The 2024 Las Vegas Aces season was the franchise's 27th season in the Women's National Basketball Association and the seventh year the franchise is based in Las Vegas - after relocating from San Antonio and Utah. This was the third season under head coach Becky Hammon. They were the defending WNBA champions, after defeating the New York Liberty in the 2023 WNBA Finals. In 2023, the Aces also finished with the most regular season wins in WNBA history, 34.[1] Additionally, the Aces won back-to-back WNBA titles, and were the first team to do so since 2001–2002. The season tipped off on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at home versus the Phoenix Mercury.[2]
On May 17, 2024, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) announced that they would be gifting each player on the 2024 Aces roster a $100,000 sponsorship.[3] This sponsorship is independent of the Aces organization as per the WNBA's collective bargaining agreement.[3] On May 18, 2024, the WNBA opened an investigation into these sponsorships.[4]
The transgressions didn't have an effect on the start of the season as the Aces won their first two games. They did lose to Phoenix by ten points on May 21 for their first loss. They won their next two games before losing to Atlanta to finish May 4–2. They defeated Dallas to start June, but would lose their next three games. They defeated Phoenix to break the streak, but lost to New York in the next game. Their losing streak would end after that as the Aces won their next four games to finish June 6–4. They extended their winning streak to six games by defeating Indiana and Washington to start July. An overtime loss to Los Angeles would break their winning streak. The Aces built a new streak winning their next four games in a row. They would lose to Chicago to finish July 6–2 and head into the Olympic break with a 16–8 record. The Aces were not as dominant upon returning from the break, losing their first game back to New York. They would defeat Los Angeles before losing two games in a row to Minnesota. Two wins bookended a loss to see the Aces finish August 3–4. With a win over Atlanta on August 30, the Aces clinched their playoff berth. The Aces became dominant in September, winning their first three games of the month. A four point loss to New York on September 8 would be the only mar on their record for the month. The would the remaining five straight games, with the closest being a four point win in Indiana on September 13. The Aces finished the regular season 27–13.
The Aces' 27–13 record saw them finish in fourth place in the overall standings. As the fourth seed in the 2024 WNBA Playoffs, they faced-off against fifth seed Seattle in the First Round. The first two games were held in Las Vegas and the Aces won them both, 78–67 and 86–73. They advanced to the Semifinals where they faced New York in a best-of-five series. The Aces lost the first two games in New York, 77–87 and 84–88. They would win game three in Las Vegas to extend the series, 95–81. The Aces were unable to win game four at home and were eliminated from the playoffs, losing the series one game to three.
See also: 2024 WNBA draft.
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country | |
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2 | 16 | Dyaisha Fair | Syracuse | ||
2 | 18 | Kate Martin | Iowa | ||
2 | 24 | Elizabeth Kitley | Virginia Tech | ||
3 | 36 | Angel Jackson | Jackson State |
Date | Details | |
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February 1, 2024 | Signed Megan Gustafson[5] | |
Re-signed Kiah Stokes[6] | ||
Re-signed Sydney Colson[7] | ||
Signed Morgan Jones to a Training Camp Contract[8] | ||
February 4, 2024 | Signed Kamaria McDaniel to a Training Camp Contract[9] | |
February 7, 2024 | Re-signed Candace Parker[10] | |
February 8, 2024 | Signed Bria Hartley to a Training Camp Contract[11] | |
March 28, 2024 | Signed Brea Beal to a Training Camp Contract[12] | |
April 17, 2024 | Signed Dyaisha Fair and Angel Jackson to Rookie Contracts[13] | |
April 22, 2024 | Signed Kate Martin to Rookie Contract[14] | |
April 28, 2024 | Candace Parker announced her retirement[15] | |
April 29, 2024 | Signed Chelsea Gray to a Contract Extension[16] | |
May 2, 2024 | Waived Brea Beal and Morgan Jones[17] | |
May 3, 2024 | Signed Jackie Young to a Contract Extension[18] | |
May 6, 2024 | Waived Bria Hartley[19] | |
Waived Kamaria McDaniel[20] | ||
Claimed/Awarded Emma Cannon from Waivers[21] | ||
