In the words of Beyoncé, Las Vegas Aces center A’ja Wilson is forever that girl. The reigning WNBA MVP has earned back-to-back Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY) awards.
It’s not every day that you watch history being made, but Wilson seemingly rewrites the books regularly.
As just 27 years old, she’s got enough hardware for a lifetime. Wilson is an Olympic gold medalist, a WNBA champion, a two-time MVP, a five-time All-Star, a two-time WNBA All-Defensive First Team selection and has multiple DPOY awards.
This year, she led the league in blocks (89), averaging a career-high 2.23 blocks per game. Rounding out her impressive season, Wilson also averaged 22.8 points, 9.5 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.4 steals a game. If that wasn’t enough, she had one of the most outstanding basketball performances ever as she casually dropped 53 points against the Atlanta Dream. Unreal.
Hello, Alien Superstar.
𝗧🚫𝗣 𝗧𝗜𝗘𝗥 😤
Back-to-Back Defensive Player of The Year
Back-to-Back @WNBA All-Defensive First Team@_ajawilson22 // #ALLINLV pic.twitter.com/GssdSYUjeZ— Las Vegas Aces (@LVAces) September 22, 2023
Wilson’s teammate and fellow All-Star, Kelsey Plum, thinks she deserves more respect.
“You name it, she’s done it,” Plum said recently on Showtime’s All The Smoke podcast. “She gets shorted all the time.”
Kelsey Plum wants to see more respect on A’ja Wilson’s name.
Episode 198 of #AllTheSmoke with @Kelseyplum10 is available now.
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— SHOWTIME Basketball (@shobasketball) September 21, 2023
Truth be told, what Wilson is doing is otherworldly. She is a living legend and a fantastic representation of the WNBA’s talent. Fans everywhere get fireworks every time she touches the court.
Keep shining, A’ja. The world deserves to see you glow.
