Summary
A'ja Wilson signed a three-year, $5 million fully guaranteed supermax contract to stay with the Las Vegas Aces. This deal is the richest contract in WNBA history and follows a new collective bargaining agreement that raised player salaries and benefits.
Key Facts
- A'ja Wilson is a four-time WNBA MVP and helped the Las Vegas Aces win three championships in four years.
- Wilson’s new contract with the Aces is for three years and $5 million, fully guaranteed.
- This contract is the highest ever given to a WNBA player.
- The new WNBA collective bargaining agreement (CBA) increased the supermax salary starting point to $1.4 million.
- The CBA also set the league salary cap at $7 million and raised the average player salary to about $600,000.
- Wilson was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 draft from South Carolina.
- She is a seven-time All-Star and has earned multiple Defensive Player of the Year awards.
- Wilson plans to help the Aces win another championship starting with the 2025 season.
