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The accolades accumulated almost effortlessly. She earned league MVP honors, Finals MVP honors, five scoring titles, numerous All-WNBA First Team selections, multiple All-Star appearances, and eventually became the WNBA's all-time leading scorer while establishing herself as one of the greatest three-point shooters the league has ever seen.

Before the WNBA had decades of history, it needed a team capable of proving greatness could be sustained. This edition of WNBA Legacy explores how the Houston Comets became the league's first dynasty and built the standard every champion has chased since.

Before fans could believe in the WNBA, they needed someone to believe in first. They needed a player whose talent demanded attention, whose success inspired confidence, and whose presence gave a brand-new league an identity before it had the chance to create one of its own. That player was Sheryl Swoopes.