Aliyah Boston finished her third WNBA season with one big goal: become a better 3-point shooter. She shot 6-29, logging a career-high in attempts but not makes.
After her Phantom team took down the Breeze in Philadelphia, Boston said, “I spent the offseason honestly just shooting a lot of threes. I know that’s something that I want to be able to be ready to do consistently for the Fever, and so that was definitely my mindset and goal going into it.”
That hard work is already paying off in a number of ways. Boston has been a willing shooter during her second Unrivaled season and has made eight 3-pointers so far. Adding a 3-point shot to her skill set doesn’t just make Boston a more versatile contributor for a Fever team hoping to compete for a championship. It also creates more separation between her and all the young bigs trying to catch up with her.
Boston is only 24, but already made the All-WNBA Second Team and All-Defensive Second Team this past season. If she can be an efficient scorer on the inside, continue to grow into one of the best passing bigs in the game, defend the paint, AND shoot the three, she will be absolutely unstoppable.
Aliyah Boston is the best young two-way big in the league until someone proves that she isn’t
Recent draft classes have brought an abundance of young talent into the WNBA and Unrivaled. The guards may get most of the hype, but between Angel Reese, Shakira Austin, Kiki Iriafen, Aaliyah Edwards, Cameron Brink, Kamilla Cardoso, and Dominique Malonga, there is also a wealth of talent in the frontcourt.
Aliyah Boston is the player everyone in that group is chasing. Malonga is the only one out of that group who is significantly younger than Boston, and Iriafen is two years younger. Everyone else is between 23 and 25. Nevertheless, Reese is the only one who comes even close in terms of accolades and individual success. She was an All-Star in 2024 and 2025, but still has to catch up in terms of All-WNBA and All-Defensive team selections. On top of that, Boston even received some MVP votes, tying with Nneka Ogwumike for sixth.
If Boston can add a reliable 3-point shot to her arsenal in the WNBA, she will be even more versatile. That, in turn, will make it even more difficult for everyone else to catch up. With a reliable 3-point shot, Boston checks all the boxes of an all-around player—something few young players do so early in their careers.
Playing for the Fever also works in Boston’s favor. They went to the semifinals in 2025 despite losing Caitlin Clark, Sophie Cunningham, Aari McDonald, Sydney Colson, and Chloe Bibby to season-ending injuries and a failed DeWanna Bonner singing. Now, imagine what they can do after a big free agency period with a healthy roster. Most of the other young bigs in the league don’t have the privilege of playing for a contender quite yet.