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Valkyries Guard Veronica Burton Wins WNBA Most Improved Award
Veronica Burton earned 68 of 72 first-place votes for Most Improved Player after achieving career highs and leading the first expansion team to WNBA playoffs.
- On Monday, September 15, the WNBA revealed that Veronica Burton, a key player for the Golden State Valkyries, earned the 2025 Most Improved Player award.
- Burton earned this honor after a breakout season with the Valkyries following her waiver from the Dallas Wings and brief time with the Connecticut Sun.
- Burton started all 44 games for Golden State, averaged career highs of 11.9 points, 6.0 assists, 4.4 rebounds, and 1.1 steals per game, and helped the team reach the playoffs.
- She received 68 of 72 first-place votes from a national panel and said, "I'm just grateful" for her progress on the new franchise.
- Burton's award marks the first major regular-season honor for a Valkyries player and highlights her key role in the franchise's record-setting inaugural season.
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Golden State's Veronica Burton wins WNBA Most Improved Player
Golden State guard Veronica Burton has won the WNBA Most Improved Player award after helping the Valkyries become the first expansion team to make the playoffs.
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Valkyries guard Veronica Burton wins WNBA most improved award
In a season full of firsts for the expansion Golden State Valkyries, guard Veronica Burton added another. On Monday, Burton was named the WNBA’s most improved player, becoming the first Valkyries player to win a major regular-season award. The 5-foot-9 point guard burst onto the scene in an increased role with the expansion Valkyries. Burton, 25, was the only player on the Valkyries to start in all 44 games with averages of 11.9 points, 4.4 rebo…
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