- A’ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces won her third MVP award in 2024.
- No player has won four MVP awards in WNBA history.
Las Vegas Aces superstar A’ja Wilson became just the second unanimous WNBA MVP in league history after a dominant 2024 campaign. Wilson received all 67 first-place votes, joining Cynthia Cooper of the Houston Comets (1997) in the unanimous MVP club.
The MVP award marked Wilson’s third such trophy in her career, making her the fourth player in WNBA history to reach that milestone. Sheryl Swoopes, Lisa Leslie, and Lauren Jackson are the only other three-time MVP winners in league history.
While Wilson began as the WNBA odds favorite to secure a fourth MVP trophy, she has since lost her status as the front-runner. Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark originally passed her to start the year, but Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier now leads the updated MVP market for the 2025 WNBA season.
WNBA MVP Odds 2025: Favorites
| Player | Team | Current Odds | Preseason Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Napheesa Collier | Minnesota Lynx | -300 | +250 |
| Caitlin Clark | Indiana Fever | +350 | +195 |
| A'ja Wilson | Las Vegas Aces | +750 | +200 |
| Breanna Stewart | New York Liberty | +5000 | +1200 |
| Kelsey Plum | Los Angeles Sparks | +5000 | +3500 |
| Sabrina Ionescu | New York Liberty | +8000 | +2500 |
| Satou Sabally | Phoenix Mercury | +8000 | +2500 |
| Gabby Williams | Seattle Storm | +8000 | OTB |
| Alyssa Thomas | Phoenix Mercury | +12500 | +3000 |
| Nneka Ogwumike | Seattle Storm | +12500 | +10000 |
Who Will Win WNBA MVP in 2025?
Collier is now the betting favorite to win WNBA MVP in 2025, trading at -300 for an implied probability of 75% to claim the award. She passed Clark in late May after the Indiana guard suffered an injury that will keep her out for at least two weeks.
Clark’s injury might have caused a shift at the top of the market, but her status as the favorite was always unlikely to last long.
A big reason why she passed Wilson before the season was due to betting interest in Clark and potential voter fatigue for the reigning MVP. After all, no WNBA player has ever won four MVP awards.
But there was also a case against Clark winning this award in her second season. Candace Parker is the only rookie to win MVP in her debut season, accomplishing the feat in 2008. No second-year player has ever won MVP.
Typically, voters want to reward players at the right time. And that’s why Collier is the clear favorite in this market entering the summer.
As someone who bet on Collier at +400 in the preseason, it was easy to see her MVP campaign coming in 2025.
She finished runner-up to Wilson last year before leading the Lynx to the WNBA Finals. Collier earned Unrivaled’s inaugural MVP award in the offseason while taking her game to the next level.
Collier has hit the ground running this season, leading a Minnesota team motivated to avenge last year’s WNBA Finals loss. This MVP trophy is her award to lose, though I’ll keep an eye on potential value for Wilson as her only legitimate threat in this race.
Prediction: Napheesa Collier
2024 WNBA MVP Voting
| Player | Team | 1st place votes | Total points |
|---|---|---|---|
| A’ja Wilson | Las Vegas Aces | 67 | 670 |
| Napheesa Collier | Minnesota Lynx | 0 | 467 |
| Breanna Stewart | New York Liberty | 0 | 295 |
| Caitlin Clark | Indiana Fever | 0 | 130 |
| Alyssa Thomas | Connecticut Sun | 0 | 83 |
| Sabrina Ionescu | New York Liberty | 0 | 35 |
| Nneka Ogwumike | Seattle Storm | 0 | 25 |
| Kahleah Copper | Phoenix Mercury | 0 | 11 |
| Arike Ogunbowale | Dallas Wings | 0 | 7 |
| Jonquel Jones | New York Liberty | 0 | 6 |
| Kelsey Mitchell | Indiana Fever | 0 | 6 |
| Angel Reese | Chicago Sky | 0 | 3 |
| Dearica Hamby | Los Angeles Sparks | 0 | 2 |
| DeWanna Bonner | Connecticut Sun | 0 | 1 |
| Kayla McBride | Minnesota Lynx | 0 | 1 |
Past WNBA MVP Winners
| Year | Player |
|---|---|
| 2024 | A'ja Wilson |
| 2023 | Breanna Stewart |
| 2022 | A’ja Wilson |
| 2021 | Jonquel Jones |
| 2020 | A’ja Wilson |
| 2019 | Elena Delle Donne |
| 2018 | Breanna Stewart |
| 2017 | Sylvia Fowles |
| 2016 | Nneka Ogwumike |
| 2015 | Elena Delle Donne |
| 2014 | Maya Moore |
| 2013 | Candace Parker |
| 2012 | Tina Charles |
| 2011 | Tamika Catchings |
| 2010 | Lauren Jackson |
| 2009 | Diana Taurasi |
| 2008 | Candace Parker |
| 2007 | Lauren Jackson |
| 2006 | Lisa Leslie |
| 2005 | Sheryl Swoopes |
| 2004 | Lisa Leslie |
| 2003 | Lauren Jackson |
| 2002 | Sheryl Swoops |
| 2001 | Lisa Leslie |
| 2000 | Sheryl Swoopes |
| 1999 | Yolanda Griffith |
| 1998 | Cynthia Cooper |
| 1997 | Cynthia Cooper |
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