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.
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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.
Oregon’s Sabrina Ionescu, a 5-foot-11 point guard, has flaunted in Las Vegas the precocious skillset that has helped her net an NCAA record 17 triple-doubles and emerge as perhaps the top prospect in next month’s WNBA Draft.
The Las Vegas Aces celebrated International Women’s Day on a cold, windy Friday by volunteering for Habitat for Humanity.
The Los Angeles Sparks have re-signed guard-forward Alana Beard, the reigning WNBA defensive player of the year.
Aces star A’ja Wilson will play for the “Home” team in the 2019 NBA Celebrity All-Star Game in Charlotte, North Carolina, the NBA announced Wednesday morning.
Minnesota Lynx star Maya Moore has decided to skip the upcoming WNBA season, seeking more time to devote to her family and her faith.
The Aces have re-signed restricted free-agent wing Dearica Hamby. Terms of the deal were not available. Hamby played in 33 games last season — all as a reserve — and scored 7.4 points per game.
Two people familiar with the purchase tell The Associated Press that an investment group led by Brooklyn Nets minority owner Joseph Tsai has agreed to buy the New York Liberty.
While last season there was a clear-cut No. 1 in A’ja Wilson, there is no consensus top pick this year. The top three picks remained the same from the first mock draft with Teaira McCowan, Asia Durr and Kalani Brown going 1-2-3.
NBA fans will get to follow the actions of a single player in livestreams on Twitter in the second half of 20 games, starting with the NBA All-Star Game on Feb. 17.
Troxel was charged with misdemeanor assault and disorderly conduct following a physical altercation on Nov. 30 at the Phoenix-area home he shares with his fiancee.
The WNBA said it has lost a significant amount of money over the last 22 years, including $12 million last season.
A look back at the people, places and things that made for a memorable sports year in Las Vegas.
The WNBA schedule released Tuesday also has the Las Vegas Aces for three games on ESPN2 — at the Phoenix Mercury on May 31, home against the Seattle Storm on July 23 and at the Sparks on Aug. 1.
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