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Breanna Stewart named 2023 WNBA MVP

Breanna Stewart has added another award to her already impressive resume. On Tuesday, Stewart was named the 2023 WNBA Most Valuable Player — for the second time, last winning it in 2018.

In her first season with the New York Liberty, Stewie averaged a career-high 23.0 points — second-most in the league — along with 9.3 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.6 blocks, and 1.5 steals per game in her first season.

Stewart also won three out of four Eastern Conference Player of the Month awards and made her fifth All-Star team during a regular season where she set a new league record with four games scoring 40 or more points.