With a single triple-double, Alyssa Thomas broke two records.
In a history-making performance, the Connecticut Sun forward recorded 14 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists to lead her team to their 96-72 victory over Chicago on June 25.
Thomas now sits atop the WNBA's triple-double throne, unseating both Candace Parker and Sabrina Ionescu after the trio were previously tied atop the list with three regular-season triple-doubles a piece.
The Triple-Double Machine‼️@athomas_25 drops her 2nd triple-double of the week & 6th of her career to lead the @ConnecticutSun to the dub 🙌#MoreThanGame pic.twitter.com/wy2YbjebcZ
— WNBA (@WNBA) June 25, 2023
Only 22 triple-doubles have been recorded in league history: six from Thomas (including the playoffs), three from Parker and Ionescu, and 10 from eight others, including retired legends Sheryl Swoopes and Margo Dydek and active league stalwarts Courtney Vandersloot, Chelsea Grey and Moriah Jefferson.
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Read below to learn about the nine-year veteran's newest record and who else has managed the feat.
WNBA triple-double record
Alyssa Thomas holds the record for the most triple-doubles in an WNBA career, with four during the regular season and two during the playoffs. And all of them have been recorded since July 22, 2022, happening in just over a season.
Thomas holds the record for most regular season triple-doubles (four), and also the most triple-doubles in a single career.
Sheryl Swoopes recorded the first ever triple-double in the WNBA in 1999, while Courtney Vandersloot had the first to get one in the Finals. Margo Dydek and Lisa Leslie are the only two players in league history to have recorded triple-doubles with blocks rather than assists.
Leslie also held the record for most points in a triple-double until Ionescu broke it in 2022 with 31 points.
Here's the list of triple-doubles on WNBA history:
| Player | Date | Opponent | Points | Rebounds | Assists | Blocks |
| Alyssa Thomas | July 22, 2022 | Lynx | 15 | 10 | 12 | |
| Aug. 2, 2022 | Mercury | 10 | 12 | 10 | ||
| Sept. 15, 2022 | Aces* | 16 | 15 | 11 | ||
| Sept. 18, 2022 | Aces* | 11 | 10 | 11 | ||
| June 20 | Storm | 13 | 15 | 12 | ||
| June 25 | Sky | 14 | 11 | 12 | ||
| Candace Parker | July 28, 2017 | Stars^ | 11 | 17 | 11 | |
| May 22, 2022 | Mystics | 16 | 13 | 10 | ||
| June 23, 2022 | Sparks | 10 | 14 | 10 | ||
| Sabrina Ionescu | May 18, 2021 | Lynx | 26 | 10 | 12 | |
| June 12, 2022 | Sky | 27 | 13 | 12 | ||
| July 6, 2022 | Aces | 31 | 13 | 10 | ||
| Courtney Vandersloot | July 20, 2018 | Wings | 13 | 10 | 15 | |
| Sept. 28, 2021 | Sun* | 12 | 10 | 18 | ||
| Sheryl Swoopes | July 27, 1999 | Shock^ | 14 | 15 | 10 | |
| Sept. 3, 2005 | Storm | 14 | 10 | 10 | ||
| Margo Dydek | June 7, 2001 | Miracle^ | 12 | 11 | 3 | 10 |
| Lisa Leslie | Sept. 9, 2004 | Shock^ | 29 | 15 | 3 | 10 |
| Deanna Nolan | May 21, 2005 | Sun | 11 | 10 | 11 | |
| Temeka Johnson | July 24, 2014 | Liberty | 13 | 10 | 11 | |
| Chelsea Gray | July 7, 2019 | Mystics | 13 | 10 | 13 | |
| Moriah Jefferson | June 28, 2022 | Wings | 13 | 10 | 10 |
*in the Finals
^no longer a franchise
Alyssa Thomas stats
Thomas has been in the league for almost a decade. She was drafted fourth overall in 2014 to the Liberty, and was immediately traded to the Sun, where she's remained for nine years.
| GP | GS | FG% | 3F% | FT% | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | |
| Career averages | — | — | .479 | .077 | .643 | 12.1 | 7.2 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 0.3 |
| Career totals | 254 | 244 | .479 | .077 | .643 | 3,069 | 1,822 | 948 | 389 | 72 |
Alyssa Thomas salary
Thomas is the ninth-highest-paid player in the league at $212,000.
She is the second-highest-paid Sun player after DeWanna Bonner, who makes $234,350 alongside Elena Delle Donne and Skylar Diggins-Smith.