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<\/p>\nNo WNBA player has an easy time trying to defend Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson. <\/p>\n
Despite still being just 29 years old, Wilson has already cemented herself as one of the greatest women’s basketball players of all time. She has won three WNBA championships, is a two-time WNBA Finals MVP, a four-time WNBA MVP, a seven-time WNBA All-Star, and has been the league’s scoring champion in each of the past two seasons.<\/p>\n
While her 2025 statistics actually showed some regression from the season prior, Wilson still averaged an impressive 23.4 points and 10.2 rebounds per game while shooting 50.5% from the field and 42.4% from three-point range during the regular season. Not to mention that she tallied 2.3 blocks per game (and 2.5 per game in the playoffs), which was a large part of why she won the 2025 WNBA co-Defensive Player of the Year Award. <\/p>\n
All of this shows that there’s really no comparison to Wilson when it comes to being a multi-faceted threat on the court. However, there are plenty of other elite players in the league, many of whom are tough matchups even for her. <\/p>\n
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Sep 28, 2025; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Indiana Fever forward Aliyah Boston (7) holds the ball while Las Vegas Aces center A’ja Wilson (22) defends in the second half during game four of the second round for the 2025 WNBA Playoffs at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images | Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images<\/p>\n
A’ja Wilson’s Stance on Toughest WNBA Player to Defend Makes Sense<\/p>\n
Wilson was the guest on a November 13 episode on the Not Gonna Lie with Kylie Kelce podcast, and answered honestly when asked who the hardest player in the WNBA is for her to defend. <\/p>\n
“I’m gonna always say Breanna Stewart. I’m gonna always say Stewie,” Wilson said. “Only because Stewie is just, she’s a three-level scorer. And the way that she plays the game is so tough to read, because she’s that skillful. And so sometimes, when I’m thinking about how to guard her, how to make it hard for her \u2014 because some players, you’re just like, ‘Okay, force it to their bad hand. You can live with it’ \u2014 but Stewie is completely different. <\/p>\n
“You really have to be able to know how and when she’s gonna score the basketball. And that’s super, super tough,” Wilson continued. “But I love it. I really love competing against Stewie, because every time we play against each other, it is blockbuster, some elite basketball that you’re watching. And she makes me think every possession, and I love that.” <\/p>\n
She then noted, “Because sometimes I get bored, mid-game. Just because of just the person that I am, I just get bored easily. But when you’re guarding Stewie, you have to keep your head on a swivel, because she’s very guard-like. But then also, she’s tall. So yeah, you get the best of both worlds.”<\/p>\n
One would imagine Stewart would say her toughest player to defend is Wilson.<\/p>\n
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