DiJonai Carrington is the 2024 WNBA Most Improved Player, and she deserves every bit of praise that comes with that honor.
Carrington was inserted into the Connecticut Sun’s starting lineup, and the rest is history. All season long, she’s been a pest on both sides of the ball, daring opponents to ask her to shoot 3-point buckets, get downhill to the basket or get caught sleeping so she could block a shot into oblivion and pick a pocket faster than lightning.
The 5-foot-11 guard averaged career highs in points, rebounds and assists and had a career-high in 25 games with 10 or more points. On defense, her career-high numbers in steals per game elevated her to ninth in the WNBA and pushed Connecticut’s defense to third in steals per contest. With DiJonai as one of the Sun’s driving forces, the team lead the league in fewest points allowed (73.6 per game) and defensive rating (94.1). Simply put, her signature seat belt celebration is WELL-EARNED.
From rising star to unstoppable force 🌟 DiJonai Carrington is your 2024 WNBA Kia Most Improved Player 🏆
2023: 8.3 PTS | 2.9 REB | 0.6 STL | 1.3 AST
2024: 12.7 PTS | 5.0 REB | 1.6 STL | 1.6 AST#KiaMIP | @Kia pic.twitter.com/mbArvMKmTr— WNBA (@WNBA) September 25, 2024
https://twitter.com/WNBA/status/1838994851305504899
Here’s DiJonai’s reaction to winning her award:
https://twitter.com/DijonaiVictoria/status/1838993249203012055
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