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On Wednesday, the WNBA announced that Atlanta Dream guard Rhyne Howard has been named the WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played from May 18-24, while Los Angeles Sparks guard Kelsey Plum was named Western Conference Player of the Week.
It marks the fourth Player of the Week honor of Howard’s career, moving her into sole possession of second place in franchise history for the most weekly honors.
Howard led Atlanta to a 2-0 week with victories over Dallas and Phoenix, averaging 23.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.5 steals per game while shooting 50+ percent from the field, 50+ percent from three-point range and 90 percent from the free throw line.
The Dream is in Minnesota on Wednesday night to play the Lynx.
Plum led Los Angeles to an undefeated record last week, engineering road victories against the 2025 WNBA Finals champion Las Vegas Aces and runner-up Phoenix Mercury.
Over the two wins, she averaged 27.0 points and 8.0 assists while shooting 58.1% from the field (18-for-31), 58.8% from beyond the arc (10-for-17) and 100% from the free-throw line (8-for-8).
Through May 26, the veteran leads the league this season in PPG (26.8)
In Las Vegas on Saturday, Plum scored 38 points, her most as a Spark, going 12-for-17 from the floor, 6-for-7 from deep and a perfect 8-for-8 from the charity stripe. The performance marked the two-time WNBA champion’s first game of at least 35 points, five assists and five made triples. That night, the former Washington Husky surpassed Hall of Famer Tamika Catchings for 12th all-time on the WNBA three-pointers list. Plum reached 1,000 points as a Spark in her 49th game in purple and gold, becoming the quickest to achieve the milestone.