WNBA fans erupted as Las Vegas Aces superstar A'ja Wilson and Minnesota Lynx star Alanna Smith shared the 2025 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award. While this was the first DPOY award for Smith, Wilson won her third, marking her name in the history books.Both the Aces and the Lynx stars received 29 votes each of the 72 votes from the selection panel. Alyssa Phoenix Mercury's Alyssa Thomas and Lynx's star Napheesa Collier were third and fourth in the voting. View this post on Instagram Instagram PostReacting to the news, one of the fans slammed the league, alleging that the Lynx star was robbed of the award."Gabby was ROBBED. I guess that's what happens when you dare to speak out about the league."A fan trolled the league and questioned if the WNBA was going to give out a co-MVP award to A'ja Wilson and Collier."yall finna give Aja and Phee co mvp huh."One of the fans slammed the league for giving out "participation awards" instead of choosing a clear winner among the two."Yeah let's never do this again. Based on stats why not just give it to A'ja?? What in the participation awards is this??"Another fan stated that Smith's unique stat sheet made a solo case for her against A'ja Wilson."I know we all love Aja and her dominance is apparent but Alana was also the only player with a 100+ defensive rating well deserved on both parts congrats to them both."Comments on the postMeanwhile, a fan said that the league had made a joke of the award by not giving it to Gabby Williams."Oh wait... I get it now. Gabby had the most steals, so you guys decided to rob her of DPOY as a joke."A fan believed that the WNBA had given a sympathy award to the Minnesota Lynx."Ikyfl!!! Another sympathy award for the Lynx! Congrats to my fav A'ja tho!!"A fan wanted Gabby Williams to win the award."Gabby robbed."Comments on the postAliyah Boston takes A'ja Wilson as her MVP pick, and Candace Parker discusses "voter fatigue"A'ja Wilson has undoubtedly been the best WNBA player in the last four to five years. This season, the Aces star led the league in points per game, total points, blocks and total rebounds. Moreover, she led the Aces to a 17-game winning streak before the Game 2 loss to the Seattle Storm. For Aliyah Boston, Wilson was the clear-cut winner of the MVP award. "I feel like this is kind of self-explanatory at this point. I have to go with A’ja. She literally leads the league in every category. Legit every category,” Boston said on on the Post Moves podcast.However, citing LeBron James and Michael Jordan, WNBA legend Candace Parker was left wondering if A'ja Wilson would lose the honor because of "voter fatigue.""My question was, would there be voter fatigue?" Parker said. "I think there’s a lot of players that probably deserve more MVPs, but because they have won it before [they might not win it again]. [Timestamp: 27:52]Parker added that even when LeBron James and Michael Jordan were the best players in the league, they didn't win the award because of voter fatigue.