A’ja Wilson Becomes Fastest Player In WNBA History To Hit 5,000 Points

A’ja Wilson just made WNBA history - again.

The Las Vegas Aces superstar became the fastest player in league history to reach 5,000 career points on Wednesday night, hitting the mark in record time and further solidifying her place among the game’s all-time greats.

Known for her dominant presence on the court, Wilson continues to elevate the standard for excellence in the WNBA. This milestone adds yet another accolade to her growing legacy, and she’s showing no signs of slowing down.

Heading into Wednesday night's Aces home game against the Connecticut Sun, Wilson only needed seven points to hit the major milestone of becoming the fastest player in WNBA history to score 5,000 career points. She hit her milestone points with a layup midway through the second quarter.

The three-time league MVP is the 28th player to reach 5,000 career points. But Wilson went one further by achieving this milestone in just 238 games, making her the quickest to reach this goal. The previous record of 5,000 career points was set by New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart in 242 games. Wilson is also the second youngest to hit 5,000 career points, just behind Lauren Jackson.

During the milestone game, Wilson dropped 22 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 assists. And she now has 5,015 career points going into the next game!

During the postgame press conference, Wilson shared that the shoes she was wearing during the game were inspired by the first Black Disney princess, Princess Tiana, from "The Princess and the Frog." She wrote "5K" and the date on them to commemorate the special occasion.

"It meant a lot to me. It's been a special, special season for us. There's been a lot of ups and downs," she said. "But when you can hit a milestone like this in a league like this, I can't let it go unnoticed, so I'm grateful, I'm blessed."

She added, "I'm so happy I got to do it in my Princess Tianas, 'Princess and the Frog' is my favorite movie, so I got the chance to do it in these shoes and it's my first time ever writing something on shoes, but I'm definitely gonna cherish this moment because it's been a lot of fun, but obviously we got a lot of work to do."

The Aces shared Wilson's exciting milestone on Instagram and many fans dropped into the comments to share their thoughts.

The WNBA simply wrote, "Top tier." One fan shared, "WNBA!! She’s the face of WNBA. All these accolades. Really? These ladies have been striving for so many years. These ladies have been working hard for so long. "

Another fan wrote, "Can’t take her spot spot spot." And many others just left fire emojis.

Voting is now open for the 2025 ESPYs and Wilson's name is seen in two categories - Best Athlete - Women's Sports and Best WNBA Player.

Wilson was the winner of those exact categories during the 2024 ESPYs.

Wilson is up against Simone Biles, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, and Gabby Thomas in the Best Athlete - Women's Sports category and Caitlin Clark, Napheesa Collier, and Breanna Stewart for Best WNBA Player.

Wilson hasn't only been busy on the court, but also off the court. Her first signature shoe, the Nike A'One, was released about a month ago, making her only the 12th WNBA player in history to release a signature shoe.

In a video shared on Instagram, Wilson said, "We got it, we got it, cute. But it's also sustainable through 40 minutes of the game."

Since releasing the first colorway, multiple others have dropped, and fans are loving it. A quick look around Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas during an Aces home game proves that!