In 2021, the Las Vegas Aces and Connecticut Sun were the two best teams in the WNBA throughout the regular season — very clearly, the two best. They both dominated opponents en route to No. 1 and 2 seeds for the postseason, earning double-byes and seeming destined to meet in the Finals.
But the Chicago Sky upset the Sun in the semis right before the Phoenix Mercury did the same to the Aces, leaving the two clubs limping into the offseason.
A year later, the Aces and Sun have redeemed themselves. Both exercised some demons (the Sky and Mercury) along the path to reaching the 2022 WNBA Finals.
With the two most recent league MVPs, Jonquel Jones (2021) and A’ja Wilson (2022) set to clash, can either of them parlay their success into a Finals MVP award while leading their franchise to its first-ever WNBA Championship? Or will someone else emerge?
We take a look at the top candidates for the award and why they’re worth betting on.
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