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Washington Mystics forward Elena Delle Donne was the unanimous choice as espnW's top player for 2019. As for our awards for coach and rookie of the year, one was decided by a decisive vote, and one was a tough call that could have gone another way.
espnW Rookie of the Year: Napheesa Collier, Minnesota Lynx
Many observers got very invested in -- and even rather testy about -- who would win this award. The fact that it was between UConn grad Napheesa Collier of the Minnesota Lynx and Notre Dame grad Arike Ogunbowale of the Dallas Wings might have had something to do with that. But it was also the fact that No. 6 draft pick Collier and No. 5 Ogunbowale -- both of whom made position changes at the pro level -- presented compelling cases from an intriguing rookie class that as a group should have long-term impact and could have some MVP candidates at some point.
[Story]
Smart folks at ESPN.
Lets hope the voters for the WNBA rookie of the year see this the same way ESPNW does. 
espnW Rookie of the Year: Napheesa Collier, Minnesota Lynx
Many observers got very invested in -- and even rather testy about -- who would win this award. The fact that it was between UConn grad Napheesa Collier of the Minnesota Lynx and Notre Dame grad Arike Ogunbowale of the Dallas Wings might have had something to do with that. But it was also the fact that No. 6 draft pick Collier and No. 5 Ogunbowale -- both of whom made position changes at the pro level -- presented compelling cases from an intriguing rookie class that as a group should have long-term impact and could have some MVP candidates at some point.
[Story]
Smart folks at ESPN.
Lets hope the voters for the WNBA rookie of the year see this the same way ESPNW does.
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