Bone leads Sun over Sky 86-75; Delle Donne scoring champ

Elena Delle Donne has to make more room in her ever-growing trophy case.

“I would say my biggest accomplishment was just becoming more of a leader”, Delle Donne said in a live ESPN interview.

The most satisfying personal aspect of Delle Donne’s season, she said, was how she made her game more complete.

Delle Donne topped all WNBA players in 2015 in points scored per game with 23.4. My teammates are the ones that have the credit, the coaches as well.

In addition to a shoe, Nike is selling a t-shirt to commemorate Delle Donne’s achievement, which will be sold at Nike’s flagship store in Chicago.

New York Liberty centre Tina Charles, the 2012 MVP, was third with 181 points, followed by Phoenix Mercury centre Brittney Griner (70 points) and two-time MVP forward/centre Candace Parker (57 points) of the Los Angeles Sparks.

Delle Donne topped chief rival Maya Moore of the Minnesota Lynx for the award after the results of 39 media members’ votes were released on the eve of the Sky’s playoff series opener against the Indiana Fever on Thursday. Augustus hasn’t played since August 19 with a foot injury while Whalen didn’t play in September because of discomfort in her Achilles tendon and bursitis in her right heel.

“Seeing LeBron tweets was really special”, Delle Donne said.

A former rookie of the year, Delle Donne is having her best season since entering the WNBA in 2013 out of the University of Delaware. We had so much fun this year.

“I think the reason I was able to do that was because I changed my body in the offseason”. The first pick in the draft got off to a slow start, scoring in double figures only once in her first eight games. She also blocked two shots a game. “This is the path that never existed”.

Chicago’s Elena Delle Donne has proven in her three seasons in the WNBA that as long as she’s healthy, she’s going to be a major handful for opponents to try to stop.

Game 3 * – Monday .

Despite the individual accolades, Delle Donne remains focused on what she hopes to help the Sky achieve.

Delle Donne’s fatigue and stiffness on certain days has nothing to do with the rigors of a Women’s National Basketball Association season but with the lasting effects of Lyme disease. “They had our backs, and now, we’re going to the playoffs”.