2023 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year, A'Ja Wilson (September 22, 2023)
September 22, 2023 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
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A'ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces is named Defensive Player of the Year for the second consecutive season, becoming the first player to earn the award back to back since Alana Beard achieved this in 2017 and 2018 respectively.
Wilson led the league with a career-high 2.23 BPG, ranked third in defensive rebounds per game (7.5) and was 10th in SPG (1.40)
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