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2023 Las Vegas Aces season

The 2023 Las Vegas Aces season was the franchise's 27th season in the Women's National Basketball Association and the sixth year the franchise is based in Las Vegas - after relocating from San Antonio and Utah. This was also the second season under head coach Becky Hammon. They were the defending WNBA champions, after defeating the Connecticut Sun in the 2022 WNBA Finals.

2023 Las Vegas Aces season
WNBA champions
CoachBecky Hammon
ArenaMichelob Ultra Arena
Attendance9,551 per game
Results
Record34–6 (.850)
Place1st (Western)
Playoff finishWNBA Champions (Defeated New York Liberty 3–1 in WNBA Finals)
Team Leaders
PointsA'ja Wilson – 22.8 ppg
ReboundsA'ja Wilson – 9.5 rpg
AssistsChelsea Gray – 7.3 apg

The Aces largely kept their team intact after their championship season, only trading away Dearica Hamby, but signing former WNBA Champions Candace Parker and Alysha Clark in the offseason. This continuity proved positive in the first month of the season as the Aces went 4–0 in May. Their winning streak continued and went to seven games before they lost their first game of the season on June 8 to the Connecticut Sun. After the loss, they went on another seven game winning streak, and finished June 10–1. The winning streak continued into July, but ended on the third game of the month with a loss to Dallas. After the nine game winning streak, the Aces again won out in the month, finishing on a seven game winning streak, and finishing July with a 10–1 record. They managed to get their winning streak to eleven before losing to the New York Liberty on August 6. Their next loss would again come at the hands of New York, but this time it was in the Commissioner's Cup Final. The Aces defeated New York in the next regular season game, but would then lose to Los Angeles to end a four game regular season winning streak. The Aces won three of their next five games to finish August with an 8–4 record. During the month, they secured their playoff berth on August 2. They entered the final month of the season fighting with New York for the first seed. The Aces won all three games in September to secure the top seed on the last day of the season.

The Aces finished with a 34–6 regular season record, which was a franchise and WNBA record for number of wins.[1] This was also the first season where the WNBA played 40 games. Their .850 winning percentage was a franchise record but not a WNBA record. The Aces finished as the first seed for the playoffs.

As the first seed, the Aces faced off against the eighth seed Chicago Sky and would host the first two games of the three game series. The Aces didn't lose a quarter in Game One and took the game 87–59. The Aces dominated Game Two in similar fashion, not losing a quarter, and winning the game 92–70 to move on to the Semifinals. In the Semifinals, the Aces faced off against the Dallas Wings. The Aces would host the first two games of the five game series, and game five, if necessary. The Aces dominated Game One, only losing the fourth quarter, but winning the game 97–83. Dallas managed to win two quarters in Game Two, but the Aces won the game 91–84. Game Three, was much closer in Dallas, but the Aces used a strong second half to win the game 64–61 and moved on to the 2023 WNBA Finals.

In the Finals, the Aces faced off against the second seed, New York Liberty. The teams faced each other five times during the regular season, going 2–2 against each other, but the Aces lost the Commissioner's Cup. The Aces used a strong second half to win Game One 99–82. In Game Two, they dominated the first quarter, and again dominated the second half to win 104–76. The Aces only needed to win one of the last three games to retain their title. The Liberty clawed one game back in New York, winning Game Three 87–73. In Game Four, the Aces, as they often had in the playoffs, had a strong second half, and won the game 70–69. The Aces became the first team since the Los Angeles Sparks in 2002 to win back to back WNBA Championships, taking the Finals three games to one.

Transactions

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WNBA draft

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See also: 2023 WNBA draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
3 36 Brittney Davis   United States Alabama

