Sydney Colson was ready to end her pro basketball career and pursue another passion — acting. But then Aces coach Bill Laimbeer called and invited her to training camp.
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The Aces have re-engaged the Dallas Wings in trade talks centered around center Liz Cambage but no deal is imminent, according to a person familiar with the details of negotiations.
Park, a 6-foot-6-inch center, has expanded her skill set — and English vocabulary — and is ready for additional responsibility in her second season.
Center Ruth Hamblin and guard Dominique Wilson signed training camp deals during the offseason and were competing for final spots on the Aces’ roster.
The 6-foot-6-inch center has had to navigate through a series of minor injuries and major self-doubts that compromised her confidence and career.
The former North Carolina State standout played two years professionally in Europe and received the first WNBA training camp invitation of her career in April from the Aces.
The 5-foot-10-inch guard joined the Aces at training camp Wednesday after winning EuroLeague and Russian Premier League titles with her club team, UMMC Ekaterinburg.
The team’s first season in Las Vegas was condensed by the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup in late September, forcing it to play a 34-game schedule in 91 days.
Young and the Aces opened their second training camp with a pair of practices at UNLV’s Cox Pavilion. The 21-year-old Young, drafted No. 1 overall last month out of Notre Dame, worked as the team’s lead guard and played with several lineups.
The Aces open training camp Sunday at UNLV’s Cox Pavilion with three weeks to prepare for their second WNBA season.
CBS Sports Network will broadcast 40 games in primetime and on the weekends starting May 25 with the Minnesota Lynx vs. the Chicago Sky.
The Aces acquired veteran shooting guard Sugar Rodgers from the New York Liberty in a three-team trade Thursday. They will send third-year small forward Nia Coffey to the Atlanta Dream.
The Aces selected Notre Dame junior guard Jackie Young with the No. 1 overall pick in the WNBA Draft on Wednesday.
The Aces have zeroed in on Notre Dame’s Jackie Young and Louisville’s Asia Durr as the No. 1 overall pick in the WNBA Draft, which begins at 4 p.m. Wednesday.
The 30-year-old was hired by Laimbeer as the team’s general manger in December, and has since assumed a bulk of the scouting, and engaged in trade negotiations with other executives in the months leading up to Wednesday’s WNBA Draft, in which the Las Vegas has the No. 1 overall pick.
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