Don't look now, but Aces' A'ja Wilson really could win another MVP award

Jeremy Beren

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If A'ja Wilson has to drag the Las Vegas Aces to the playoffs, then so be it. In the process, she may yet win her fourth MVP award.

Momentum for Wilson, the unanimous MVP in 2024, to break new ground and become The W's first four-time MVP has slowed somewhat this season. The Aces have played below their championship-level standard for much of 2025; Las Vegas limped into the All-Star break with an 11-11 record, and Wilson missed four games through injury.

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But after defeating the Los Angeles Sparks and spoiling Cameron Brink's return to action on Tuesday night, the Aces are back over .500 at 14-13. Wilson was utterly dominant in the 89-74 road victory, scoring 34 points on 16-of-23 shooting and hauling in 10 rebounds; her 21 games with at least 30 points and 10 rebounds are the most in WNBA history.

Amid a perception that she is no longer a shoo-in as the league's top player, Wilson has quietly moved into second in scoring (22.1 points per game), second in rebounding (9.1) and first in blocks (2.4). She ranks sixth in the league in steals per game, and her 3.4 assists per game are a career-best.

Minnesota's star forward Napheesa Collier may still be the favorite to claim the MVP Award, and she would be a deserving winner as the leader of the WNBA's best team by win-loss record. But the Aces, with five wins in their past seven games, might be starting to put it all together after a tough start. And if Vegas -- three games out of third place in the standings -- stays hot, Wilson really could make history come September.

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Jeremy Beren

Jeremy Beren is a freelance WNBA writer with The Sporting News. A Phoenix native, he is a graduate of Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, and he has a decade’s worth of sports journalism experience. Jeremy's work has appeared in publications such as Marca, SB Nation, Athlon Sports and Vice Sports. He currently lives in Fayetteville, Arkansas.