Washington Mystics 2025 season: 16–28, scoring 77.1 points per game and allowing 81.6 (-4.4 average margin) across 44 games. Updated August 16, 2026.
The Mystics finished 16–28, 10th in the league standings, with a -6 net rating that ranked 10th of 13. The problems ran both ways: 11th in offensive rating and 9th in defensive rating. Their calling card was getting to the line (26.1 attempts a game, 1st); the soft spots, a lack of three-point volume (7.1 makes a game, 13th) and turnovers (19.2 a game, 2nd-most in the league). Scoring was spread around — Sonia Citron led at 14.9 a game, but no one accounted for more than 19% of the points, though the on/off numbers point to Sug Sutton as the one they can least afford to lose — +10.5 per 100 possessions better with her on the floor. The high points: a 3-game winning streak (Jun 22–Jun 26) and a 37-point rout of the Sun on Jun 8. The lows: a 10-game losing streak (Aug 19–Sep 9) and a 37-point loss at the Valkyries on Aug 30. They went 8–21 against teams at .500 or better, and faded late, 0–10 over the last 10. Bottom line: a middle-of-the-pack team held back by a thin three-point attack — good enough to beat anyone on a given night, not consistent enough to be feared.
Shot-zone charts shaded against the WNBA average, four factors versus opponents, most-used lineups by net rating, on/off player impact, and where the Mystics rank league-wide.