Kia WNBA MVP A'ja Wilson and Kia WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Napheesa Collier headline 2024 All-WNBA First Team

– Unanimous selection: Wilson and Collier named to the first team
Breanna Stewart, Caitlin Clark and Alyssa Thomas –

– Clark becomes first rookie to be named to the All-WNBA first team since 2008 –

– Stewart and Second Team Selection Nneka Ogwumike earn seventh All-WNBA team honors –

NEW YORK, October 16, 2024 – Las Vegas Aces center forward A'ja Wilson, the 2024 Kia ​​WNBA Most Valuable Player, and Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier, the 2024 Kia ​​WNBA Defensive Player of the Year, have been unanimously selected the 2024 All-WNBA First Team, the WNBA announced today.

Wilson and Collier, who finished first and second, respectively, in the 2024 Kia ​​WNBA Most Valuable Player Award voting, were named to the All-WNBA First Team by a national panel of sportswriters and broadcasters on all 67 ballots. Wilson secured a spot in the First Team for the third consecutive year and fourth time overall. Collier, a three-time All-WNBA team selection, was selected to the First Team for the second consecutive year.

Voting for the All-WNBA team occurred at the end of the regular season. Players were selected regardless of position and received five points for each first team vote and three points for each second team vote.

Joining Wilson and Collier (335 points each) on the 2024 All-WNBA First Team are New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart (331), Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (302) and Connecticut Sun forward Alyssa Thomas (255).

This is the seventh All-WNBA team selection for Stewart, who is making her sixth First Team appearance. Thomas is an All-WNBA selection for the third time overall and a member of the First Team for the second consecutive year. Clark is the first rookie since Candace Parker in 2008 to be selected to the All-WNBA First Team and the fifth rookie to be so honored since 2000, joining Sue Bird (2002), Tamika Catchings (2002) and Diana Taurasi (2004).

The 2024 All-WNBA Second Team consists of Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu (204 points), Phoenix Mercury guard-forward Kahleah Copper (167), Seattle Storm forward Nneka Ogwumike (154), Dallas Wings guard Arike Ogunbowale (107) and Liberty center Jonquel Jones (102).

Ogwumike was selected to the All-WNBA team for the seventh time, Jones for the fifth time and Ionescu and Ogunbowale each for the third time. Copper makes her debut on the All-WNBA team.

2024 All-WNBA First Team

A'ja Wilson, Aces: In her seventh WNBA season, Wilson earned a record-tying third Kia WNBA MVP Award and became the first unanimous MVP since Cynthia Cooper of the Houston Comets in the league's inaugural season in 1997. The 6-4 Wilson scored a WNBA record 26.9 points per game, led the league with 2.58 blocks per game and ranked second with 11.9 rebounds per game. She set the WNBA single-season record of 1,021 points and 451 rebounds.

Napheesa Collier, Lynx: Collier won the Kia WNBA Defensive Player of the Year award for the first time and was named to the WNBA All-Defensive Team for the third time. The 6-1 forward ranked second in the league in steals per game (1.91, tied for her career-high), third in rebounds per game (career-high 9.7) and fifth in points per game (20.4, their second best value). Career).

Breanna Stewart, Liberty: In her eighth WNBA season, the two-time Kia WNBA MVP averaged 20.4 points (fourth in the league), 8.5 rebounds (eighth), 3.5 assists (15th), 1.68 steals (eighth) and 1.26 blocks (ninth). ). The 6-4 forward was named to the WNBA All-Defensive First Team for the third consecutive year.

Caitlin Clark, Fever: The 2024 Kia ​​WNBA Rookie of the Year averaged 19.2 points, a WNBA-high 8.4 assists, 5.7 rebounds and 1.33 steals. She recorded a WNBA record 337 assists and led the league with 122 three-pointers made, the second-highest total in league history. The 6-foot-2 guard also set the WNBA single-game record for assists (19) and recorded the first two triple-doubles by a rookie in league history.

Alyssa Thomas, Sun: The 6-2 Thomas finished fifth in voting for the Kia WNBA MVP Award after ranking ninth in the league in assists per game (7.9), ninth in rebounds per game (8, 4) and tenth in steals per game (1.55). She led the WNBA with three triple-doubles, increasing her career regular-season total to a career-high 11.

2024 All-WNBA Second Team

Sabrina Ionescu, Liberty: The 5-11 guard ranked ninth in the WNBA in points per game (18.2) and fifth in assists per game (6.2). She also extended her streak of regular-season games with at least one three-pointer to 61, the second-longest streak in WNBA history. With 107 three-pointers, Ionescu became only the third player to make at least 100 three-pointers in consecutive seasons.

Kahleah Copper, Mercury: In her ninth WNBA season and her first with Phoenix, Copper ranked third in the WNBA in career scoring with 21.7 points per game. The 6-1 guard-forward had the second-most games with at least 30 points (nine) and was the only player to score two consecutive games with 30 or more points.

Nneka Ogwumike, Storm: In her 13th WNBA season and her first with the Storm, Ogwumike ranked 15th in the WNBA in points per game (16.7), 13th in rebounds per game (7.6) and third in steals per game (1.86). The 6-2 forward was the only player to finish in the top 10 in field goal percentage (51.1, 10th), three-point field goal percentage (40.5, ninth) and free throw percentage (87.6 , eighth). She was selected to the WNBA All-Defensive Team for the seventh time.

Arike Ogunbowale, Wings: The MVP of the 2024 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game ranked second in the WNBA in points per game (22.2) and eighth in assists per game (5.1). The 5-8 guard also led the league in steals per game (2.13), free throw percentage (92.1) and minutes per game (38.6). She posted the highest scoring average in WNBA history for a player, leading the league in steals.

Jonquel Jones, Liberty: The 6-6 center earned her fifth WNBA All-Star selection and was named to the WNBA All-Defensive Team for the fourth time. Jones ranked sixth in the WNBA in rebounds per game (9.0 RPG) and eighth in blocks per game (1.28). She also averaged 14.2 points per game.

In recognition of their achievements, each member of the All-WNBA First Team will receive $10,300 and each member of the Second Team will receive $5,150.

Below are the voting results for the 2024 All-WNBA Team

Players were selected without regard to their position. Players received five points for each first team vote and three points for each second team vote.

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