Sylvia Fowles Named AP Defensive Player of the Year
Tue, Aug 21, 2018, 6:39 PM
Two days after setting the league’s single-season rebounding record, Lynx center Sylvia Fowles was named the Associated Press Defensive Player of the Year.
The @AP_Sports @WNBA defensive player of the year is @SylviaFowles of the @minnesotalynx
— Doug Feinberg (@DougFeinberg) August 21, 2018
Fowles finished the season with a league-high 8.3 defensive rebounds per game to go with 1.4 steals and 1.2 blocks.
In her fifth season as an All-Star, you could argue Fowles had the best season of her career, averaging 17.7 points and career highs of 11.9 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.4 steals per game.
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