WNBA awards | DisamKB

All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
WNBA annual awards	2
WNBA awards canonical	2
WNBA regular season awards	2
WNBA postseason awards	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3146194 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: WNBA awards
Context triple: [WNBA Most Valuable Player Award, category, WNBA awards]

A. WNBA Most Valuable Player Award
The WNBA Most Valuable Player Award is an annual honor given to the league’s top-performing player during the regular season, as voted on by a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters.
B. WNBA Finals MVP Award
The WNBA Finals MVP Award is an annual honor given to the most outstanding player in the Women's National Basketball Association championship series.
C. WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award
The WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award is an annual honor given to the league’s top defensive performer over the course of a regular season.
D. WNBA Most Improved Player Award
The WNBA Most Improved Player Award is an annual honor given to the player who has shown the greatest progress in performance compared to previous seasons in the Women's National Basketball Association.
E. WNBA Sixth Player of the Year Award
The WNBA Sixth Player of the Year Award is an annual honor given to the league’s most outstanding non-starting player, recognizing the top contributor off the bench each season.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: WNBA awards
Target entity description: WNBA awards are annual honors presented by the Women's National Basketball Association to recognize outstanding player, coach, and team achievements throughout each season.

A. WNBA Most Valuable Player Award
The WNBA Most Valuable Player Award is an annual honor given to the league’s top-performing player during the regular season, as voted on by a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters.
B. WNBA Finals MVP Award
The WNBA Finals MVP Award is an annual honor given to the most outstanding player in the Women's National Basketball Association championship series.
C. WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award
The WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award is an annual honor given to the league’s top defensive performer over the course of a regular season.
D. WNBA Most Improved Player Award
The WNBA Most Improved Player Award is an annual honor given to the player who has shown the greatest progress in performance compared to previous seasons in the Women's National Basketball Association.
E. WNBA Sixth Player of the Year Award
The WNBA Sixth Player of the Year Award is an annual honor given to the league’s most outstanding non-starting player, recognizing the top contributor off the bench each season.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	annual award ⓘ basketball award ⓘ sports award system ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
frequency	annual ⓘ
genderFocus	women's professional basketball ⓘ
governingBody	WNBA Board of Governors ⓘ
inception	1997 ⓘ
includesAward	Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award ⓘ Peak Performer Awards ⓘ WNBA All-Defensive Team selections ⓘ WNBA All-Rookie Team selections ⓘ WNBA All-Star Game MVP ⓘ surface form: WNBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award WNBA All-WNBA Team selections ⓘ WNBA Community Assist Award ⓘ surface form: WNBA Cares Community Assist Award WNBA Coach of the Year ⓘ surface form: WNBA Coach of the Year Award WNBA Community Assist Award ⓘ WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award ⓘ WNBA Executive of the Year Award ⓘ WNBA Finals MVP Award ⓘ surface form: WNBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award WNBA Most Improved Player Award ⓘ WNBA Most Valuable Player Award ⓘ WNBA Rookie of the Year Award ⓘ WNBA Sixth Player of the Year Award ⓘ WNBA Sportsmanship Award ⓘ
league	Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ surface form: WNBA
notableCategory	Coach of the Year ⓘ Defensive Player of the Year ⓘ Finals MVP ⓘ Most Valuable Player ⓘ Rookie of the Year ⓘ
presentedBy	Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ surface form: Women's National Basketball Association
purpose	recognize outstanding coach achievements ⓘ recognize outstanding player achievements ⓘ recognize outstanding team achievements ⓘ
recognizedAspect	community service ⓘ individual performance ⓘ sportsmanship ⓘ team success ⓘ
seasonPhaseCovered	WNBA Finals ⓘ playoffs ⓘ regular season ⓘ
selectionProcess	coach voting ⓘ fan voting ⓘ media voting ⓘ player voting ⓘ
sport	basketball ⓘ
timeOfPresentation	during WNBA All-Star Game ⓘ during WNBA Finals ⓘ end of WNBA regular season ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

WNBA Most Valuable Player Award → category → WNBA awards ⓘ

WNBA Rookie of the Year Award → category → WNBA awards ⓘ

WNBA Rookie of the Year Award → isPartOf → WNBA awards ⓘ

this entity surface form: WNBA annual awards

WNBA Coach of the Year → isPartOf → WNBA awards ⓘ

this entity surface form: WNBA regular season awards

WNBA Finals MVP Award → isPartOf → WNBA awards ⓘ

this entity surface form: WNBA postseason awards

WNBA Sixth Player of the Year Award → partOf → WNBA awards ⓘ