Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson is having a historic season, and she’s also earning compliments from some of the greatest to ever play in the WNBA. This past weekend, Phoenix Mercury legend Diana Taurasi said Wilson is changing the game.
Wilson became the first player in league history to score 1,000 points in a season during the Aces’ 84-71 win against the Connecticut Sun on Sunday. Word spread around quickly, and Taurasi was happy to comment on the achievement.
“What A’ja is doing right now is really just changing the evolution of what you think a post player is more than anything,” Taurasi said. “She is doing it in an unconventional way. She doesn’t post up, she added the 3, and that’s one thing about A’ja that I have found over the years by being around her and watching her evolution is every year she gets better. Whether it’s better shape, whether it’s extending range, her handle, the way she sees the floor, and can pick up different ways to make a decision.”
Wilson already owns the single-season scoring record, and she is also close to breaking the single-season rebounding record that Chicago Sky rookie Angel Reese set earlier this season (446). Wilson has 444 rebounds with two games…
