Kelsey Plum calls A'ja Wilson 'one of the greatest players of all time' in bid for WNBA MVP

Kelsey Plum saw A’ja Wilson up close in Las Vegas over the last six years and one thing’s clear: Wilson is one of the greatest players in league history.

Plum argued Wilson should win this year’s MVP award at this rate. But not just win it, win it unanimously. Frankly, there’s no better player than Wilson in Plum’s eyes right now.

“Just another night at the office, we take it for granted, but we’re watching one of the greatest players of all time in front of our eyes,” Plum said of Wilson. “It’s like dang, oh yeah, A’ja had 28 [points], like, that’s crazy. You know what I mean? I’m serious, I just wish that moving forward, it’s a unanimous vote this year, you feel me?”

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One reporter told Plum he believed Wilson was an MVP “for sure.”

“No, I understand, but there’s a difference between MVP and unanimous, just saying,” Plum quipped back.

A two-time WNBA champion, Wilson already established herself as one of the best players in the game today. She won WNBA Finals MVP last season and is already a two-time league MVP (2020 and ‘22). Wilson is also a two-time WNBA Defensive Player of the Year (2022 and ‘23) while winning the ESPY Award for Best WNBA Player in 2023.

In the Aces’ most recent game Tuesday, Las Vegas beat the Indiana Fever and Caitlin Clark 88-69. In that game, Wilson put up 28 points, nine rebounds and one assist in 36 minutes. Basically, it was just another night at the office, exactly like Plum said.

Wilson was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 WNBA Draft out of South Carolina. She’s been with Las Vegas ever since. Plum might’ve propped up her teammate, but play speaks for itself. In June, Wilson became the first player in WNBA history to record a game with 35 points, 10 rebounds and five steals.

Wilson recently discussed a number of topics during an interview with Boardroom, including the WNBA needing to take advantage of all the attention it is currently receiving.

“It’s like we know the moment is coming, but we don’t know how to just be ready for it,” A’ja Wilson said. “I feel like sometimes we have to let stuff hit the fan to then be like, ‘Oh, snap.’ And we can’t do that now. That may have worked years ago, but right now, in the moment, we have to be ready for anything. Because the first impression has to be the best impression when we’re talking about the WNBA.

“So I think for us, as the W, and I’m speaking for an entire league right now, which is scary. We have to really be better at being ready and in the moment.”