Las Vegas Aces center has won MVP, ESPN’s Shams Charania first reported on Sunday morning. Wilson averaged a league-most 23.4 points per game this season, alongside 10.2 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 2.3 blocks, and 1.6 steals. Her scoring has skyrocketed through three postseason games; she’s averaging 29.3 points on 55.4% shooting.

Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve brushed off Napheesa Collier's disappointing second place finish in the WNBA MVP voting

Napheesa Collier left the court at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on July 19 with a WNBA All-Star Game-record 36 points and the MVP trophy. The Minnesota Lynx forward looked likely to add a bigger honor at season's end: the league's MVP award.

The Minnesota Lynx host the Phoenix Mercury in a semifinal clash featuring MVP finalists Napheesa Collier and Alyssa Thomas.

Shortly after the news came out, the WNBA posted a video of the Aces star receiving her MVP trophy back on Friday. While WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert was at the Las Vegas facility to give Wilson her trophy and a congratulatory speech, another special guest actually handed Wilson the trophy: her boyfriend and Heat star Bam Adebayo.