2023 WNBA season | |
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League | Women's National Basketball Association |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | May 19 – September 10 |
Number of games | 40 |
Number of teams | 12 |
Total attendance | 1,585,824 |
Average attendance | 6,608 |
TV partner(s) | ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN+, CBS, CBSSN, NBA TV, ION Television, Prime Video |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | Aliyah Boston |
Picked by | Indiana Fever |
Regular season | |
Season MVP | Breanna Stewart ( New York) |
Playoffs | |
Finals champions | Las Vegas Aces |
Runners-up | New York Liberty |
Finals MVP | A'ja Wilson (Las Vegas) |
The 2023 WNBA season was the 27th season of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The defending champions, the Las Vegas Aces, repeated as champions after defeating the New York Liberty 3 games to 1 in the Finals.
The regular season was expanded to 40 games per team, becoming the most games scheduled in a single WNBA season. [1] The 2022 season saw the schedule increase to 36 games and was the previous high for the regular season. [2] This season was also the second straight year that the playoffs used an all-series format after returning to the format in 2022. The first round used a 2–1 format, with the higher seed hosting the first two games (differing from the 1–1–1 format previously used in 2015). The semifinals and the WNBA Finals remained a best-of-five series.
Arguably the most significant change to the league this season was the enforcement of the so-called "prioritization clause" in the collective bargaining agreement between the league and its players' union. For this season, players with more than two seasons of prior WNBA service who did not report to their teams by the designated start of training camp or May 1, whichever is later, faced mandatory fines. Those who missed the start of the regular season were suspended for the season. From 2024 on, those who miss the start of training camp will be suspended for the season. [3]
The Indiana Fever won the first pick in the 2023 WNBA draft in the draft lottery. This was the first time in Indiana's franchise history that they won the first pick. They were followed by the Minnesota Lynx for second, Atlanta Dream for third, and the Washington Mystics for fourth. The Mystics received the fourth pick in the lottery after trading for the Los Angeles Sparks' pick during the 2022 season. The Dream had originally held the Sparks' pick, but traded it to the Mystics prior to the 2022 WNBA draft, when they acquired the first overall pick. [4] [5]
Pick | Player | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
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1 | Aliyah Boston | United States | Indiana Fever | South Carolina |
2 | Diamond Miller | United States | Minnesota Lynx | Maryland |
3 | Maddy Siegrist | United States | Dallas Wings (from Atlanta) [a] | Villanova |
4 | Stephanie Soares | Brazil | Washington Mystics (from Los Angeles via Atlanta) [b] [c] | Iowa State |
In March 2023, the WNBA announced that they and ESPN would show up to 52 possible games throughout the regular season and playoffs. The first broadcast happened on May 19, 2023, when the Phoenix Mercury visit the Los Angeles Sparks on ESPN. [9]
As far as the United States' WNBA television schedule, it showed 10 broadcasts on ABC including the 2023 WNBA All-Star Game, 10 on ESPN, and 5 on ESPN2. The All-Star Game was aired in primetime for the first time ever, as well.
