Lynx forward Napheesa Collier wrapped her MVP case by becoming just the second player in WNBA history to finish a regular season with a 50-40-90 shooting split.

The 2025 WNBA MVP race has been heating up over the last couple of weeks, despite Minnesota Lynx superstar Napheesa Collier being the runaway favorite for most of the season. However, A'ja Wilson has led the Las Vegas Aces to a historic 16-game winning streak to end the season, and the three-time MVP has been playing out of her mind.

Thomas has an MVP résumé and in most seasons in WNBA history would have been the runaway winner. But she wasn't as good or impactful as Wilson or Collier this season, and the Mercury had a worse record than the Aces and Lynx, so she falls to third.

The host Lynx, who did not rest their starters despite having locked up the No. 1 seed, suffocated the Valkyries 72-53 loss in the season finale at Target Center.

Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier became only the second player in the history of the WNBA to accomplish a 50-40-90 season, joining former Washington Mystics star Elena Delle Donne, who recorded the feat in 2019 when she averaged 19.5 points and 8.3 rebounds per game for the Washington Mystics and won MVP honors.

A'ja Wilson, Napheesa Collier and Alyssa Thomas, the presumptive top three candidates for the MVP award, headline the Associated Press 2025 All-WNBA first team.

The Minnesota Lynx and Indiana Fever matched up on Tuesday night for a Commissioner's Cup Championship rematch, although the two teams looked very different. Fo

The Minnesota Lynx will face the Indiana Fever without their superstar Napheesa Collier on Tuesday. Collier, one of the leading candidates for the MVP award, is listed as “out” on the Lynx injury report due to rest.