A’ja Wilson secured her third consecutive WNBA MVP title and fifth overall, setting a new record. Alongside her three-peat, Wilson claimed the MVP honor in 2020 and 2022. The 30-year-old center topped the league in scoring with 26.2 points per game, boasting an impressive shooting percentage of nearly 53%. Additionally, she averaged 9.4 rebounds, a career-high 3.2 assists, and 1.9 blocks.
Despite Wilson’s outstanding performance, the Las Vegas Aces are trailing 2-0 in the best-of-five series against Golden State in the WNBA semifinals. Wilson led the Aces to the postseason for the eighth consecutive season. Wilson garnered 65 first-place votes and nine second-place votes, totaling 713 points from a national panel of sports journalists and broadcasters.
Olivia Miles of Minnesota received six first-place votes and 40 second-place votes, accumulating 442 points. Kelsey Mitchell and Caitlin Clark from Indiana followed with 287 and 212 points, respectively. Wilson’s five MVP titles put her ahead of other WNBA players, with Sheryl Swoopes, Lisa Leslie, and Lauren Jackson each holding three MVP titles. In the NBA, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar leads with six MVPs, followed by Michael Jordan and Bill Russell with five each.