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Is Alanna Smith the WNBA Defensive Player of the Year?

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Is Alanna Smith the WNBA Defensive Player of the Year?

Locked On Women's Basketball – Daily Podcast On The WNBA›
Aug 11, 202530:09

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Has Alanna Smith already done enough to be the front-runner for WNBA Defensive Player of the year? Minnesota Lynx Beat Writer at The Next, Terry Horstman explains why the answer is yes! Terry also touches on takeaways from the Lynx's recent wins against the New York Liberty, Washington Mystics, and how the DiJonai Carrington trade is already one of the best mid-season trades in Minnesota sports history. 

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