A'ja Wilson celebrates with her teammates. Joe Camporeale/Imagn Images/Reuters

A’ja Wilson stood inside a circle of her Las Vegas Aces teammates on Friday, playing a tambourine. The superstar center was orchestrating the celebrations, just as she had orchestrated the performance that preceded them and, increasingly, the Aces’ dynasty itself.

She contributed to practically every aspect of the Aces’ third WNBA title in four years – the talisman, finisher, creator and leader all rolled into one.

“You have your Mount Rushmore, she’s alone on Everest,” Aces coach Becky Hammon said afterwards, per the Associated Press. “There’s no one around.”

No one else in WNBA history has ever been named MVP, Finals MVP and Defensive Player in the same year. Even at a time when stars are proliferatin

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