Angel Reese Wins Coveted WNBA Award in First Season With Atlanta Dream
By Madison Williams0ShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberSee more of our trusted coverage when you search.Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.The WNBA announced Angel Reese as the winner of the 2026 Defensive Player of the Year award on Thursday. It's the first major award Reese has won in her three seasons in the league. In all three seasons, though, Reese has been the league's rebounding leader.
- ▪By Madison Williams0ShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberSee more of our trusted coverage when you search.Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.The WNBA announced Angel Reese as the winner of the 202
- ▪It's the first major award Reese has won in her three seasons in the league.
- ▪In all three seasons, though, Reese has been the league's rebounding leader.
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By Madison Williams0ShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberSee more of our trusted coverage when you search.Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.The WNBA announced Angel Reese as the winner of the 2026 Defensive Player of the Year award on Thursday. It's the first major award Reese has won in her three seasons in the league. In all three seasons, though, Reese has been the league's rebounding leader. She averaged 12.1 rebounds per game this season, which was her first with the Atlanta Dream. She is the first Dream player to win Defensive Player of the Year.Additionally, Reese averaged 6.4 points, 2.8 assists and 1.8 steals (third in league) per game.
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