A’ja Wilson’s record contract still feels too small: 5 reasons Aces star remains underpaid
Mega deal? But is it mega enough?
A’ja Wilson’s record contract still feels too small: 5 reasons Aces star remains underpaid originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . A'ja Wilson just signed the richest deal in WNBA history, a three-year, $5 million supermax to stay with the Las Vegas Aces .
It’s a milestone for the league. It also doesn’t feel like enough. Wilson is the first four-time MVP in league history.
She’s a three-time champion, a two-time Finals MVP and one of the most dominant two-way players the sport has ever seen. When someone with that résumé signs the biggest deal ever and the reaction is still “she should be making more,” that tells you everything. Here are five reasons why Wilson is still underpaid, even after resetting the market.
A'ja Wilson, the WNBA's first ever four-time MVP, is signing a three-year, $5 million supermax contract to return to the Las Vegas Aces, sources tell me and @Andraya_Carter . The deal, which is the largest in WNBA history to date and fully guaranteed, was negotiated by Jade-Li… pic. twitter.