May 7, 2024 | Waived Angel Jackson[22] | |
May 13, 2024 | Exercised fourth-year option for Kierstan Bell[23] | |
May 26, 2024 | Waived Dyaisha Fair[24] | |
May 31, 2024 | Signed Tiffany Hayes[25] | |
June 16, 2024 | Waived Emma Cannon[26] | |
Signed Jessika Carter | ||
June 30, 2024 | Waived Jessika Carter[27] | |
September 2, 2024 | Signed Queen Egbo to 7-day contract[28] |
Personnel | Signed/Trade | Former Team | |
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Emma Cannon | Signed | Dallas Wings | |
Jessika Carter | Signed | Mississippi State | |
Dyaisha Fair | Draft | Syracuse | |
Megan Gustafson | Signed | Phoenix Mercury | |
Tiffany Hayes | Signed | Connecticut Sun | |
Angel Jackson | Draft | Jackson State | |
Kate Martin | Draft | Iowa |
Personnel | Reason | New Team | |
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Emma Cannon | Waived | — | |
Jessika Carter | Waived | — | |
Dyaisha Fair | Waived | — | |
Cayla George | Released | — | |
Angel Jackson | Waived | — | |
Candace Parker | Retired |
Pos. | Starter | Bench | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
PG | Chelsea Gray | Sydney Colson | ||
SG | Kelsey Plum | Tiffany Hayes | ||
SF | Jackie Young | Alysha Clark Kate Martin | ||
PF | A'ja Wilson | Kierstan Bell | ||
C | Kiah Stokes | Megan Gustafson |
|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 1| May 11| Puerto Rico| W 102–50| A'ja Wilson (27)| A'ja Wilson (14)| (3)| Colonial Life Arena
13,507| 1–0
|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 1| May 14| Phoenix| W 89–80| A'ja Wilson (30)| A'ja Wilson (13)| Jackie Young (6)| Michelob Ultra Arena
10,419| 1–0|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 2| May 18| Los Angeles| W 89–82| (22)| A'ja Wilson (10)| Jackie Young (11)| Michelob Ultra Arena
10,286| 2–0|- style="background:#fcc;" | 3| May 21| Phoenix| L 88–98| Kelsey Plum (27)| A'ja Wilson (13)| Jackie Young (8)| Michelob Ultra Arena
10,374| 2–1|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 4| May 25| Indiana| W 99–80| A'ja Wilson (29)| A'ja Wilson (15)| Kelsey Plum (7)| Michelob Ultra Arena
10,399| 3–1|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 5| May 29| @ Minnesota| W 80–66 | A'ja Wilson (29)| A'ja Wilson (15)| Jackie Young (10)| Target Center
7,409| 4–1|- style="background:#fcc;" | 6| May 31| @ Atlanta| L 74–78| A'ja Wilson (28)| A'ja Wilson (9)| Kelsey Plum (6)| Gateway Center Arena
4,015| 4–2
|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 7| June 5| @ Dallas| W 95–81| A'ja Wilson (36)| A'ja Wilson (12)| Jackie Young (7)| College Park Center
6,251| 5–2|- style="background:#fcc;" | 8| June 7| Seattle| L 65–78| A'ja Wilson (29)| A'ja Wilson (11)| Tiffany Hayes (4)| Michelob Ultra Arena
10,380| 5–3|- style="background:#fcc;" | 9| June 9| @ Los Angeles| L 92–96| A'ja Wilson (31)| A'ja Wilson (8)| (5)| Crypto.com Arena
13,900| 5–4|- style="background:#fcc;" | 10| June 11| Minnesota| L 86–100| A'ja Wilson (28)| Kiah Stokes (9)| (4)| Michelob Ultra Arena
10,368| 5–5|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 11| June 13| @ Phoenix| W 103–99| Jackie Young (34)| A'ja Wilson (15)| Kelsey Plum (5)| Footprint Center
9,325| 6–5|- style="background:#fcc;" | 12| June 15| New York| L 82–90| Kelsey Plum (22)| Kiah Stokes (12)| Jackie Young (6)| Michelob Ultra Arena
10,424| 6–6|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 13| June 19| Seattle| W 94–83| Jackie Young (32)| A'ja Wilson (9)| Kelsey Plum (8)| Michelob Ultra Arena
10,380| 7–6|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 14| June 21| Connecticut| W 85–74| A'ja Wilson (26)| A'ja Wilson (16)| Jackie Young (5)| Michelob Ultra Arena
10,385| 8–6|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 15| June 27| @ Chicago| W 95–83| A'ja Wilson (31)| Kiah Stokes (8)| (5)| Wintrust Arena
9,025| 9–6|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 16| June 29| @ Washington| W 88–77| Jackie Young (26)| A'ja Wilson (9)| Kelsey Plum (8)| Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200| 10–6
|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 17| July 2| Indiana| W 88–69| Kelsey Plum (34)| Kiah Stokes (12)| rowspan=2| Jackie Young (10)| T-Mobile Arena
20,366| 11–6|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 18| July 4| Washington| W 98–77| Kelsey Plum (28)| A'ja Wilson (9)| Michelob Ultra Arena
10,376| 12–6|- style="background:#ffbbbb"| 19| July 5| @ Los Angeles| L 93–98 (OT)| A'ja Wilson (35)| A'ja Wilson (12)| (6)| Crypto.com Arena
