the only player to win finals mvp without having being selected as an all star

Cynthia Cooper won the Finals MVP award once in 1999.

Interpreted as:
the only player to win finals mvp without having being selected as an all star in a season
NAMEFMVPALLSTARSEASONSERIESTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Cynthia Cooper
C. Cooper
1
1
1999
WNBA Finals
HOU HOU
3
36.3
21.7
4.3
4.3
2.7
0.0
4.7
12.7
36.8
1.3
4.3
30.8
11.0
12.3
89.2
59.9
1.3
3.0
4.0
109
65
13
13
8
0
12
7
+26
2Cynthia Cooper
C. Cooper
1
1
2000
WNBA Finals
HOU HOU
2
41.7
22.5
3.5
6.0
1.5
0.5
7.5
22.0
34.1
1.5
5.0
30.0
6.0
6.5
92.3
45.3
1.5
2.0
3.0
83
45
7
12
3
1
6
4
+16
3Lisa Leslie
L. Leslie
1
1
2001
WNBA Finals
LAS LAS
2
38.4
24.0
10.5
5.0
1.0
4.5
8.0
17.5
45.7
0.5
1.5
33.3
7.5
9.5
78.9
55.4
3.0
7.5
3.5
77
48
21
10
2
9
7
5
+38
4Lisa Leslie
L. Leslie
1
1
2002
WNBA Finals
LAS LAS
2
40.0
16.0
8.0
1.5
0.5
2.0
6.0
12.0
50.0
0.5
1.0
50.0
3.5
5.0
70.0
56.3
1.0
7.0
1.5
80
32
16
3
1
4
3
8
+11
5Yolanda Griffith
Y. Griffith
1
1
2005
WNBA Finals
SAC SAC
4
30.8
18.5
9.8
1.3
1.3
0.5
7.0
14.3
49.1
0.0
0.0
4.5
6.8
66.7
53.7
4.3
5.5
1.8
123
74
39
5
5
2
7
11
+23
6Deanna Nolan
D. Nolan
1
1
2006
WNBA Finals
DET DET
5
33.8
17.8
4.2
2.8
1.6
0.4
7.4
16.6
44.6
0.8
2.0
40.0
2.2
2.6
84.6
50.2
1.0
3.2
3.4
169
89
21
14
8
2
17
10
-15
7Cappie Pondexter
C. Pondexter
1
1
2007
WNBA Finals
PHX PHX
5
33.6
22.0
3.2
5.6
1.2
0.0
8.0
18.8
42.6
1.0
4.4
22.7
5.0
6.0
83.3
51.3
1.2
2.0
1.4
168
110
16
28
6
0
7
9
+35
8Diana Taurasi
D. Taurasi
1
1
2009
WNBA Finals
PHX PHX
5
35.0
20.4
6.8
2.8
0.6
1.6
6.4
17.2
37.2
2.4
8.2
29.3
5.2
6.2
83.9
51.2
0.8
6.0
3.4
175
102
34
14
3
8
17
20
+6
9Seimone Augustus
S. Augustus
1
1
2011
WNBA Finals
MIN MIN
3
35.0
24.7
5.7
4.7
0.3
0.7
9.0
15.3
58.7
1.0
1.3
75.0
5.7
6.7
85.0
67.5
0.3
5.3
2.0
105
74
17
14
1
2
6
6
+15
10Maya Moore
M. Moore
1
1
2013
WNBA Finals
MIN MIN
3
31.0
20.0
6.0
2.3
0.7
0.3
6.3
11.7
54.3
1.7
3.3
50.0
5.7
6.7
85.0
68.5
1.3
4.7
1.3
93
60
18
7
2
1
4
8
+66
11Diana Taurasi
D. Taurasi
1
1
2014
WNBA Finals
PHX PHX
3
30.4
20.3
3.3
6.3
1.3
0.7
8.0
15.0
53.3
3.3
7.0
47.6
1.0
1.0
100.0
65.8
0.7
2.7
4.0
91
61
10
19
4
2
12
9
+57
12Sylvia Fowles
S. Fowles
1
1
2017
WNBA Finals
MIN MIN
5
36.3
17.8
15.0
1.2
1.8
2.4
7.6
12.4
61.3
0.0
0.0
2.6
4.2
61.9
62.5
4.2
10.8
3.2
182
89
75
6
9
12
16
17
+10
13Breanna Stewart
B. Stewart
1
1
2018
WNBA Finals
SEA SEA
3
36.5
25.7
6.0
3.7
1.7
0.0
8.3
16.3
51.0
2.0
3.7
54.5
7.0
9.0
77.8
63.2
0.3
5.7
2.7
110
77
18
11
5
0
8
6
+35
14Kahleah Copper
K. Copper
1
1
2021
WNBA Finals
CHI CHI
4
32.6
17.0
5.5
1.3
1.3
0.0
6.3
12.5
50.0
1.0
2.8
36.4
3.5
4.0
87.5
59.6
2.0
3.5
2.0
130
68
22
5
5
0
8
12
+46
15A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
1
1
2023
WNBA Finals
LVA LVA
4
34.9
21.3
12.5
1.5
1.3
1.3
8.0
16.0
50.0
0.3
0.5
50.0
5.0
6.0
83.3
57.0
2.5
10.0
1.3
139
85
50
6
5
5
5
6
+28
16Jonquel Jones
J. Jones
1
1
2024
WNBA Finals
NYL NYL
5
36.5
17.8
7.6
2.2
1.2
0.8
6.4
11.4
56.1
1.2
2.8
42.9
3.8
3.8
100.0
68.1
2.0
5.6
3.0
182
89
38
11
6
4
15
12
+19
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