Las Vegas Aces Head Coach Becky Hammon announced today the hiring of John Lucas III as the Aces Player Development Coach.

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - Two-time Olympic gold medalist, two-time WNBA Champion and three-time WNBA M’VP, A’ja Wilson today added yet another trophy to her case: 2024 USA Basketball 5x5 Female Athlete of the Year after leading the U.S. Olympic Basketball Team to gold at the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

She has won at every level of basketball she has ever competed in. Wilson won a national championship with the South Carolina Gamecocks in 2017, is a two-time champion with the Las Vegas Aces (2022-23) and a two-time Olympic gold medalist (2020, 2024).

WNBA stars Kelsey Plum and Jewell Loyd switch teams in a three-way trade involving the Aces, Sparks, and Storm.

Kelsey Plum is headed to Los Angeles as part of a three-way trade that will send Jewell Loyd to the Las Vegas Aces, according to a person familiar with the deal.

The Las Vegas Aces hired former Los Angeles Lakers coach John Lucas III to be the Player Development Coach, just hours after the franchise traded Kelsey Plum to the Los Angeles Sparks

In a massive three-team deal, the Seattle Storm are trading Jewell Loyd to the Las Vegas Aces in an agreement that will see star guard Kelsey Plum move to the Los Angeles Sparks, a league source confirmed Sunday.

John Lucas III joins recently hired assistant coaches Ty Ellis and Larry Lewis on coach Becky Hammon’s Aces staff. He will be the team’s player development coach.

Prepare for more names to switch places in free agency in the aftermath of the deal that sent All-Star Kelsey Plum to Los Angeles.

Natalie Esquire and Callie Fin unpack the blockbuster WNBA trade between the Las Vegas Aces, Los Angeles Aces and Seattle Storm, and how it affects all teams' outlooks.

Stars Jewell Loyd and Kelsey Plum are on the move after Sunday's massive trade. The Las Vegas Aces will acquire Loyd in a three-team deal.