13,840| 12–7|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 20| July 7| Dallas| W 104–85| A'ja Wilson (28)| A'ja Wilson (10)| Jackie Young (5)| Michelob Ultra Arena
10,369| 13–7|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 21| July 10| @ Seattle| W 84–79| Jackie Young (27)| A'ja Wilson (20)| Chelsea Gray (6)| Climate Pledge Arena
12,500| 14–7|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 22| July 12| @ Atlanta| W 84–70| A'ja Wilson (33)| A'ja Wilson (18)| Kelsey Plum (7)| Gateway Center Arena
3,344| 15–7|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 23| July 14| @ Washington| W 89–77| A'ja Wilson (28)| A'ja Wilson (17)| Chelsea Gray (6)| Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200| 16–7|- style="background:#fcc;" | 24| July 16| Chicago| L 85–93| A'ja Wilson (28)| A'ja Wilson (14)| Gray, Plum (5)| Michelob Ultra Arena
10,396| 16–8|- style="background:#fcc;" | 25| August 17| New York| L 67–79| A'ja Wilson (24)| A'ja Wilson (11)| Chelsea Gray (6)| Michelob Ultra Arena
10,397| 16–9|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 26| August 18| Los Angeles| W 87–71| A'ja Wilson (34)| A'ja Wilson (13)| (4)| Michelob Ultra Arena
10,311| 17–9|- style="background:#fcc;" | 27| August 21| Minnesota| L 87–98| Jackie Young (26)| A'ja Wilson (9)| A'ja Wilson (6)| Michelob Ultra Arena
10,429| 17–10|- style="background:#fcc;" | 28| August 23| @ Minnesota| L 74–87| A'ja Wilson (24)| A'ja Wilson (7)| Alysha Clark (4)| Target Center
9,124| 17–11|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 29| August 25| @ Chicago| W 77–75| A'ja Wilson (20)| A'ja Wilson (18)| Chelsea Gray (7)| Wintrust Arena
9,025| 18–11|- style="background:#fcc;" | 30| August 27| @ Dallas| L 90–93| A'ja Wilson (42)| (6)| Jackie Young (6)| College Park Center
6,251| 18–12|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 31| August 30| Atlanta| W 83–72| A'ja Wilson (26)| A'ja Wilson (16)| A'ja Wilson (5)| Michelob Ultra Arena
10,397| 19–12|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 32| September 1| @ Phoenix| W 97–79| A'ja Wilson (41)| A'ja Wilson (17)| Jackie Young (14)| Footprint Center
13,981| 20–12|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 33| September 3| Chicago| W 90–71| A'ja Wilson (30)| A'ja Wilson (14)| Chelsea Gray (10)| T-Mobile Arena
18,394| 21–12|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 34| September 6| @ Connecticut| W 72–67| Kelsey Plum (27)| A'ja Wilson (8)| Chelsea Gray (6)| Mohegan Sun Arena
8,910| 22–12|- style="background:#fcc;" | 35| September 8| @ New York| L 71–75| Kelsey Plum (25)| Kiah Stokes (9)| Gray, Plum (6)| Barclays Center
15,393| 22–13|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 36| September 11| rowspan=2| @ Indiana| W 86–75| A'ja Wilson (27)| A'ja Wilson (12)| (4)| rowspan=2| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274| 23–13|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 37| September 13| W 78–74| Chelsea Gray (21)| A'ja Wilson (17)| (6)| 24–13|- style="background:#bbffbb" | 38| September 15| Connecticut| W 84–71| A'ja Wilson (29)| A'ja Wilson (9)| Jackie Young (7)| Michelob Ultra Arena
10,431| 25–13|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 39| September 17| @ Seattle| W 85–72| (21)| (7)| Jackie Young (6)| Climate Pledge Arena
14,298| 26–13|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 40| September 19| Dallas| W 98–84| Megan Gustafson (24)| Megan Gustafson (7)| Bell, Hayes (5)| Michelob Ultra Arena
10,376| 27–13
|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 1| September 22| rowspan=2| Seattle| W 78–67| A'ja Wilson (21)| Stokes, Wilson (8)| Chelsea Gray (7)| Michelob Ultra Arena
10,369| 1–0|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 2| September 24| W 86–73| Kelsey Plum (29)| A'ja Wilson (13)| Chelsea Gray (9)| Michelob Ultra Arena
10,370| 2–0|- style="background:#fcc;"| 1| September 29| rowspan=2| @ New York| L 77–87| Kelsey Plum (24)| A'ja Wilson (6)| A'ja Wilson (5)| Barclays Center
14,015| 0–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 2| October 1| L 84–88| A'ja Wilson (24)| A'ja Wilson (7)| Chelsea Gray (7)| Barclays Center
14,321| 0–2|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 3| October 4| New York| W 95–81| Jackie Young (24)| A'ja Wilson (14)| Chelsea Gray (7)| Michelob Ultra Arena
10,369| 1–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 4| October 6| New York| L 62–76| A'ja Wilson (19)| A'ja Wilson (10)| Chelsea Gray (6)| Michelob Ultra Arena
10,374| 1–3
See also: 2024 WNBA Playoffs.
