WNBA MVP winners list: Stewart, Wilson, Parker, Leslie, more

From Breanna Stewart to Cynthia Cooper , the list of women who have been named WNBA Most Valuable Player includes some of the most accomplished players in the history of women's basketball.

A national panel of 60 sportswriters and broadcasters vote on the WNBA's annual regular-season awards, including MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Sixth Player of the Year, Most Improved Player, Coach of the Year and the All-WNBA, All-Defensive and All-Rookie teams. Here's a list of players who have won WNBA MVP:

2023: Breanna Stewart, New York Liberty

2022: A'ja Wilson , Las Vegas Aces

2021: Jonquel Jones , Connecticut Sun

2020: A'ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces

2019: Elena Delle Donne , Washington Mystics

2018: Breanna Stewart, Seattle Storm

2017: Sylvia Fowles , Minnesota Lynx

2016: Nneka Ogwumike , Los Angeles Sparks

2015: Elena Delle Donne, Chicago Sky

2014: Maya Moore , Minnesota Lynx

2013: Candace Parker , Los Angeles Sparks

2012: Tina Charles , Connecticut Sun

2011: Tamika Catchings , Indiana Fever

2010: Lauren Jackson , Seattle Storm

2009: Diana Taurasi , Phoenix Mercury

2008: Candace Parker, Los Angeles Sparks

2007: Lauren Jackson, Seattle Storm

2006: Lisa Leslie , Los Angeles Sparks

2005: Sheryl Swoopes , Houston Comets

2004: Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles Sparks

2003: Lauren Jackson, Seattle Storm

2002: Sheryl Swoopes, Houston Comets

2001: Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles Sparks

2000: Sheryl Swoopes, Houston Comets

1999: Yolanda Griffith , Sacramento Monarchs

1998: Cynthia Cooper, Houston Comets

1997: Cynthia Cooper, Houston Comets

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