Heading into 2024, cases for the greatest all-time women’s basketball player could be made for several other candidates headlined by such luminaries as Diana Taurasi, Lisa Leslie, Lauren Jackson, Maya Moore, Tamika Catchings, Candace Parker, Breanna Stewart, Sheryl Swoopes, Swoopes’ Comets teammate Cynthia Cooper, and, if you wanna go old school, Cooper’s teammate at the “other” USC: Cheryl Miller.
But when you stack Wilson’s 2024 campaign (that’s pretty clearly the preeminent individual season in league
history) on top of her Mount Everest of pre-’24 exploits, to me, it’s tough to argue that didn’t catapult her into the driver’s seat of the greatest of all time conversation. And by the end of just her age-27 season, too! As she adds the longevity of her prime years to her still-budding career, that’ll likely simply relegate everyone else in her rearview mirror to be further and further in the distance.
If you’re not convinced, check out the latest episode of “Scattered” and try your best to make the case for someone else.