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PF | PPG | |
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A'ja Wilson | 38 | 38 | 34.4 | .518 | .317 | .844 | 11.9 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 26.9 | |
Kelsey Plum | 38 | 38 | 34.0 | .423 | .368 | .866 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 17.8 | |
Jackie Young | 37 | 37 | 32.6 | .430 | .337 | .867 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 15.8 | |
Tiffany Hayes ≠ | 33 | 5 | 21.5 | .500 | .402 | .714 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 9.5 | |
Chelsea Gray | 27 | 25 | 26.0 | .408 | .338 | .813 | 2.9 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 8.6 | |
Alysha Clark | 40 | 18 | 24.3 | .443 | .373 | .821 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 6.0 | |
Megan Gustafson | 38 | 7 | 10.7 | .500 | .386 | .765 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 3.7 | |
Kierstan Bell | 6 | 0 | 7.2 | .375 | .500 | .500 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 2.8 | |
Queen Egbo ≠ | 3 | 0 | 6.0 | .667 | — | — | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 2.7 | |
Kate Martin | 34 | 2 | 11.5 | .307 | .355 | .917 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 2.6 | |
Sydney Colson | 31 | 1 | 8.0 | .422 | .378 | .889 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 2.5 | |
Kiah Stokes | 39 | 29 | 18.4 | .323 | .225 | .667 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 1.4 | |
Emma Cannon ‡ | 5 | 0 | 1.8 | .667 | .000 | — | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 | |
Dyaisha Fair ‡ | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | .000 | .000 | — | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
Jessika Carter ≠ ‡ | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | .000 | — | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PF | PPG | |
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6 | 6 | 36.5 | .535 | .500 | .750 | 9.7 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 21.3 | ||
6 | 6 | 33.0 | .461 | .359 | .778 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 16.3 | ||
6 | 6 | 30.5 | .375 | .359 | .818 | 5.8 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 13.8 | ||
6 | 6 | 32.0 | .383 | .286 | .818 | 2.7 | 6.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 10.5 | ||
6 | 0 | 21.7 | .512 | .500 | .813 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 10.5 | ||
6 | 3 | 25.8 | .364 | .333 | 1.000 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 6.0 | ||
1 | 0 | 3.0 | .500 | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | ||
6 | 0 | 4.7 | .143 | .167 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | ||
4 | 0 | 7.5 | .200 | .000 | — | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | ||
4 | 3 | 13.8 | .000 | .000 | — | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.0 | ||
1 | 0 | 3.0 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | ||
1 | 0 | 3.0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. | |
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Chelsea Gray | WNBA All-Star | July 2, 2024 | ||
Becky Hammon | Coach of the Month – September | September 20, 2024 | [29] | |
Tiffany Hayes | AP Sixth Woman of the Year | September 22, 2024 | [30] | |
WNBA Sixth Player of the Year | October 4, 2024 | [31] | ||
Kelsey Plum | WNBA All-Star | July 2, 2024 | ||
A'ja Wilson | Western Conference Player of the Month – May | June 3, 2024 | [32] | |
Western Conference Player of the Week | June 4, 2024 | [33] | ||
June 25, 2024 | [34] | |||
July 9, 2024 | [35] | |||
July 18, 2024 | [36] | |||
September 3, 2024 | [37] | |||
September 20, 2024 | [38] | |||
WNBA All-Star | July 2, 2024 | [39] | ||
Western Conference Player of the Month – June | July 2, 2024 | [40] | ||
Western Conference Player of the Month – July | July 19, 2024 | [41] | ||
AP Player of the Week | September 3, 2024 | [42] | ||
Western Conference Player of the Month – September | September 20, 2024 | [43] | ||
Peak Performer: Points | [44] | |||
WNBA Most Valuable Player | September 22, 2024 | [45] | ||
AP Most Valuable Player | ||||
AP All-WNBA First Team | ||||
WNBA All-Defensive First Team | September 29, 2024 | [46] | ||
All-WNBA First Team | October 16, 2024 | [47] | ||
Jackie Young | WNBA All-Star | July 2, 2024 |
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