A'ja Wilson Wins 5th WNBA MVP as First Player to Claim 3 Straight
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 9
A'ja Wilson Wins 5th WNBA MVP as First Player to Claim 3 Straight
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 9
Summary
A'ja Wilson captured a record fifth WNBA MVP on Thursday, extending her own league mark and becoming the first player to win the award in three consecutive seasons.
Wilson's case was built on another dominant year: she led the WNBA with 26.2 points per game and 79 blocks while finishing among the top five in rebounding.
The voting was lopsided but not unanimous — Wilson received all but nine first-place votes, with Olivia Miles second, Kelsey Mitchell third and Caitlin Clark fourth.
Her fifth MVP comes a year after she set the previous record with No. 4, moving her into a basketball rarity matched in the NBA only by Bill Russell, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Michael Jordan.
Wilson's next test is immediate: Las Vegas trails Golden State 2-0 in a best-of-five playoff series and would need the first such comeback in WNBA history to advance.