Becky Hammon knows the best team doesn’t always win. But as the WNBA playoffs begin, she’s confident that her top-seeded Aces can win their first championship.
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Las Vegas Aces news, scores, highlights and game reports for the back-to-back WNBA champs, led by A'ja Wilson, Chelsea Gray and Kelsey Plum.
The Phoenix Mercury superstar center was wrongfully detained by Russia, and her abscence is affecting the WNBA and its players.
Liz Cambage will join the team Saturday in Phoenix ahead the regular season-finale, according to Aces coach Bill Laimbeer.
Liz Cambage hadn’t played for the Aces since July 7 but is energized after five weeks of rest. She had 17 points and seven rebounds in Sunday’s win over the Washington Mystics.
The Aces are already the best offensive team in the WNBA through more than a third of the 2021 season.
The Aces lost guard Kelsey Plum last week to a season-ending Achilles injury and needed to bolster their depth on the perimeter.
The Aces have one pick — No. 33 overall — in Friday’s WNBA draft. Pickings are often slim in the third round, but there have been some players who have had productive careers.
Danielle Robinson played five years with franchise in San Antonio, earning All-Star honors with the Stars from 2013 to 2015. She averaged a career-high 12.9 points in 2014.
Las Vegas will open its third season with a 3 p.m. home game against the Dallas Wings at Mandalay Bay Events Center.
The Aces chartered a plane to Washington, D.C., on Monday, under the direction of WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert, who also made the allowance for the Los Angeles Sparks.
After a slow start to her pro career, the No. 1 overall draft pick is becoming a key contributor as the franchise prepares for its first playoff berth since 2014.
Kayla McBride scored 22 points and Kelsey Plum had 21 Sunday to propel the Aces to an 80-75 win over the Minnesota Lynx at Target Center in Minneapolis.
The 6-foot-8-inch Australian averaged a league-high 23.0 points and 9.7 rebounds, second in the league, last season. She’s considered the WNBA’s best post player.