The 12 players with the best chances of winning WNBA MVP for the 2022 season, ranked
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The 2022 WNBA season tips off Friday, and a deep pool of stars are vying for this year's MVP award.
We ranked the players most likely to win the league's top individual honor, per FanDuel.
The last two WNBA MVPs — Jonquel Jones and A'ja Wilson — have the best odds of earning the honor.
The WNBA's 2022 campaign tips off Friday night with a slate of four games. The Indiana Fever will face the Washington Mystics at 7 p.m. ET, followed by the Los Angeles Sparks taking on the reigning-champion Chicago Sky at 8 p.m. ET. At 10 p.m. ET, the Las Vegas Aces and Phoenix Mercury will play at the same time as the Seattle Storm and Minnesota Lynx.
But before the action gets underway for the WNBA's 26th season, Insider ranked the players most likely to win the league's top individual honor based on FanDuel's preseason odds:
11. (Tie) Napheesa Collier (+2500)
Team: Minnesota Lynx
Position: Forward
Year: 4
2021 stats: 16.2 PPG, 6.6 RPG, 3.2 APG, 1.3 BPG, 1.3 STL
11. (Tie) Liz Cambage (+2500)
Team: Los Angeles Sparks
Position: Center
Year: 6
2021 stats: 14.2 PPG, 8.2 RPG, 1.3 APG, 1.6 BPG
8. (Tie) Kahleah Copper (+2000)
Team: Chicago Sky
Position: Forward
Year: 7
2021 stats: 14.4 PPG, 4.2 RPG, 1.8 APG
8. (Tie) Sylvia Fowles (+2000)
Team: Minnesota Lynx
Position: Center
Year: 15
2021 stats: 16.0 PPG, 10.1 RPG, 1.4 APG, 1.8 BPG, 1.8 STL
8. (Tie) Sabrina Ionescu (+2000)
Team: New York Liberty
Position: Guard
Year: 3
2021 stats: 11.7 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 6.1 APG
6. (Tie) Candace Parker (+1400)
Team: Chicago Sky
Position: Center
Year: 15
2021 stats: 13.3 PPG, 8.4 RPG, 4.0 APG, 1.2 BPG
6. (Tie) Tina Charles (+1400)
Team: Phoenix Mercury
Position: Center
Year: 12
2021 stats: 23.4 PPG, 9.6 RPG, 2.1 APG
5. Elena Delle Donne (+1200)
Team: Washington Mystics
Position: Forward
Year: 9
2019 stats*: 19.5 PPG, 8.2 RPG, 2.2 APG
*Injured for 2020, 2021 seasons
4. Arike Ogunbowale (+1100)
Team: Dallas Wings
Position: Guard
Year: 4
2021 stats: 18.7 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 3.3 APG
3. Breanna Stewart (+500)
Team: Seattle Storm
Position: Forward
Year: 6
2021 stats: 20.3 PPG, 9.6 RPG, 2.7 APG, 1.7 BPG, 1.2 STL
2. Jonquel Jones (+450)
Team: Connecticut Sun
Position: Forward
Year: 6
2021 stats: 19.4 PPG, 11.2 RPG, 2.8 APG, 1.3 BPG, 1.3 STL
1. A'ja Wilson (+310)
Team: Las Vegas Aces
Position: Forward
Year: 5
2021 stats: 18.3 PPG, 9.3 RPG, 3.1 APG, 1.3 BPG
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