Olivia Miles leads a 2026 WNBA All-Rookie Team packed with stars and surprises

Olivia Miles already had the Rookie of the Year trophy. Now she has company on the WNBA's best first-year team.

The league named its 2026 All-Rookie Team on Wednesday. Miles leads a group that includes the top two picks in the draft plus two players nobody drafted at all.

A record-setting rookie

Minnesota took Miles with the No. 2 pick out of TCU and she took over right away. She averaged 19.8 points, 6.0 assists, 4.7 rebounds and 1.3 steals while shooting 49.2 percent from the field and 38.8 percent from 3-point range.

Her 790 points set the WNBA record for a rookie. She led the Lynx in points and assists for a team that finished with the best record in the league and earned first-team All-WNBA honors.

Miles was the only rookie picked for the All-Star Game and she was voted a starter. She also became the fastest player in league history to reach 500 points and 150 assists, getting there in 26 games. That broke the mark of 28 games Paige Bueckers set last season.

The top pick delivers too

No. 1 pick Azzi Fudd gave the Dallas Wings a two-way threat out of UConn. She averaged 13.1 points and 1.7 steals and made 39.7 percent of her 3-pointers on 5.2 attempts a game before a knee injury ended her season after 30 games.

Flau'jae and Kiki make their mark

Flau'jae Johnson came to the Seattle Storm as the No. 8 pick after an All-America career at LSU. She finished second among rookies in scoring at 14.9 points a game with 4.8 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.4 steals.

Kiki Rice joined the expansion Toronto Tempo as the No. 6 pick after winning a national title at UCLA. She averaged 13.4 points and 3.5 assists.

Two undrafted starters

Pauline Astier came over from France as an undrafted free agent and ended up starting for a New York Liberty team that reached the second round of the playoffs. She averaged 9.3 points and 3.3 assists.

Sydney Taylor also went undrafted and also won a starting job. She averaged 13.6 points for the Chicago Sky.

Six rookies made the team. Miles was the first Lynx rookie to earn the honor since 2023.