LAS VEGAS — Las Vegas Aces star center A’ja Wilson became the second player in WNBA history to win the league’s MVP as a unanimous choice Sunday, collecting all 67 first-place votes for 670 points from a media panel.
The only other unanimous MVP was Houston guard Cynthia Cooper in the WNBA’s inaugural season in 1997.
Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier (467 points) finished second in the voting on 66 of the 67 ballots. New York’s Breanna Stewart (295 points) received the other second-place vote and finished third overall.
Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark (130 points) finished fourth in voting, while Connecticut’s Alyssa Thomas (83) rounded out the top five. Players were awarded 10 points for a first-place vote, seven for second, five for third, three for a fourth and one for fifth.
Wilson previously won the MVP in 2020 and 2022. She was third last year in one of the closest MVP races in league history, finishing behind winner Stewart and runner-up Thomas. That lit a fire under an already…
