A'ja Wilson needed one pull-up jumper to put her name where no one in WNBA history had been before so quickly.
She became the youngest and fastest player to reach 6,000 career points on Monday night, hitting the mark with a 19-foot jumper off a feed from Chelsea Gray midway through the fourth quarter of the Las Vegas Aces' 101-91 win over the Seattle Storm. Wilson finished with 34 points, 12 rebounds and a career-high 9 assists.
It took Wilson 278 games to reach 6,000, at 29 years and 304 days old. Both marks beat Diana Taurasi, the previous fastest and youngest to 6,000, who needed 291 games and was 31 years and 61 days old. Wilson is just the 19th player in the league's 30-year history to reach 6,000.
A'JA WILSON IS THE FASTEST TO REACH 6K POINTS IN WNBA HISTORY ✨
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Her 6,004 career points now rank 19th all time, behind a cluster she is likely to pass soon, including Seimone Augustus (6,005), Lauren Jackson (6,007), and Brittney Griner (6,031).
"I'm just grateful to do what I do with people I love," Wilson said. "I've seen so many defenses and so many schemes over the years, but we still show up every day ready to work and be great. The records come as a result of that. I give a lot of credit to every teammate I've ever played with. They're the reason I've been able to do what I do."
Aces coach Becky Hammon has run out of ways to be surprised.
"It feels like she's breaking a record every day, so you almost lose track of them," Hammon said. "Nothing surprises me anymore."
A'ja Wilson Makes More WNBA History
The scoring milestone headlined the night, but Wilson stuffed the rest of the box score too. Her 9 assists were a career best, topping her previous high of 8, and 3 blocks pushed her to 559 for her career, passing Tangela Smith for seventh on the league's all-time list.
"It's easy to be good on one side of the basketball," Wilson said. "Can you be great on both? That's what I strive for every day. It's hard. But I'm surrounded by women I trust, and I hope they trust me."
Wilson has been relentless on the stat sheet all season. She owns a league-high 5 straight 20-point, 10-rebound double-doubles and 6 in all through 11 games, and she has scored in double figures in a league-leading 35 consecutive games.
Becky Hammon Sees No Ceiling
Hammon has watched Wilson grow from a back-to-the-basket scorer into a player defenses cannot solve.
"The game has slowed down for her. There's really no area offensively where she can't hurt you," Hammon said. "She can put it on the floor, score in the midrange, play with her back to the basket, shoot threes, get to the free-throw line."
She does not see a way to contain it.
"Her offensive game has expanded so much that she's become virtually unguardable," Hammon said. "We run guard actions with her, move her around the floor, and I'm never going to put her in a box."
Wilson credited a specific tweak this season, reading where the double-teams come from.
"One of my biggest focuses this year has been seeing where doubles are coming from," Wilson said. "I used to have a bad habit of turning my back almost every time. Defenses started keying on that and sending help. Now I'm making sure I'm opening up, staying balanced, and keeping the floor in front of me."
Hammon didn't attempt to count how many additional records Wilson will break.
"As far as how many records she'll break? I have no idea," Hammon said. "A lot. A lot when it's all said and done."
The Aces Stay Hot in Las Vegas
The win kept Las Vegas rolling at 8-3 and a perfect 3-0 in Commissioner's Cup play. Jackie Young scored 29 points with 6 assists, NaLyssa Smith added 16 points and 9 rebounds, and Gray finished with 12 points and 8 assists. Seattle, which got 19 points from rookie Dominique Malonga and 17 from Natisha Hiedeman, dropped to 3-10.
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Hammon was not entirely pleased, citing the 32-point fourth quarter the Aces allowed, but the night still marked a milestone for her. She became the third-fastest coach in WNBA history to reach 125 regular-season wins, achieving this in her 171st game.
Smith said the Aces spent the final minutes trying to achieve a triple-double for Wilson.
"If we can break records around here, we're going to try to do that," Smith said. "We were trying to get her that triple-double. That's what we were trying to do. That's it, that's all."
Wilson framed it the way she always does, around the people near her and the work still ahead.
"It's a blessing. I give all the glory to God," Wilson said. "We're not done yet, and I still have a lot more I want to accomplish. It hasn't been easy, but I love it."
The Aces visit the Portland Fire on Thursday at 10 p.m. ET at Moda Center.
