Overview

• Padover became the first three-time winner of the award, adding 2025 to previous honors in 2020 and 2021 with Las Vegas.
• He appeared on 12 ballots with eight first-place votes in a poll of WNBA general managers that also included the Toronto Tempo GM.
• Atlanta finished 30–14 with a 13-win jump year over year, tying for second in the standings and posting major gains in offensive and defensive efficiency.
• Key moves credited to the turnaround included hiring Karl Smesko as head coach, signing All-Stars Brionna Jones and Brittney Griner, and drafting Te-Hina Paopao.
• The Dream earned the No. 3 seed but fell to the Indiana Fever in a decisive Game 3, turning attention to offseason roster decisions.