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Naz Hillmon Wins 2025 WNBA Sixth Player of the Year, a First for the Dream

Her leap as a perimeter threat reshaped her role in Atlanta's 30-win turnaround.

Overview

  • Hillmon received 44 of 72 media votes, finishing ahead of the Lynx's Natisha Hiedeman with 22, with a few votes going to Jessica Shepard, Dominique Malonga and Sami Whitcomb.
  • The fourth-year forward delivered career bests with 8.6 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 25.5 minutes per game.
  • After just one made three over her first three seasons, she hit 53 this year in Karl Smesko's offense.
  • She met sixth-player eligibility by coming off the bench in 27 of 44 games, though some voters preferred Hiedeman's all-season reserve role.
  • Hillmon set a franchise consecutive-games mark and heads into the offseason as a restricted free agent after her rookie contract.