A’ja Wilson has done it again, as the Las Vegas Aces forward won a league-record fifth WNBA MVP award on Thursday — her third in as many years.
Wilson received 65 of 74 first-place votes and nine second-place votes, beating out Lynx rookie Olivia Miles, Fever stars Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell, and Liberty veteran Breanna Stewart.
“This one here is just a little bit different,” Wilson said. “As a girl, you dream so big, and you write your goals out, and you just never imagine that you will be able to check them off.”
Wilson opted to skip the traditional pregame ceremony tonight, as No. 3 Las Vegas hunts semifinal redemption against No. 2 Golden State.
“I love the fans, but I will not be doing that,” she said. “I will be warming up with my team... Everyone in this room knows how much of a competitor I am [and] what my main focus is.”
Wilson averaged 26.2 points per game in 2026 — ranking second in WNBA history behind her own 26.9-point 2024 average. Meanwhile, she owns four of the top seven single-season points totals on record.
