Ornella Bankolé continues to grow within her relevance within Toronto Tempo and has already completed her fifth consecutive game with the defeat against the Las Vegas Aces (88-78). The Frenchwoman is taking advantage of María Conde’s injury to earn more minutes in her first season in the WNBA.
The Frenchwoman added 20 minutes, the game in which she has been on the court the longest, and scored 4 points, to which she added 2 rebounds and 3 assists. In addition, she had a positive +/- with a +2 being one of the two Tempo players whose impact was positive on the court against Las Vegas.
Due to her development contract, she cannot complete more than 12 games with the Canadian franchise, although in this stretch she has been a relevant player for a team that has also lived its first season in the WNBA.
CARLA LEITE PUTS ON A SHOW AGAIN
Carla Leite is already confirming herself as a big WNBA star with Portland Fire being one of the mainstays of the Oregon franchise. The Frenchwoman played a spectacular game against the Washington Mystics but ended in defeat for her team (105-100).
Leite added 27 points, his second best game in scoring in the WNBA to which he added 11 assists, 2 rebounds and 2 steals. The former Casademont Zaragoza player is having her explosion season in the United States after a first year as a substitute at Golden State Valkyries.
The places to enter the playoffs for the title are almost closed, but the last place can be occupied by Leite’s Fire who have a record of (15-22), but they have a very difficult time since Chicago Sky are seven wins ahead of them with one month of regular competition remaining in the WNBA.
