Jackson, who also won in 2003, led the league in scoring for the third time with a career-best 23.8 points per game and also led the WNBA with a career high of 9.7 rebounds per game. Her scoring average was more than five points better than her career average of 18.6 points entering the season, which ended with Seattle's third consecutive first-round exit in the playoffs.

Jackson, selected to the All-WNBA team, set a league record with nine games of 30 points or more. This season, the native of Australia became the youngest (26 years, 77 days) player to reach the 4,000-point plateau and fastest (209 games) player in league history to reach the 4,000-point plateau.

Last month, she was selected to the league's all-defensive team.

"Lauren Jackson is an extraordinarily gifted player who turned in one of the most remarkable seasons in WNBA history," league president Donna Orender said. "In leading the Storm to the WNBA playoffs this season, Lauren displayed the kind of all-around excellence that epitomizes the term Most Valuable Player."

Jackson received a total of 473 points in voting among national sportswriters and broadcasters, including 42 first-place votes. Becky Hammon of the San Antonio Silver Stars finished second with 254 points.