WNBA Countdown is now available throughout the regular season with at least 10 editions immediately preceding game broadcasts. [10]
On April 20, 2023, Ion Television signed on as a multi-year broadcast partner, with a doubleheader that includes nationally televised games and regional games on Friday nights. Their first broadcast was May 26, 2023, when the Washington Mystics visited the Chicago Sky. [11]
The free agency negotiation period began on January 21, 2023, and teams were able to officially sign players starting February 1. [20]
Off-season | |||
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Team | 2022 season | 2023 season | Reference |
Los Angeles Sparks | Fred Williams (interim) | Curt Miller | [21] |
Indiana Fever | Carlos Knox (interim) | Christie Sides | [22] |
Dallas Wings | Vickie Johnson | Latricia Trammell | [23] |
Connecticut Sun | Curt Miller | Stephanie White | [24] |
Washington Mystics | Mike Thibault | Eric Thibault | [25] |
Mid-season | |||
Team | Departing Coach | New Coach | Reference |
Phoenix Mercury | Vanessa Nygaard | Nikki Blue | [26] |
Chicago Sky | James Wade | Emre Vatansever | [27] |
July 15, 2023
8:30 p.m. ET |
Team Wilson 127, Team Stewart 143 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 27–29, 36–44, 30–37, 34–33 | ||
Pts:
Kelsey Plum (30) Rebs: Aliyah Boston (11) Asts: Chelsea Gray (7) |
Pts:
Jewell Loyd (31) Rebs: Brittney Griner (13) Asts: Breanna Stewart (9) |
Michelob Ultra Arena,
Las Vegas,
Nevada
Attendance: 9,472 Referees: Eric Brewton Ashley Gloss Randy Richardson |
# | Team |
W | L | PCT | GB | Conf. | Home | Road | Cup |
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1 | x – Las Vegas Aces | 34 | 6 | .850 | – | 18–2 | 19–1 | 15–5 | 9–1 |
2 | x – New York Liberty | 32 | 8 | .800 | 2 | 16–4 | 15–5 | 17–3 | 7–3 |
3 | x – Connecticut Sun | 27 | 13 | .675 | 7 | 14–6 | 13–7 | 14–6 | 7–3 |
4 | x – Dallas Wings | 22 | 18 | .550 | 12 | 11–9 | 11–9 | 11–9 | 6–4 |
5 | x – Atlanta Dream | 19 | 21 | .475 | 15 | 11–9 | 11–9 | 8–12 | 6–4 |
6 | x – Minnesota Lynx | 19 | 21 | .475 | 15 | 12–8 | 9–11 | 10–10 | 5–5 |
7 | x – Washington Mystics | 19 | 21 | .475 | 15 | 9–11 | 12–8 | 7–13 | 5–5 |
8 | x – Chicago Sky | 18 | 22 | .450 | 16 | 5–15 | 7–13 | 11–9 | 3–7 |
9 | e – Los Angeles Sparks | 17 | 23 | .425 | 17 | 9–11 | 10–10 | 7–13 | 5–5 |
10 | e – Indiana Fever | 13 | 27 | .325 | 21 | 5–15 | 6–14 | 7–13 | 2–8 |
11 | e – Seattle Storm | 11 | 29 | .275 | 23 | 8–12 | 4–16 | 7–13 | 4–6 |
12 | e – Phoenix Mercury | 9 | 31 | .225 | 25 | 2–18 | 8–12 | 1–19 | 1–9 |
Notes
Note: Games highlighted in ██ represent Commissioner's Cup games.
All times
Eastern
The following shows the leaders in each statistical category during the 2023 regular season. [28] [29] [30]
Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
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Points per game | Jewell Loyd | Seattle Storm | 24.7 ppg |
Rebounds per game | Alyssa Thomas | Connecticut Sun | 9.9 rpg |
Assists per game | Courtney Vandersloot | New York Liberty | 8.1 apg |
Steals per game | Jordin Canada | Los Angeles Sparks | 2.3 spg |
Blocks per game | A'ja Wilson | Las Vegas Aces | 2.2 bpg |
Field goal percentage | Aliyah Boston | Indiana Fever | 57.8% |
Three point FG percentage | Tyasha Harris | Connecticut Sun | 46.4% |
Free throw percentage | Elena Delle Donne | Washington Mystics | 93.8% |
Points per game (team) | Las Vegas Aces | 92.8 ppg | |
Field goal percentage (team) | Las Vegas Aces | 48.6% |
Round One: Best-of-3 | Semifinals: Best-of-5 | Finals: Best-of-5 | ||||||||||||
1 | Las Vegas Aces | 2 | ||||||||||||
8 | Chicago Sky | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Las Vegas Aces | 3 | ||||||||||||
4 | Dallas Wings | 0 | ||||||||||||
4 | Dallas Wings | 2 | ||||||||||||
5 | Atlanta Dream | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Las Vegas Aces | 3 | ||||||||||||
2 | New York Liberty | 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | New York Liberty | 2 | ||||||||||||
