Unanimous Rookie Honors
Minnesota Lynx guard Olivia Miles wins unanimous 2026 WNBA Rookie of the Year award.
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Minnesota Lynx guard Olivia Miles was unanimously named the 2026 WNBA Rookie of the Year, receiving all 74 votes from the media panel. The 23-year-old averaged 19.8 points, 6.0 assists and 4.7 rebounds in 40 games, leading Minnesota in scoring and assists as the Lynx earned the league’s best regular-season record and top playoff seed. Miles set a rookie scoring record with 790 points, surpassing Caitlin Clark’s 2024 mark, made a rookie-record eight three-pointers in a game, and set rookie records for 20-point games. She earned All-Star honors as the only rookie selected to start and swept all four Rookie of the Month awards. Minnesota opened the postseason with a loss to the New York Liberty.
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Miles was selected second overall in the 2026 WNBA Draft after playing at TCU. She became the sixth Lynx player to win Rookie of the Year and the third consecutive guard to receive the award.
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She shot 49.2% from the field and 38.8% from three-point range, and averaged 1.3 steals per game.
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Miles recorded 239 assists, the second-most in a rookie season, behind Caitlin Clark’s 337. Her 22 games with at least 20 points also set a rookie record.
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In her WNBA debut against Atlanta, Miles posted 21 points, eight assists and three rebounds, becoming the first guard since 1999 to record at least 20 points and five assists in a league debut.
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Minnesota’s playoff-opening loss to New York was 91-75; Game 2 was scheduled for Tuesday night.
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