LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Las Vegas Aces center A’ja Wilson and guard Jackie Young have been named 2026 All-WNBA selections, the league announced Saturday.
Wilson earned All-WNBA First Team honors for the fifth straight season and sixth time overall after leading the Aces to a 31-13 record. Young was named to the All-WNBA Second Team for the second straight season and third time in her career.
Wilson earned first team honors in 2020 and from 2022-2026, with a second team selection in 2021. Young was voted to the second team in 2023, 2025 and 2026.
Wilson caps MVP season with scoring, blocks titles
The reigning and now five-time WNBA MVP won her third straight scoring title while also leading the league in blocks for the fifth straight season and sixth time overall.
Playing in 41 of 44 games, Wilson scored at least 15 points in every contest, including 33 games with at least 20 points and a league-high 13 games with at least 30 points. She recorded 20 double-doubles, including a league-high 19 games with at least 20 points and 10 rebounds, and a league-best five games with at least 20 points and 15 rebounds.
Wilson became the first player in league history to score at least 1,000 points in multiple seasons. She averaged 26.2 points per game, the second-highest average in league history behind her 26.9 average in 2024, and totaled 1,073 points, the second-highest single-season total.
She also led the league in win shares at 9.4, player efficiency rating at 32.4 and usage percentage at 32.9, while ranking second in offensive win shares at 6.3 and fourth in defensive win shares at 3.1.
Young posts career highs in points, assists
Young averaged career highs of 18.9 points and 6.8 assists per game while shooting a career-best 92.8% from the free throw line. Her 57.1 effective field goal percentage and 56.8% shooting on 2-pointers both ranked second-best in her eight-year career.
She ranked third in free throw percentage, fourth in assists, eighth in win shares at 6.8 and 10th in scoring. The 2022 Most Improved Player and five-time All-Star scored in double figures 37 times, including 23 games with at least 20 points and two 30-point games. She recorded at least six assists in 27 games, along with seven double-doubles and one triple-double.
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