Kayla Thornton

Kayla Thornton ▪ Twitter: KBT_5Blessed

Position: Forward ▪ Shoots: Right

6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)

Born: October 20, 1992 in El Paso, Texas us

College: Texas-El Paso

High School: Irvin in El Paso, Texas

Draft: Golden State Valkyries, 9th overall, 2025 Expansion Draft

2024 WNBA Champ

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

274

PTS

5.5

7.0

TRB

2.6

4.2

AST

0.7

1.2

FG%

37.9

41.1

FG3%

35.7

32.7

FT%

84.6

84.1

eFG%

49.0

48.2

PER

9.8

12.3

2.0

15.5

Last 5 Games

Last 5 Games Table
Date	Team		Opp	Result	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	ORB	DRB	TRB	STL	BLK	PF	PTS	GmSc	+/-
2024-10-20	NYL		MIN	W 67-62 (OT)	21	1	4	.250	0	3	.000	1	1	2	1	1	5	2	0.3	2
2024-10-18	NYL	@	MIN	L 80-82	7	1	1	1.000	1	1	1.000	0	2	2	0	0	0	3	3.3	-3
2024-10-16	NYL	@	MIN	W 80-77	12	0	1	.000	0	0		0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0.6	12
2024-10-13	NYL		MIN	W 80-66	11	1	3	.333	1	3	.333	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0.5	2
2024-10-10	NYL		MIN	L 93-95 (OT)	7	0	1	.000	0	1	.000	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	-1.5	-1

Per Game

Regular Season

Playoffs

Per Game Table
Year	Tm	Age	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	Awards
2015	WAS	22	10	0	8.8	0.9	2.7	.333	0.0	0.1	.000	0.9	2.6	.346	.333	0.4	0.6	.667	1.2	0.9	2.1	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.5	1.2	2.2
2016		23	Did Not Play (waived—signed and waived by San Antonio Stars)
2017	DAL	24	34	1	17.2	2.1	5.2	.412	0.5	1.8	.279	1.6	3.4	.483	.460	2.0	2.5	.800	1.2	2.1	3.3	0.9	0.7	0.2	0.7	2.2	6.8	6POY-5
2018	DAL	25	34	32	28.6	3.4	7.5	.447	1.3	3.6	.355	2.1	3.9	.530	.531	1.3	1.5	.860	1.3	2.7	4.0	1.8	1.0	0.4	1.1	2.7	9.2	MIP-3
2019	DAL	26	27	25	30.4	3.7	10.7	.343	1.0	3.8	.272	2.6	6.9	.382	.391	2.0	2.1	.931	1.8	3.5	5.3	1.8	0.9	0.3	1.6	2.2	10.4
2020	DAL	27	22	14	25.3	2.5	5.7	.429	1.1	3.3	.347	1.3	2.5	.537	.528	1.3	1.5	.875	1.5	3.7	5.1	0.8	0.9	0.2	1.1	3.0	7.3
2021	DAL	28	31	25	27.6	2.7	6.4	.421	0.7	2.0	.349	2.0	4.3	.455	.477	1.5	1.7	.849	2.1	3.5	5.6	1.5	0.8	0.2	1.0	2.0	7.5
2022	DAL	29	36	35	29.2	2.7	5.8	.469	0.7	2.1	.325	2.0	3.6	.554	.529	1.9	2.3	.829	1.8	4.1	5.9	1.8	1.1	0.6	1.2	2.7	8.0
2023	NYL	30	40	0	17.3	1.6	3.8	.433	0.6	2.0	.313	1.0	1.8	.571	.517	0.6	0.8	.767	1.2	2.3	3.5	0.7	0.7	0.3	0.5	1.7	4.5
2024	NYL	31	40	11	20.2	1.9	5.1	.379	1.1	3.2	.357	0.8	1.9	.416	.490	0.6	0.7	.846	1.0	1.6	2.6	0.7	0.7	0.2	0.6	1.4	5.5
Career			274	143	23.5	2.4	6.0	.411	0.8	2.6	.327	1.6	3.4	.476	.482	1.3	1.5	.841	1.4	2.8	4.2	1.2	0.8	0.3	0.9	2.1	7.0

6 seasons	DAL		184	132	26.3	2.8	6.8	.416	0.9	2.7	.322	2.0	4.1	.477	.480	1.7	2.0	.850	1.6	3.2	4.8	1.4	0.9	0.3	1.1	2.5	8.2
2 seasons	NYL		80	11	18.8	1.8	4.4	.402	0.9	2.6	.340	0.9	1.8	.490	.501	0.6	0.7	.804	1.1	2.0	3.1	0.7	0.7	0.2	0.5	1.5	5.0
1 season	WAS		10	0	8.8	0.9	2.7	.333	0.0	0.1	.000	0.9	2.6	.346	.333	0.4	0.6	.667	1.2	0.9	2.1	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.5	1.2	2.2

