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WNBA Rookie of the Year Race

Final
Oct 14, 2026
Olivia Miles
Front-runner
Olivia Miles
Minnesota Lynx logoMinnesota Lynx
30.4
PTS + REB + AST per game
19.8 PTS · 4.7 REB · 6.0 AST
VS
Flau'jae Johnson
The chaser
Flau'jae Johnson
Seattle Storm logoSeattle Storm
22.6
PTS + REB + AST per game
14.9 PTS · 4.8 REB · 2.9 AST

Olivia Miles leads the first-year field at 30.4 — 7.7 clear of Flau'jae Johnson. Every rookie in the race earned his spot on production alone.

The Field

Top 6 by the numbers. Tap Compare on any row to load the race into the Compare hub. The 2026 season is complete — this is the final board.

RK
Move
Player · Team
PTS
REB
AST
FG%
Score
1
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Olivia Miles
Olivia MilesG · 40 games
Minnesota LynxMIN
19.8
4.7
6.0
49.2%
30.4
Compare
2
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Flau'jae Johnson
Flau'jae JohnsonG · 42 games
Seattle StormSEA
14.9
4.8
2.9
40.2%
22.6
Compare
3
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Kiki Rice
Kiki RiceG · 28 games
Toronto TempoTOR
13.4
3.7
3.5
47.2%
20.5
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4
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Awa Fam
Awa FamC · 37 games
Seattle StormSEA
10.3
6.0
1.8
44.4%
18.0
Compare
5
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Sydney Taylor
Sydney TaylorG · 37 games
Chicago SkyCHI
13.6
1.7
2.0
41.9%
17.3
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6
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Laura Juskaite
Laura JuskaiteF · 44 games
Toronto TempoTOR
11.2
4.2
1.8
46.9%
17.2
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