A'Ja Wilson Makes History with Record-Breaking Performance in WNBA Season

With a beautiful free throw line jumper right before halftime, Wilson notched her 941st point of the season, surpassing Jewell Loyd to claim the title of the WNBA's all-time single-season scoring record. Loyd had set this record just last year.

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THERE IT IS. @_ajawilson22 has the single greatest scoring season in @WNBA history! #ALLINLV pic.twitter.com/32SNhwmcL6

— Las Vegas Aces (@LVAces) September 11, 2024

In a season of spiked interest in the WNBA, Wilson has proven she is simply the best women's player walking the face of the Earth. And it's not particularly close.

Wilson — on her way to a third WNBA MVP award and becoming the first player to score more than 1,000 points in a season — entered the game leading the WNBA in scoring at 27.3 points a game and is second in rebounding (to Angel Reese) with 11.9 boards a night. She led the Las Vegas Aces to back-to-back WNBA titles and was the 2023 WNBA Finals MVP — and she scored the fourth most points in the WNBA regular season last year.

There's a reason that, in the run-up to Wednesday night's game,

Fever star rookie Caitlin Clark

In the middle of this season, Wilson took off for the Paris Olympics and was the best player on Team USA, leading the team in scoring (18.7 points per game) and rebounding (10.2 a game), as she picked up another gold medal.

941 PTS in 2024 and counting...

Most Points Scored In A WNBA Single Season belongs to A'JA WILSON #WelcometotheW pic.twitter.com/7hnlAj8KGo

— WNBA (@WNBA) September 11, 2024

Wilson is at the peak of her game right now, and it's time for us to to start talking about her in the same breath as Diana Taurasi, Tamika Catchings, Maya Moore, Cynthia Cooper and the rest of the greatest players the sport has ever seen. She deserves it.