WNBA Season Early Contenders
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WNBA awards tracker: Why Napheesa Collier is the easy choice for MVP
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The WNBA season began just over three weeks ago .
It's never too early to take stock of the candidates for MVP , Rookie of the Year.
A'ja Wilson leads the league in scoring average ( 25.5 ) and is tied for fifth in rebounding ( 8.9 ) and steals ( 2.3 ) Kiki Iriafen leads the WNBA in shots made and attempted in the restricted area around the basket.
Natasha Cloud , Jonquel Jones , Napheesa Collier and A'ja Wilson are front-runners for Defensive Player of the Year .
Atlanta Dream's Allisha Gray is taking her game to a new level in coach Karl Smesko's system.
New York Liberty's defense has been better this season (league-best) than in the team's championship run last year .
Natisha Heideman , Jessica Shepard are Minnesota Lynx's backup center.
Phoenix Mercury coach Nate Tibbetts is ESPN 's front-runner.
Atlanta Dream coach Karl Smesko has already had a big impact on the Dream.
New York Liberty coach Sandy Brondello and Cheryl Reeve are unbeaten in the WNBA.
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