WNBA: A’ja Wilson, Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark are Peak Performers

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Congratulations to the WNBA’s Peak Performers for the 2024 season:

  • Scoring leader: A’ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces (26.9 points per game)
  • Rebounding leader: Angel Reese, Chicago Sky (13.1 rebounds per game)
  • Assists leader: Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever (8.4 assists per game)

A’ja’s unparalleled scoring

A’ja Wilson.
Photo by Ian Maule/Getty Images

Netting nearly 27 points per night, A’ja Wilson has not only established a new standard for scoring excellence in the WNBA, but she has also set a high bar for work ethic and improvement. Her point scoring prowess is the product of her expanded offensive game, where she is a threat to score from all spots on the floor. She’ll roast defenders on the block, race past opponents for an easy transition bucket, drain an unguardable middie, earn her way to the line for freebies and swish the occasional triple. It’s an arsenal of abilities that she built, making herself into one of the most unstoppable offensive forces the league has ever seen.

Wilson’s 26.9 points per game is the highest scoring average in WNBA history. She also became the first player to score 1,000 points in a season,…

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