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Allisha Gray of the Atlanta Dream hasn't been mentioned enough in WNBA Most Valuable Player conversations this season. Gray is having a career year and has been consistently part of the ladder race over the past few weeks. She moved ahead in this week’s power rankings, while A’ja Wilson slid down to the No. 5 spot.
Sabrina Ionescu has been carrying the New York Liberty amid the absence of Breanna Stewart, while Alyssa Thomas remains a steady force at the heart of the Phoenix Mercury’s engine. As for Napheesa Collier, an avoidable injury could put her WNBA MVP campaign in jeopardy.
Here are this week’s top five players in the MVP power rankings.
2025 WNBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) Ladder Race - Week 12
#5 - A'ja Wilson | Forward | Las Vegas Aces
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- Week 11 Ranking - No. 3
- Games Played (Week 12) - 3 GP (2 W, 1 L)
- Average (Week 12) - 19.3 PPG, 9.7 RPG, 2.7 APG, 2.7 SPG, 1.3 BPG
- Average (Season) - 21.3 PPG, 9.2 RPG, 3.3 APG, 1.7 SPG, 2.3 BPG
A'ja Wilson may be the reigning WNBA MVP, but her numbers are down this season. The Las Vegas Aces are facing an uncertain future, looking inconsistent less than two seasons after winning their second championship.
Wilson remains an incredible player, while Jackie Young is doing her best to fill the gap left by Kelsey Plum. Chelsea Gray and Jewell Loyd haven’t meshed the way the Aces hoped. They are currently seventh in the WNBA standings, with just 15 games left in the regular season.
#4 - Sabrina Ionescu | Guard | New York Liberty
- Week 11 Ranking - No. 5
- Games Played (Week 12) - 3 GP (1 W, 2 L)
- Average (Week 12) - 30.0 PPG, 7.7 RPG, 4.3 APG, 1.3 SPG, 0.3 BPG
- Average (Season) - 20.4 PPG, 4.9 RPG, 5.6 APG, 1.5 SPG, 0.4 BPG
The New York Liberty are still second in the WNBA standings at 18-10, but they’re just 2.5 games ahead of the sixth-seeded Seattle Storm. The defending champs are struggling amid Breanna Stewart’s knee injury, which currently has no timetable for return.
Sabrina Ionescu has tapped into her scoring prowess, averaging 30.0 points per game last week. Despite the 1-2 record during that span, it was hard not to move her up in the MVP rankings based on individual performance.
#3 - Allisha Gray | Guard | Atlanta Dream
- Week 11 Ranking - No. 4
- Games Played (Week 12) - 4 GP (3 W, 1 L)
- Average (Week 12) - 18.8 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 3.8 APG, 1.8 SPG, 0.3 BPG
- Average (Season) - 18.7 PPG, 5.5 RPG, 3.9 APG, 1.2 SPG, 0.4 BPG
Allisha Gray is quite possibly the most underrated star in the WNBA this season. She led the Dream to a 3-1 record last week, improving their mark to 18-11. They’re inching closer to a potential second-place finish with less than two months remaining in the regular season.
Gray struggled in the Dream’s loss to the Golden State Valkyries to start the week but bounced back in the next three games, which were all wins. She’s put her early shooting slump behind her, and if her form continues, she’ll likely finish in the top three of the MVP rankings.
#2 - Alyssa Thomas | Forward | Phoenix Mercury
- Week 11 Ranking - No. 3
- Games Played (Week 12) - 3 GP (1 W, 2 L)
- Average (Week 12) - 18.0 PPG, 11.7 RPG, 6.7 APG, 1.3 SPG, 1.0 BPG
- Average (Season) - 16.0 PPG, 8.4 RPG, 9.0 APG, 1.4 SPG, 0.5 BPG
Alyssa Thomas is still the beating heart of the post-Diana Taurasi Phoenix Mercury. Thomas had a fantastic week as a player despite the Mercury's abysmal 1-2 record. They have struggled as a team, but Thomas has been simply fantastic for Phoenix.
She dropped a career-high 32 points in a loss to the Indiana Fever and followed that with a triple-double in a win over the Chicago Sky. The Mercury might be better off with Thomas, making everyone around her better. However, it's on her teammates to make shots and not let her down.
#1 - Napheesa Collier | Forward | Minnesota Lynx
- Week 11 Ranking - No. 1
- Games Played (Week 12) - 2 GP (2 W, 0 L)
- Average (Week 12) - 24.0 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 3.5 APG, 1.5 SPG, 1.5 BPG
- Average (Season) - 23.5 PPG, 7.5 RPG, 3.5 APG, 1.8 SPG, 1.6 BPG
The Minnesota Lynx made more noise ahead of the trade deadline when they acquired DiJonai Carrington from the Dallas Wings. The Lynx are prepping for a potential championship run, led by the WNBA MVP favorite Napheesa Collier.
However, Collier's run was put in jeopardy by an avoidable ankle injury that would not have happened if coach Cheryl Reeve had subbed her out when they were up by nearly 50 points in the third quarter against the Las Vegas Aces.
