The 2024 WNBA playoffs are in full swing, and we've reached the semifinals, which feature a Finals rematch between the top-seeded New York Liberty and Las Vegas Aces , and a defensive minded showdown between the Minnesota Lynx and Connecticut Sun . We're also right in the middle of awards season. The league has announced several major honors, including MVP, which went to Aces star A'ja Wilson for the third time, and Defensive Player of the Year, which Lynx forward Napheesa Collier collected on Sunday.
There is also a report from Shams Charania that Caitlin Clark has won Rookie of the Year, though that has not been officially announced. Here's a look at the awards we know so far, and what's still to come: MVP: A'ja Wilson, Aces Wilson put together the best individual season the league has ever seen, and had, in truth, wrapped up the MVP award by the middle of the summer. She became the first player to score 1,000 points in a season, set a record for the highest single-season scoring average (26.
9 points), and broke the single-season rebounding record (451). Among all players, she was first in scoring, second in rebounds, first in blocks and fifth in steals. The only real question was whether Wilson would win the award in unanimous fashion, which she did, joining Cynthia Cooper (1997) as the only players to achieve that feat.
Rookie of the Year: Caitlin Clark, Fever The league has still not made an official announcement regarding Rookie of the Year, but Charania reported that C.
