The Aces destroyed the New York Liberty on Thursday at Michelob Ultra Arena, establishing themselves as the WNBA’s lone superteam.
Basketball
NBA Summer League isn’t the only showcase the NBA and WNBA are bringing to UNLV next month.
A 2020 graduate of Liberty, Gonzaga’s Julian Strawther on Thursday became the seventh native Las Vegan to be a first-round NBA draft pick.
No. 1 overall NBA draft pick Victor Wembanyama and No. 2 pick Brandon Miller will play on the opening day of the NBA Summer League at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Liberty’s Julian Strawther was a first-round pick and one of six players with local ties selected Thursday in the NBA draft.
G League Ignite standout Scoot Henderson is the top NBA draft prospect with local ties. Here are four more who could be selected Thursday in New York.
Bypassing on G League Ignite star Scoot Henderson would be the latest and greatest mistake made by the Charlotte Hornets under outgoing owner Michael Jordan.
Five-star prospect Ron Holland signed with G League Ignite on Tuesday, fortifying one of the best rosters in the Henderson NBA developmental team’s history.
“It is a possibility,” NBA commissioner Adam Silver told to Shaquille O’Neal about the league expanding to Las Vegas. Among the most interested: LeBron James.