7 | Washington Mystics | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | New York Liberty | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | Connecticut Sun | 1 | ||||||||||||
3 | Connecticut Sun | 2 | ||||||||||||
6 | Minnesota Lynx | 1 |
Bold Series winner
Date Awarded | Eastern Conference | Western Conference | Reference | ||
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Player | Team | Player | Team | ||
May 30 | Breanna Stewart | New York | Arike Ogunbowale | Dallas | [31] |
June 6 | Alyssa Thomas | Connecticut | Nneka Ogwumike | Los Angeles | [32] [33] |
June 13 | Breanna Stewart (2) | New York | Satou Sabally | Dallas | [34] |
June 20 | Aliyah Boston | Indiana | Jewell Loyd | Seattle | [35] |
June 27 | Alyssa Thomas (2) | Connecticut | A'ja Wilson | Las Vegas | [36] |
July 5 | Courtney Williams | Chicago Sky | Napheesa Collier | Minnesota | [37] [38] |
July 13 | Breanna Stewart (3) | New York | Natasha Howard | Dallas | [39] [40] |
July 25 | Jonquel Jones | New York | A'ja Wilson (2) | Las Vegas | [41] [42] |
August 1 | Breanna Stewart (4) | New York | Chelsea Gray | Las Vegas | [43] [44] |
August 8 | Alyssa Thomas (3) | Connecticut | Diana Taurasi | Phoenix | [45] [46] |
August 15 | Breanna Stewart (5) | New York | A'ja Wilson (3) | Las Vegas | [47] [48] |
August 29 | Kelsey Mitchell | Indiana | A'ja Wilson (4) | Las Vegas | [49] [50] |
September 4 | Breanna Stewart (6) | New York | Napheesa Collier (2) | Minnesota | [51] |
Month | Eastern Conference | Western Conference | Reference | ||
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Player | Team | Player | Team | ||
May | Breanna Stewart | New York Liberty | Arike Ogunbowale | Dallas Wings | [52] [53] |
June | Alyssa Thomas | Connecticut Sun | A'ja Wilson | Las Vegas Aces | [54] [55] |
July | Breanna Stewart (2) | New York Liberty | A'ja Wilson (2) | Las Vegas Aces | [56] |
August | Breanna Stewart (3) | New York Liberty | A'ja Wilson (3) | Las Vegas Aces | [57] [58] |
Month | Player | Team | Reference |
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May | Aliyah Boston | Indiana Fever | [59] |
June | Aliyah Boston (2) | Indiana Fever | [60] |
July | Diamond Miller | Minnesota Lynx | [56] |
August | Aliyah Boston (3) | Indiana Fever | [61] |
Month | Coach | Team | Reference |
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May | Stephanie White | Connecticut Sun | [62] |
June | Becky Hammon | Las Vegas Aces | [55] |
July | Tanisha Wright | Atlanta Dream | [56] |
August | Sandy Brondello | New York Liberty | [63] |
On August 30, shortly before the end of the regular season, the WNBA announced that it would adopt a "positionless" format for the All-Defensive Team, mirroring its adoption of a positionless format for the All-WNBA Team in 2022. [64]
Award | Winner | Position | Team | Votes/Statistic | |
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Most Valuable Player Award | Breanna Stewart | Forward | New York | 20 out of 60 [65] [d] | |
Finals MVP Award | A'ja Wilson | Forward | Las Vegas | [66] | |
Rookie of the Year Award | Aliyah Boston | Forward | Indiana | 60 out of 60 [67] | |
Most Improved Player Award | Satou Sabally | Forward | Dallas | 37 out of 60 [68] | |
Defensive Player of the Year Award | A'ja Wilson | Forward | Las Vegas | 32 out of 60 [69] | |
Sixth Player of the Year Award | Alysha Clark | Forward | Las Vegas | 35 out of 60 [70] | |
Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award | Elizabeth Williams | Center | Chicago | 15 out of 60 [71] | |
Peak Performer: Points | Jewell Loyd | Guard | Seattle | 24.7 ppg [72] | |
Peak Performer: Rebounds | Alyssa Thomas | Forward | Connecticut | 9.9 rpg [73] | |
Peak Performer: Assists | Courtney Vandersloot | Guard | New York | 8.1 apg [74] | |
Coach of the Year Award | Stephanie White | Coach | Connecticut | 36 out of 60 [75] | |
Basketball Executive of the Year Award | Jonathan Kolb | General manager | New York | 20 points (6 out of 11 first-place votes) [76] | |
