# 2025 Las Vegas Aces season

The 2025 Las Vegas Aces season is the franchise's 28th season in the Women's National Basketball Association and the eighth year the franchise is based in Las Vegas - after relocating from San Antonio and Utah. This will be the fourth season under head coach, Becky Hammon. The season will tip off on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Barclays Center versus the defending 2024 WNBA champs, New York Liberty.

## Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Club | Outcome |
| 1 | First round pick forfeited (due to league rules violations) | First round pick forfeited (due to league rules violations) | First round pick forfeited (due to league rules violations) | First round pick forfeited (due to league rules violations) | First round pick forfeited (due to league rules violations) | First round pick forfeited (due to league rules violations) |
| 2 | 13 | | | | | |
| 3 | 35 | | | | | |

## Transactions
### Front office and coaching

| Date | Details |
| October 10, 2024 | Assistant coach, Natalie Nakase, left Aces organization |
| October 26, 2024 | General manager, Natalie Williams' contract was not renewed |
| November 2, 2024 | Assistant coach, Tyler Marsh, left Aces organization |
| November 7, 2024 | Hired Ty Ellis as an assistant coach |
| December 13, 2024 | Hired Larry Lewis as an assistant coach |
| January 27, 2025 | Hired John Lucas III as a player development coach |

### Trades

February :
| February 1 (Three-team trade) | To Las Vegas AcesJewell Loyd (from Seattle Storm) 2025 No. 13 draft pick (from Los Angeles Sparks) | To Seattle Storm2025 No. 2 draft pick and rights to Li Yueru (from Los Angeles Sparks) 2026 first round draft pick (from Las Vegas Aces) |
| February 7 | To Las Vegas AcesDana Evans (sign-and-trade) | To Chicago Sky2025 No. 16 and No. 22 draft picks |

### Free agency
#### Core designation

| Player | Date | Notes | Ref. |
| Kelsey Plum | January 11, 2025 | Traded to Los Angeles Sparks on February 1 (Sign-and-trade) | |

#### Re-signed

| Player | Date | Notes | Ref. |
| Queen Egbo | February 7, 2025 | Training camp contract | |

#### Additions

| Player | Date | Notes | Former Team |
| Elizabeth Kitley | February 3, 2025 | Rookie contract (2024 draft pick – No. 24) | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| Cheyenne Parker-Tyus | February 6, 2025 | Training camp contract | Atlanta Dream |
| Tiffany Mitchell | February 8, 2025 | Details yet to be announced | Connecticut Sun |
| Elena Tsineke | February 17, 2025 | Training camp contract | AZS AJP Gorzów Wielkopolski |
| Crystal Bradford | February 21, 2025 | Training camp contract | Shanghai Sharks |

#### Subtractions / Unsigned

| Player | Date | Reason | New Team |
| Kate Martin | December 6, 2024 | Expansion draft | Golden State Valkyries |
| Tiffany Hayes | February 6, 2025 | Free agency – unrestricted | Golden State Valkyries |
| Sydney Colson | February 6, 2025 | Free agency – unrestricted | Indiana Fever |
| Alysha Clark | February 9, 2025 | Free agency – unrestricted | Seattle Storm |

## Roster
### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starter | Bench |
| PG | Chelsea Gray | Dana Evans |
| SG | Jewell Loyd | Tiffany Mitchell |
| SF | Jackie Young | Kierstan Bell |
| PF | A'ja Wilson | Elizabeth Kitley Cheyenne Parker-Tyus |
| C | Kiah Stokes | Queen Egbo Megan Gustafson |

## Schedule
### Pre-season

2025 pre-season game log Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) :
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
May 2
Dallas
Purcell Pavilion
2
May 6
Phoenix
Michelob Ultra Arena :
2025 pre-season schedule :

### Regular season

2025 game log Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) :
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
May 17
@ New York
Barclays Center
2
May 20
@ Connecticut
Mohegan Sun Arena
3
May 23
Washington
Michelob Ultra Arena
4
May 25
@ Seattle
Climate Pledge Arena
5
May 30
Los Angeles
Michelob Ultra Arena :
June
: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
6
June 1
@ Seattle
Climate Pledge Arena
7
June 7
@ Golden State
Chase Center
8
June 11
Los Angeles
Michelob Ultra Arena
9
June 13
Dallas
Michelob Ultra Arena
10
June 15
Phoenix
Michelob Ultra Arena
11
June 17
@ Minnesota
Target Center
12
June 20
Seattle
Michelob Ultra Arena
13
June 22
Indiana
T-Mobile Arena
14
June 25
Connecticut
Michelob Ultra Arena
15
June 26
Washington
Michelob Ultra Arena
16
June 29
@ Phoenix
PHX Arena :
July
: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
17
July 3
@ Indiana
Gainbridge Fieldhouse
18
July 6
@ Connecticut
Mohegan Sun Arena
19
July 8
@ New York
Barclays Center
20
July 10
@ Washington
CareFirst Arena
21
July 12
Golden State
Michelob Ultra Arena
22
July 16
@ Dallas
College Park Center
23
July 22
Atlanta
Michelob Ultra Arena
24
July 24
@ Indiana
Gainbridge Fieldhouse
25
July 25
@ Minnesota
Target Center
26
July 27
@ Dallas
College Park Center
27
July 29
@ Los Angeles
Crypto.com Arena :
August
: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
28
August 2
Minnesota
Michelob Ultra Arena
29
August 3
Golden State
Michelob Ultra Arena
30
August 6
@ Golden State
Chase Center
31
August 8
Seattle
Michelob Ultra Arena
32
August 10
Connecticut
Michelob Ultra Arena
33
August 13
New York
Michelob Ultra Arena
34
August 15
@ Phoenix
PHX Arena
35
August 17
Dallas
Michelob Ultra Arena
36
August 19
Atlanta
Michelob Ultra Arena
37
August 21
Phoenix
Michelob Ultra Arena
38
August 23
@ Washington
CareFirst Arena
39
August 25
@ Chicago
Wintrust Arena
40
August 27
@ Atlanta
Gateway Center Arena :
September
: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
41
September 4
Minnesota
T-Mobile Arena
42
September 7
Chicago
T-Mobile Arena
43
September 9
Chicago
T-Mobile Arena
44
September 11
@ Los Angeles
Crypto.com Arena :
2025 season schedule :

## Standings

| # | vteTeam | W | L | PCT | GB | Conf. | Home | Road | Cup |
| 1 | Atlanta Dream | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| 2 | Chicago Sky | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| 3 | Connecticut Sun | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| 4 | Dallas Wings | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| 5 | Golden State Valkyries | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| 6 | Indiana Fever | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| 7 | Las Vegas Aces | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| 8 | Los Angeles Sparks | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| 9 | Minnesota Lynx | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| 10 | New York Liberty | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| 11 | Phoenix Mercury | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| 12 | Seattle Storm | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| 13 | Washington Mystics | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Notes
    (#) – League Standing
    x – Clinched playoff berth
    e – Eliminated from playoff contention
    Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings

## Statistics
### Regular season

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PF | PPG |
$^‡$Waived/Released during the season $^†$Traded during the season $^≠$Acquired during the season

## Awards and honors

| Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |