Best scorer, rebounder and blocker of the season, A'ja Wilson already had her hand on the MVP trophy. The question was whether she would win it unanimously by the voters…
And the answer is yes, since she won 67 “first place” among the 67 voters. Enough to finish with the maximum of 670 points, far ahead Napheesa Collier (467 points, Minnesota Lynx), Breanna Stewart (295 points, New York Liberty), Caitlin Clark (130 points, Indiana Fever) and Alyssa Thomas (83 points, Connecticut Sun).
The center is the first unanimous MVP since Cynthia Cooper in the inaugural WNBA season in 1997…
It is also the third MVP title for A'ja Wilson, already the WNBA's best player in 2020 and 2022. She is thus the fourth player in WNBA history to win three MVP titles, joining Sheryl Swoopes (2000, 2002 and 2005), Lisa Leslie (2001, 2004 and 2006) and Lauren Jackson (2003, 2007 and 2010).
Already MVP of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, following Team USA's victory, the Aces player will now try to win a third consecutive title with her team. And it starts with a first round against Gabby Williams' Storm, with Game 1 to be played in Nevada, tonight (04:00).
