This week, the 2025 season will pass the one-third complete mark.

It’s an interesting point of the season.

We’ve seen enough games to have a real feel for the league’s landscape – a big enough sample size to see which players and teams have separated themselves from the rest.

At the same time, it’s still early enough for a slow start to be overcome and for a fast start to fizzle out.

With the league moving to a 44-game season, each team still has about 30 games to work with to determine what their 2025 season will become.

We know which two teams will compete for the fifth annual Commissioner’s Cup – the defending cup champion Lynx will host the Fever next Tuesday (July 1, 8 ET, Prime Video).

Soon, we’ll know which players will be headed to Indianapolis for All-Star – the first returns just dropped to show us who the fans want to see.

But there is still plenty of ball to be played. And we’ll be here every step of the way to break things down. Here’s the latest weekly snapshot of how the teams stack up.

1. Minnesota Lynx (12-1)

Last Week: 1 ↔️

This Week: Tue. at WAS, Fri. at ATL, Sun vs. CON

In last Tuesday’s win over the Aces, the Lynx locked up their spot in the Commissioner’s Cup championship game – as they look to become the first team to repeat as champs. But they played most of the second half with Napheesa Collier, who left in the 3rd quarter with a back injury.

The league’s leading scorer did not suit up against L.A. on Saturday, but Minnesota got 29 points from Kayla McBride to push their win streak to three after their only loss of the season. The question entering this week is how long will Collier be out as the second-leading vote getter in the first All-Star returns is listed as day-to-day.

2. Phoenix Mercury (11-4)

Last Week: 4 ⬆️

This Week: Fri. vs. NYL, Sun vs. LVA

The Mercury are back at full strength and playing their best all of the season. A 3-0 week with wins over the Sun, Liberty and Sky has pushed Phoenix’s win streak to five in a row – its longest since winning 10 straight games in 2021.

In Saturday’s win over the Sky, the Mercury put up 107 points – their highest scoring game in nearly three years (July 2022) – and a franchise-record 17 3-pointers.

3. New York Liberty (10-3)

Last Week: 2 ⬇️

This Week: Wed. at GSV, Fri. at PHX, Sun. at ATL

The Liberty are coming off back-to-back losses for the first time in over a year (May 2024) after falling to the Mercury and Storm last week.

The defending champs have dropped three of their last four games and will be playing shorthanded after losing Jonquel Jones (4-6 weeks, ankle), Sabrina Ionescu (day-to-day) and Leonie Fiebich (early July, EuroBasket).

The opening to this week against two red-hot teams – the Valkyries have won five of six and the Mercury have won five straight – will be a test if the Liberty can hold this top three spot.

4. Atlanta Dream (10-4)

Last Week: 3 ⬇️

This Week: Tue. at DAL, Fri. vs. MIN, Sun vs. NYL

The Dream enter this week having won five of their last six games. Led by Allisha Gray – 20.1 ppg (6th in WNBA), 45.2% 3P% (5th) – Atlanta is one of only four teams with double-digit wins so far this season.

The one loss in that mix – Tuesday against New York – was costly though. Atlanta led by as many as 17 before allowing New York to rally all the way back and spoil the Dream’s chance at reaching the Commissioner’s Cup championship game.

5. Seattle Storm (9-5)

Last Week: 6 ⬆️

This Week: Tue. vs. IND, Fri. vs. CON, Sun. at GSV

The Storm are coming off a 3-0 week behind the red-hot play of Nneka Ogwumike, who scored 25+ in all three outings while shooting 71.4% (35-of-49) combined.

How important is Ogwumike’s production for the Storm – who have won six of their last seven games? Seattle is unbeaten (7-0) when Ogwumike scores 20+ points this season. They are 2-5 when she’s held under 20.

6. Golden State Valkyries (7-6)

Last Week: 7 ⬆️

This Week: Wed. vs. NYL, Fri. vs. CHI, Sun vs. SEA

After a loss in Dallas to open the week, the Valkyries closed with double-digit home wins over Indiana and Connecticut to improve to 5-2 at Ballhalla (aka Chase Center). Golden State has won five of its last six games to improve to 7-6 on the season – a record that set them apart from recent expansion teams.

Golden State’s seven wins is already more than three of the past four expansion teams since 2000 had in their entire inaugural seasons – Seattle with 6 in 2000, Chicago with 5 in 2006 and Atlanta with 4 in 2008.

