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Women's National Basketball Association team in Las Vegas, Nevada
The Las Vegas Aces are an American professional basketball team based in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. The Aces compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member of the Western Conference. The team plays its home games at Michelob Ultra Arena in the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, and is headquartered in Henderson, Nevada. The Aces won the 2022 WNBA Commissioner's Cup and WNBA championship. The Aces also won the 2023 WNBA championship, becoming the first team to win back-to-back championships since 2001 and 2002, when the Los Angeles Sparks completed that feat.
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The Women's National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player (MVP) is an annual Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) award given since the league's inaugural season in 1997. MVP voting takes place immediately after the regular season. The award recipient is decided by a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States. Panel members were asked to select their top five choices for the award, with 10 points being awarded for a first place vote, seven for second, five for third, three for fourth, and one for fifth.
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A'ja Wilson captured a record fifth WNBA MVP award, bypassing pregame honors to keep her focus on Las Vegas's 2026 playoff run.
A’ja Wilson became peerless after achieving something no one had. She became the first five-time WNBA MVP, winning the award a second consecutive time in 2026.
A'ja Wilson fine-tunes her shooting touch following every practice. That little bit of extra work has defined her greatness since being drafted first overall in 2018.