A'ja Wilson signed a three-year, $5 million supermax contract this week to remain with the Las Vegas Aces, a fully guaranteed deal that is the largest in WNBA history to date. The Aces announced the move without disclosing terms.
The agreement keeps the league's first four-time MVP in Las Vegas after she told reporters Friday at USA Basketball national team training camp, “I love Vegas. I'm not leaving Vegas.” Wilson added that she is “looking to win another one,” “looking to defend a championship that we have in Las Vegas” and “looking to get better as a leader, as a player.”
The size of the deal also reflects how far Wilson has carried the franchise. Since the Aces drafted her first overall in 2018, she has helped lead them to their first title in 2022 and a repeat championship in 2023, when she earned Finals MVP honors. Wilson became the first WNBA or NBA player to win the scoring title, MVP, Defensive Player of the Year and Finals MVP in the same season in 2025.
The contract was negotiated by agent Jade-Li English of Klutch Sports Group, and Wilson will earn $1.4 million for the upcoming season under the next WNBA collective bargaining agreement. Her salary is set to rise over the next two years based on her receiving 20% of the team's salary cap, with the league's new revenue share model helping drive that increase. Indiana Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell is the only other player on a supermax contract, and hers lasts one season.
Wilson's latest deal comes after a 2025 season in which she averaged 23.4 points, 10.2 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 2.3 blocks and 1.6 steals while shooting 50.5% from the field. The Aces return 90% of their scoring power, or 75.5 of 83.6 points per game, from that championship team, keeping Wilson at the center of a roster that already has championship experience and no reason to slow down. Nikki Fargas said Wilson is “truly one of one” and praised the confidence, authenticity and grace she has brought to the franchise.