A'ja Wilson Re-Signs with Las Vegas Aces in Record-Breaking $5M Supermax Deal

The Las Vegas Aces locked in their cornerstone, re-signing four-time MVP A'ja Wilson on Wednesday. Per club policy, terms were not disclosed, but ESPN reported the deal as a three-year, $5 million supermax contract, making it the most lucrative contract in WNBA history.

The signing completes the defending WNBA champions' core roster rebuild, with the team now returning 90% of its 2025 scoring output. Stars Jackie Young, Chelsea Gray, and Jewell Loyd have also re-signed.

Wilson's Resume That Made This Contract Inevitable

She won MVP awards in 2020, 2022, 2024, and 2025 and was the unanimous choice in her most recent win. No other WNBA player has claimed four MVP honors. In 2025, she also became the first player ever to win MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, Finals MVP, and the scoring title in the same season.

Wilson averaged 23.4 points and 2.3 blocks per game in the 2025 season. She is the only player in league history to average at least 20 points, nine rebounds, two assists, two blocks, and one steal per game, and she did it twice.

In just 267 games, Wilson accumulated 5,719 points, 2,494 rebounds, and 533 blocks, numbers that place her among the all-time WNBA leaders across every major statistical category.

Wilson is also a two-time Olympic gold medalist and a two-time FIBA World Cup gold medalist.

"One of One": How the Aces and Wilson Are Talking About the Deal

Aces president and GM Nikki Fargas celebrated the signing with a strong endorsement. "A'ja is truly one of one, who has led this franchise to where it is today," Fargas said. "Not only has she catapulted into the history books and surpassed almost every record in existence, but she does so with the utmost confidence, authenticity, and grace." Wilson's response was characteristically brief. "YKWTFGO."

New Faces in Las Vegas: How the Aces Are Building Around Their Franchise Player

Beyond Wilson, Las Vegas has added several veterans this offseason. Guard Chennedy Carter signed a training camp deal. She averaged 17.4 points and 3.4 assists with Chicago in 2024. The Aces also signed three-time Olympian Stephanie Talbot, a versatile wing who shoots 35.1% from three.

Defensive forward Brianna Turner, a two-time All-Defensive honoree, also joined the roster, and nine-year veteran Tiffany Mitchell rounds out the new additions. Fargas described Mitchell as "an electric guard with excellent court vision who can play both ends of the court."