on December 22, 1998. Prior to that, Griffith ranked fifth among league leaders in scoring (17.2 ppg), first in rebounding (12.3 rpg), 19th in assists (2.6 apg), second in steals (3.3 spg), and second in blocked shots (1.3 bpg). WNBA career The Sacramento Monarchs selected Griffith as the no. 2 overall draft pick in the 1999 WNBA Draft. She is a seven-time WNBA All-Star, and won the WNBA's MVP, Newcomer of the Year and Defensive Player awards in 1999. In 2001, Griffith set the WNBA single-season record for most offensive rebounds with 162. In 2005, the Monarchs won their first WNBA title over the Connecticut Sun, three games to one in a best-of-five series. Griffith was named Finals MVP. On April 8, 2008, after nine seasons with the Sacramento Monarchs, Griffith signed with the Seattle Storm. On February 20, 2009, Griffith signed with the Indiana Fever, after a one-year stint with the Storm. On June 9, 2009, Griffith tore her achilles tendon in a game against the Seattle Storm, her former team. She was out for the season, and since she retired at the end of the season, it ended her career. In 2011, she was voted in by fans as one of the top 15 players in the fifteen-year history of the WNBA. In 2016, Griffith was once again honoured by the WNBA in the WNBA Top 20@20 in celebration of the league's 20th season. WNBA career statistics Regular season |- | align="left" | 1999 | align="left" | Sacramento | 29 || 29 || 33.8 || .451 || .000 || .617 || style="background:#D3D3D3"|11.3° || 1.6 || style="background:#D3D3D3"|2.5° || 1.9 || 2.28 || 18.8|- | align="left" | 2000 | align="left" | Sacramento | 32 || 32 || 32.1 || .535 || .000 || .706 || 10.3 || 1.5 || 2.6 || 1.9 || 2.56 || 16.3 |- | align="left" | 2001 | align="left" | Sacramento | 32 || 31 || 33.7 || .522 || .000 || .720 || style="background:#D3D3D3"|11.2° || 1.7 || 2.0 || 1.2 || 2.34 || 16.2 |- | align="left" | 2002 | align="left" | Sacramento | 17 || 17 || 33.9 || .520 || .000 || .803 || 8.7 || 1.1 || 0.9 || 0.8 || 2.65 || 16.9 |- | align="left" | 2003 | align="left" | Sacramento | 34 || 34 || 29.9 || .485 || .000 || .774 || 7.3 || 1.4 || 1.7 ||