2026 WNBA awards winners: Dream's Angel Reese wins Defensive Player of the Year for first time

WNBA player Jessica Shepard of the Wings was named the Most Improved Player for the 2026 season.
Awards season has arrived in the WNBA and the Lynx are well represented among early honorees
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