Las Vegas Aces' guard Kelsey Plum return from injury has been fruitful for her team and for her. Plum on Thursday was named the 2021 Kia WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year.
Plum has been selected as the league’s top reserve for the first time in her career. This marks the third consecutive season in which a member of the Aces has earned the honor, with Las Vegas forward Dearica Hamby having won the award in 2019 and 2020.
Plum received 41 votes from a national panel of 49 sportswriters and broadcasters. Hamby finished as the runner-up with five votes.
Coming off the bench in every game in which she played this season, Plum recorded eight games of at least 20 points – the most in a single season by a reserve in WNBA history. She missed the entire 2020 season after undergoing Achilles surgery.
For a second year, Aces' general manager Dan Padover was named the league's top executive. The Aces averaged a league-best 89.3 points per game in the regular season. Seven players averaged double-digits - a new mark for the league.