WNBA predictions 2025: Projecting MVP, Rookie, and Championship winners

The long -awaited WNBA season of 2025 starts today, planned with Paige Bueckers to make her professional debut, the Golden State Valkyres ready to organize their Brust -Regular season game, and more.

The season, which starts on May 16 and runs until September 14, already has countless intrigual storylines. Can the Minnesota Lynx get redemption after the heartbreaking final of last year? Will the new look Indiana Faver that encounter in the second season of Caitlin Clark? Can the New York Liberty back-to-back? How will A’ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Anspond Asspond do for last year’s elimination? How will Kelsey Plum adapt to a new environment in Los Angeles? The list goes on.

SB Nation has submitted prediction predictions for those who will win MVP, Rookie of the Year, Coach of the Year and eventually the WNBA championship.

MVP -Forecast: Napheeesa Collier

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Napheeesa Collier was one of the top players in the competition last season. The Defensive Player of the Year 2024 had an average of 20.4 points, 9.7 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game in route to her first career -final -appearance last year. And although the Lynx eventually fell short in the extension of the falling game 5, Collier was the best player in the series against the Liberty. She followed that with a spectacular unparalleled season in which she had an average of 25.7 points, 10.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists per match. While other contenders are loaded on starent, the Lynx usually walks back with the same core. That could further bolts the business of Collier for a Caeer-first MVP IFBE’s cable to replicate or build last year’s production.

Other potential picks: A’ja Wilson (Las Vegas Aces), Caitlin Clark (Indiana Fover)

Rookie of the Year prediction: Paige Bueckers

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Paige Bueckers Sems such as an inevitable Rookie of the Year selection, although everything can happen. The former UConn star, and no-babainer No. 1 Pick, joins a Dallas Wings team is fresh from a disappointing season and will join forces with Ary Ogunbowale, Dijonai Carrington and Maddy Sieglist.

Bueckers was one of the most efficient players in College Basketball, which comes well on her WNBA transition. And although she passes through other talent, she is ready to have huge

Oher Potential Picks: Dominique Malonga (Seattle Storm), Sonia Citron (Washington Mystics)

Coach of the Year: Stephanie White

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It is difficult to predict the coach of the year in advance, but Stephanie White Sems as a great project. White goes to a bone situation with a renewed faver schedule that has all the needs to fight. It is almost inevitable that they will exceed their .500 record. White was named Coach of the Year in 2023 and is generally considered one of the best coaches in the game.

Other potential picks: Tyler Marsh (Chicago Sky), Karl Smesko (Atlanta Dream)

Championship forecast: Indiana Fever

The New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx should be the front runners who won the WNBA championships 2025. Both 2024 final teams have been proven and lead it back with largely the same talent. The Liberty added Marine Johannes and Natasha Cloud, but lost Courtney Vandersloot (free agency) and Betnijah Laney-Hamilton (injury). The Lynx lost Cecilia Zandalasini (expansion concept), but largely have the same rotation.

And the Las Vegas Aces would also be a valuable choice. The aces have won two of the last three WNBA championships, Chelsea Gray is healthy and fresh from a dominant unparalleled season, and regardless of the schedule changes, Las Vegas has three-time MVP A’ja Wilson.

But, at least on paper, the Indiana Faver makes a plea for the most complete team. They have one of them, if not the, best guards in the game in Caitlin Clark. Kelsey Mitchell is fresh from the best season of her career. Aliyah Boston is a two-time All-Star Center. And Indiana added Dewanna Bonner, Sophie Cunningham and Natasha Howard in the low season, which further strengthens their department in all positions.

It will take time to see how all pieces come together, but under the leadership of Stephanie White the fever seem to be ready to fight now.

Other Picks: New York Liberty, Minnesota Lynx, Las Vegas Aces