Three-time MVP A'ja Wilson will open as the highest-rated WNBA player in NBA 2K25 heading into the 2025 season.

Wilson (+225) is second in odds to repeat as MVP behind Caitlyn Clark (+220), while Wilson is the favorite for Defensive Player of the Year (+130) ahead of Collier (+320), then there is a wide gap between the competition. For Rookie of the Year, much like last year, this season could be a runaway with Paige Bueckers as a -370 favorite.

Clark is widely considered a generational talent. Her meteoric rise through college and into her sophomore year in the WNBA has been hard to ignore. The former Iowa product broke numerous records upon entering the league, earned multiple honors and changed the current fabric of the Fever.

Among those was Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark, who earned a 96 overall rating ahead of her second campaign in the league. Only three WNBA players received higher ratings than Clark, including three-time MVP and six-time scoring champion A'ja Wilson, four-time All-Star Napheesa Collier and two-time MVP Breanna Stewart.

The rivalry between Clark and Reese earned national media attention after an NCAA Tournament national championship matchup between the Iowa Hawkeyes and LSU Tigers in 2023. Clark finished the year as the near-unanimous Rookie of the Year,

The WNBA opening weekend features a can't-miss matchup Saturday as the Chicago Sky and Indiana Fever reignite their rivalry. While a spotlight will be on the beginning of Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark's sophomore seasons,