Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark received her first first-place vote for WNBA regular-season MVP, according to the league’s release of this year’s voting results. Clark finished fourth overall for the award, which Las Vegas center A’ja Wilson won for a record fifth time. Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers earned three third-place votes en route to finishing in sixth place, and Atlanta Dream forward Angel Reese received four fourth-place votes and finished seventh. Clark, who also finished fourth in the MVP race during her 2024 rookie season, averaged 22.3 points (third in the league), a career-high 8.3 assists (second in the WNBA), and 4.0 rebounds per game. Indiana clinched a playoff berth with a 28-16 record, but lost a close first-round series to the defending WNBA champion Aces. Bueckers made the All-Star Game for the second time in as many seasons, scoring 20.9 points on 51.2 percent shooting (41.0 percent from three), 5.9 assists and 4.1 rebounds. He helped Dallas improve from 10 to 27 wins, earning a playoff berth. The Wings pushed the No. 2 Golden State Valkyries to three games, but fell in the first round. Reese came to Atlanta after being traded from the Chicago Sky, and helped the Dream win 30 games for the second straight year. This season’s Defensive Player of the Year averaged 16.4 points, 12.1 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game. The Dream finished second in defensive rating. Atlanta is currently one win away from reaching the WNBA Finals after winning 2-0 in their semifinal series with the New York Liberty.
