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Chiney Ogwumike compares A’ja Wilson’s career with Tom Brady’s
Las Vegas Aces center A’ja Wilson has won the WNBA’s Most Valuable Player award for the fifth time, a league record.
ESPN analyst and former WNBA player Chiney Ogwumike said Wilson is more interesting to watch than Tom Brady, the NFL great who won seven Super Bowls.
Ogwumike pointed to Wilson’s dominance on the court and her star power off it.
Her comments drew criticism from fans who said Brady’s seven titles made his achievements more impressive.
Wilson is also a three-time WNBA champion, but the Aces’ season ended when the Golden State Valkyries swept them in the playoff semifinals.
Wilson said the latest MVP award meant more to her because of the goals she had set as a teenager.
The sources describe no further step for Wilson or Ogwumike.
ESPN analyst Chiney Ogwumike compared A’ja Wilson’s career favorably with Tom Brady’s after Wilson won her fifth WNBA MVP award.
Wilson’s five MVP awards are a league record, and she is also a three-time WNBA champion.
Ogwumike said Wilson was more interesting to watch, citing her dominance and the dynamic nature of basketball.
Some sports fans criticized the comparison, pointing to Brady’s seven Super Bowl titles.
The Las Vegas Aces’ season ended with a sweep by the Golden State Valkyries in the playoff semifinals.
- Who
- Chiney Ogwumike compared A’ja Wilson with Tom Brady.
- What
- Ogwumike said Wilson’s career was more impressive and that she was more interesting to watch than Brady.
- When
- After Wilson won the 2026 WNBA MVP award; the article was published on October 10, 2026.
- Where
- Ogwumike made the comments on her podcast.
- Why
- Her co-host raised Brady’s investment in the Aces. Ogwumike cited Wilson’s on-court dominance and basketball’s dynamic nature.
Chiney Ogwumike
Critics of the comparison
Career comparison
Chiney Ogwumike
Ogwumike said Wilson’s career was more impressive and that she was more interesting to watch than Brady.
Critics of the comparison
Critics said Brady’s seven NFL titles made his achievements more impressive.
A'ja's more interesting than Tom Brady, to me.
His winning is boring.
7 titles in the NFL might be a tad more impressive.
She was dreaming about surviving this world.
Tom Brady’s NFL career ended.
A’ja Wilson won her fifth WNBA MVP award, a league record.
Ogwumike compared Wilson’s career with Brady’s on her podcast.
The Golden State Valkyries swept the Aces, ending their bid for another title.
- Wilson MVP awards
- 5, a league record
- Wilson WNBA championships
- 3
- Brady Super Bowl titles
- 7
- Aces playoff result
- Swept by the Golden State Valkyries in the semifinals
- Story publication date
- October 10, 2026
Sources
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