Angel Reese has moved into rare basketball company by matching Blake Griffin and leaving only Shaquille O’Neal ahead of her in one historic double-double race.
Reese’s rebounding has already made her one of the WNBA’s defining young stars, but this latest mark stretches beyond her own league.
It places her early-career production alongside two of the most physically dominant NBA players of the modern era.
The record came through her first 75 career games, which makes the pace even harder to ignore. Reese is not slowly building toward history; she has been stacking it almost from the moment she arrived.
Angel Reese ties Blake Griffin and trails only Shaquille O’Neal in double-double history
ESPN Insights highlighted Angel Reese’s latest double-double milestone after she reached 57 through her first 75 career games.
“Angel Reese’s 57th double-double is the most through 75 games in WNBA history. Over the last 40 seasons across the NBA and WNBA, only Shaquille O’Neal had more through 75 games,” ESPN revealed.
That also means Reese is tied with Griffin for second-most double-doubles through the first 75 games across the NBA and WNBA in that span.
Griffin reached 57 early in his career, while O’Neal stands alone at the top. For Reese, being in that group is a huge statement about how quickly her game has translated to the professional level.
Angel Reese chasing Shaquille O’Neal puts WNBA record in wild context
O’Neal had 63 double-doubles through his first 75 NBA games, putting him six ahead of Reese and Griffin on the combined list from the last 40 seasons.
Reese reached her 57th double-double with a 17-point, 17-rebound performance as the Atlanta Dream beat the Chicago Sky 82-75. It was a fitting way to set the WNBA mark, because her dominance on the glass has been the constant in her young career.
The names behind her make the achievement look even bigger. Tim Duncan and David Robinson are listed at 53 double-doubles through 75 games, which shows how difficult it is to keep producing that level of scoring and rebounding every night.
Reese still trails O’Neal’s absurd pace, but tying Griffin while clearing every WNBA player before her is already an insane start. The comparison is not about style; it is about consistency, and Reese is building a resume that keeps forcing those conversations.
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