It's Week 6 of the WNBA season and the MVP gap is closing between Napheesa Collier and Caitlin Clark, while Paige Bueckers, the former Husky, returned to Connecticut to put on a show for the crowd and pull away as a larger favorite in the Rookie of the Year race.

There are a number of deserving candidates for this award at the quarter-mark of the season, but Nate Tibbetts ultimately has the best case. The second-year coach has the Phoenix Mercury in third place at 9-4 despite a parade of injuries and a largely unknown supporting cast.

Napheesa Collier leads the league in scoring, even after leaving early due to an injury in Minnesota's last outing.