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Lynx guard Miles wins WNBA Rookie of the Year award in unanimous vote
Olivia Miles is the unanimous WNBA Rookie of the Year, setting a new record with 790 points and averaging 19.8 points and 6.0 assists.
- On Monday, the WNBA unanimously named Minnesota Lynx guard Olivia Miles the 2026 Rookie of the Year, with Miles receiving all 74 votes from a national panel of sportswriters and broadcasters.
- Miles capped her historic debut season by breaking Caitlin Clark's 2024 rookie scoring record, finishing with 790 points while averaging 19.8 points, 6.0 assists, and 4.7 rebounds over 40 games.
- Her performance included sweeping all four WNBA Rookie of the Month awards and earning an All-Star Game starter selection, helping the Lynx secure a league-best 33-11 regular-season record.
- Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve also earned Coach of the Year honors for a league-record fifth time, while the team faces an elimination game against the New York Liberty in their first-round series.
- Miles became the sixth Lynx player to win the award, joining past winners like Maya Moore and Napheesa Collier, as the team pursues a record fifth WNBA championship title.
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Lynx guard Miles wins WNBA Rookie of the Year award in unanimous vote
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Lynx take two WNBA awards: Miles is Rookie of the Year, and Reeve is a five-time Coach of the Year
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Lynx have received two major WNBA awards, with point guard Olivia Miles as Rookie of the Year and Cheryl Reeve as Coach of the Year for a league-record fifth time.
·Winnipeg, Canada
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