Team | Members | ||||
All-WNBA First Team [77] | Breanna Stewart (F) | Alyssa Thomas (F) | A'ja Wilson (F) | Napheesa Collier (F) | Satou Sabally (F) |
All-WNBA Second Team [77] | Nneka Ogwumike (F) | Jackie Young (G) | Chelsea Gray (G) | Jewell Loyd (G) | Sabrina Ionescu (G) |
All-Defensive First Team [78] | A'ja Wilson (F) | Alyssa Thomas (F) | Brittney Sykes (G) | Breanna Stewart (F) | Jordin Canada (G) |
All-Defensive Second Team [79] | Betnijah Laney (G/F) | Ezi Magbegor (C) | Nneka Ogwumike (F) | Napheesa Collier (F) | Elizabeth Williams (C) |
All-Rookie Team [67] | Aliyah Boston (F/C) | Jordan Horston (F) | Dorka Juhász (F) | Diamond Miller (F) | Li Meng (G) |
Team | Head coach | Previous job | Years with team | Record with team | Playoff Appearances | Finals Appearances | WNBA Championships |
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Atlanta Dream | Tanisha Wright | Las Vegas Aces (assistant) | 1 | 14–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Sky | James Wade | UMMC Ekaterinburg (assistant) | 4 | 74–50 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Connecticut Sun | Stephanie White | Vanderbilt | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Indiana Fever | Christie Sides | Atlanta Dream (assistant) | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Liberty | Sandy Brondello | Phoenix Mercury | 1 | 16–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Mystics | Eric Thibault | Washington Mystics (associate HC) | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Team | Head coach | Previous job | Years with team | Record with team | Playoff Appearances | Finals Appearances | WNBA Championships |
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Dallas Wings | Latricia Trammell | Los Angeles Sparks (assistant) | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Las Vegas Aces | Becky Hammon | San Antonio Spurs (assistant) | 1 | 26–10 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Los Angeles Sparks | Curt Miller | Connecticut Sun | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Lynx | Cheryl Reeve | Detroit Shock (assistant) | 13 | 281–149 | 11 | 6 | 4 |
Phoenix Mercury | Vanessa Nygaard | Las Vegas Aces (assistant) | 1 | 15–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Seattle Storm | Noelle Quinn | Seattle Storm (associate head coach) | 2 | 38–24 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
2023 WNBA season | |
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League | Women's National Basketball Association |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | May 19 – September 10 |
Number of games | 40 |
Number of teams | 12 |
Total attendance | 1,585,824 |
Average attendance | 6,608 |
TV partner(s) | ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN+, CBS, CBSSN, NBA TV, ION Television, Prime Video |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | Aliyah Boston |
Picked by | Indiana Fever |
Regular season | |
Season MVP | Breanna Stewart ( New York) |
Playoffs | |
Finals champions | Las Vegas Aces |
Runners-up | New York Liberty |
Finals MVP | A'ja Wilson (Las Vegas) |
The 2023 WNBA season was the 27th season of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The defending champions, the Las Vegas Aces, repeated as champions after defeating the New York Liberty 3 games to 1 in the Finals.
The regular season was expanded to 40 games per team, becoming the most games scheduled in a single WNBA season. [1] The 2022 season saw the schedule increase to 36 games and was the previous high for the regular season. [2] This season was also the second straight year that the playoffs used an all-series format after returning to the format in 2022. The first round used a 2–1 format, with the higher seed hosting the first two games (differing from the 1–1–1 format previously used in 2015). The semifinals and the WNBA Finals remained a best-of-five series.
