The Las Vegas Aces are the 2025 WNBA Champions.
Head coach Becky Hammon, in her fourth season, has been with the staff throughout all three title runs.
The Las Vegas Aces began because the Utah Starzz in 1997. After 5 seasons, the franchise moved to San Antonio the place they spent a decade because the Silver Stars earlier than shortening it to Stars. In 2018, the franchise mobved once more, this time to Las Vegas.
Hammon spent the second half of her WNBA taking part in profession in San Antonio. I had the fortune of witnessing her ultimate sport in addition to attending her retirement ceremony.
She wasted no time after retirement, becoming a member of Gregg Popovich’s employees as an assistant coach in 2014. In 2022, she left the Spurs to go coach the Aces, the place she has discovered main success.
Hammon is the one WNBA participant to have her jersey hanging within the rafters in San Antonio. Her #25 was retired by the Stars. It additionally hangs proudly in Las Vegas.
Congratulations to Hammon and the Aces.
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