A’ja Wilson Reportedly Agrees to Three-Year, $5M ‘Supermax’ with Las Vegas Aces

A’ja Wilson, the WNBA’s only four-time Most Valuable Player, is staying with the Las Vegas Aces on a three-year, $5 million “supermax” contract that ESPN reports is the largest deal in league history — and an early test of the WNBA’s new revenue-sharing era.

The agreement, reported Wednesday by ESPN and attributed to unnamed sources, has not yet been formally announced by the Aces or the league. ESPN reports the contract is fully guaranteed and was negotiated by Wilson’s agent, Jade-Li English of Klutch Sports Group.

Under the WNBA’s new collective bargaining agreement, which takes effect for the 2026 season, the supermax starting salary is $1.4 million. ESPN reports Wilson will earn that amount this season, with her salary rising over the next two years and tracking at roughly 20% of the Aces’ team salary cap each year.

The WNBA and its players’ union approved the new CBA in March, setting the 2026 team cap at $7 million and tying player pay to league revenue for the first time. On average over the life of the deal, players are set to receive roughly 20% of league revenue, according to the agreement’s framework.

“For the first time player salaries are tied to a truly meaningful share of league revenue, driving exponential growth in the salary cap, increasing average compensation beyond half a million dollars and raising the standard across facilities, staffing and support,” WNBPA president Nneka Ogwumike said, as quoted by ESPN.

The changes have unlocked million-dollar WNBA salaries for the first time, including the $1.4 million supermax level that anchors Wilson’s reported contract. ESPN describes the three-year, $5 million deal as the largest guaranteed contract yet announced under the new system.

Wilson’s deal also cements the Aces’ commitment to the player who has anchored one of the most dominant stretches in league history. The 29-year-old forward was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 WNBA Draft and has spent her entire career with Las Vegas, leading the franchise to championships in 2022, 2023 and 2025 — three titles in four seasons.

She is the only four-time MVP in league history, with awards in 2020, 2022, 2024 and 2025. She has also collected multiple Defensive Player of the Year awards and Finals MVP honors, including in 2023 and 2025, underscoring her dual impact on both ends of the floor.

Wilson signaled this month that she had no intention of leaving Las Vegas. Speaking to reporters at USA Basketball national team training camp on April 3, she said her focus was on staying with the Aces and contending again.

“I love Vegas. I'm not leaving Vegas. I'm looking to win another one. I'm looking to defend a championship that we have in Las Vegas. I'm looking to get better as a leader, as a player. Everything else just kind of falls in line,” Wilson said, as quoted by ESPN.

The Aces appear to be locking in that core under the new cap. ESPN has reported that guard Chelsea Gray, a three-time All-Star and key figure in the team’s recent titles, agreed to a three-year, $3 million fully guaranteed deal to remain in Las Vegas. Guard Jackie Young has reportedly agreed to a one-year maximum contract worth about $1.19 million.

By committing three years and $5 million in guaranteed money to Wilson, along with significant multi-year money to other stars, Las Vegas is dedicating a substantial share of its $7 million 2026 cap to a small group of elite players. Wilson’s salary alone is expected to account for about one-fifth of the cap each season, mirroring the CBA’s revenue-sharing structure.

Around the league, ESPN notes that Indiana Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell is the only other player currently reported to be on a supermax salary, via a one-year, $1.4 million deal for 2026. That puts Wilson at the forefront not just of the Aces’ title hopes but of a broader market shift.

The size and security of Wilson’s reported contract highlight how quickly the economics of women’s basketball are changing. A former national champion at South Carolina and a two-time Olympic gold medalist with Team USA, Wilson has long been one of the sport’s most visible stars and a prominent face of WNBA marketing. The new deal reinforces that status in a league that is now, for the first time, paying its top players seven figures to match their profile.

As other supermax-eligible players come up for new contracts under the CBA, Wilson’s agreement with Las Vegas — if finalized as reported — will serve as an early benchmark for what the WNBA’s revenue-sharing era can deliver at the very top of the women’s game.