Two Opals Earn WNBA All-Defensive Honours

Ezi Magbegor and Alanna Smith have earned recognition for their outstanding defensive efforts in 2024.

Seven Consulting Opals Ezi Magbegor and Alanna Smith have earned WNBA recognition for their outstanding defensive efforts in 2024.

Seattle Storm forward/centre Magbegor was selected in the WNBA All-Defensive First Team for the first time on Monday after making the Second Team in both 2022 and 2023.

The 25-year-old also finished third in the WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award behind winner Napheesa Collier of the Minnesota Lynx and runner-up Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson.

In her first season with the Lynx, Smith was selected to the All-Defensive Second Team.

It’s the first time the 28-year-old forward has achieved WNBA honours.

Smith is currently competing in the WNBA Semi-Finals with her Lynx locked in a battle with Connecticut Sun.

In the other Semi-Final series, Opals Head Coach Sandy Brondello and her New York Liberty have a 1-0 lead over reigning back-to-back champions Las Vegas Aces following their 87-77 victory in the early hours of Monday morning.

It’s been a big year for Magbegor, Smith and Brondello who reached the podium at the Paris Olympics with the bronze-medal winning Opals.

 

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