Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson sets record with 5th WNBA MVP award

A'ja Wilson #22 of the Las Vegas Aces poses with the 2026 WNBA MVP award, her third consecutive and fifth career trophy, after a team walkthrough at Michelob ULTRA Arena on October 8, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Wilson captured her previous MVP awards in the 2020, 2022, 2024, and 2025 seasons. Credit: Ethan Miller/Getty Images
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The athlete received the news in a special, phoned-in message from former Vice President Kamala Harris.

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A’ja Wilson continues to cement her place in sports history.

The Las Vegas Aces star was named the 2026 Kia WNBA Most Valuable Player, the league announced on Thursday (Oct. 8). Her latest honor sets a record as she becomes the first player in the 30-year history of the league to win the award in three consecutive seasons, as she was also named MVP in 2020, 2022, 2024, and 2025.

According to the WNBA, Wilson received 65 of 74 first-place votes and nine second-place votes (713 points) from a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters.  In her ninth WNBA season, Wilson averaged 26.2 points, 9.4 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.9 blocked shots and 1.4 steals in 32.0 minutes in 41 games. She also led the league in points per game for the third straight season and in blocks per game for the fifth consecutive season and the sixth time overall.

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