WNBA Most Valuable Player Award

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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.

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Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	basketball award → most valuable player award → sports award →
awardType	individual player award →
category	WNBA awards → basketball most valuable player awards →
competitionPhase	regular season →
country	United States →
firstAwarded	1997 →
frequency	annual →
givenFor	most valuable player of the WNBA regular season →
governingBody	WNBA Board of Governors →
hasCriterion	overall performance → regular season statistics → value to team →
hasGenderRestriction	women →
inception	1997 →
languageOfName	English →
league	Women’s National Basketball Association →
leagueAbbreviation	WNBA →
notableRecipient	A’ja Wilson → Breanna Stewart → Candace Parker → Diana Taurasi → Elena Delle Donne → Lauren Jackson → Lisa Leslie → Maya Moore → Sheryl Swoopes → Sylvia Fowles → Tamika Catchings →
partOf	WNBA regular season awards →
presentedBy	Women’s National Basketball Association →
relatedAward	NBA Most Valuable Player Award → WNBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award → WNBA Rookie of the Year Award →
selectionMethod	panel vote of sportswriters and broadcasters →
shortName	WNBA MVP →
sport	basketball →
votingBody	broadcasters → sportswriters →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Breanna Stewart → Elena Delle Donne → Elena Delle Donne ("2015 WNBA MVP") →	awardReceived
Phoenix Mercury ("WNBA Most Valuable Player 2009") →	DianaTaurasiAward
Women's National Basketball Association →	hasAward
WNBA Most Valuable Player Award ("WNBA regular season awards") →	partOf
WNBA Most Valuable Player Award ("WNBA MVP") →	shortName