Few people will be rooting more for the Las Vegas Aces in the WNBA Finals than A’ja Wilson’s boyfriend Bam Adebayo. The WNBA-NBA power couple provide a dangerous duo when it comes to strategizing behind the scenes.
Heading into the WNBA Finals, Wilson revealed that she enlisted the services of the Miami Heat star as she crafted a group text to her Aces teammates following a particularly poor outing earlier in the season.
“He’s seen different locker rooms, different situations,” Wilson told ESPN’s Michael Voepel during an October 3, 2025, feature titled, “The A’ja Wilson text that turned around the Aces’ WNBA season.” “If he thinks, ‘No, that’s not the right thing to say,’ he’ll definitely tell me. I respect his view a lot. So we kind of go back and forth, and I’m like, ‘Well, how would you handle this situation? What would you feel like?’
“Then that’s when I was like, ‘All right, now I can talk to my teammates and let them know. It’s okay to feel embarrassed. We really should be embarrassed. But this is how we’re moving forward.’”
When Did A’ja Wilson & Bam Adebayo Start Dating?
It is unclear exactly when the two stars started dating, but the rumors heated up back in 2024. Adebayo and Wilson started off as friends before the couple became an item.
Adebayo may have pulled off the biggest assist of his career after recently presenting his girlfriend with the WNBA MVP trophy. Wilson made WNBA history by winning her fourth MVP award.
“Special moment for a special person,” Adebayo said of the event during a September 29, media session, per Associated Press. “To see somebody be the Mount Everest, the Mount Rushmore in their sport is something you can’t take for granted.
“To be able to give somebody flowers when they’re still here to smell them, that was a special moment for me and obviously everybody involved.”
A’ja Wilson on Boyfriend Bam Adebayo: ‘I Have an Amazing Boyfriend Who Really Is My Safe Space’
What began with rumors has now become official with both Adebayo and Wilson discussing their relationship publicly. During an April 10, interview with Cosmo, Wilson referred to her Adebayo as her “safe space.”
“I have an amazing boyfriend who really is my safe space,” Wilson told Cosmo. “He’s truly a gift. He’s obviously in the same field, so we bounce off different things with one another to where it’s like, no, we’re not alone.
“He’s helped me through a lot and welcomed me to be who I’m going to be. I know he’s like, ‘I don’t know what A’ja I’m going to get today, but I’m blessed to be beside her.’”
Bam Adebayo Describes Girlfriend A’ja Wilson as Someone Who Gives Him ‘Honest Answers’
Adebayo may be on text message duty as the Aces chase another WNBA championship, but the Heat star is also learning from Wilson. The Miami center pointed to Wilson’s leadership style as one of the main areas he has learned from the Aces star.
“Just to have somebody that you can actually talk to from a different perspective, different lens, obviously different coaching,” Adebayo noted.
“For me, being able to watch somebody that great and ask questions after the game. I feel like that’s the biggest way she’s helped me, just allowing me to ask questions and giving me honest answers.”