A'ja Wilson’s GOAT case grows as the Aces chase a fourth WNBA title in five years
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The GOAT talk regarding A'ja Wilson began in earnest late last season when her play and leadership not only rescued the Aces but helped carry Las Vegas to the WNBA title . And when it comes to greatest-ever discussions, there is no separating Wilson from her team.
History is a large part of the background for Wilson and the Aces as another season is about to begin. Wilson already has taken her career where others have yet to go. She became the league's first four-time MVP last year and the first WNBA or NBA player to be named the top player, Defensive Player of the Year and Finals MVP and lead the league in scoring in the same season.
For all that, Wilson was the fifth basketball player to become The Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year . Her success has been the Aces' success, Las Vegas coming off its third championship in four seasons. Should the Aces win another title this year, they would join the Comets, Minnesota Lynx and Seattle Storm as the only franchises to win four overall.
They also would join the Comets as the only teams to win four times in five years; Houston captured the WNBA's first four championships. What's scary for the rest of the league is that the 29-year-old Wilson remains in her prime years, meaning her GOAT argument has an excellent chance to strengthen and for the Aces to continue to build their legacy. Wilson said she has taken the approach of focusing on the daily process since being drafted No.
1 out of South Carolina in 2018 and changing the arc of the franchise. “I’ve worked so hard to get to these situations and put myself in these spaces that I’m like, ‘OK, yeah, I’ve earned it, of course,’" Wilson said. “But when it comes to people and where they want me and they’re saying are you the next GOAT?
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