For the fifth time in 20 years, it is a player from Connecticut who wins the trophy Most Improved Player. After Wendy Palmer (2004), Kelsey Bone (2015), Jonquel Jones (2017) and Brionna Jones (2021), the award goes to DiJonai Carrington (1m80).
With 28 votes out of 67 possible, the Sun guard is ahead in the poll, Dearica Hamby (Los Angeles Sparks, 18 votes) and Bridget Carleton (Minnesota Lynx, 15 votes).
Sun has WNBA's best defense
In her 4th season, Carrington succeeds Satou Sabally (Dallas) and signs her best season in career with 12.7 points, 5 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.6 steals on average. Starting, she finished 25 games with 10 points or more out of 39, and Sunday night, she had accumulated 14 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists in the Sun's big victory against the Fever.
A big defender, Carrington allowed the Sun to finish the regular season with the best defense in points allowed (73.6 points per game) and on 100 possessions (94.1 points). In her wake, the Sun also finished 3rd in the ranking of interceptions (8.2).
