| Year | Winner | For |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | A'ja Wilson | Las Vegas Aces |
| 2023 | Breanna Stewart | New York Liberty |
| 2022 | A'ja Wilson | Las Vegas Aces |
| 2021 | Jonquel Jones | Connecticut Sun |
| 2020 | A'ja Wilson | Las Vegas Aces |
| 2019 | Elena Delle Donne | Washington Mystics |
| 2018 | Breanna Stewart | Seattle Storm |
| 2017 | Sylvia Fowles | Minnesota Lynx |
| 2016 | Nneka Ogwumike | Los Angeles Sparks |
| 2015 | Elena Delle Donne | Chicago Sky |
| 2014 | Maya Moore | Minnesota Lynx |
| 2013 | Candace Parker | Los Angeles Sparks |
| 2012 | Tina Charles | Connecticut Sun |
| 2011 | Tamika Catchings | Indiana Fever |
| 2010 | Lauren Jackson | Seattle Storm |
| 2009 | Diana Taurasi | Phoenix Mercury |
| 2008 | Candace Parker | Los Angeles Sparks |
| 2007 | Lauren Jackson | Seattle Storm |
| 2006 | Lisa Leslie | Los Angeles Sparks |
| 2005 | Sheryl Swoopes | Houston Comets |
| 2004 | Lisa Leslie | Los Angeles Sparks |
| 2003 | Lauren Jackson | Seattle Storm |
| 2002 | Sheryl Swoopes | Houston Comets |
| 2001 | Lisa Leslie | Los Angeles Sparks |
| 2000 | Sheryl Swoopes | Houston Comets |
| 1999 | Yolanda Griffith | Sacramento Monarchs |
| 1998 | Cynthia Cooper | Houston Comets |
| 1997 | Cynthia Cooper | Houston Comets |