Breanna Stewart adds MVP to her all-time collection

Yesterday, we presented you the concept of the Commissioner’s Cup, the new cup that animated this debut season in WNBA. The grand finale took place that night and, as often, it was the Seattle Storm who left with the trophy and large wads of greenbacks in their suitcases.

New for this 2021 season, the Commissioner’s Cup is a competition within the competition which aims to strengthen fans’ interest in the first part of the regular season thanks to a very simple formula: certain matches on the calendar are stamped “match of cut ”and give rise to a secondary classification. At the end of this phase where each team plays 10 games against its competitors from the same Conference, the leader of the East and the West win their ticket for the final. The trophy is then contested on a dry round and the winning team brings the cup home in addition to obtaining a generous check of $ 30,000 for each member of the roster. But beyond the title, the idea was to be able to celebrate this new idea with the public to continue to promote women’s basketball after entertaining and well-attended Olympics in Tokyo and a French bronze medal for the little cocorico reminder of the day. An evening of celebration that logically began with a symbolic in-between with Cathy Engelbert, the guardian angel of the WNBA since 2019 at the origin of the establishment of this cup on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the league.

The ceremonial tip for the Commissioner’s Cup Championship Game with #WNBA Commissioner @CathyEngelbert, @breannastewart and @jus242 #CountIt pic.twitter.com/GyC5mca183

— WNBA (@WNBA) August 13, 2021

Back from Japan where she won Olympic gold for the fifth time with Team USA, Sue Bird was devilishly effective in just 18 minutes of play (10 points, 5 rebounds). Her teammate in selection, Breanna Stewart, did not feel jetlag either and put down 15 of her 17 pawns in the first quarter (with 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals and 3 blocks). And if the Sun still had a little hope at halftime (46-35), the green and white storm hit the Footprint Center in Phoenix to leave Connecticut no chance after returning from the locker room. Jewell Loyd, Seattle’s third Olympic medalist, finished second in the game with 16 units in the Storm’s wide victory (79-57). Barely back on American soil, Breanna Stewart is already adding two new lines to her record by being also named MVP. Something to please his banker with a small extension of 5,000 additional dollars always welcome but also to garnish a little more his trophy cabinet which begins to overflow after a year 2021 placed under the sign of win with a EuroLeague title and an Olympic gold medal. Instead, take a look at the results of his last 10 months below and take a full glass of water to avoid feeling unwell.

✅ WNBA Finals MVP
✅ Euroleague Final Four MVP
✅ Russian League Finals MVP
✅ FIBA Tokyo Olympics MVP
✅ Commissioner’s Cup MVP

…All in the last 10 months. ????#TakeCover x #TheQueen pic.twitter.com/vAIH5ydDFs

— Seattle Storm (@seattlestorm) August 13, 2021

The Storm leaves Arizona with a new trophy in their bag. Sporting logic has been respected and the best record of the start of the regular season leaves with the jackpot while waiting to be able to achieve the first double (Commissioner’s Cup – title) in the history of the WNBA in case of back-to-back in September. Knowing Breanna Stewart, we wish good luck to the competition to stop her run.