It's another award for A'ja Wilson's stacked trophy case. She's already well on her way to becoming one of the best basketball players ever, but another trophy can't hurt.
The Aces star earned 2023 WNBA Finals MVP after leading her team to back-to-back titles. She finished Game 4 against the Liberty with 24 points despite going 11-21 from the field. She added 16 rebounds, a block and a steal for her sixth double-double of the postseason. Her block puts her fourth on the league's all-time postseason block list.
To much surprise, she finished third in regular season MVP voting this year after taking home the award last season. Another WNBA Championship probably makes up for it, though. The Aces won their second straight league title, the first team to accomplish such since 2002.
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A'ja Wilson WNBA Finals stats
| Points | Rebounds | FG% | |
| Game 1 | 24 | 16 | 52.4% |
| Game 2 | 16 | 11 | 25% |
| Game 3 | 26 | 15 | 62.5% |
| Game 4 | 19 | 8 | 63.6% |
Even awarded as the best player in the Championship series, Wilson recognized her teammates. The Aces were without two crucial players heading into their final game against New York.
"AND NOW WE POPPING CHAMPAGNE TOGETHER!" 🍾
— ESPN (@espn) October 19, 2023
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A'ja Wilson awards
Wilson has just about cemented her place as one of basketball's greatest players ever. Her newest award only proves her place in history.
Since beginning her WNBA career, she's won:
- 2023 Finals MVP
- 2x Champion (2022 & 2023)
- 2x Defensive Player of the Year (2022 & 2023)
- 2x MVP (2020 & 2022)
- 5x All-Star (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 & 2023)
- Rookie of the Year (2019)
Not to mention, she's an Olympic gold medalist, World Cup Champion and MVP, NCAA Champion with South Carolina, National Player of the Year and is the recipient of the 2018 Wooden Award and Naismith Award. That year, she became the first three-time SEC Player of the Year.
Past WNBA Finals MVP Award winners
| Player | Year | Team |
| Chelsea Gray | 2022 | Las Vegas Aces |
| Kahleah Copper | 2021 | Chicago Sky |
| Breanna Stewart | 2020 | Seattle Storm |
| Emma Meesseman | 2019 | Washington Mystics |
| Breanna Stewart | 2018 | Seattle Storm |
| Sylvia Fowles | 2017 | Minnesota Lynx |
| Candace Parker | 2016 | Los Angeles Sparks |
| Sylvia Fowles | 2015 | Minnesota Lynx |
| Diana Taurasi | 2014 | Phoenix Mercury |
| Maya Moore | 2013 | Minnesota Lynx |