Aces host Mercury TODAY in a 2025 Finals rematch — Wilson chasing 3-peat MVP

The reigning champs open against the team they swept. Mercury at Aces, 3:30 PM ET on ABC and Disney+. Vegas went 7-1 against Phoenix last season — including the regular season — and then closed it out 3-0 in the Finals. Now the Mercury walk back in trying to rebuild after losing their best forward, Satou Sabally, to the Liberty in free agency.

The story is A'ja Wilson. She averaged 26.8 points, 10 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 2.5 blocks and 2.1 steals through last year's playoffs — Finals MVP, regular-season MVP (her record-breaking fourth), and now staring at history again. No player has ever won regular-season MVP three straight seasons. Wilson can.

For Phoenix, the rebuild is real. Without Sabally, this is now Kahleah Copper and Alyssa Thomas's team. New head coach Nate Tibbetts in year two. The Aces are -750 home favorites. But Game 1 of 44 is Game 1 of 44 — and even sweep teams play these openers honest. Tip's at 3:30 ET right after Clark-Bueckers. WNBA Saturday is real.