Alyssa Thomas

Steady and unhurried in her style, and with a year-by-year consistency to match, Alyssa Thomas can be safely described as a player who understands the balance between not doing too much, while being a do-it-all presence at once. Marking her arrival into what would become attempt No. 8 at delivering an elusive title to the Connecticut Sun, Thomas conquers a battle on the boards by tipping the ball to a perimeter-bound teammate, opening the door for a transition chance. Controlled and in full command, even with Lexie Hull mirroring her laterally, Thomas sets the bait with a left-sided drive before quickly gathering back right for a fundamental finish, banking in her game's first points. Finding additional evidence of her game’s admiration through a fifth-place Most Valuable Player voting finish, Thomas demonstrated precisely why, stuffing the statistical ledger with 12 points, 10 rebounds, 13 assists, and a +19 plus-minus in September 22, 2024’s series-opener. The performance, which helped key a Game One win over the Indiana Fever, placed Thomas in rarefied air through a fourth postseason triple-double — for reference, the rest of the WNBA has two — which marked No. 15 of her entire decorated career.