WNBA announces All-Defensive Teams with Angel Reese named Defensive Player of the Year

The WNBA has announced its All-Defensive Teams for the season. Angel Reese has been named Defensive Player of the Year.

The All-Defensive First Team consists of Shakira Austin (Washington Mystics), Rhyne Howard (Atlanta Dream), Angel Reese (Atlanta Dream), Gabby Williams (Golden State Valkyries), and A’ja Wilson (Las Vegas Aces). Williams and Wilson both earned their second consecutive First Team selections.

The All-Defensive Second Team includes Veronica Burton (Golden State Valkyries), Jordin Canada (Atlanta Dream), Sonia Citron (Washington Mystics), Breanna Stewart (New York Liberty), and Kiah Stokes (Golden State Valkyries).

Teams with the league's top defensive ratings—the Golden State Valkyries, Atlanta Dream, and Washington Mystics—are heavily represented across both teams. The Valkyries and Dream specifically have three players each on the honors lists.