Lynx forward Napheesa Collier was named to the 2023 All-WNBA First Team by the league on Sunday.
Collier, who was a second-team selection by the Associated Press earlier this fall, joined Breanna Stewart (New York), Alyssa Thomas (Connecticut), A’ja Wilson (Las Vegas) and Satou Sabally (Dallas) in the first team.
This is the second time Collier has been named All-WNBA, and the first time she has been named to the first team.
Collier – who was an All-Star for the third time this season – finished fourth in the league in scoring (24.7), seventh in rebounds (8.5), ninth in steals (1.6) and his 11.7 points in the paint per game were second. .
This is the 12th time a Lynx player has been named to the WNBA First Team and the first since Sylvia Fowles and Maya Moore in 2017. Collier became the first player in WNBA history to play in games consecutive games with at least 20 points, 15 rebounds and three blocks. when she did it against Atlanta and Phoenix in early September.
Stewart was named WNBA MVP, Wilson was named Defensive Player of the Year, Sabally was named Most Improved Player and Las Vegas’ Alysha Clark was Sixth Player of the Year. Indiana’s Aliyah Boston was named rookie of the year.
The All-WNBA second team consisted of Nneka Ogwumike (Los Angeles), Jackie Young and Chelsea Gray (Las Vegas), Jewell Loyd (Seattle) and Sabrina Ionescu (New York).
