Year in and year out, the talent level continues to make award picks tough in the WNBA.
There’s a real MVP debate between A’ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart for the 2023 season. Defensive Player of the Year is headlined by Wilson, Alyssa Thomas and a handful of others. Coach of the Year could come down to Becky Hammon, Stephanie White, Latricia Trammell and Sandy Brondello. Really, the only award this season without much debate might be the Rookie of the Year.
Despite the tough choices, the Sporting News put together a panel of basketball writers to select its own Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year and Coach of the Year. Each award was voted on anonymously and compiled using a points system.
The decisions weren’t easy, but the results showcase the talent the W has to offer.
Without further ado, here are the 2023 winners of the WNBA Sporting News Awards.
WNBA Sporting News Awards 2023
Player of the Year: A’ja Wilson
To live in an era of basketball where you could flip a coin between two of the game’s greatest players ever when selecting MVP and both would be right is something we as fans shouldn’t take for granted.
Breanna Stewart had an MVP-type year in New York. Her averages of 23.0 points, 9.3 rebounds,…
