Lisa Deshaun Leslie (born July 7, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player. She is currently the head coach for Triplets in the BIG3 professional basketball league, as well as a studio analyst for Orlando Magic broadcasts on Fox Sports Florida.
Leslie played in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She is a three-time WNBA MVP and a four-time Olympic gold medal winner. The number-seven pick in the 1997 inaugural WNBA draft, she followed her career at the University of Southern California with eight WNBA All-Star selections and two WNBA championships over the course of 11 seasons with the Los Angeles Sparks, before retiring in 2009. Leslie was the first player to dunk in a WNBA game. In 2011, she was voted in by fans as one of the Top 15 players in WNBA history. All throughout her WNBA career, Leslie also played for USA Basketball in international competition, winning four Olympic gold medals (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008) and two FIBA World Championships (1998, 2002).
In 2015, Leslie was inducted into both the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.
Upon becoming coach of the Triplets in 2019, she led the team to the BIG3 Championship that year.
Basketball Hall of Fame 2015 _Retired Basketball | WNBA All Star 2009 Los Angeles Sparks | All-WNBA First Team 2008 Los Angeles Sparks | Olympics Gold 2008 United States Basketball Women | WNBA Defensive Player of the Year 2008 Los Angeles Sparks | All-WNBA First Team 2006 Los Angeles Lakers | WNBA All Star 2006 Los Angeles Sparks | WNBA MVP 2006 Los Angeles Sparks |
WNBA All Star 2005 Los Angeles Sparks | Olympics Gold 2004 United States Basketball Women | WNBA peak performer 2004 Los Angeles Sparks | All-WNBA First Team 2004 Los Angeles Sparks |
WNBA Defensive Player of the Year 2004 Los Angeles Lakers | WNBA MVP 2004 Los Angeles Sparks | All-WNBA First Team 2003 Los Angeles Lakers | WNBA All Star 2003 Los Angeles Sparks |
WNBA All Star 2002 Los Angeles Sparks | WNBA All Star Game MVP 2002 Los Angeles Sparks | FIBA Womens World Cup 2002 United States Basketball Women | All-WNBA First Team 2002 Los Angeles Lakers |
WNBA 2002 Los Angeles Sparks | WNBA Finals MVP 2002 Los Angeles Sparks | WNBA All Star Game MVP 2001 Los Angeles Sparks | WNBA All Star 2001 Los Angeles Sparks |
WNBA Finals MVP 2001 Los Angeles Sparks | All-WNBA First Team 2001 Los Angeles Lakers | WNBA MVP 2001 Los Angeles Sparks | WNBA 2001 Los Angeles Sparks |
WNBA All Star 2000 Los Angeles Sparks | Olympics Gold 2000 United States Basketball Women | All-WNBA First Team 2000 Los Angeles Sparks | WNBA All Star Game MVP 1999 Los Angeles Sparks |
WNBA All Star 1999 Los Angeles Sparks | FIBA Womens World Cup 1998 United States Basketball Women | All-WNBA First Team 1997 Los Angeles Sparks | Olympics Gold 1996 United States Basketball Women |
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