Veronica Burton is the Valkyries' reliable starting point guard, emotional leader and versatile playmaker who has started every game and leads the team in most major statistics. She has started all 39 games this season. A year ago she was an anonymous reserve in Connecticut. She has been on a tear since the All-Star break and is a leading candidate for the WNBA's Most Improved Player. Burton is also being evaluated as a potential All-WNBA candidate as she helps lead the expansion team into a surprising playoff run. Competition for All-WNBA slots remains very strong.
Veronica Burton is many things for the Valkyries. She is the reliable point guard who has started every game this season. The team's emotional leader. The versatile playmaker who leads the team in almost every significant statistical category. If Valkyries coaches and players get their wish, Burton, who has started all 39 games this season, will also be recognized as the WNBA's Most Improved Player.
It would or will be a well-deserved award for a player who was, a year ago, an anonymous reserve in Connecticut. But with the kind of tear the Northwestern product has been on since the All-Star break, it is fair to ask: Does just calling her most improved sell her short as she leads the expansion team to a stunning run to the playoffs?
The competition for a spot on the team will be stiff. Seven superstars A'ja Wilson of Las Vegas, Alyssa Thomas of Phoenix, Napheesa Collier of Minnesota, Nneka Ogwumike of Seattle, Allisha Gray of Atlanta and New York's Breanna Stewart and Sabrina Ionescu are mortal locks to make the team.
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