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Bam Adebayo believes Aâja Wilsonâs historic WNBA supermax contract is a sign that the womenâs game is finally getting the financial recognition it has long deserved.
Wilsonâs new deal is bigger than one player cashing in after another dominant stretch. It reflects years of pressure, growth, and rising visibility, finally producing a contract that looks different from anything the league had seen before.
That is why Adebayoâs reaction carried weight, because he was not just reacting to the number itself, but to what it says about where the WNBA is headed.
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Reacting in comments shared via Zach Weinberger, Adebayo made it clear he saw Wilsonâs deal as long overdue.
âAbout time. Theyâve been fighting for this for a long time. So, for them to have that opportunity to obviously get super-max, and it has the âMâ at the end, you see how much the game is growing, how much their game is growing, how much attention is surrounded by their game,â Adebayo said.
The contract backs that up. Wilson agreed to a three-year deal worth about $5 million, making it the richest contract in WNBA history and the first deal of its kind to put a player comfortably into seven figures annually.
Her 2026 salary is set to begin at roughly $1.4 million, which underlines just how dramatically the market has shifted under the leagueâs new financial structure.
The specific value of Aâja Wilson's supermax contract has not been disclosed in the excerpt.
Aâja Wilsonâs contract is considered historic as it represents a significant financial milestone for the WNBA, reflecting the league's growth and increasing recognition of women's basketball.
Bam Adebayo believes that Aâja Wilsonâs contract indicates a positive trajectory for the WNBA, highlighting its rising visibility and financial recognition.

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Adebayo also made it clear he does not view this as the finish line.
âHow much attention is surrounded by their person, to where they love the needle that much; to where those contracts look like that. And Iâm happy itâs only going up from there,â he added.
That part matters just as much as the headline number. The WNBAâs new CBA has pushed the team salary cap to around $7 million for 2026, creating room for elite players to land contracts that better reflect their value.
Wilson, already a four-time MVP and one of the defining stars of the league, has effectively reset the standard for top-end earnings.
But Adebayoâs reaction was not simply about one contract. It was about a financial shift that players have been chasing for years, and one that could reshape the league from here.
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