Las Vegas Aces superstar A’ja Wilson is turning in one of the best individual seasons in WNBA history.
Wilson, the back-to-back Defensive Player of the Year, has been the WNBA’s presumptive MVP since the early stages of the 2024 season. In addition to her exploits on the floor with the Aces, Wilson was named MVP of the women’s basketball tournament at the Paris Olympics.
To add to her growing list of accolades, the 28-year-old is on the brink of history, as she will turn in the most prolific scoring season in league history by multiple metrics. Not only is Wilson’s scoring average the highest in league history, she is also set to become the first WNBA player to eclipse the 1,000-point mark in a single season.
Here is where Wilson stands on her pursuit of history and how that compares to some of the other greatest individual scoring seasons in league history.
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When will A’ja Wilson pass Jewell Lloyd for WNBA single-season record?
Wilson is one game away from surpassing Loyd for the WNBA single-season scoring record. Through 34 games, Wilson has scored 929 points, which fall just 10 shy of Loyd’s record of 939 points, which was set in the 2023 season.
Based on Wilson’s average of 27.3…
