With more games per season, and as you noted offensive numbers continuing to rise, will be interesting to see if any of that group of promising young PGs can get anywhere close to Bird's assist record (or it may very well be Vandersloot's record by the time that trio has a few years in the league under their belt).
I think a lot of the records are potentially at risk long term if the league expands and continues to use a 36 game season.
Breakable Records:
-Sloot should break Bird's assist record in 2025 or 2026
-Tina Charles should surpass Fowles for rebounds if she plays a couple more seasons. Parker too has a shot (though less likely). Stewart and Wilson if they stay healthy could contend.
-Parker is 29 rebounds away from catching Syl for #1 in career defensive rebounds
-Charles is 134 rebounds from catching Brunson for #1 in career offensive rebounds
-Griner is well positioned to set the all time blocks record in 2025 or 2026. Long term Wilson could contend for this as well.
-Career TO's has DT at #1 but if she retires in 2024 and Sloot plays long enough (5+ seasons), she could catch DT.
Unbreakable for a long long time:
Steals is the biggest one that I don't see being broken any time soon, perhaps ever. Catchings for her career averaged 2.4 steals which is more than anyone has reached in a single season since she retired in 2016. The game is also much more offensive than it was for most of Catchings career, so this one I think is cemented as an all time record.
Elena Delle Donne's career FT percentage at 93.8% is going to be tough for anyone to beat. It beats the all time NBA percentage by 3%. One of the more underrated facts about EDD.
Single season FT% can only be tied. Becky Hammon went 35-35 her final season.
DT's scoring record will be hard for anyone to beat any time soon. She had a stretch of insane numbers while playing in Westhead's high octane offensive system, and even at 41 she's still putting up big numbers. If she plays through 2024 (guessing she will since she's on a max contract), the mark to beat will require remarkably consistency and longevity. Arike/Loyd/Stewart/Wilson could be contenders if they stay healthy but I think it's a long shot unless the league adds more games per season.
Her number of career 3s (1358) more than doubles any active player.
She's also #1 in fouls with 1637. No one else playing has over 1000, so that's safely her record.
Playoff Records:
Almost all of the playoff stats seem very breakable with longer playoffs and no Lebron/Jordan type figure in the women's game. Championship teams play 8-13 games now, where in previous years it was fewer between byes and shorter series, meaning there were far fewer chances for players to rack up stats. Also, there hasn't been anyone on the women's side like a Lebron or Jordan who had a 15-20 year career and consistently made the finals. Moore was on pace to be the equivalent on the women's side but retired at just 29. Parker right now is #2 in points, #1 in rebounds, #2 in blocks, #2 in steals, and #5 in assists, but I wouldn't be surprised if she isn't top 5 in any of those categories 10-15 years from now.
Looking ahead, Wilson and Stewart are well positioned to be strong contenders for breaking records if they continue to lead their squads in deep playoff runs. Both are at the peak of their game right now and show zero signs of slowing down.
