WNBA Awards 2022 winners: Aces' A'ja Wilson, Jackie Young, Dream's Rhyne Howard Win Major WNBA Awards

With the 2022 WNBA Playoffs season is gradually approaching the Finish Line, the WNBA has already started the spreading out this year's Major awards and continued to celebrate the brightest and the best WNBA players from this 2022 regular season.

Here's a look at the full list the winners of 2022 WNBA awards that have been given out and looking ahead to the final two awards, Kia WNBA MVP & WNBA 1st & 2nd team that are yet to be announced:

2022 WNBA Awards: Complete List of Winners, ROTY, All-Rookie Team, COTY, Most Improved

Defensive Player of the Year: A'ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces

Rookie of the Year: Rhyne Howard, Atlanta Dream

Most Improved Player: Jackie Young, Las Vegas Aces

Sixth Player of the Year: Brionna Jones, Connecticut Sun

Coach of the Year: Becky Hammon, Las Vegas Aces

Executive of the Year: James Wade, Chicago Sky

Sportsmanship Award: Sylvia Fowles, Minnesota Lynx

WNBA Peak Performers

Stewart, Fowles and Washington Mystics guard Natasha Cloud won the 2022 WNBA Peak Performer Award in scoring, rebounding and assists,

More: Las Vegas Aces' A'ja Wilson Wins the 2022 WNBA MVP Award.

WNBA All-Rookie Team

Here are the five WNBA players who were voted onto the 2022 WNBA’s All-Rookie Team:

Rhyne Howard, Atlanta Dream
NaLyssa Smith, Indiana Fever
Shakira Austin, Washington Mystics
Queen Egbo, Indiana Fever
Rebekah Gardner, Chicago Sky

WNBA All-Defensive Team

First Team

A'ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces
Breanna Stewart, Seattle Storm
Sylvia Fowles, Minnesota Lynx
Natasha Cloud, Washington Mystics
Ariel Atkins, Washington Mystics

Second Team

Alyssa Thomas, Connecticut Sun
Jonquel Jones, Connecticut Sun
Ezi Magbegor, Seattle Storm
Brittney Sykes, Los Angeles Sparks
Gabby Williams, Seattle Storm

The rest of the 2022 WNBA award will be handed out over the next week:

Sept. 7: Kia WNBA Most Valuable Player -- Las Vegas Aces' A'ja Wilson

2022 All-WNBA First and Second Teams revealed

A'ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart, the two 2022 MVP candidates who were in a tight race for the award, are unanimous selections to the All-WNBA first team, the league announced on Thursday ahead of Game 3 of the WNBA Finals.

All-WNBA full teams

First Team

A'ja Wilson, Aces

Breanna Stewart, Storm

Kelsey Plum, Aces

Skylar Diggins-Smith, Mercury

Candace Parker, Sky

Second Team

Alyssa Thomas, Sun

Sabrina Ionescu, Liberty

Nneka Ogwumike, Sparks

Jonquel Jones, Sun

Sylvia Fowles, Lynx

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