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Wilson (+225) is second in odds to repeat as MVP behind Caitlyn Clark (+220), while Wilson is the favorite for Defensive Player of the Year (+130) ahead of Collier (+320), then there is a wide gap between the competition. For Rookie of the Year, much like last year, this season could be a runaway with Paige Bueckers as a -370 favorite.
Heading into 2025, Collier is a popular pick to win MVP, and was the overwhelming choice by the general managers. Collier received 67% of the vote in this survey, while Las Vegas Aces star A'ja Wilson, the reigning MVP, got 25% of the vote. The only other player to receive recognition was Caitlin Clark at 8%.
One year after finishing second in MVP voting and coming up one win short of leading the Minnesota Lynx to a championship, expectations are sky high for Napheesa Collier entering the 2025 season.
The WNBA's GMs picked the Lynx to win the 2025 title and Napheesa Collier as their most likely MVP, over A'ja Wilson and Caitlin Clark.
Meghan L. Hall: Napheesa Collier. Welcome to the 2025 season, a.k.a the Napheesa Collier revenge tour. Collier was second in MVP voting last season, and without her at MVP-levels, the Minnesota Lynx don't move. She's going to come back for not just MVP, but she might add DPOY to list, too.
Wilson has a bit of history working against her; Cynthia Cooper is the only player in WNBA history to win back-to-back MVPs, and that happened in the first two seasons of the league (1997, 1998). Wilson's certainly good enough to pull off the feat, but the bar and competition for a repeat is sky-high.
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