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Chelsea Gray Reportedly Agrees on Aces Contract After 5 Years with Sparks

Rob Goldberg

The Las Vegas Aces reportedly will sign guard Chelsea Gray, according to Howard Megdal of The Next.

Gray spent the past five years with the Los Angeles Sparks, earning three All-Star selections while contributing to the 2016 squad that won the WNBA title. She finished last season averaging 14.0 points and a team-high 5.3 assists per game. 

The 28-year-old is also known for her outside shooting, making 38.5 percent of three-point attempts in her career.

It helps add another weapon for the Aces, who could be one of the top teams in the league in 2021.

Las Vegas went 18-4 last season to equal the best regular-season mark in the league before reaching the WNBA Finals. A'ja Wilson won the MVP award after averaging 20.5 points and 8.5 rebounds per game while veteran Angel McCoughtry remained an impact player in both ends.

The season ended in disappointment after being swept by the Seattle Storm in the finals, but the Aces could be even stronger next season with three-time All-Star Liz Cambage returning after opting out of 2020.

With Gray now in the fold, there might not be a better lineup in the league.

She also helps replace Kayla McBride, who will reportedly join the Minnesota Lynx, per WSLAM.

Gray's signing does represent a tough blow for the Sparks, which already lost superstar Candace Parker in free agency to the Chicago Sky, per Ramona Shelburne of ESPN.

The team will have to rebuild around Nneka Ogwumike, who was designated a Core Player earlier this month.

   

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