Gabby Williams earns WNBA All-Defensive First Team honors

Two teammates land on Second Team

Wire Report IntelligenceUpdated 1h1 min read

Locked it down all year. Rewarded with the best. Gabby Williams named to WNBA All-Defensive First Team. @Veronicaab22 Via @valkyries on X

What happened: The WNBA released its 2026 All-Defensive teams. Two teammates joined Gabby Williams on the Second Team.

Why it matters: The selections reward a defense-first identity that carried through the postseason. First-team status places Williams among the league's top perimeter defenders.

What to watch: The unit carries that defensive form into the 2026 WNBA Finals.

Sources

@valkyries 2026-10-15T19:25:24.058964+00:00

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