{"id":85143,"date":"2024-07-08T10:47:09","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T14:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=85143"},"modified":"2024-07-08T10:47:09","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T14:47:09","slug":"aces-legend-aja-wilson-adds-hall-fame-resume","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/07\/08\/aces-legend-aja-wilson-adds-hall-fame-resume\/","title":{"rendered":"Aces Legend Adds To Hall of Fame Resume"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soon to be a six-time All-Star, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/wnba\/players\/w\/wilsoa01w.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A\u2019ja Wilson<\/a>\u2019s reign atop the WNBA doesn\u2019t look like it\u2019ll end anytime soon.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, Wilson became the Las Vegas Aces\u2019 all-time leader in points (4,301) after turning in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wnba.com\/game\/1022400124\/DAL-vs-LVA\/boxscore\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a 28-point night<\/a> against the Dallas Wings. Having taken her jump shooting to another level this season, the already unstoppable Wilson looked indomitable, scoring from all three levels.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"HISTORY \u203c\ufe0f A&#039;ja Wilson becomes the Aces&#039; FRANCHISE POINTS LEADER \ud83d\udc4f | WNBA on ESPN\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OSeyIYZayO4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Wilson is also the Aces\u2019 all-time leader in rebounds (1,854) and made free-throws (1,101).<\/p>\n<h2>Aces\u2019 A\u2019ja Wilson Adds To Hall of Fame Resume<\/h2>\n<p>Now averaging career-highs of 27.0 points, 10.9 rebounds, 2.7 blocks, and 1.8 steals per game, the former No. 1 pick is well on her way to a third MVP award. Ever competitive, Wilson would likely like to complete a three-peat even more after leading the Aces to a championship the past two seasons. Wilson and Co. would be the first WNBA team to accomplish that feat since the mythical Houston Comets (1997-2000). Nonetheless, if she should win the 2024 WNBA MVP award, she\u2019ll join <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/wnba\/players\/s\/swoopsh01w.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sheryl Swoopes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/wnba\/players\/l\/leslili01w.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lisa Leslie<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/wnba\/players\/j\/jacksla01w.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lauren Jackson<\/a> as the only players with three.<\/p>\n<p>It isn\u2019t quite a shoo-in though.<\/p>\n<p>At 13-7, the Aces have the fifth-best record in the NBA. Fortunately for Las Vegas, none of the players from the teams ahead of them in the standings have matched Wilson\u2019s output. Minnesota Lynx forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/wnba\/players\/c\/collina01w.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Napheesa Collier<\/a> has the best argument. A two-way force herself, she\u2019s averaging 20.0 points, 10.2 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 2.2 steals, and 1.5 blocks per game. However, Wilson\u2019s scoring volume and efficiency have still been vastly superior to hers.<\/p>\n<p>The Lynx (15-6) have a better record than Las Vegas. They also <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/06\/28\/major-upset-wnba-commissioners-cup\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">won the Commissioner\u2019s Cup<\/a> in June. Still, it\u2019s all but impossible to say Collier has had a greater individual impact on her team.<\/p>\n<p>Collier could have better luck in the Defensive Player of the Year race. However, Wilson will also be in the running for the award. In fact, she could win her third straight Defensive Player of the Year award, joining Swoopes.<\/p>\n<h3>The Chosen One?<\/h3>\n<p>Hypothetically speaking, Wilson could join the rarified air occupied by Swoopes after just her seventh season. Three MVPs, three Defensive Player of the Year awards, and a three-peat.<\/p>\n<p>With that being said, the pace at which Wilson\u2019s demonstrating in-season dominance is already awe-inspiring. Her historic resume at just 27 years old is simply jaw-dropping. For comparison, it took Swoopes nine seasons to accomplish the bulk of her success. For all of the attention being paid to a sensational rookie class, Wilson reminds fans she\u2019s the queen every night she plays.<\/p>\n<p>One day, when fans reminisce about the greatest women\u2019s basketball players of all-time, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/05\/15\/aja-wilson-opens-up-about-being-in-goat-conversation\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">they\u2019ll say her name<\/a>. By the time she retires, she might be <em>the<\/em> name to remember.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soon to be a six-time All-Star, A\u2019ja Wilson\u2019s reign atop the WNBA doesn\u2019t look like it\u2019ll end anytime soon. On Sunday, Wilson became the Las Vegas Aces\u2019 all-time leader in points (4,301) after turning in a 28-point night against the Dallas Wings. Having taken her jump shooting to another level this season, the already unstoppable [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5008,"featured_media":85154,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1608,3],"tags":[1631,49347],"class_list":["post-85143","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-basketball","category-news","tag-aja-wilson","tag-sheryl-swoopes"],"modified_by":"Quenton S Albertie","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85143","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5008"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85143"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85143\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/85154"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}