Aces forward A'ja Wilson averaged 26.9 points and 11.8 rebounds this season, becoming the second player ever to win WNBA MVP unanimously.
Las Vegas Aces star A'ja Wilson was the unanimous choice as the WNBA MVP, the league announced Sunday.
Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier finished in second place, followed by New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart , Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark and Connecticut Sun forward Alyssa Thomas in fifth. “It propelled me a little bit as I started my offseason workouts, but around February I was over it," she said."I didn’t want to give that person that energy, that’s when I started to lock in.”
She had a season high 42 points against Dallas and a few days later dropped 41 against Phoenix. In all, she scored at least 20 points in 34 of her 38 games. She was relentless with rebounds, grabbing 9.8 defensive a game, the highest single-season average in league history.
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