Every morning, before the film sessions and the shootarounds and the relentless grind of a WNBA season, Veronica Burton finds a coffee shop. Burton, 26, is in the middle of one of the WNBA’s better stories right now. She’s averaging 11.9 points, 5.5 assists, 3.4 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game in 2026, building on a 2025 season that made her the WNBA’s Most Improved Player. Burton grew up in Newton, Massachusetts, in a non-denominational Christian household where Scripture and prayer were part of the rhythm of life. For Burton, peace isn’t contentment — it’s something she actively prays for, a kind of groundedness she has to choose when a career can flip on any given night.