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Golden State Valkyries forward Janelle Salaun was unanimously selected as the 2026 WNBA Sixth Player of the Year, the league announced Sunday.
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Salaun earned the honor for the first time after receiving all 74 votes from a national panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. A player had to play more games as a reserve than as a starter to be eligible for the award.
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Salaun, 25, led all WNBA reserves in scoring with 12.7 points per game. The 6-foot-2 France native came off the bench in all 40 of the games in which she played, setting league single-season records for points (509) and 3-pointers made (93) by a reserve.
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Naz Hillmon of the Atlanta Dream won the award last year.
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This story was originally published October 4, 2026 at 10:37 AM.