Overview
- First Team All-Defense: Napheesa Collier (Lynx), Alanna Smith (Lynx), A'ja Wilson (Aces), Gabby Williams (Storm), Alyssa Thomas (Mercury).
- Second Team All-Defense: Breanna Stewart (Liberty), Veronica Burton (Valkyries), Rhyne Howard (Dream), Ezi Magbegor (Storm), Aliyah Boston (Fever), with Stewart extending her run of consecutive All-Defense honors.
- Collier and Smith became the first Minnesota Lynx teammates to earn All-Defensive First Team recognition in the same season.
- Smith and Wilson were reaffirmed as 2025 co-Defensive Players of the Year following standout shot-blocking and all-court impact.
- Selections were determined by a 72-member media panel, and the timing of the announcement has drawn attention, with speculation about the delay reported but not confirmed by the league.