"By October, I think I did know subconsciously that A'ja Wilson was the greatest player in the history of women's basketball. Her fourth MVP award now meant an astonishing hit rate: She has played eight seasons in the WNBA and won MVP in half of them. While Wilson's teammates scuffled through the early part of the summer, she'd kept the team afloat into the later months, when the Aces started to look like Aces again."
"Still, sometimes latent feelings need a nudge to the surface. At the end of Game 3 of the WNBA Finals in Phoenix, Wilson's team verged on a brutal choke. Their 17-point fourth-quarter lead over the Mercury had dwindled to nothing. The MVP herself had just turned the ball over, but an Alyssa Thomas miss on the other end gave Vegas another chance."
A'ja Wilson secured her fourth MVP, totaling four MVPs across eight WNBA seasons. She stabilized the Las Vegas Aces during a difficult early summer stretch and guided the team back into form in later months. In Game 3 of the WNBA Finals in Phoenix, a 17-point fourth-quarter lead evaporated and the Aces nearly collapsed. After an Alyssa Thomas miss and with five seconds remaining, the Aces called timeout. Wilson received the inbounds pass and sank a turnaround midrange game-winner over a married couple's raised hands. The shot reinforced Wilson's elite status and rekindled a profound sense of wonder toward big basketball moments.
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