Overview
- The Associated Press named A'ja Wilson both Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year, marking her second straight POY and third DPOY in four seasons.
- Wilson led the WNBA with 23.4 points and 2.3 blocks per game and closed the regular season with Las Vegas on a 16-game winning streak.
- BetMGM moved Wilson to heavy MVP favorite status this week, shifting her odds from +650 to -350 ahead of the league's official postseason awards.
- Paige Bueckers won AP Rookie of the Year after averaging 19.2 points and 5.4 assists, including a league-high 44-point game this season.
- AP All-WNBA first-team selections were Wilson, Napheesa Collier and Alyssa Thomas (unanimous), joined by Allisha Gray and Kelsey Mitchell, with other awards going to Coach of the Year Natalie Nakase, Comeback Player Shakira Austin, Most Improved Veronica Burton and Sixth Woman Naz Hillmon.