Four-time MVP and three-time WNBA champion A\u2019ja Wilson intends to remain with the Las Vegas Aces.<\/p>\n
The 29-year-old forward confirmed Friday that she has no plans to pursue another opportunity in \u200bfree agency.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not looking,\u201d Wilson said, per ESPN. \u201cI know exactly \u200cwhere I am. I love Vegas. I\u2019m not leaving Vegas. I\u2019m looking to win another one. I\u2019m looking to defend a championship that we have in Las Vegas. I\u2019m looking to get better as a leader, as a player. Everything else just \u200ckind of \u200bfalls in line.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wilson is currently in Phoenix, \u2060participating in the USA Basketball \u2060national team training camp.<\/p>\n
After ratifying a new collective bargaining agreement last month, the WNBA is entering an unprecedented period in which nearly every player not currently on a rookie contract is set to become \u200ba free agent. The new maximum salary for 2026 is $1.4 million, up from $249,244 last season.<\/p>\n
Wilson has been with the Aces since they drafted \u2060her with the No. 1 overall pick \u2060in 2018. The seven-time All-Star and three-time Defensive Player \u200bof the Year guided Las Vegas to its third title in four seasons \u200bin 2025.<\/p>\n
Wilson\u2019s commitment to the Aces came after similar statements \u200cthis week from Breanna Stewart and Sabrina Ionescu about sticking with the New York Liberty.<\/p>\n
The WNBA is holding an expansion draft Friday for the new teams in Portland and Toronto. The league wants to finish free agency \u2060before training camps open on April 19.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe challenge is just doing it,\u201d Wilson said of free agency across the league. \u201cThe challenge is getting it done. \u2060Finding your home. Finding \u200cwhat you feel like is what\u2019s right for you. \u2060When it comes to us, when the job \u200bhas to \u200cbe handled and done, we\u2019re always going to \u200bdo it the \u2060right way. I hope that when everyone\u2019s looking at their teams and where they want to go, I hope that they pick where their heart wants them to be.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wilson averaged 23.4 points, 10.2 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 2.3 blocks and 1.6 steals in 40 games last season, earning her fourth MVP \u200btrophy.<\/p>\n
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