Overview

• Hillmon captured the award with 44 votes, finishing 22 ahead of Minnesota’s Natisha Hiedeman; Jessica Shepard, Dominique Malonga and Sami Whitcomb also received votes.
• She came off the bench for 27 games, averaging 25.5 minutes with career highs of 8.6 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.4 assists.
• After making one three-pointer across her first three seasons, she hit 53 on 165 attempts in 2025 to become a key long-range option.
• Her breakout aligned with the Dream’s surge from 15 to 30 wins under Karl Smesko, including a playoff-game victory.
• She set an Atlanta record with 151 consecutive games played, the third-longest active streak in the league.