Overview
- The Las Vegas Aces signed Justine Pissott to a standard rest-of-season WNBA contract after the Indiana Fever declined to match an offer sheet, and the team waived guard Chennedy Carter in a corresponding roster move Tuesday.
- Pissott was on a player-development deal with Indiana, which gives a team 24 hours to match a standard offer; the Aces used that process to accelerate the 6-foot-4 rookie onto their championship roster.
- Las Vegas timed Carter’s release to precede the league’s non-guaranteed contract deadline so the Aces will not owe the remainder of her veteran-minimum deal reported at about $277,500.
- Carter began the season as a high-scoring reserve but saw minutes drop after social-media comments and missed time with a left-leg injury and an illness, and she now must pass through waivers before becoming a free agent.
- The move strengthens Las Vegas’s backcourt and floor spacing while preserving salary flexibility; watch the waiver wire for teams that may claim Carter and how Pissott is integrated into the Aces’ rotation.