Per Game Table
Year	Tm	Age	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2017	DAL	24	1	0	6.0	0.0	1.0	.000	0.0	1.0	.000	0.0	0.0		.000	0.0	0.0		0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
2018	DAL	25	1	1	30.0	4.0	7.0	.571	0.0	2.0	.000	4.0	5.0	.800	.571	0.0	0.0		0.0	3.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	8.0
2021	DAL	28	1	1	16.0	0.0	6.0	.000	0.0	2.0	.000	0.0	4.0	.000	.000	0.0	0.0		0.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
2022	DAL	29	3	3	26.3	3.3	6.3	.526	1.3	2.7	.500	2.0	3.7	.545	.632	0.3	0.3	1.000	1.0	3.7	4.7	1.3	0.3	0.7	1.0	3.7	8.3
2023	NYL	30	10	0	10.1	1.2	2.7	.444	0.6	1.5	.400	0.6	1.2	.500	.556	0.2	0.2	1.000	0.7	0.8	1.5	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.3	1.1	3.2
2024	NYL	31	11	0	12.5	0.7	2.2	.333	0.3	1.5	.176	0.5	0.6	.714	.396	0.3	0.3	1.000	0.5	1.1	1.5	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.1	1.5	2.0
Career			27	5	13.7	1.3	3.1	.405	0.5	1.7	.289	0.8	1.4	.538	.482	0.2	0.2	1.000	0.6	1.4	1.9	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.3	1.6	3.2

2 seasons	NYL		21	0	11.4	1.0	2.4	.392	0.4	1.5	.281	0.5	0.9	.579	.480	0.2	0.2	1.000	0.6	1.0	1.5	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	1.3	2.6
4 seasons	DAL		6	5	21.8	2.3	5.5	.424	0.7	2.2	.308	1.7	3.3	.500	.485	0.2	0.2	1.000	0.5	2.8	3.3	0.8	0.2	0.3	0.5	2.8	5.5

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Regular Season

Playoffs

Totals Table
Year	Tm	Age	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2015	WAS	22	10	0	88	9	27	.333	0	1	.000	9	26	.346	.333	4	6	.667	12	9	21	1	3	3	5	12	22
2017	DAL	24	34	1	586	73	177	.412	17	61	.279	56	116	.483	.460	68	85	.800	40	72	112	29	23	8	24	75	231
2018	DAL	25	34	32	971	114	255	.447	43	121	.355	71	134	.530	.531	43	50	.860	44	93	137	62	35	12	37	93	314
2019	DAL	26	27	25	822	99	289	.343	28	103	.272	71	186	.382	.391	54	58	.931	49	94	143	48	25	8	44	60	280
2020	DAL	27	22	14	557	54	126	.429	25	72	.347	29	54	.537	.528	28	32	.875	32	81	113	17	19	4	25	65	161
2021	DAL	28	31	25	857	83	197	.421	22	63	.349	61	134	.455	.477	45	53	.849	65	108	173	45	26	7	30	62	233
2022	DAL	29	36	35	1050	97	207	.469	25	77	.325	72	130	.554	.529	68	82	.829	65	146	211	65	39	20	42	97	287
2023	NYL	30	40	0	693	65	150	.433	25	80	.313	40	70	.571	.517	23	30	.767	48	93	141	27	28	10	20	66	178
2024	NYL	31	40	11	809	77	203	.379	45	126	.357	32	77	.416	.490	22	26	.846	39	64	103	27	29	9	23	56	221
Career			274	143	6433	671	1631	.411	230	704	.327	441	927	.476	.482	355	422	.841	394	760	1154	321	227	81	250	586	1927

6 seasons	DAL		184	132	4843	520	1251	.416	160	497	.322	360	754	.477	.480	306	360	.850	295	594	889	266	167	59	202	452	1506
2 seasons	NYL		80	11	1502	142	353	.402	70	206	.340	72	147	.490	.501	45	56	.804	87	157	244	54	57	19	43	122	399
1 season	WAS		10	0	88	9	27	.333	0	1	.000	9	26	.346	.333	4	6	.667	12	9	21	1	3	3	5	12	22

Totals Table
Year	Tm	Age	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2017	DAL	24	1	0	6	0	1	.000	0	1	.000	0	0		.000	0	0		0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
2018	DAL	25	1	1	30	4	7	.571	0	2	.000	4	5	.800	.571	0	0		0	3	3	0	0	0	0	4	8
2021	DAL	28	1	1	16	0	6	.000	0	2	.000	0	4	.000	.000	0	0		0	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
2022	DAL	29	3	3	79	10	19	.526	4	8	.500	6	11	.545	.632	1	1	1.000	3	11	14	4	1	2	3	11	25
2023	NYL	30	10	0	101	12	27	.444	6	15	.400	6	12	.500	.556	2	2	1.000	7	8	15	3	1	2	3	11	32
2024	NYL	31	11	0	138	8	24	.333	3	17	.176	5	7	.714	.396	3	3	1.000	5	12	17	1	3	3	1	16	22
Career			27	5	370	34	84	.405	13	45	.289	21	39	.538	.482	6	6	1.000	15	37	52	9	5	7	7	44	87

