Sylvia Fowles (6 feet, 6 inches - no change)
Shortest: Crystal Dangerfield (5 feet, 5 inches - no change)
New York Liberty
Tallest: Kylee Shook (6 feet, 4 inches - down 5 inches from 2020)
Shortest: Layshia Clarendon (5 feet, 9 inches - no change)
Phoenix Mercury
Tallest: Brittney Griner (6 feet, 9 inches - no change)
Shortest: Shey Peddy (5 feet, 7 inches - up 2 inches from 2020)
Seattle Storm
Tallest: Mercedes Russell (6 feet, 6 inches - no change)
Shortest: Jordin Canada (5 feet, 6 inches - no change)
Washington Mystics
Tallest: Elena Delle Donne, Theresa Plaisance (6 feet, 5 inches - no change)
Shortest: Leilani Mitchell (5 feet, 5 inches - no change)