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.

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.

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%.

Aces superstar and reigning WNBA MVP A'ja Wilson gets a fantastic player rating on NBA 2K25, leading her peers

From MVP picks to future stars, the UConn Huskies' impact is felt at every level of the WNBA, with former stars dominating the WNBA GM Survey.

The Aces aren’t going for a three-peat this season. Coach Becky Hammon’s “hungry wolves” just want to win after adding some fresh faces to the 2025 roster.

WNBA regular season tips off this weekend. Here are five storylines we're watching during the opening slate of games.

The 2025 WNBA season tips off this Friday, May 16. While 2024 marked a historic year for the league with record-breaking game attendance and viewership, this offseason proved that it was only just the beginning. The energy and momentum isn’t picking up where it left off, it’s skyrocketing.