Aces’ Kelsey Plum has a bold message to WNBA media regarding teammate A’ja Wilson’s MVP candidacy

As Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson vies for a third career MVP award this season, it appears one of Wilson’s most ardent supporters is playing on the court next to her.

Aces teammate Kelsey Plum, who played with Wilson for the past six years in Vegas, made a compelling argument for why the All-Star center should not only win the MVP award, but should earn it. unanimously.

“It’s just another night at the office, we take it for granted, but we’re watching one of the greatest players of all time right in front of our eyes,” Plum said of Wilson at a recent news conference. “It’s like, oh yeah, A’ja had 28 (points), that’s crazy. You know what I mean? I’m serious, I just hope that in the future, it’s a unanimous vote this year, you know me?”

A reporter then told Plum he believed Wilson was “for sure” an MVP.

Plum replied: “No, I understand, but there is a difference between MVP and unanimous, I’m just saying.”

Wilson won MVP honors in 2020 and 2022 and has finished in the top 10 in MVP voting since being drafted No. 1 overall in 2018. Last season, despite the Aces winning back-to-back WNBA championships, Wilson finished third in MVP voting behind New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart and Connecticut Sun forward Alyssa Thomas in what was the second-closest race in league history.

The MVP award recipient has historically been determined by a national panel of sportswriters and broadcasters with WNBA voting privileges.

Wilson averaged 27.0 points, 11.0 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 17 games for the Aces (11-6) this season.