UConn legend Paige Bueckers was voted as most likely to win Rookie of the Year, receiving 73 percent of the vote from GMs. Former Connecticut Sun forward Alyssa Thomas, who was traded to the Phoenix Mercury in the offseason, was voted as the player acquisition that will make the biggest impact on the league (50 percent).

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.

Minnesota forward Napheesa Collier is favored to win MVP honors and lead her Lynx to the WNBA title, according to the results of the league's annual survey of general managers released Thursday. Collier was runner-up for the award last season,