Aces guard Chelsea Gray named 2026 Unrivaled MVP

Chris Cwik Mon, March 2, 2026 at 4:29 PM UTC

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Chelsea Gray is the 2026 Unrivaled MVP after a stellar season with Rose BC. (Leonardo Fernandez via Getty Images)

During her 11-year WNBA career, Chelsea Gray has collected an impressive cabinet of championships and awards. She added yet another accomplishment to her collection Monday, as Gray was named the MVP of Unrivaled's 2026 season.

Gray, 33, turned in a fantastic season with Rose BC, averaging 24.2 points, 6.1 assists and 5.6 rebounds in 14 games played.

Despite Gray's success, Rose BC went just 6-8 in the regular season. That was good enough to secure a playoff spot, but the team's success in the postseason proved to be short lived. Rose BC was eliminated from the playoffs Saturday, losing to Breeze BC.

While that was a disappointing result — especially considering Rose BC won the Unrivaled 3-on-3 championship last season — it was still a highly effective Unrivaled season for Gray. In addition to winning the league's MVP award, Gray also won its 1-on-1 tournament in February. That earned Gray an extra $200,000.

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Gray can add that MVP award to an already impressive cabinet of awards. Over her WNBA career, Gray has made six All-Star teams, is a three-time All-Pro and a four-time WNBA champ. She also earned the finals MVP in 2022, when she averaged 18.3 points and six assists per game for the Aces.

Gray has come a long way since being selected by the Connecticut Sun with the No. 11 pick in the 2014 WNBA Draft. After missing her entire rookie season, Gray put up modest numbers over her next two years in a reserve role.

But once she earned a starting role in 2017, her career took off. Gray made three consecutive All-Star appearances over her next three seasons. She saw all of her stats increase, though managed to more than double her scoring output from her first two seasons.

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All of that made Gray one of the WNBA's best players, something she's further established by helping the Aces win the WNBA championship in three out of the past four seasons.

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