Three-time MVP A'ja Wilson will open as the highest-rated WNBA player in NBA 2K25 heading into the 2025 season.

Panini, which has the exclusive license to produce WNBA trading cards, will bank on the popularity of Caitlin Clark to continue to drive interest as the company says sales of its WNBA products have grown “exponentially” since taking on the license in 2019.

Clark is widely considered a generational talent. Her meteoric rise through college and into her sophomore year in the WNBA has been hard to ignore. The former Iowa product broke numerous records upon entering the league, earned multiple honors and changed the current fabric of the Fever.

Wilson (+225) is second in odds to repeat as MVP behind Caitlyn Clark (+220), while Wilson is the favorite for Defensive Player of the Year (+130) ahead of Collier (+320), then there is a wide gap between the competition. For Rookie of the Year, much like last year, this season could be a runaway with Paige Bueckers as a -370 favorite.

Caitlin Clark's star power and the Indiana Fever’s offseason moves to bolster an already competitive roster around her is drawing strong betting interest.

The rivalry between Clark and Reese earned national media attention after an NCAA Tournament national championship matchup between the Iowa Hawkeyes and LSU Tigers in 2023. Clark finished the year as the near-unanimous Rookie of the Year,

The WNBA opening weekend features a can't-miss matchup Saturday as the Chicago Sky and Indiana Fever reignite their rivalry. While a spotlight will be on the beginning of Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark's sophomore seasons,

This is the 20th edition of the WNBA’s GM survey, which queries all 13 leaders on 40 questions. Caitlin Clark and her teammates reigned atop multiple categories. The Lynx, New York Liberty and Las Vegas Aces were all also heavily represented.