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Las Vegas Aces center A'ja Wilson is the best women's basketball player in the world — maybe best basketball player, period — and she isn't shying away from the GOAT allegations.
"It's crazy," Wilson told ESPN's Malika Andrews for an interview that aired Thursday, July 30. "When people say it, it's truly crazy because you think about so many people that have been on this list of GOATs, and I just wouldn't imagine my name being on it at this point of my career. I'm just like, 'Uh-uh, I still got so much to do. I still have to keep going. I want more.' So when people say it, I'm like, thanks, but what?"
Wilson added, "If I'm the GOAT, cool, I'm there. In my eyes, I've been the GOAT since '96, so this is just a part of it."
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Wilson is the reigning WNBA Defensive Player of the Year WNBA MVP, WNBA Finals MVP, and WNBA champion — the first player in league history to notch all four in one season. The 2018 No. 1 overall pick and eight-time All-Star is the lone four-time MVP in WNBA history, and she's showing zero signs of letting up.
Entering Thursday's game action, Wilson leads the WNBA in scoring (26.2 points per game) and blocks (2.0 per game). She has averaged 26.2 points, 9.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 2.0 blocks, and 1.6 steals in 25 games for the 19-8 Aces.
Las Vegas has won three of the past four WNBA titles and has as good a chance as anyone in the league to win it all again this year.
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