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WNBA awards and predictions 2018: Brittney Griner, A’ja Wilson, and more take home preseason honors

PHOENIX, AZ - SEPTEMBER 17: Brittney Griner #42 of the Phoenix Mercury heads out to the court before the game against the Los Angeles Sparks in Game Three of the Semifinals during the 2017 WNBA Playoffs on September 17, 2017 at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Michael Gonzales/NBAE via Getty Images)
PHOENIX, AZ - SEPTEMBER 17: Brittney Griner #42 of the Phoenix Mercury heads out to the court before the game against the Los Angeles Sparks in Game Three of the Semifinals during the 2017 WNBA Playoffs on September 17, 2017 at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Michael Gonzales/NBAE via Getty Images)
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PHOENIX, AZ – SEPTEMBER 17: Brittney Griner #42 of the Phoenix Mercury handles the ball against Candace Parker #3 of the Los Angeles Sparks during the second half of semifinal game three of the 2017 WNBA Playoffs at Talking Stick Resort Arena on September 17, 2017 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Sparks defeated the Mercury 89-87. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
PHOENIX, AZ – SEPTEMBER 17: Brittney Griner #42 of the Phoenix Mercury handles the ball against Candace Parker #3 of the Los Angeles Sparks during the second half of semifinal game three of the 2017 WNBA Playoffs at Talking Stick Resort Arena on September 17, 2017 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Sparks defeated the Mercury 89-87. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Preseason MVP: Brittney Griner, Mercury

Griner is coming off the best season of her career, and she feels that she can get even better. Despite knee and ankle injuries that kept her out for eight games last year, she averaged 21.9 points (a league high), 7.6 rebounds, and 2.5 blocks per game in 2017, with a career-best true shooting percentage of 64.2. The Mercury are one of a handful of teams that could win the title, and Griner seems like a logical pick for MVP leading the way. Griner has a strong supporting cast around her, but she is the single biggest difference maker in the WNBA.

Also considered: Candace Parker, Elena Delle Donne, Sylvia Fowles

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