‘One of one’: A’ja Wilson stands alone with record fifth WNBA MVP award

Aces star wins record fifth WNBA MVP award Wilson becomes first player to win three straight Olivia Miles finishes second in MVP voting A’ja Wilson fine-tunes her shooting touch after every practice. That little bit of extra work has defined her greatness since being drafted first overall in 2018. On Thursday, she received a voice message from former US vice-president Kamala Harris congratulating her on redefinin

Guardian sport and agencies October 9, 2026 · 12:05 AM 1 MIN READ

Aces star wins record fifth WNBA MVP award

Wilson becomes first player to win three straight

Olivia Miles finishes second in MVP voting

A’ja Wilson fine-tunes her shooting touch after every practice. That little bit of extra work has defined her greatness since being drafted first overall in 2018.

On Thursday, she received a voice message from former US vice-president Kamala Harris congratulating her on redefining greatness leaguewide after she was named WNBA MVP for a third straight year and for the fifth time overall.