Tiffany & Co. has been the creative force behind some of the most recognized trophies in American sports, crafting the Vince Lombardi Trophy for the NFL, the men’s and women’s singles trophies at the U.S. Open, and The Commissioner’s Trophy for Major League Baseball, among others. The WNBA has been part of that tradition since its very first season in 1997, when Tiffany began handcrafting the league’s championship trophy at its hollowware workshop in Cumberland, Rhode Island.

In 2023, the league partnered with Tiffany’s on a complete overhaul of its championship hardware, introducing an entirely new trophy collection designed to better reflect the WNBA’s history and signal its growing stature in professional sports. As the 2026 finals kick off, a guide to each of the WNBA’s most prized accolades.

The Championship Trophy

The WNBA Championship Trophy is the centerpiece of the collection and the most significant revision in the 2023 redesign. Standing 25 inches tall and weighing approximately 26 pounds, it was specifically scaled to match the size of the NBA Finals Trophy, a deliberate statement about parity. Handcrafted entirely in sterling silver at Tiffany’s Cumberland workshop, the trophy takes approximately 16 weeks and 70 hours of labor to complete.

The ball at the top features contrasting finishes that mirror the alternating panels of the WNBA’s official game ball, and the angled stem carries forward a design element from the league's original logo. The names of every previous championship team are engraved on the base.

The Finals MVP Trophy

The Finals MVP Trophy shares the same design language as the Championship Trophy, including the contrasting ball finish and angled stem, but is scaled for an individual rather than a team. Both trophies are handcrafted in sterling silver and were introduced together as the final pieces of the 2023 collection.

The Season MVP Trophy

The WNBA MVP Trophy, introduced in 2023, stands 19 inches tall and is built around a set of numbers drawn from the award’s history. The 16-inch logowoman at its center represents the 16 players who have won the MVP Award. The 3-inch triangular base at the bottom honors the three players who have won it three times: Lauren Jackson, Lisa Leslie, and Sheryl Swoopes. Like the championship hardware, it is handcrafted in sterling silver and weighs approximately 12 pounds.

The All-Team Trophies

Players named to the All-WNBA Teams, All-Defensive Team, and All-Rookie Team receive a tiered crystal basketball with a silver logowoman and the name of the relevant award embedded within. The form is distinct from the column-based individual trophies, giving team honors their own visual identity within the collection.

The Community Assist Trophy

The Community Assist Award has both a monthly and a season-long trophy. The monthly version is an 8-inch crystal triangle wedge. The season-long trophy stands 14 inches tall and is made from wood cut from recycled playing surface panels, a deliberate choice to use the court itself as a material symbol of the platform athletes use to serve their communities.

The All-Star MVP Trophy

The All-Star MVP Trophy is a 13-inch star crystal column, with its height representing the number of players who have received the award. It sits on a two-tiered, 19-sided base whose measurements reference the three multi-time All-Star MVPs, the two WNBA conferences, and the total number of All-Star games held to date.

The Skills Challenge and 3-Point Contest trophies at the WNBA All-Star game also share the star crystal column motif.

The Commissioner’s Cup Trophies

The Commissioner’s Cup Championship Trophy takes a different direction, featuring a slimmer silhouette in mixed rose gold and silver, with a companion MVP trophy in a reduced and simplified version of the same design.

Statistical Trophies

The Peak Performer trophies for Assists, Scoring, and Rebounding follow the same triangular crystal column design as the individual awards but stand 12 inches tall rather than 15, with a silver contrasting ball embedded throughout. The scaled-down size distinguishes statistical recognition from full award honors while keeping the collection visually cohesive.

Individual Awards

The trophies for the Rookie of the Year, Sixth Player of the Year (essentially the league’s top substitute coming off the bench) Most Improved Player, Coach of the Year, Sportsmanship Award (the Kim Perrot Trophy), and Basketball Executive of the Year all share the same form.

Each is a 15-inch crystal column with a silver logowoman embedded inside, continuing the triangular motif that runs through the broader collection. The unified design was a deliberate choice to signal that excellence across all roles in the game carries equal weight.