The Las Vegas Aces are champions once again — and the core trio of A’ja Wilson, Jackie Young, and Chelsea Gray have solidified their spot among the WNBA’s all-time greats, if it were not already certain.
A’ja Wilson, Jackie Young, and Chelsea Gray have solidified their spots in WNBA history
After securing their third WNBA title, the Las Vegas Aces trio have established themselves as all-time greats.
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Noa Dalzell is a senior writer covering the WNBA and all of women’s basketball for Breakaway, SB Nation’s women’s sports vertical, as well as the Celtics for CelticsBlog.
For Wilson and Young, the 2025 title marks their third ring.
But for Gray, it’s her fourth — the veteran point guard won one title with the Los Angeles Sparks before joining the Aces.
Where does that rank among the league’s all-time greats?
The short answer is — very high.
Only one player in WNBA history now has more championships than Gray, and that’s Rebekkah Brunson. Brunson, a current Minnesota Lynx assistant coach, won four titles with the Lynx dynasty and one with the Sacramento Monarchs. As it currently stands, she’s in a league of her own in that regard.
There are four players tied with Gray for four WNBA titles: Seimone August and Maya Moore, who anchored the Lynx alongside Brunson, and Sheryl Swoopes and Tina Thompson, who won four consecutive championships with the Houston Comets. Gray joins that elite company of all-time greats. On the NBA side, there’s a much longer list of players who have tallied more than three titles — 45, to be exact.
Young and Wilson, meanwhile, join Candace Parker and Diane Taurasi as the only players with three WNBA titles. Parker is the only player in WNBA history to win a championship with three teams: the Los Angeles Sparks, Chicago Sky, and Las Vegas Aces. Taurasi, meanwhile, spent her entire career with the Phoenix Mercury and ultimately won three WNBA championships.
The scariest part is that Jackie Young, A’ja Wilson, and Chelsea Gray could ultimately rack up more championships than any of these legends. Young (28) and Wilson (29) are both in their prime, while Gray (32) is still playing elite basketball. The veteran trio could play together for years to come and rack up many more accolades.
Where A’ja Wilson ranks among the league’s all-time greats
Individually, Wilson is on the cusp of history.
Wilson is the only player in WNBA history with four MVPs, and very well could accrue a few more before she retires. She’s a three-time Defensive Player of the Year, a three-time champion, and a two-time Finals MVP. In these Finals, she averaged 28.5 points, 11.8 rebounds, and 2 blocks per game.
Wilson also set the record for most rebounds in a single postseason and most points in a single Finals. And, she’s already third all-time in postseason points.
Maya Moore has four WNBA titles, an MVP, a Finals MVP, and six All-Star selections. But, her career was cut short after 8 seasons, as was her lofty list of accolades.
Diane Taurasi, often dubbed the GOAT, has the edge in longevity. The Mercury legend retired as the league’s all-time leading scorer — and with one MVP trophy, three WNBA titles, six Olympic gold medals, and 11 All-Star appearances.
Sheryl Swoopes and Cynthia Cooper — the Houston Comet legends — each have GOAT cases of their own. Cooper has won four WNBA titles, four Finals MVP awards, and two MVPs, while Swoopes has four titles and three MVPs.
But, those players are all retired. Their list of accolades can’t keep growing.
The scary thing about Wilson?
She’s only 29.
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