The veteran has already made the Associated Press All-WNBA First Team<\/a> after coming over in an offseason trade from the Connecticut Sun.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve spent a lot of years in basketball, both the NBA and the WNBA, and I cannot think of hardly any players that lead to winning like she does,\u201d Mercury general manager Nick U\u2019Ren told Arizona Sports\u2019 Burns & Gambo on Thursday.<\/p>\n \u201cIf you look at her career, she just doesn\u2019t lose. She wills you to victory and she controls the game. There\u2019s so few players that raise their level to when the competition ratchets up to such a degree. She\u2019s such a competitor. She makes others better. \u2026 Whether she gets a league MVP or not, she\u2019s absolutely deserving of it and being in the conversation.\u201d<\/p>\n Thomas, A\u2019ja Wilson of Las Vegas and Minnesota\u2019s Napheesa Collier are considered the frontrunners for MVP, with Wilson having won the AP Player of the Year.<\/p>\n With the regular season wrapped up, here are the numbers that stand out when looking back on Thomas\u2019 historic season in Phoenix.<\/p>\n By the numbers: Alyssa Thomas Thomas became the first player in WNBA history to record eight triple-doubles in a season \u2014 breaking her own record \u2014 which was more than the rest of the league combined in 2025. Las Vegas\u2019 Jackie Young was the only other player with multiple triple-doubles (two).<\/p>\n Thomas was not too far off from averaging a triple-double<\/a> with 15.4 points, 8.8 rebounds and 9.2 assists.<\/p>\n Only Alyssa Thomas can make history feel this routine. \u2014 Phoenix Mercury (@PhoenixMercury) August 27, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Additionally, Thomas became the first player in league history to record at least 10 points, 15 assists and 15 rebounds in a single game (12 points, 15 assists, 16 rebounds) against the Los Angeles Sparks.<\/p>\n She also tied Chicago\u2019s Angel Reese for the most double-doubles with 23.<\/p>\n Assists leader<\/p>\n Thomas tallied 357 assists this season, beating out Caitlin Clark\u2019s previous record of 337. The WNBA has gradually increased its number of games over the years, but even using assists per game, Thomas is right near the top.<\/p>\n Only Courtney Vandersloot (9.95) averaged more assists per game than Thomas\u2019 9.15 this year, and she did so in 22 games during the shortened 2020 campaign.<\/p>\n Little things from Alyssa Thomas. Brings it up in transition, sees the floor and attacks middle to make sure everyone commits. Gets it right to Sami Whitcomb for 3 as soon as they do. pic.twitter.com\/lp4OraJEML<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Steve Jones Jr. (@stevejones20) September 6, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Thomas recorded at least nine assists in 22 of 39 games played, and she finished with at least 15 five times.<\/p>\n She is seventh on the WNBA\u2019s all-time career assists leaderboard with 1,819.<\/p>\n Last time a player with a height over 6\u20192\u201d led the league in assists: <\/p>\n Candace Parker (6\u20194\u201d) finished with 6.25 APG in 2015\ud83e\udd2f<\/p>\n Alyssa Thomas (6\u20192\u201d) is averaging 9.2!\ud83c\udfc0\ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n Changing the game \ud83d\udc4fonly two players to ever do it. pic.twitter.com\/UPgMxSLD6x<\/a><\/p>\n
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AT’s 7th triple-double of the season! pic.twitter.com\/HNs04TJCFC<\/a><\/p>\n\n
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