2 seasons	NYL		21	0	239	20	51	.392	9	32	.281	11	19	.579	.480	5	5	1.000	12	20	32	4	4	5	4	27	54
4 seasons	DAL		6	5	131	14	33	.424	4	13	.308	10	20	.500	.485	1	1	1.000	3	17	20	5	1	2	3	17	33

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Advanced Table
Year	Tm	Age	G	MP	PER	TS%	3PAr	FTr	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
2015	WAS	22	10	88	8.2	.371	.037	.222	16.7	12.0	14.3	2.0	1.9	2.6	14.4	18.7	-0.1	0.1	0.0	.016
2017	DAL	24	34	586	14.8	.539	.345	.480	7.5	15.5	11.2	8.5	1.9	1.1	10.1	17.1	1.5	0.2	1.6	.135
2018	DAL	25	34	971	12.6	.567	.475	.196	5.3	11.0	8.2	9.9	1.8	1.0	11.8	13.9	1.9	0.7	2.6	.127
2019	DAL	26	27	822	11.5	.445	.356	.201	6.7	14.4	10.3	11.1	1.6	0.9	12.3	20.2	0.2	0.4	0.6	.033
2020	DAL	27	22	557	11.3	.575	.571	.254	6.3	18.2	11.9	4.8	1.8	0.6	15.1	13.3	0.8	0.2	0.9	.080
2021	DAL	28	31	857	13.0	.529	.320	.269	8.5	15.1	11.7	8.2	1.6	0.7	12.0	13.0	1.6	0.5	2.2	.121
2022	DAL	29	36	1050	13.9	.590	.372	.396	7.2	17.5	12.1	9.6	1.9	1.7	14.8	12.1	2.3	1.0	3.3	.150
2023	NYL	30	40	693	11.8	.545	.533	.200	8.3	14.6	11.6	5.5	2.0	1.2	10.9	11.8	1.1	1.2	2.3	.158
2024	NYL	31	40	809	9.8	.515	.621	.128	5.7	8.9	7.4	5.0	1.8	1.0	9.7	13.2	0.8	1.3	2.0	.121
Career			274	6433	12.3	.530	.432	.259	7.0	14.2	10.5	8.0	1.8	1.1	12.1	14.3	10.1	5.4	15.5	.116

6 seasons	DAL		184	4843	12.9	.534	.397	.288	6.9	15.1	10.8	9.0	1.8	1.0	12.5	14.7	8.3	2.9	11.1	.110
2 seasons	NYL		80	1502	10.7	.528	.584	.159	6.9	11.5	9.3	5.2	1.9	1.1	10.2	12.5	1.9	2.4	4.3	.138
1 season	WAS		10	88	8.2	.371	.037	.222	16.7	12.0	14.3	2.0	1.9	2.6	14.4	18.7	-0.1	0.1	0.0	.016

Advanced Table
Year	Tm	Age	G	MP	PER	TS%	3PAr	FTr	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
2017	DAL	24	1	6	-1.3	.000	1.000	.000	0.0	13.6	7.1	24.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	-0.146
2018	DAL	25	1	30	6.8	.571	.286	.000	0.0	13.8	6.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	10.8	0.0	-0.1	0.0	-0.075
2021	DAL	28	1	16	-16.0	.000	.333	.000	0.0	12.8	6.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	17.9	-0.2	0.0	-0.2	-0.510
2022	DAL	29	3	79	12.1	.643	.421	.053	4.6	16.5	10.6	9.1	0.7	1.9	13.4	13.4	0.2	0.0	0.2	.109
2023	NYL	30	10	101	10.9	.574	.556	.074	7.6	9.2	8.4	4.7	0.5	1.7	9.7	13.8	0.2	0.0	0.2	.101
2024	NYL	31	11	138	4.7	.434	.708	.125	4.4	10.5	7.4	1.1	1.1	2.0	3.8	8.8	0.0	0.2	0.3	.092
Career			27	370	7.2	.502	.536	.071	4.7	11.8	8.2	4.0	0.7	1.6	7.5	11.7	0.2	0.2	0.4	.055

2 seasons	NYL		21	239	7.4	.508	.627	.098	5.8	9.9	7.8	2.6	0.9	1.9	7.0	10.9	0.2	0.3	0.5	.096
4 seasons	DAL		6	131	6.8	.493	.394	.030	2.7	15.3	9.0	6.6	0.4	1.1	8.2	13.0	0.0	-0.1	-0.1	-0.020

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