New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart was named The Associated Press Player of the Year, beating out Las Vegas Aces star A'ja Wilson by one vote.
wanted to get closer to home after spending her entire WNBA career in Seattle so she signed with New York as a free agent in a seismic move during the offseason.She finished the regular season second in the league in scoring, averaging a career-best 23 points per game and helped New York secure the second-best record in the league. On Tuesday, she became the first player to repeat as The Associated Press Player of the Year.
"To be honored as the AP Player of the Year is an incredible honor," said Stewart, who also won the award in 2018."It's quite different after switching teams and coming to New York and having such a positive season going 32-8. It's been a lot of amazing basketball going on this year and makes you feel good going into the playoffs."
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