7. Las Vegas Aces (6-7)

Last Week: 8 ⬆️

This Week: Wed. vs. CON, Thur. vs. WAS, Sun. at PHX

Trailing by 10 late in the first half against the Fever on Sunday, the Aces were staring at their first four-game losing streak since 2018. But Las Vegas rallied in the second half, capping off the comeback with a 31-20 4th quarter, to move ahead of Indy in this week’s rankings.

A’ja Wilson had 24 points, seven boards and two blocks in her second game back from concussion protocol. With the three-time MVP back in the lineup, can the Aces get their season back on track?

8. Indiana Fever (6-7)

Last Week: 5 ⬇️

This Week: Tue. at SEA, Thur. vs. LAS, Fri. at DAL

The Good News: Indiana clinched a spot in the Commissioner’s Cup championship game with a home win over Connecticut (along with Atlanta’s loss to New York).

The Bad News: The Fever weren’t able to keep things rolling when they hit the road. In losses to Golden State and Las Vegas, the Fever led by double digits before faltering late, dropping them to 2-4 away from Indiana.

Caitlin Clark has been ice cold from deep outside of Gainbridge Fieldhouse so far this season, shooting just 1-of-22 from 3 on the road. Once her shot gets going, that should help Indy’s road woes tremendously.

9. Washington Mystics (6-8)

Last Week: 10 ⬆️

This Week: Tue. vs. MIN, Thur. at LVA, Sat. at DAL

The Mystics capped off a 2-1 week with a 91-88 win over the Wings in a showdown of Rookie of the Year candidates — Washington’s Sonia Citron and Kiki Iriafen vs. Dallas’ Paige Bueckers. How did the first-year Mystics fare? How about historically great.

Citron’s stat line (27 pts, 11 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl, 1 blk) has only ever been matched by rookies that went on to win MVPs — Candace Parker, Tamimka Catchings, Yolanda Griffith and Lisa Leslie.

Iriafen’s stat line (19 pts, 7 reb, 6 ast, 5 stl) had not been matched by any rookie since the league’s inaugural season in 1997 (when everyone was a first-year player).

10. Los Angeles Sparks (4-10)

Last Week: 9 ⬇️

This Week: Tue. at CHI, Thur. at IND, Sun. vs. CHI

The Sparks not only dropped both of their games this past week, they also posted their two lowest scoring games of the season (67 and 66 points against the Storm and Lynx, respectively).

L.A. has lost three straight and four of its last five during a tough patch of its schedule — the Valkyries, Aces, Lynx (2x) and Storm are all in the top half of this week’s rankings. Can they turn things around this week?

11. Dallas Wings (3-12)

Last Week: 13 ⬆️

This Week: Tue. vs. ATL, Fri. vs. IND, Sat. vs. WAS

The Wings have won two of their last three games with Paige Bueckers scoring 20+ points in all three games. How good has the top pick in the 2025 Draft been through her first 11 games?

Bueckers not only leads all rookies in scoring (18.2 ppg) and assists (5.9 apg), she ranks 12th and 6th, respectively, in those categories in the entire league.

12. Chicago Sky (3-10)

Last Week: 11 ⬇️

This Week: Tue. vs. LAS, Fri. at GSV, Sun. at LAS

Despite a season-high 29 points from Ariel Atkins, the Sky fell to the Dream on Sunday to cap an 0-3 week and a 1-6 record in June so far. The Sky rank 12th in the league in both offensive (95.6) and defensive (110.7) rating. 

On offense, the Sky have been crushed by turnovers. Their 18.2 turnovers per game – 2.1 more than any other team – have led to a league-high 20.9 opponent points of turnovers.

On defense, the Sky have allowed the most points (88.4), the highest field goal percentage (46.1%), the highest 3-point percentage (40.9%) and the most 3-pointers made (11.2) by nearly two per game.

13. Connecticut Sun (2-12)

Last Week: 12 ⬇️

This Week: Wed. at LVA, Fri. at SEA, Sun. at MIN

An 0-4 week has pushed Connecticut’s losing streak to six as they sit at the bottom of the league standings. And the road ahead doesn’t get easier with games against Las Vegas, Seattle and Minnesota – all in the top seven of this week’s rankings – on tap this week

Another rookie to keep an eye on is Aneesah Morrow — the No. 7 pick in this year’s draft – who is starting to get consistent minutes and making the most of them.  She has three straight double-digit scoring outings, leading the Sun in points (13.3 ppg) and rebounds (6.7 rpg) in that span.