{"id":293329,"date":"2025-10-11T00:50:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T00:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/293329\/"},"modified":"2025-10-11T00:50:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T00:50:14","slug":"phoenix-mercury-star-alyssa-thomas-named-to-all-wnba-first-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/293329\/","title":{"rendered":"Phoenix Mercury star Alyssa Thomas named to All-WNBA First Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\"><b>PHOENIX (AZFamily)<\/b> \u2014 As the Phoenix Mercury prepared for game 4 of the WNBA Finals, forward Alyssa Thomas was named among the best in the W. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Thomas was named to the 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wnba.com\/news\/2025-all-wnba-teams\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wnba.com\/news\/2025-all-wnba-teams\">All-WNBA First Team<\/a> on Friday. She was one first-team vote away from unanimously being named to the team.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas dribbles the ball against the Chicago Sky during the...\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/O7QHFZ5MFVBMFHCSINDSECQSLI.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"653\" \/>Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas dribbles the ball against the Chicago Sky during the first half of a WNBA basketball game Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo\/Ross D. Franklin)(Ross D. Franklin | AP)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">The star forward finished third in MVP voting this year behind A\u2019ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces and Napheesa Collier of the Minnesota Lynx. Wilson and Collier both received unanimous first-team votes. <\/p>\n<p>All-WNBA First Team<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list | article-list\">\n<li>Napheesa Collier, Minnesota Lynx<\/li>\n<li>A\u2019ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces<\/li>\n<li><b>Alyssa Thomas, Phoenix Mercury<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Allisha Gray, Atlanta Dream<\/li>\n<li>Kelsey Mitchell, Indiana Fever<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All-WNBA Second Team<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list | article-list\">\n<li>Nneka Ogwumike, Seattle Storm<\/li>\n<li>Jackie Young, Las Vegas Aces<\/li>\n<li>Sabrina Ionescu, New York Liberty<\/li>\n<li>Aliyah Boston, Indiana Fever<\/li>\n<li>Paige Bueckers, Dallas Wings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">This year, Thomas set a WNBA record with eight triple-doubles on the season. That puts her with the most triple-doubles, 19, in a career by any player in WNBA history. She also led the W in assists per game with 9.2 and set a league record for total assists at 357. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Thomas displayed her all-around abilities, finishing third in the league in rebounds per game with 8.8. She was named to the All-Defensive Team for the seventh time in her career. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">The Mercury will hope to come back in Friday\u2019s game 4 of the WNBA Finals <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/2025\/10\/09\/mercurys-comeback-falls-short-against-aces-game-3-down-3-0-series\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/2025\/10\/09\/mercurys-comeback-falls-short-against-aces-game-3-down-3-0-series\/\">after going down 0-3<\/a> to the Aces. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">See a spelling or grammatical error in our story? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/page\/send-us-your-feedback\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Please click here to report it<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Do you have a photo or video of a breaking news story? 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