Arguably the most significant change to the league this season was the enforcement of the so-called "prioritization clause" in the collective bargaining agreement between the league and its players' union. For this season, players with more than two seasons of prior WNBA service who did not report to their teams by the designated start of training camp or May 1, whichever is later, faced mandatory fines. Those who missed the start of the regular season were suspended for the season. From 2024 on, those who miss the start of training camp will be suspended for the season. [3]
The Indiana Fever won the first pick in the 2023 WNBA draft in the draft lottery. This was the first time in Indiana's franchise history that they won the first pick. They were followed by the Minnesota Lynx for second, Atlanta Dream for third, and the Washington Mystics for fourth. The Mystics received the fourth pick in the lottery after trading for the Los Angeles Sparks' pick during the 2022 season. The Dream had originally held the Sparks' pick, but traded it to the Mystics prior to the 2022 WNBA draft, when they acquired the first overall pick. [4] [5]
Pick | Player | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
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1 | Aliyah Boston | United States | Indiana Fever | South Carolina |
2 | Diamond Miller | United States | Minnesota Lynx | Maryland |
3 | Maddy Siegrist | United States | Dallas Wings (from Atlanta) [a] | Villanova |
4 | Stephanie Soares | Brazil | Washington Mystics (from Los Angeles via Atlanta) [b] [c] | Iowa State |
In March 2023, the WNBA announced that they and ESPN would show up to 52 possible games throughout the regular season and playoffs. The first broadcast happened on May 19, 2023, when the Phoenix Mercury visit the Los Angeles Sparks on ESPN. [9]
As far as the United States' WNBA television schedule, it showed 10 broadcasts on ABC including the 2023 WNBA All-Star Game, 10 on ESPN, and 5 on ESPN2. The All-Star Game was aired in primetime for the first time ever, as well.
WNBA Countdown is now available throughout the regular season with at least 10 editions immediately preceding game broadcasts. [10]
On April 20, 2023, Ion Television signed on as a multi-year broadcast partner, with a doubleheader that includes nationally televised games and regional games on Friday nights. Their first broadcast was May 26, 2023, when the Washington Mystics visited the Chicago Sky. [11]
The free agency negotiation period began on January 21, 2023, and teams were able to officially sign players starting February 1. [20]
Off-season | |||
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Team | 2022 season | 2023 season | Reference |
Los Angeles Sparks | Fred Williams (interim) | Curt Miller | [21] |
Indiana Fever | Carlos Knox (interim) | Christie Sides | [22] |
Dallas Wings | Vickie Johnson | Latricia Trammell | [23] |
Connecticut Sun | Curt Miller | Stephanie White | [24] |
Washington Mystics | Mike Thibault | Eric Thibault | [25] |
Mid-season | |||
Team | Departing Coach | New Coach | Reference |
Phoenix Mercury | Vanessa Nygaard | Nikki Blue | [26] |
Chicago Sky | James Wade | Emre Vatansever | [27] |
July 15, 2023
8:30 p.m. ET |
Team Wilson 127, Team Stewart 143 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 27–29, 36–44, 30–37, 34–33 | ||
Pts:
Kelsey Plum (30) Rebs: Aliyah Boston (11) Asts: Chelsea Gray (7) |
Pts:
Jewell Loyd (31) Rebs: Brittney Griner (13) Asts: Breanna Stewart (9) |
Michelob Ultra Arena,
Las Vegas,
Nevada
Attendance: 9,472 Referees: Eric Brewton Ashley Gloss Randy Richardson |
# | Team |
W | L | PCT | GB | Conf. | Home | Road | Cup |
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1 | x – Las Vegas Aces | 34 | 6 | .850 | – | 18–2 | 19–1 | 15–5 | 9–1 |
2 | x – New York Liberty | 32 | 8 | .800 | 2 | 16–4 | 15–5 | 17–3 | 7–3 |
3 | x – Connecticut Sun | 27 | 13 | .675 | 7 | 14–6 | 13–7 | 14–6 | 7–3 |
4 | x – Dallas Wings | 22 | 18 | .550 | 12 | 11–9 | 11–9 | 11–9 | 6–4 |
5 | x – Atlanta Dream | 19 | 21 | .475 | 15 | 11–9 | 11–9 | 8–12 | 6–4 |
6 | x – Minnesota Lynx | 19 | 21 | .475 | 15 | 12–8 | 9–11 | 10–10 | 5–5 |
