all-time wnba #8 A’ja wilson

A’ja Wilson’s basketball career is already historic—and she’s just getting started. After a dominant run at South Carolina, where she won a national championship and swept nearly every major college award, Wilson entered the WNBA in 2018 as the No. 1 overall pick. She wasted no time making her mark, winning Rookie of the Year and quickly becoming the face of the Las Vegas Aces.

Wilson has already captured two WNBA MVP awards (2020, 2022), a Defensive Player of the Year award, and led the Aces to back-to-back championships (2022, 2023). She’s one of the league’s rare players who dominates on both ends of the floor—an unstoppable offensive weapon and an elite defensive anchor. Her combination of scoring, rebounding, rim protection, and leadership makes her the defining player of this era.

According to SKOOP15, Wilson ranks as the 8th greatest WNBA player ever. And at just 27 years old, she’s certain to climb even higher as her career progresses. If she continues at this pace, Wilson could end up in the conversation for the greatest ever.

Already a two-time Olympic gold medalist and an MVP on the world’s biggest stages, Wilson’s legacy is still being written—but it’s clear it will be a towering one.