most improved player in the WNBA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So proud of Betnijah.
"With some prominent players opting out of the bubble and some delayed entering it because of COVID-19 protocols, other players had opportunities to step forward.
Several did just that, but Laney stood out for her performance with the Dream, who signed her after she'd been cut in June by Indiana. Laney finished the regular season with a 27-point, six-rebound performance Sunday in a loss to Washington.
Laney, a 6-foot guard/forward, played all 22 games for the Dream and led them in minutes played (33.3) and assists (4.0). She was second in scoring average (17.2) to Chennedy Carter but played six more games. Laney also averaged 4.9 rebounds.
Laney, the No. 17 overall draft pick out of Rutgers in 2015, began her career in Chicago. She was derailed early in the 2016 season by a knee injury and didn't play in the WNBA in 2017. She spent 2018 with Connecticut and 2019 with Indiana before having career-high numbers this season with the Dream. Her previous high scoring average was 5.6, last year in Indiana. Laney scored more points (378) this season than in her previous four seasons combined (371).
With Laney shooting 48.1% from the field, 40.5% from 3-point range and 82.7% from the line, Dream coach Nicki Collen praised how complete a player she was offensively.
"And on top of that, she guards the best perimeter player," Collen said. "She takes that on. She wants it. The numbers speak for themselves, and they're not just good because she scored more points. It's all the way around."
Also receiving votes: Myisha Hines-Allen
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"With some prominent players opting out of the bubble and some delayed entering it because of COVID-19 protocols, other players had opportunities to step forward.
Several did just that, but Laney stood out for her performance with the Dream, who signed her after she'd been cut in June by Indiana. Laney finished the regular season with a 27-point, six-rebound performance Sunday in a loss to Washington.
Laney, a 6-foot guard/forward, played all 22 games for the Dream and led them in minutes played (33.3) and assists (4.0). She was second in scoring average (17.2) to Chennedy Carter but played six more games. Laney also averaged 4.9 rebounds.
Laney, the No. 17 overall draft pick out of Rutgers in 2015, began her career in Chicago. She was derailed early in the 2016 season by a knee injury and didn't play in the WNBA in 2017. She spent 2018 with Connecticut and 2019 with Indiana before having career-high numbers this season with the Dream. Her previous high scoring average was 5.6, last year in Indiana. Laney scored more points (378) this season than in her previous four seasons combined (371).
With Laney shooting 48.1% from the field, 40.5% from 3-point range and 82.7% from the line, Dream coach Nicki Collen praised how complete a player she was offensively.
"And on top of that, she guards the best perimeter player," Collen said. "She takes that on. She wants it. The numbers speak for themselves, and they're not just good because she scored more points. It's all the way around."
Also receiving votes: Myisha Hines-Allen
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