Over the following week, SB Nation will be introducing each of the 12 members of the US Olympic Women's Basketball team.Here's what you need to know about A'ja Wilson, the most dominant basketball player in the women's field right now.Fast FactsTeam: Las Vegas Aces https://www.nevadawolfpackoutfit.com Regular Season Stats: 27.2 points, 11.9 rebounds, 3.8 blocks, 1.8 stealsPosition: Center Draft Class: 2018, Pick 1 All-Star Selections: 6 Previous Olympic Appearances: 2020 Olympic gold medalist College: South Carolina – won 2017 national championshipIt's hard to make a case that anyone other than A'ja Wilson is the best player in the world A'ja Wilson is a two-time league MVP, a two-time Defensive Player of the Year, and last year's Finals MVP. Yetsomehowshe's playing her best basketball right now.Wilson is averaging a 27.2 points per game on 52.7% shooting, the highest scoring average of any player in the WNBA. She's the league's second-best rebounder, with 11.9 boards a game, and she's the leading shotblocker, averaging 2.8 blocks per night. As it currently stands, Wilson seems to be the leading candidate for two distinct regular season honors – MVP andDPOY. Her college coach, Dawn Staley, recently stated she believed Wilson should win both awards, as well as the Most Improved Player honor. That's not likely to happen, but Staley's sentiment reflects the fact that Wilson has somehow managed to elevate her game even further this season.A'ja Wilson recently announced her new shoe deal with Nike It probably came too latebut in May, she announced a highly-anticipated signature shoe deal with Nike, set to officially launch in 2025. The shoe, called the "A'One", was announced in Columbia, South Carolina – Wilson's alma mater and hometown. She's the first Black woman to get her own signature shoe with Nike since Sheryl Swoopes in 2002, and she joins Sabrina Ionescu, Breanna Stewart, and Caitlin Clark as the only active WNBA players with signature deals.This page on Nike's website announcing A'ja Wilson's signature shoe is7 rebounds in four seasons. In January, South Carolina Athletics installed a statue of Wilson in front of Colonial Life Arena. "A'ja was a powerful force in our program, our campus and our community through everything that she https://www.nevadawolfpackoutfit.com accomplished on the court and the person she was off it," Dawn Staley said. "This statue in front of this arena is an equally powerful force. Every young person, and especially young black girls, can see what is possible through hard work, passion and dedication."