ESPN Radio Host Pushing For Olivia Miles’ Inclusion in MVP Race Baffles Fans – “Without Miles They Are Still a Top-4 Team”

The Minnesota Lynx selected Olivia Miles out of TCU with the second-overall pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft.

ESPN Radio Host Pushing For Olivia Miles’ Inclusion in MVP Race Baffles Fans – “Without Miles They Are Still a Top-4 Team”

Olivia Miles has been sensational (Image via Pop Base/X)

With just a few games remaining in the regular season, there is no doubt that rookie Olivia Miles and her Minnesota Lynx teammates have one hand firmly on the top seed.

However, many felt the team would take a back seat after superstar forward Napheesa Collier was ruled out for most of the games due to ankle surgery. The departure of a few key contributors to their 2024 run to the NBA Finals, and other teams getting significantly stronger over the offseason.

Lo and behold, none of those doubters took into account that Cheryl Reeve is still one of the best head coaches in the league and knows better than many how to bring in players who can execute her game plans effectively.

Miles basically fell into their lap after the Dallas Wings decided that reuniting Azzi Fudd with Paige Bueckers was better for their long-term plans. That decision is looking foolish at the moment, as the couple’s team is struggling, with no chance of catching the Lynx.

Olivia Miles is the MVP of the WNBA… We don’t like to give MVP to young players, and I think we got to get rid of that mindset because she is your MVP in the WNBA right now.

Myron Medcalf said on First Take

The radio host took this rare TV opportunity to suggest that even before Collier returned from her injury, Miles was the reason the Lynx became the best team in the league. That should be enough to argue her case for being awarded the league’s Most Valuable Player trophy.

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Fans question radio analyst Olivia Miles’ MVP logic with facts

When this clip reached social media, fans who had already watched this segment instantly reacted with questions about how this analyst came to this conclusion.

For starters, they pointed out that Olivia Miles’ individual stats are not close to those of other MVP frontrunners such as perennial MVP A’ja Wilson, Fever duo Kelsey Mitchell, and Caitlin Clark.

Then they pointed out how the Minnesota Lynx have proved that they can continue to dominate without the TCU alum. Therefore, they felt that her value is not as high as this radio analyst claims it is. Check out examples of those reactions below.

There is no doubt that Olivia Miles’ addition has allowed the Minnesota Lynx to deploy a game plan where their best players do not have to worry about creating team offense. The point guard dictates the flow, and the rest follow. That does scream value, but when compared to how important the likes of those in the MVP race currently are, she has some catching up to do.

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Olivia Miles is a clear front-runner for the Rookie of the Year award

Over the last four seasons, the No. 1 overall pick that year has gone on to win the Rookie of the Year award. This year, that is about to change since Olivia Miles is heading her fellow draft-class women in this race.

Miles has made the point guard position exciting
Miles has made the point guard position exciting (Image via WNBA/X)

She went No. 2 overall to the Lynx, which means she will be the first since Michaela Onyenwere received the award in 2021 as a sixth-overall pick. The New Jersey native has no competition at the moment, unless something untoward happens.

Even if that happens, fellow rookie starters Azzi Fudd, Flau’jae Johnson, and others have to work a lot harder if they want to catch up and win this trophy. Miles is playing at an unbelievable level for a rookie and has proved that true point guards can dominate.

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