Overview
- At team media day Tuesday, A’ja Wilson debuted a Jean Grey–inspired red hairstyle and cast it as a sign of power and joy for the new season.
- In a preseason win over Japan on Sunday, Chennedy Carter scored a team‑high 18 off the bench, showing the burst Las Vegas wants in transition.
- Players and coaches outlined a faster identity that pushes the ball and creates easy runs, with Carter expecting to ease Chelsea Gray’s ball‑handling load.
- After re‑signing on a three‑year, $5 million supermax, Wilson leads a returning core with Jackie Young, Chelsea Gray and NaLyssa Smith, and Las Vegas opens May 9 in Phoenix.
- Wilson said a Nike tour in Europe grew her A‑One and A‑Two shoe line and refreshed her mindset as the Aces pursue a fourth title in five years.