7 | x – Washington Mystics | 19 | 21 | .475 | 15 | 9–11 | 12–8 | 7–13 | 5–5 |
8 | x – Chicago Sky | 18 | 22 | .450 | 16 | 5–15 | 7–13 | 11–9 | 3–7 |
9 | e – Los Angeles Sparks | 17 | 23 | .425 | 17 | 9–11 | 10–10 | 7–13 | 5–5 |
10 | e – Indiana Fever | 13 | 27 | .325 | 21 | 5–15 | 6–14 | 7–13 | 2–8 |
11 | e – Seattle Storm | 11 | 29 | .275 | 23 | 8–12 | 4–16 | 7–13 | 4–6 |
12 | e – Phoenix Mercury | 9 | 31 | .225 | 25 | 2–18 | 8–12 | 1–19 | 1–9 |
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The following shows the leaders in each statistical category during the 2023 regular season. [28] [29] [30]
Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
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Points per game | Jewell Loyd | Seattle Storm | 24.7 ppg |
Rebounds per game | Alyssa Thomas | Connecticut Sun | 9.9 rpg |
Assists per game | Courtney Vandersloot | New York Liberty | 8.1 apg |
Steals per game | Jordin Canada | Los Angeles Sparks | 2.3 spg |
Blocks per game | A'ja Wilson | Las Vegas Aces | 2.2 bpg |
Field goal percentage | Aliyah Boston | Indiana Fever | 57.8% |
Three point FG percentage | Tyasha Harris | Connecticut Sun | 46.4% |
Free throw percentage | Elena Delle Donne | Washington Mystics | 93.8% |
Points per game (team) | Las Vegas Aces | 92.8 ppg | |
Field goal percentage (team) | Las Vegas Aces | 48.6% |
Round One: Best-of-3 | Semifinals: Best-of-5 | Finals: Best-of-5 | ||||||||||||
1 | Las Vegas Aces | 2 | ||||||||||||
8 | Chicago Sky | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Las Vegas Aces | 3 | ||||||||||||
4 | Dallas Wings | 0 | ||||||||||||
4 | Dallas Wings | 2 | ||||||||||||
5 | Atlanta Dream | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Las Vegas Aces | 3 | ||||||||||||
2 | New York Liberty | 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | New York Liberty | 2 | ||||||||||||
7 | Washington Mystics | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | New York Liberty | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | Connecticut Sun | 1 | ||||||||||||
3 | Connecticut Sun | 2 | ||||||||||||
6 | Minnesota Lynx | 1 |
Bold Series winner
Date Awarded | Eastern Conference | Western Conference | Reference | ||
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Player | Team | Player | Team | ||
May 30 | Breanna Stewart | New York | Arike Ogunbowale | Dallas | [31] |
June 6 | Alyssa Thomas | Connecticut | Nneka Ogwumike | Los Angeles | [32] [33] |
June 13 | Breanna Stewart (2) | New York | Satou Sabally | Dallas | [34] |
June 20 | Aliyah Boston | Indiana | Jewell Loyd | Seattle | [35] |
June 27 | Alyssa Thomas (2) | Connecticut | A'ja Wilson | Las Vegas | [36] |
July 5 | Courtney Williams | Chicago Sky | Napheesa Collier | Minnesota | [37] [38] |
July 13 | Breanna Stewart (3) | New York | Natasha Howard | Dallas | [39] [40] |
July 25 | Jonquel Jones | New York | A'ja Wilson (2) | Las Vegas | [41] [42] |
August 1 | Breanna Stewart (4) | New York | Chelsea Gray | Las Vegas | [43] [44] |
August 8 | Alyssa Thomas (3) | Connecticut | Diana Taurasi | Phoenix | [45] [46] |
August 15 | Breanna Stewart (5) | New York | A'ja Wilson (3) | Las Vegas | [47] [48] |
August 29 | Kelsey Mitchell | Indiana | A'ja Wilson (4) | Las Vegas | [49] [50] |
September 4 | Breanna Stewart (6) | New York | Napheesa Collier (2) | Minnesota | [51] |
Month | Eastern Conference | Western Conference | Reference | ||
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Player | Team | Player | Team | ||
May | Breanna Stewart | New York Liberty | Arike Ogunbowale | Dallas Wings | [52] [53] |
June | Alyssa Thomas | Connecticut Sun | A'ja Wilson | Las Vegas Aces | [54] [55] |
July | Breanna Stewart (2) | New York Liberty | A'ja Wilson (2) | Las Vegas Aces | [56] |
August | Breanna Stewart (3) | New York Liberty | A'ja Wilson (3) | Las Vegas Aces | [57] [58] |
Month | Player | Team | Reference |
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May | Aliyah Boston | Indiana Fever | [59] |
June | Aliyah Boston (2) | Indiana Fever | [60] |
July | Diamond Miller | Minnesota Lynx | [56] |
August | Aliyah Boston (3) | Indiana Fever | [61] |
Month | Coach | Team | Reference |
