A'ja Wilson has done it again. And again. And again.
With yet another historic postseason performance, the Las Vegas Aces superstar has put a bow on a legendary run with her third WNBA title and second WNBA Finals MVP award. More than that, Wilson has pulled off the trifecta after winning the 2025 league MVP award and the 2025 Co-Defensive Player of the Year honor.
Wilson is making history at every turn — her four MVPs are the most in league history, a 2023 showing in Atlanta is the most prolific game in WNBA history, her 2024 season was the highest single-season scoring output in league history, and her 2025 championship run was the highest scoring output in a single WNBA playoffs.
Did I mention that she's done it all before turning 30?
Wilson is just eight seasons into her WNBA career, and she's done things that no player has done before. She won't turn 30 until August 2026, meaning she's firmly in the prime of her career and could still be getting better.
It shouldn't have been much of an argument before, but it is clear now: Wilson has firmly placed herself in the conversation to be the greatest player the WNBA has ever seen.
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A'ja Wilson championships
Wilson has now won three WNBA championships, first reaching the mountaintop in 2022 before doing so again in 2023 and 2025.
In each title run, Wilson has turned in iconic performances and moments that exemplify her greatness. Most recently, it was the 34-point, 14-rebound double-double that she capped off with a game-winner to give Las Vegas a commanding 3-0 series lead over the Phoenix Mercury.
Another angle of A’ja Wilson’s game winner to give her 34 PTS and push the @LVAces past the Mercury 90-88 in Game 3 of the WNBA Finals presented by @youtubetv
— WNBA (@WNBA) October 9, 2025
The Aces are up 3-0 in the series! pic.twitter.com/m8xwTbXPPg
The numbers will show that Wilson is at her best when the stakes are at their highest.
In 2022, Wilson averaged 20.3 points, 10.4 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 2.4 blocks over 10 playoff games, only to come back in the 2023 playoffs and average 23.8 points, 11.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists, and 2.3 blocks for a repeating Aces team decimated by injuries by the end of their run.
Perhaps the most impressive number from 2025 is that through 25 games, this Aces team was 12-13. From there, Wilson went into MVP mode, and Las Vegas built momentum for the postseason by winning 18 of its last 19 games to enter the playoffs with the league's second overall seed.
Most WNBA championships of all time
Wilson and a few of her Aces teammates join an exclusive list of players with three or more WNBA championships. Five-time champion Rebekkah Brunson heads the full list
Members of the 2025 Las Vegas Aces are listed in bold.
| Rank | Player | Championships | Years |
| 1. | Rebekkah Brunson | 5 | 2005, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 |
| 2. | Chelsea Gray | 4 | 2016, 2022, 2023, 2025 |
| Sue Bird | 4 | 2004, 2010, 2018, 2020 | |
| Maya Moore | 4 | 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 | |
| Seimone Augustus | 4 | 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 | |
| Tina Thompson | 4 | 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 | |
| Sheryl Swoopes | 4 | 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 | |
| Cynthia Cooper | 4 | 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 | |
| 9. | Jackie Young | 3 | 2022, 2023, 2025 |
| A'ja Wilson | 3 | 2022, 2023, 2025 | |
| Kiah Stokes | 3 | 2022, 2023, 2025 | |
| Jewell Loyd | 3 | 2018, 2020, 2025 | |
| Kierstan Bell | 3 | 2022, 2023, 2025 | |
| Breanna Stewart | 3 | 2018, 2020, 2024 |
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A'ja Wilson awards
Separating Wilson from her peers is the sheer number of accolades she has picked up in eight seasons.
Despite being under 30 years old, Wilson sits high atop lists that largely feature retired players and Hall of Famers. That she is still in the prime of her career would suggest that Wilson will continue to move up said lists and, in one specific case, create distance from everyone else.
Here's a breakdown.
A'ja Wilson MVP awards
Wilson is a four-time WNBA MVP award winner.
She was named Most Valuable Player in 2020, 2022, 2024, and 2025, with her most recent award breaking a four-way tie for the most MVP awards in league history. Wilson stands alone as the only four-time MVP winner in WNBA history.
| Rank | Player | MVPs | Years |
| 1. | A'ja Wilson | 4 | 2020, 2022, 2024, 2025 |
| 2. | Lauren Jackson | 3 | 2003, 2007, 2010 |
| Lisa Leslie | 3 | 2001, 2004, 2006 | |
| Sheryl Swoopes | 3 | 2000, 2002, 2005 |
A'ja Wilson Defensive Player of the Year awards
Wilson has been named WNBA Defensive Player of the Year three times.
She first earned the honor in back-to-back years, taking home the trophy in 2022 and 2023. Wilson's 2025 win marked the first time in league history that there were Co-Defensive Players of the Year, as she shared the title with Minnesota Lynx center Alanna Smith.
While Wilson is one of just four players to win the award three or more times, she has a few more to go before catching all-time leader Tamika Catchings.
| Rank | Player | DPOYs | Years |
| 1. | Tamika Catchings | 5 | 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012 |
| 2. | Sylvia Fowles | 4 | 2011, 2013, 2016, 2021 |
| 3. | A'ja Wilson | 3 | 2022, 2023, 2025 |
| Sheryl Swoopes | 3 | 2000, 2002, 2003 |
A'ja Wilson WNBA Finals MVP awards
After taking over in 2025, Wilson has won Finals MVP twice in her career. She is one of just six players in WNBA history to be named Finals MVP more than once.
To take home the award, Wilson turned in dominant performances at each turn of the 2025 series. The Mercury had no answer for Wilson, and she was rewarded with more hardware.
| Rank | Player | Finals MVPs | Years |
| 1. | Cynthia Cooper | 4 | 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 |
| 2. | A'ja Wilson | 2 | 2023, 2025 |
| Breanna Stewart | 2 | 2018, 2020 | |
| Sylvia Fowles | 2 | 2015, 2017 | |
| Diana Taurasi | 2 | 2009, 2014 | |
| Lisa Leslie | 2 | 2001, 2002 |