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.

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).

Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark set expectations sky-high with her performance as a rookie—leading the WNBA in assists and finishing fourth in its MVP voting. The logical next step would be for Clark to break through and win an MVP award,