WNBA Basketball Executive of the Year
Women's National Basketball Association award
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The WNBA Basketball Executive of the Year Award is an annual Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) award first presented after the league's 2017 regular season. The winner is selected at the end of the regular season by a panel consisting of the general managers of each of the WNBA's teams,[1] each of whom casts a vote for first, second, and third place. Panel members are not allowed to vote for themselves. Each first-place vote is worth five points; each second-place vote is worth three points; and each third-place vote is worth one point. The person with the highest point total, regardless of the number of first-place votes, wins the award.
Dan Padover has won the award the most times, with three selections.
Winners
| Executive (X) | Denotes the number of times the executive has won |
| Team (X) | Denotes the number of times an executive from this team has won |
| Year | Executive | Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Curt Miller | Connecticut Sun | [2] |
| 2018 | Chris Sienko | Atlanta Dream | [3] |
| 2019 | Cheryl Reeve | Minnesota Lynx | [4] |
| 2020 | Dan Padover | Las Vegas Aces | [5] |
| 2021 | Dan Padover (2) | Las Vegas Aces (2) | [6] |
| 2022 | James Wade | Chicago Sky | [7] |
| 2023 | Jonathan Kolb | New York Liberty | [8] |
| 2024 | Cheryl Reeve (2) | Minnesota Lynx (2) | [9] |
| 2025 | Dan Padover (3) | Atlanta Dream (2) | [10] |
Multi-time winners
| Awards | Executive | Team(s) | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Dan Padover | Las Vegas Aces (2) / Atlanta Dream (1) | 2020, 2021, 2025 |
| 2 | Cheryl Reeve | Minnesota Lynx | 2019, 2024 |