The WNBA season began just over three weeks ago. Some teams have played only seven of their 44 regular-season games.
But it’s never too early to take stock of the candidates for MVP, Rookie of the Year, Coach of the Year and several other end-of-season honors.
Plenty is at stake in these races. Might A’ja Wilson win a league-record fourth MVP award and second straight? Will Napheesa Collier snag her first? Is No. 1 pick Paige Bueckers on track to be Rookie of the Year, or will Washington Mystics rookies Kiki Iriafen and Sonia Citron play spoiler?
The Most Improved Player and Sixth Player of the Year debates are very fluid this early in the season. Does Coach of the Year go to the coaches of the dominant New York Liberty or Minnesota Lynx, or perhaps one of the eight coaches in the league who have been in their current positions for at least two years?
ESPN’s panel voted on the six major awards. We will be updating this tracker throughout the season as front-runners and challenges change.
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MVP | Rookie of Year | Defensive Player of Year
Most Improved | Sixth Player | Coach of Year
MVP
Kendra Andrews: Napheesa Collier, Minnesota Lynx
Kevin Pelton: Napheesa Collier, Minnesota Lynx
Alexa Philippou: Napheesa Collier, Minnesota Lynx
Michael Voepel: Napheesa Collier, Minnesota Lynx
