WNBA awards: Which leaders, long shots are worth b...
Key takeaways
- The futures betting market can be volatile over the course of a season, so there's value in tracking where things stand and what could change moving forward.
- You might recall how things played out last season, when then-reigning MVP A'ja Wilson had fallen to long-shot status to repeat as MVP with odds of +1000.
- Leader: A'ja Wilson (+100) In the hunt: Caitlin Clark (+300), Paige Bueckers (+900) Long shots of interest: Breanna Stewart (+1400), Allisha Gray (+1400), Kelsey Plum (+3000), Alyssa Thomas (+5,000)
Why this matters: a sports story that could shift standings, legacies, or fan conversations.
A'ja Wilson is the MVP favorite again, but Allisha Gray is worth tracking with her strong start. Adam Hagy/NBAE via Getty Images André Snellings Jun 3, 2026, 05:40 PM ETClose Dr. André Snellings is a senior writer for men's and women's fantasy basketball and sports betting at ESPN. André has a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from Michigan. He joined ESPN in 2017 after a 16-year career as a neural engineer, during which time he was also a writer and analyst for Rotowire.Multiple Authors Email Print Open Extended ReactionsWe are almost a month into this action-packed WNBA season, and this is a good time to take a closer look at the awards races that are already starting to take shape.
The futures betting market can be volatile over the course of a season, so there's value in tracking where things stand and what could change moving forward.
You might recall how things played out last season, when then-reigning MVP A'ja Wilson had fallen to long-shot status to repeat as MVP with odds of +1000. In this space, we highlighted it as the best future value on the board, and by season's end Wilson edged out Minnesota's Napheesa Collier and was named MVP.