How the Aces can become the next WNBA dynasty after winning back-to-back titles

Las Vegas Aces forward A'ja Wilson celebrates after defeating the New York Liberty to win the 2023 WNBA Finals and back-to-back championships, at Barclays Center in New York City, on Oct. 18, 2023. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images) (Sarah Stier via Getty Images)

NEW YORK — A’ja Wilson has never seen footage from the Houston Comets’ four WNBA Finals victories in the league’s first four seasons. Watching those championships, which took place starting the year after Wilson was born, is on her offseason list.

“I really do want to dive into more of the film sessions and how they just executed,” Wilson said at practice before Game 3. “What was it then that made them click? And I’m probably gonna get to that later on, but I’ve been so tied up in this Finals, that I wasn’t even trying to go back there yet.”

This Finals, the league’s 27th in history, concluded with Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces taking another step toward those Comets. They withstood injuries and the New York Liberty to win Game 4, 70-69, on Wednesday. It’s their second consecutive title, a feat only the Comets (1997-2000) and Los Angeles Sparks (2001-02) have matched. And it furthers the validity of a question that began sprouting last September after they lifted their first trophy.

By Cassandra Negley.

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