The Minnesota Lynx were picked as the favorites to win the 2025 WNBA title, with star Napheesa Collier getting the nod as most likely to be MVP, in the league’s annual general manager survey released Thursday.
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark was the top selection the GMs would choose to build a team around if they could pick any current player, while 2025 No. 1 draft pick Paige Bueckers of the Dallas Wings was chosen as the favorite for Rookie of the Year.
Those were among the highlights of the 40 questions answered by the GMs, who were not allowed to vote for their own team or personnel.
The WNBA’s 29th season tips off Friday, including Minnesota at Dallas as Bueckers makes her pro debut at 7:30 p.m. ET on ION. ABC will televise a doubleheader Saturday, as the defending champion New York Liberty face the two-time champ Las Vegas Aces (1 p.m. ET), followed by the Chicago Sky at Indiana (3 p.m. ET).
The Lynx, who fell to New York in the WNBA Finals last season, got 60% of the votes as the title favorite, with the Liberty…
