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A'ja Wilson wins her third straight WNBA MVP and record fifth overall

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Feinberg, D. (2026, October 8). A'ja Wilson wins her third straight WNBA MVP and record fifth overall. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/basketball/a-ja-wilson-wins-third-straight-wnba-mvp-and-record-fifth-overall/article_9c284309-afa9-5815-89dd-685ffe4fc0d1.html

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A'ja Wilson won her third consecutive and record fifth WNBA Most Valuable Player award on Thursday. Leading the league in scoring with 26.2 points per game while shooting nearly 53% from the field, Wilson also averaged 9.4 rebounds, a career-high 3.2 assists, and 1.9 blocks. She received 713 points total from sportswriters and broadcasters who voted for the award, with Olivia Miles coming second at 442 points.

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A’ja Wilson won the WNBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) award for a third consecutive year in 2026, marking her fifth overall MVP title, setting a new league record. The 30-year-old center from the Las Vegas Aces led the league with an average of 26.2 points per game while shooting nearly 53% from the field and contributing 9.4 rebounds, 3.2 assists, and 1.9 blocks on average. Wilson, who received 65 first-place votes out of 74, has now won more MVP awards than any other player in WNBA history; no other player besides her has more than three. Despite Caitlin Clark's historic season with the Indiana Fever and receiving one first-place vote, she was left off 19 ballots, highlighting a controversial narrative surrounding her recognition among voters.

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A’ja Wilson won the WNBA MVP on Thursday for a third straight year and record fifth time overall. asserted

Wilson → win → year

Besides becoming the first player to three-peat, Wilson also won the award in 2020 and 2022. asserted

Wilson → become → 2020

The 30-year-old Wilson once again led the league in scoring (26.2) while shooting nearly 53% from the field. asserted

Wilson → lead → field

She also averaged 9.4 rebounds, a career-best 3.2 assists and 1.9 blocks. asserted

She → average → rebounds

Wilson has the defending champion Aces back in the WNBA semifinals for the eighth consecutive season although Las Vegas is down 2-0 in the best-of-five series against Golden State. asserted

Vegas → have → State

Wilson received 65 first-place votes and nine second-place votes (total 713 points) from a national panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. asserted

Wilson → receive → sportswriters

Minnesota’s Olivia Miles received six first-place votes and 40 second-place votes (442 points), while Indiana guards Kelsey Mitchell and Caitlin Clark followed with 287 and 212 points, respectively. asserted

Mitchell → receive → points

No WNBA player besides Wilson has more than three MVPs, with Sheryl Swoopes, Lisa Leslie and Lauren Jackson each having a trio of them. asserted

Swoopes → have → them

On the NBA side, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had six and Michael Jordan and Bill Russell each had five. asserted

Jordan → have → five

A'ja Wilson wins her third straight WNBA MVP and record fifth overall

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