Earned, not given. 👏⁣ ⁣ Golden State Valkyries guard Veronica Burton has been named the 2025 WNBA Most Improved Player after leading the Valkyries to the playoffs in its inaugural season with career high numbers. 🏀⁣ ⁣ Burton is the only Valkyries player to start all 44-regular season games, 11.9 points, 4.4 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 1.1 steals, up from 3.1 points, 1.4 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 0.5 steals with the Connecticut Sun in 2024. 📈⁣ ⁣ She helped Golden State set the WNBA record for victories by an expansion team in its inaugural season (23-21) and is currently playing the Minnesota Lynx in the first round of the WNBA Playoffs. 👀 #thegist ⁣ ⁣ #womenssports #basketball #wnba #goldenstatevalkyries #veronicaburton