It should come as no shock to WNBA fans that the two players battling for the regular-season MVP award are now unanimous All-WNBA first-team picks for the 2025 season. Las Vegas Aces star A'ja Wilson and Minnesota Lynx leader Napheesa Collier lead the list of MVP candidates who finished with the top-five accolade.

Rounding out the other spots are Atlanta Dream All-Star guard Allisha Gray, Phoenix Mercury phenom forward Alyssa Thomas , and Indiana Fever breakout guard Kelsey Mitchell. Wilson notched her fourth-straight honor and fifth overall, while the nomination marks the third in a row for both Collier and Thomas. Meanwhile, Gray and Mitchell are achieving the feat for the first time in their careers.

The announcement comes in the midst of a tumultuous end to the 2025 WNBA seas

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