By Megan Gauer
Breanna Stewart is in just her third WNBA season, but she’s already creating MVP buzz. She earned her second All-Star selection last week, and is shining in another impressive season for the Seattle Storm. Stewart’s even been tagged as the front runner in the race to be the WNBA’s Most Valuable Player.
Even her former head coach Geno Auriemma couldn’t hold back a smile when discussing Stewart as an MVP candidate.
“It didn’t take her long, did it?” he said. “It’s pretty amazing when they had a vote of general managers in the league and they could pick only one player to start your franchise and Stewie was the runaway winner.