The WNBA announced the five finalists for the league’s Most Valuable Player award on Friday.
The winner will be announced at 11:30 a.m. ET on Sunday
The finalists are Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier, Atlanta Dream guard Allisha Gray, Indiana Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell, Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas, and Las Vegas Aces center A’ja Wilson.
Wilson, a three-time MVP, took the resurgent Aces on a late-season run, winning their last 16 regular-season games. She averaged 23.4 points, 10.2 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 2.3 blocks, and 1.6 steals, and was also named co-defensive Player of the Year.
Collier, even though she missed 11 games due to injury, led the Lynx to the league’s best record, averaging 22.9 points, 7.3 rebounds, 1.6 steals, and 1.5 blocks. Minnesota finished with a 34-10 record and led the WNBA in both offensive and defensive ratings this season.
Thomas averaged 15.4 points, 8.8 rebounds, and 9.2 assists in 39 games, recording a WNBA-record seven triple-doubles this season, while Mitchell ranked third in the league in points per game, with 20.2 points per game, and Gray averaged 18.4 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists for the Dream, who won 30 games in 2025, 15 more than the season before.