Every WNBA MVP (including A’ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart) since 1996

Breanna Stewart might have been 2023’s MVP but she doesn’t get there without other MVPs clearing a path.

The WNBA has been breaking ankles since 1996, and the best shakers and bakers call themselves MVPs.

As the league has grown, so has the amount of talent and the level of competition. In 2023, the battle for MVP was so historically tight that only 13 votes separated first and third place. A slim margin like that isn’t created unless other previous greats like Lisa Leslie, Sheryl Swoopes and Lauren Jackson pave the way for current ballers like A’ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart to shatter the record books.

Here is every WNBA MVP since the league was born in 1996, and we’ll add to this as the years go on: