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Gray Leads Aces with 7.3 Assists, Wins Second Title

6/28/2026

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Gray Leads

Gray posted 7.3 assists per game in 2023 as the Las Vegas Aces won their second WNBA title.
Drafted No. 11 in 2014 by the Connecticut Sun, he missed his rookie season with a knee injury but has not missed a season since.
At 33, in his 12th season, he averages 12.0 points and 6.7 assists, earning coach Becky Hammon’s description as a master chess player.

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Bird Sets Record

Sue Bird holds the WNBA all-time assists record with 3,234 assists, surpassing every other player.
Courtney Vandersloot posted a league-best 10.0 assists per game in 2020 and set an 18-assist single-game record.
Sabrina Thomas posted a league-best 9.2 assists per game in 2023, moving her to seventh all-time with 1,875 assists.

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Parker Retires

Parker retired after the 2023 season, ending a 16-year WNBA career.
She averaged 16.0 points, 8.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists, and posted a league-best 6.3 assists per game in 2015.
Parker won MVP twice—including as a rookie, only player ever—and finished top five in MVP voting ten times.
She captured three championships, is deemed Hall of Fame-bound, and is credited with reshaping the league’s style of play.

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Gray Leads

Gray posted 7.3 assists per game in 2023 as the Las Vegas Aces won their second WNBA title.
Drafted No. 11 in 2014 by the Connecticut Sun, he missed his rookie season with a knee injury but has not missed a season since.
At 33, in his 12th season, he averages 12.0 points and 6.7 assists, earning coach Becky Hammon’s description as a master chess player.

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