The Dallas Wings had multiple players garner awards from AP’s end-of-season WNBA honors, most notably their star players Paige Bueckers and Jessica Shepard.
Bueckers was named second-team All-WNBA for the second straight season while Shepard was named the league’s most improved player. Wings rookie Azzi Fudd was also named to the All-Rookie team.
Shepard was a breakout star in her first season with the Wings. Starting in all 42 of the team’s regular-season games, Shepard averaged a double-double with 14.5 points and 11.1 rebounds per game. That’s up from eight and 7.3 in those categories last season, respectively, which helped her earn her first All-Star nod as well.
Fudd makes the All-Rookie list despite having her first pro season cut short due to knee surgery. In 30 games, the 2026 top pick averaged 13.1 points per game. Former TCU star Olivia Miles took the Rookie of the Year award.
Check out the full list of AP’s WNBA honors below.
Player of the Year: A’ja Wilson — Las Vegas Aces
Defensive Player of the Year: Angel Reese — Atlanta Dream
Rookie of the Year: Olivia Miles — Minnesota Lynx
Comeback Player of the Year: Caitlin Clark — Indiana Fever
Most Improved Player: Jessica Shepard — Dallas Wings
Sixth Woman of the Year: Janelle Salaün — Golden State Valkyries
Coach of the Year: Cheryl Reeve — Minnesota Lynx
A’ja Wilson — Las Vegas Aces
Kelsey Mitchell — Indiana Fever
Caitlin Clark — Indiana Fever
Breanna Stewart — New York Liberty
Olivia Miles — Minnesota Lynx
Jackie Young — Las Vegas Aces
Rhyne Howard — Atlanta Dream
Paige Bueckers — Dallas Wings
Gabby Williams — Golden State Valkyries
Angel Reese — Atlanta Dream
Olivia Miles — Minnesota Lynx
Azzi Fudd — Dallas Wings
Sydney Taylor — Chicago Sky
Flau’jae Johnson — Seattle Storm
Pauline Astier — New York Liberty
Kiki Rice — Toronto Tempo