A’ja Wilson has won the WNBA’s most valuable player award for a record fifth time, and for the third season in a row, according to The Guardian. The Las Vegas Aces star is now the first player in league history to claim the honor three consecutive times.
Wilson, 30, received 65 of 74 first-place votes and 713 points from a national panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. Minnesota rookie Olivia Miles finished second with 442 points, followed by Indiana’s Kelsey Mitchell with 287 and Caitlin Clark with 212. New York’s Breanna Stewart rounded out the top five with 171 points.
The award adds to a season in which Wilson led the league in scoring at 26.2 points per game while shooting nearly 53% from the field. She also averaged 9.4 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.9 blocks, and made a career-high 38 three-pointers while shooting 40.4% from beyond the arc.
Wilson’s 2026 season included 13 games of at least 30 points, matching the single-season record she set last year, and 19 double-doubles featuring at least 20 points and 10 rebounds. She also scored 45 points against Connecticut on 15 May, becoming the first player in WNBA history with multiple 45-point games.
The Aces finished the regular season 31-13 and reached the semi-finals for the eighth consecutive year, but their title defense is in trouble. Las Vegas trails Golden State 2-0 in the best-of-five series and needs a win in Game 3 on Friday night to keep the season alive.
