The 2025 WNBA season is riding a wave of momentum from last year's record-breaking popularity, expanding to 13 teams with the debut of the Golden State Valkyries and increasing the schedule to 44 games per team. But the most exciting future belongs to the players themselves -- from whether reigning MVP A'ja Wilson can lead the Aces back to the top after Las Vegas was dethroned by the champion New York Liberty , to how much higher a new generation of stars , led by electric sophomore Caitlin Clark , can soar.
The league is currently led by players in the middle of their primes, part of a golden generation that includes Wilson, Breanna Stewart , Sabrina Ionescu and 2025 MVP front-runner Napheesa Collier . Weighted by leaguewide value produced (see explanation below), t