WNBA Most Valuable Player Award

The WNBA Most Valuable Player is an annual award is given by the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) to the WNBA player who is the most valuable league-wide to her individual team in regular season competition. The distinction is generally awarded during the playoffs of that year.

Most Valuable Player Awards (1997 - Present)

Year	Player	Team
1997	Cynthia Cooper	Houston Comets
1998	Cynthia Cooper (2)	Houston Comets
1999	Yolanda Griffith	Sacramento Monarchs
2000	Sheryl Swoopes	Houston Comets
2001	Lisa Leslie	Los Angeles Sparks
2002	Sheryl Swoopes (2)	Houston Comets
2003	Lauren Jackson	Seattle Storm
2004	Lisa Leslie (2)	Los Angeles Sparks