Las Vegas Aces center A’Ja Wilson and Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier were unanimous selections to the 2025 All-WNBA first team announced Friday. Wilson and Collier each swept all 72 first-place ballots from a national panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. They were joined on the first five by Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas, Atlanta Dream […]
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Unanimous picks A’ja Wilson, Napheesa Collier lead All-WNBA team
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Las Vegas Aces center A’Ja Wilson and Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier were unanimous selections to the 2025 All-WNBA first team announced Friday.
Wilson and Collier each swept all 72 first-place ballots from a national panel of sportswriters and broadcasters.
They were joined on the first five by Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas, Atlanta Dream guard Allisha Gray and Indiana Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell.
Wilson also won Most Valuable Player and co-Defensive Player of the Year honors this season and has the Aces on the brink of a championship, leading the Mercury 3-0 in the best-of-seven finals entering Game 4 on Friday night.
Collier was the runner-up for the MVP award this season after leading the Lynx to the league’s best regular-season record at 34-10.
Named to the 2025 All-WNBA second team were Seattle Storm forward Nneka Ogwumike, Aces guard Jackie Young, Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu, Fever center Aliyah Boston and Dallas Wings rookie guard Paige Bueckers.
The voting for the All-WNBA team was conducted at the end of the regular season. Players were selected without regard to position. Each member of the first team receives $10,300 and each player on the second team receives $5,150.
–Field Level Media