Edwin Garcia
Role at the time: Swish Appeal journalist and official awards voter
Defended or excused
Response to this claim
Angel Reese deserved the 2026 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year award.
“she is already the league’s top defender”
Open source (opens in a new tab)2026 WNBA awards: Honors for A’ja Wilson, Angel Reese and Olivia Miles headline official ballotDefensive Player of the Year: Angel Reese; final paragraph
Garcia identifies himself as an official WNBA awards voter and explains his Reese ballot.
Why we used this label
Garcia explicitly argues that Reese merits the award.