Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson ranked her wild buzzer-beater against the Phoenix Mercury as her all-time satisfying bucket of her career. She made this known when she appeared on a Thursday episode of the “First We Feast” podcast.
“Oh it’s number one,” Wilson said. [Start from 2:37]. “All the greats have that super cool picture and it’s like, ‘oh, time just kind of froze and you know it was a bucket.’ I didn’t have that until that moment and I think that kind of like solidified my career at that moment of like being the MVP. So, yeah, I love that. That’s like number one.”
Wilson helped the Aces take down the Mercury in Game 3 of the 2025 WNBA Finals. In the closing stages of the game with five seconds left, she caught the inbounds pass around the elbow, dribbled once, spun through a double team, faded back and released a 7-foot turnaround jumper. The ball rattled on the rim, but dropped clean with just 0.3 seconds left as the Aces held on for a 90-88 win and a 3-0 advantage in the Finals.
Aces coach Becky Hammon said the play was meant for A’ja Wilson. Wilson in return, praised Coach Hammon for trusting her in such a decisive moment.
“I appreciate Becky trusting me in those moments,” Wilson said. “But those are just playoff basketball moments. Those are moments that you live for. … I’m glad I was able to come to work.”
A’ja Wilson finished with 34 points and 14 rebounds. That performance made her the first player in WNBA Finals history to record consecutive games of at least 25 points and 10 rebounds.
A’ja Wilson names most impactful drill that shaped her game as a pro
A’ja Wilson named the most impactful drill from her youth that shaped her career as a pro when asked on Thursday’s episode of “First We Feast” podcast. She recalled a conditioning drill called “wing-to-wing” from her college days under Coach Staley.
“I remember in college, Coach Staley had this drill called wing-to-wing and you’re literally just running up and down the court,” Wilson said. “I wasn’t really too happy about that cuz I don’t really like to run like that even though my job is running.”
Wilson has turned out to be one of the best WNBA players of all time. She led the Aces to their third championship, winning the Defensive Player of the Year award, which was shared with Alanna Smith, and a record fourth WNBA MVP award in the 2025 season. She averaged 23.4 points, 10.2 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game for the Aces.
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Edited by Ubong Richard