Minnesota Lynx superstar forward Napheesa Collier, who's the early MVP favorite this year, is right behind Clark with 484,758 fan votes. Clark's two-time All-Star Fever teammate Aliyah Boston has notched the third-most votes, with 446,961.

Through her first nine WNBA contests, Paige is averaging 17.7 points, 5.7 assists, 4.3 rebounds, 2.1 steals and 1.0 blocks per outing. Bueckers is also shooting 47.2 percent from the field and 34.5 percent from beyond the arc.

The former UConn women's basketball star leads the Dallas Wings into Mohegan Sun Arena for a WNBA game against the Connecticut Sun. Both teams have struggled this season — Connecticut is 2-10, Dallas 2-11 — but the game will draw high interest.