Congratulations to the New York Liberty’s Breanna Stewart, who was named the 2023 KIA WNBA Most Valuable Player for the second time in her career.
Stewart prevailed in the closest first through third place MVP vote in league history, with her 446 total points edging out the Connecticut Sun’s Alyssa Thomas’ 439 points and the Las Vegas Aces’ A’ja Wilson’s 433. Thomas actually finished with the most first-place votes (23), while Wilson received the most second-place votes (25). The Minnesota Lynx’s Napheesa Collier and Dallas Wings’ Satou Sabally rounded out the top five finishers.
Previously named MVP in 2018, Stewart turned in the most productive scoring season of her seven-year career in 2023, scoring a career-high 23.0 points per game. She also scored the second-most points in a single season in WNBA history, with 919. Career-best production from the free throw and 3-point lines helped Stewart elevate her offensive output in her first season in New York. Stewart also is the first player in Liberty franchise history to be named MVP.
“The most exciting part about this is the ability to have more conversations around multiple players and show how great we are at a lot of different things.”
– Breanna Stewart after winning MVP
