{"id":28486,"date":"2025-08-26T14:31:20","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T18:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/wnba-mvp-on-fire-wilson-vs-collier-thomas-in-the-fight\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T14:31:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T18:31:20","slug":"wnba-mvp-on-fire-wilson-vs-collier-thomas-in-the-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wnba\/wnba-mvp-on-fire-wilson-vs-collier-thomas-in-the-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"WNBA: MVP on fire! Wilson vs. Collier, Thomas in the fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>WNBA MVP Race: Collier, Wilson, and Thomas at the Top<\/h2>\n\nThe race for the WNBA&#8217;s Most Valuable Player (MVP) award intensifies as the regular season comes to an end. Napheesa Collier of the Minnesota Lynx has maintained a strong position, but the competition has become fierce.\n\nAfter missing seven games due to an ankle injury, Collier returned strongly, scoring 32 points in her comeback. However, A&#8217;ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces has boosted her candidacy, leading her team on a winning streak. Collier and Wilson lead the league in scoring, but they are not alone at the top.\n\nAlyssa Thomas of the Phoenix Mercury is also emerging as a strong contender, leading the league in assists. The scenario of multiple MVP candidates is reminiscent of 2023, with Wilson, Thomas, and Breanna Stewart competing head-to-head.\n\nWith 17 days remaining in the regular season, Collier, Wilson, and Thomas appear to be locks for the All-WNBA first team and will continue to make their cases for MVP. The September 4 matchup between Wilson and the Aces against Collier and the Lynx promises to be crucial.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WNBA Power Rankings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Minnesota Lynx (30-7)<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nThe Lynx suffered their first consecutive losses of the season last week, but they bounced back. Minnesota is heading towards the number 1 spot.\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Las Vegas Aces (25-14)<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nThe Aces clinched their playoff spot and are 14-3 since the All-Star break. They are looking to secure the second seed.\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Atlanta Dream (24-13)<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nThe Dream defeated Minnesota and New York. Their remaining schedule is favorable.\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Phoenix Mercury (22-14)<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nThe Mercury have a 6-4 record in August. Alyssa Thomas stands out for her playing skills.\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>New York Liberty (23-15)<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nBreanna Stewart returned from an injury and scored 19 points. Natasha Cloud is on her way back.\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Seattle Storm (20-18)<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nThe Storm had a successful week with victories against Chicago, Dallas, and Washington. Nneka Ogwumike had an outstanding performance.\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Golden State Valkyries (19-18)<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nThe Valkyries defeated Dallas after a losing streak. Veronica Burton continues to stand out.\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Los Angeles Sparks (17-18)<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nThe Sparks are in the playoff fight and need a winning streak. They had a last-second victory against Dallas.\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Indiana Fever (19-18)<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nThe Fever lost twice against Minnesota. Kelsey Mitchell has been key for the team.\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Washington Mystics (16-22)<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nLast week, with a 0-4 streak, may have ended the Mystics&#8217; playoff hopes.\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Connecticut Sun (9-28)<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nThe Suns had a winning streak for the first time this season. They are playing their best basketball.\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Chicago Sky (9-28)<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nAngel Reese returned from an injury and the team won against New York. They retired Candace Parker&#8217;s number.\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Dallas Wings (9-29)<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPaige Bueckers set a WNBA rookie record with 44 points.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WNBA MVP Race: Collier, Wilson, and Thomas at the Top The race for the WNBA&#8217;s Most Valuable Player (MVP) award intensifies as the regular season comes to an end. Napheesa Collier of the Minnesota Lynx has maintained a strong position, but the competition has become fierce. After missing seven games due to an ankle injury, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[3740,1011,2418,382],"class_list":{"0":"post-28486","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-wnba","7":"tag-aja-wilson","8":"tag-mvp","9":"tag-napheesa-collier","10":"tag-wnba"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28486","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28486"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28486\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}