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Gray, 33, Guides Aces to Second Championship

7/1/2026

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Gray Leads Aces

Gray helped the Las Vegas Aces win their second title in 2023.
She was drafted No. 11 in 2014 by the Connecticut Sun but missed that season with a knee injury.
At age 33, Gray averages 12.0 points and 6.7 assists per game.
Coach Becky Hammon called Gray “a master chess player” who thinks four or five moves ahead.

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Clark Sets Record

Caitlin Clark set a new single-game WNBA assist record with 19 assists in 2024, surpassing Courtney Vandersloot’s 18-assist mark.
Sue Bird holds the all-time WNBA assists record at 3,234 over 19 seasons.
Courtney Vandersloot is the only player to average double-digit assists, posting 10.0 per game in 2020.
Ariel Thomas grew from 1.5 rookie assists to a league-best 9.2 in 2022 and now averages 8.0.

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Parker Rookie MVP

Candace Parker became the only WNBA player to win the MVP award as a rookie.
She was selected No. 1 overall in the 2008 draft and played 16 seasons as a center-forward.
In 2015 she posted a league-best 6.3 assists per game, showing guard-like playmaking from the post.
She retired after the 2023 season with three championships, prompting analysts to say she raised the standard for post players.

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Gray Leads Aces

Gray helped the Las Vegas Aces win their second title in 2023.
She was drafted No. 11 in 2014 by the Connecticut Sun but missed that season with a knee injury.
At age 33, Gray averages 12.0 points and 6.7 assists per game.
Coach Becky Hammon called Gray “a master chess player” who thinks four or five moves ahead.

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