Kelsey Plum and A’ja Wilson Become the First Teammates to Score 700+ Points in One Season

The Las Vegas Aces have more than one reason to celebrate after securing the top seed and home-court advantage on Sunday.

Las Vegas’ top two scorers, Kelsey Plum and A’ja Wilson, finished the 2022 campaign as the first set of teammates to score 700+ points in one season.

First teammates in @WNBA history to score 700+ points in the same season.@Kelseyplum10 @_ajawilson22 pic.twitter.com/NOaVxOS2yp

— Las Vegas Aces (@LVAces) August 15, 2022

Plum finished the regular-season averaging 20.2 points (good for second in the W) and 5.1 assists per game on 46.0 percent shooting from the field and 42.0 percent from long distance. Wilson averaged 19.5 points and 9.4 rebounds per game on 50.1 percent shooting from the field and 37.3 percent from beyond the arc. Plum set the Aces franchise single-season record for most made three-pointers.

Wilson set the single-season franchise record for most double-doubles as well.

Game highlights@_ajawilson22: 25 PTS // 10 REB // 5 AST // 64.3% FG@Kelseyplum10: 23 PTS // 4 AST // 2 STL // 50% FG pic.twitter.com/9SgNfduLkH

— Las Vegas Aces (@LVAces) August 15, 2022

The Aces are set to play the Mercury in the first round of the playoffs.

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