Show Notes
WNBA reporter Noa Dalzell does a deep dive into her WNBA End-of-Season awards, from MVP, to Defensive Player of the Year, to All-WNBA, to Coach of the Year. Noa reveals her award ballot and rationale as the regular season wraps up.
Today's Topics: 00:00 Welcome 0:44 Noa's rationale 5:48 MVP 8:02 Rookie of the Year 8:40 All-Rookie Team 12:22 PrizePicks 13:48 All-WNBA First & Second Teams 20:37 Most Improved Player 23:15 Sixth Player of the Year 23:50 Coach of the Year 25:50 Defensive Player of the Year 26:45 All-Defensive Team 27:03 More on DPOY
📝 Read more from @NoaDalzell on the 2026 WNBA Awards: 🏀 All-WNBA Teams https://www.sbnation.com/wnba/1128747/all-wnba-team-caitlin-clark-olivia-miles 📈 Most Improved Player https://www.sbnation.com/wnba/1128760/wnba-most-improved-player-shakira-austin 🔥 Sixth Player of the Year https://www.sbnation.com/womens-sports/1128740/wnba-sixth-player-of-the-year-janelle-salaun 🏆 Coach of the Year https://www.sbnation.com/womens-sports/1129842/natalie-nakase-wnba-coach-of-the-year 🛡️ Defensive Player of the Year https://www.sbnation.com/wnba/1128737/angel-reese-defensive-player-of-the-year-wnba
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