Congratulations to the members of the 2023 All-WNBA First and Second Teams!
MVP Breanna Stewart of the New York Liberty, Defensive Player of the Year A’ja Wilson and Alyssa Thomas of the Connecticut Sun, runner up for both awards, were unanimous selections to the First Team, with the trio all earning 60 First-Team votes and 300 points. Rounding out the First Team were the Minnesota Lynx’s Napheesa Collier and the Dallas Wings’ Satou Sabally. Coller received 34 First-Team and 236 points, while Sabally totaled 18 First-Team votes and 186 points.
The Los Angeles Sparks’ Nneka Ogwumike and Aces’ Jackie Young headline the Second Team. With 168 points, Ogwumike received 12 First-Team votes and 36 Second-Team votes; Young got 14 First-Team votes and 31 Second-Team votes to total 163 points. A third Las Vegas Ace, Chelsea Gray, earned All-WNBA Second-Team honors, with her 15 First-Team votes and 28 Second-Team votes giving her 159 points. The Seattle Storm’s Jewell Loyd made the Second-Team with 158 points from 13 First-Team and 31 Second-Team votes. Sabrina Ionescu finishes out the Second-Team, receiving seven First-Team and 36 Second-Team votes.
Here’s why these 10 players were honored as the W’s best for the 2023 season:
All-WNBA First Team
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