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May | Stephanie White | Connecticut Sun | [62] |
June | Becky Hammon | Las Vegas Aces | [55] |
July | Tanisha Wright | Atlanta Dream | [56] |
August | Sandy Brondello | New York Liberty | [63] |
On August 30, shortly before the end of the regular season, the WNBA announced that it would adopt a "positionless" format for the All-Defensive Team, mirroring its adoption of a positionless format for the All-WNBA Team in 2022. [64]
Award | Winner | Position | Team | Votes/Statistic | |
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Most Valuable Player Award | Breanna Stewart | Forward | New York | 20 out of 60 [65] [d] | |
Finals MVP Award | A'ja Wilson | Forward | Las Vegas | [66] | |
Rookie of the Year Award | Aliyah Boston | Forward | Indiana | 60 out of 60 [67] | |
Most Improved Player Award | Satou Sabally | Forward | Dallas | 37 out of 60 [68] | |
Defensive Player of the Year Award | A'ja Wilson | Forward | Las Vegas | 32 out of 60 [69] | |
Sixth Player of the Year Award | Alysha Clark | Forward | Las Vegas | 35 out of 60 [70] | |
Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award | Elizabeth Williams | Center | Chicago | 15 out of 60 [71] | |
Peak Performer: Points | Jewell Loyd | Guard | Seattle | 24.7 ppg [72] | |
Peak Performer: Rebounds | Alyssa Thomas | Forward | Connecticut | 9.9 rpg [73] | |
Peak Performer: Assists | Courtney Vandersloot | Guard | New York | 8.1 apg [74] | |
Coach of the Year Award | Stephanie White | Coach | Connecticut | 36 out of 60 [75] | |
Basketball Executive of the Year Award | Jonathan Kolb | General manager | New York | 20 points (6 out of 11 first-place votes) [76] | |
Team | Members | ||||
All-WNBA First Team [77] | Breanna Stewart (F) | Alyssa Thomas (F) | A'ja Wilson (F) | Napheesa Collier (F) | Satou Sabally (F) |
All-WNBA Second Team [77] | Nneka Ogwumike (F) | Jackie Young (G) | Chelsea Gray (G) | Jewell Loyd (G) | Sabrina Ionescu (G) |
All-Defensive First Team [78] | A'ja Wilson (F) | Alyssa Thomas (F) | Brittney Sykes (G) | Breanna Stewart (F) | Jordin Canada (G) |
All-Defensive Second Team [79] | Betnijah Laney (G/F) | Ezi Magbegor (C) | Nneka Ogwumike (F) | Napheesa Collier (F) | Elizabeth Williams (C) |
All-Rookie Team [67] | Aliyah Boston (F/C) | Jordan Horston (F) | Dorka Juhász (F) | Diamond Miller (F) | Li Meng (G) |
Team | Head coach | Previous job | Years with team | Record with team | Playoff Appearances | Finals Appearances | WNBA Championships |
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Atlanta Dream | Tanisha Wright | Las Vegas Aces (assistant) | 1 | 14–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Sky | James Wade | UMMC Ekaterinburg (assistant) | 4 | 74–50 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Connecticut Sun | Stephanie White | Vanderbilt | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Indiana Fever | Christie Sides | Atlanta Dream (assistant) | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Liberty | Sandy Brondello | Phoenix Mercury | 1 | 16–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Mystics | Eric Thibault | Washington Mystics (associate HC) | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Team | Head coach | Previous job | Years with team | Record with team | Playoff Appearances | Finals Appearances | WNBA Championships |
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Dallas Wings | Latricia Trammell | Los Angeles Sparks (assistant) | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Las Vegas Aces | Becky Hammon | San Antonio Spurs (assistant) | 1 | 26–10 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Los Angeles Sparks | Curt Miller | Connecticut Sun | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Lynx | Cheryl Reeve | Detroit Shock (assistant) | 13 | 281–149 | 11 | 6 | 4 |
Phoenix Mercury | Vanessa Nygaard | Las Vegas Aces (assistant) | 1 | 15–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Seattle Storm | Noelle Quinn | Seattle Storm (associate head coach) | 2 | 38–24 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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