Who has been named the WNBA's Most Valuable Player? A complete list of previous winners

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Connecticut Sun's Jonquel Jones has been named the WNBA's MVP for the 2021 season. 

Having previously won the 2018 WNBA Sixth Player of the Year and 2017 WNBA Most Improved Player, Jones averaged 19.4 points, 11.2 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.26 blocked shots and 1.26 steals in 31.7 minutes in 27 games.

Behind Jones, who led the WNBA in rebounding and defensive rebounding (8.7 drpg) and ranked fourth in scoring and 10th in blocks, the Sun posted the highest winning percentage in franchise history (.813) and finished the regular season with 14 consecutive victories for the fourth-longest winning streak in WNBA history.

Check out the full list of winners below.

WNBA's Most Valuable Player history
YEAR PLAYER TEAM
1997 Cynthia Cooper Houston Comets
1998 Cynthia Cooper Houston Comets
1999 Yolanda Griffith Sacramento Monarchs
2000 Sheryl Swoopes Houston Comets
2001 Lisa Leslie Los Angeles Sparks
2002 Sheryl Swoopes Houston Comets
2003 Lauren Jackson Seattle Storm
2004 Lisa Leslie Los Angeles Sparks
2005 Sheryl Swoopes Houston Comets
2006 Lisa Leslie Los Angeles Sparks
2007 Lauren Jackson Seattle Storm
2008 Candace Parker Los Angeles Sparks
2009 Diana Taurasi  Phoenix Mercury
2010 Lauren Jackson Seattle Storm
2011 Tamika Catchings Indiana Fever
2012 Tina Charles Connecticut Sun
2013 Candace Parker Los Angeles Sparks
2014 Maya Moore  Minnesota Lynx
2015 Elena Delle Donne Chicago Sky
2016 Nneka Ogwumike  Los Angeles Sparks
2017 Sylvia Fowles Minnesota Lynx
2018 Breanna Stewart  Seattle Storm
2019 Elena Delle Donne Washington Mystics
2020 A'ja Wilson Las Vegas Aces
2021 Jonquel Jones Connecticut Sun

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