{"id":623780,"date":"2025-08-24T06:13:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T05:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=623780"},"modified":"2025-08-24T06:13:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T05:13:15","slug":"why-aja-wilson-should-be-the-mvp-of-2025-wnba-season-la-aces-head-coach-explains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/why-aja-wilson-should-be-the-mvp-of-2025-wnba-season-la-aces-head-coach-explains\/","title":{"rendered":"Why A&#8217;ja Wilson Should be the MVP of 2025 WNBA Season? LA Aces Head Coach Explains!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A&rsquo;ja Wilson is getting big appreciation from Becky Hammon and according to the Las Vegas head coach, the 29-year-old center should be the MVP of the 2025 WNBA season. Her statement came just after the remarkable victory of Ace against the Washington Mystics on Saturday evening.<\/p><p>Wilson led all the scorers with 36 points, 13 rebounds, two steals, two blocks, and an assist over 33-minute stay. The Aces center was shooting 14-for-22 from the field and 1-of-2 from beyond the arc. She went 7-of-8 from the free-throw line.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">29 FOR A'JA WILSON!<br><br>And what better way to do it than with an and-1 &#129321;<br><br>LVA-WAS | League Pass <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hdV87nftXf\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/hdV87nftXf<\/a><\/p>&mdash; WNBA (@WNBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WNBA\/status\/1959357331751485694?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>August 23, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/new-york-liberty-playoffs-chances\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>New York Liberty Playoffs Chances: Would the Reigning Champions be Able to Book Playoff Berth?&nbsp;<\/a><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Becky Hammon Backs A&rsquo;ja Wilson to Win the 2025 MVP Award<\/h2><p>Hammon, the Aces head coach reflected on Wilson&rsquo;s performance after the victory on Saturday evening. She proposed Wilson&rsquo;s name as the MVP of the 2025 regular season and the numbers are justifying her endorsement. <\/p><p><em>&ldquo;Anytime a media person has to ask a question, &lsquo;who&rsquo;s as good as A&rsquo;ja Wilson,&rsquo; that&rsquo;s where you start with the conversation, that&rsquo;s your answer. That&rsquo;s your answer. She&rsquo;s top three in every major statistical category, but most importantly, efficiency. She&rsquo;s number one in efficiency. And to me, people need to do that kind of homework,&rdquo; <\/em>Hammon said.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Becky Hammon on why A&rsquo;ja should be MVP. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BISRpqjGJ6\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/BISRpqjGJ6<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Kareem Copeland (@kareemcopeland) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kareemcopeland\/status\/1959329107264876985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>August 23, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p><em>&ldquo;I know, at times I can look down at the stat sheet and I&rsquo;m like, &lsquo;oh s***, she had 36 or 34?&rsquo; Like, you don&rsquo;t even notice because it&rsquo;s become so normal. I told her that in front of the group the other day, I don&rsquo;t shout out her numbers in front of the group very often, but like, I don&rsquo;t want it to, I don&rsquo;t want her to think I&rsquo;m missing her. And I don&rsquo;t want the world to miss her because she&rsquo;s here, she&rsquo;s right now, she&rsquo;s in the prime and she is killing it. And, I don&rsquo;t know, like I said, if she&rsquo;s the conversation starter, she is the conversation.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p><p>It was the second season for Wilson where she recorded at least 30 points in a game 10 times. She became the only player in the league history to have multiple seasons with 10 or more 30-point games. With her blistering form, the Las Vegas Aces extended their winning streak to record 10 matches and their playoffs hopes are high. <\/p><p>Apart from Wilson, three more players scored in double-digits for Las Vegas. Dana Evans highlighted a 20-point outburst including three rebounds, three assists, and a block. She was shooting 8-of-11 from the field and 5-of-6 from 3-point line. Jackie Young added 10 points and eight assists, and NaLyssa Smith dropped eight points and two rebounds. 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