A'ja Wilson wins record fifth WNBA MVP award

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 8 Oct, 21:55 · Archive

A'ja Wilson has won the WNBA MVP for a third consecutive year and record fifth time overall.

A'ja Wilson won the WNBA MVP on Thursday for the third straight year and a record fifth time overall. The 30-year-old led the league in scoring with 26.2 points per game whilst shooting nearly 53 per cent from the field, and averaged 9.4 rebounds, a career-best 3.2 assists and 1.9 blocks. Wilson previously won the award in 2020 and 2022, making her the first player to win three consecutive MVPs.

Wilson received 65 first-place votes and nine second-place votes for a total of 713 points from a national panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. Minnesota's Olivia Miles came second with 442 points, whilst Indiana's Kelsey Mitchell and Caitlin Clark finished with 287 and 212 points respectively.

No other WNBA player has more than three MVP awards. Sheryl Swoopes, Lisa Leslie and Lauren Jackson each won three MVPs. The Las Vegas Aces, whom Wilson plays for, are the defending champions and have reached the WNBA semifinals for the eighth consecutive season, though they currently trail Golden State 2-0 in their best-of-five series.

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• A'ja Wilson wins her third straight WNBA MVP and record fifth overallA’ja Wilson has won the WNBA MVP for a third straight year and record fifth time overall.News4Jax · 8 Oct, 21:33
• A'ja Wilson wins her third straight WNBA MVP and record fifth overallA’ja Wilson has won the WNBA MVP for a third straight year and record fifth time overall.Clickorlando · 8 Oct, 21:33

In this story: A'ja Wilson · Las Vegas Aces · Golden State · Minnesota · Indiana · Olivia Miles · Kelsey Mitchell · Caitlin Clark

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