Transactions

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Date Details
January 21, 2023 Traded Dearica Hamby and a 2024 First-Round Pick to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for the negotiating rights to Amanda Zahui B and a 2024 Second-Round Pick[2]
February 1, 2023 Signed Candace Parker to a 1-Year Deal[3]
Signed Alysha Clark to a 2-Year Deal[4]
Signed Cayla George to a 1-Year Deal[5]
Signed Alexis Peterson and Courtney Range to Training Camp Contracts[6]
February 5, 2023 Traded the negotiating rights to Amanda Zahui B to the Washington Mystics for 2024 and 2025 Second-Round Picks[7]
February 6, 2023 Waived Iliana Rupert[8]
Signed Sydney Colson to a Training Camp Contract[9]
February 7. 2023 Signed Kiah Stokes to a 1-Year Deal[10]
April 12, 2023 Signed Elizabeth Balogun to a Training Camp Contract[11]
April 14, 2023 Signed Brittany Davis to a Rookie Scale Contract
April 24, 2023 Waived Elizabeth Balogun[12]
May 9, 2023 Waived Aisha Sheppard, Courtney Range, and Brittany Davis[13]
May 15, 2023 Waived Alexis Peterson[14]
June 30, 2023 Signed A'ja Wilson to a Contract Extension[15]
July 19, 2023 Signed Ashley Joens to a 7-Day Contract[16]
July 26, 2023 Signed Ashley Joens to a 2nd 7-Day Contract[17]
August 6, 2023 Signed Alaina Coates to a 7-Day Contract[18]
August 10, 2023 Signed Alaina Coates to a 2nd 7-Day Contract[19]
August 16, 2023 Signed Alaina Coates to a 3rd 7-Day Contract
August 23, 2023 Signed Alaina Coates to a Hardship Contract[20]

Roster Changes

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Roster

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2023 Las Vegas Aces roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs
F 1   Bell, Kierstan 6' 1" (1.85m) 176 lb (80kg) 03-16-2000 Florida Gulf Coast 1
F 7   Clark, Alysha 5' 11" (1.8m) 167 lb (76kg) 07-07-1987 Middle Tennessee 10
C 81   Coates, Alaina 6' 4" (1.93m) 225 lb (102kg) 04-07-1995 South Carolina 4
G 51   Colson, Sydney 5' 8" (1.73m) 140 lb (64kg) 1989-08-06 Texas A&M 8
F/C 13   George, Cayla 6' 4" (1.93m) 192 lb (87kg) 05-01-1989 Australia 3
G 12   Gray, Chelsea 5' 11" (1.8m) 170 lb (77kg) 1992-10-08 Duke 8
F/C 3   Parker, Candace   6' 4" (1.93m) 184 lb (83kg) 1986-04-19 Tennessee 15
G 10   Plum, Kelsey 5' 8" (1.73m) 145 lb (66kg) 1994-08-24 Washington 5
C 41   Stokes, Kiah 6' 3" (1.91m) 191 lb (87kg) 1993-03-30 Connecticut 7
G 2   Williams, Riquna 5' 6" (1.68m) 165 lb (75kg) 1990-05-28 Miami (FL) 10
F 22   Wilson, A'ja 6' 4" (1.93m) 195 lb (88kg) 1996-08-08 South Carolina 5
G 0   Young, Jackie 6' 0" (1.83m) 165 lb (75kg) 1997-09-16 Notre Dame 4
Head coach
  Becky Hammon (Colorado State)
Assistant coaches
  Natalie Nakase (UCLA)
  Tyler Marsh (Birmingham–Southern)
  Charlene Thomas-Swinson (Auburn)
Athletic trainer
  Michelle Anumba (Duke


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  •   Injured

Depth Chart

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Pos. Starter Bench
PG Chelsea Gray Sydney Colson
SG Kelsey Plum Riquna Williams 
SF Jackie Young Alysha Clark
Kierstan Bell
PF Candace Parker  Cayla George
C A'ja Wilson Kiah Stokes

Schedule

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Preseason

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2023 pre-season game log
Total: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
May: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 13 New York W 84–77 Kelsey Plum (22) Chelsea Gray (8) Peterson
Plum (3) 		Michelob Ultra Arena
4,460 		1–0
2023 pre-season schedule

Regular Season

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2023 game log
Total: 34–6 (Home: 19–1; Road: 15–5)
May: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 20 @ Seattle W 105–64 Plum
Young (23) 		A'ja Wilson (13) Chelsea Gray (6) Climate Pledge Arena
11,229 		1–0
2 May 25 @ Los Angeles W 94–85 Jackie Young (30) A'ja Wilson (13) Chelsea Gray (8) Crypto.com Arena
7,314 		2–0
3 May 27 Los Angeles W 93–65 A'ja Wilson (23) Kiah Stokes (9) Chelsea Gray (7) Michelob Ultra Arena
10,191 		3–0
4 May 28 Minnesota W 94–73 Jackie Young (23) Candace Parker (8) Chelsea Gray (10) Michelob Ultra Arena
7,970 		4–0
June : 10–1 (Home: 6–0; Road: 4–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
5 June 2 @ Atlanta W 92–87 A'ja Wilson (21) Kiah Stokes (7) Chelsea Gray (4) Gateway Center Arena
3,209 		5–0
6 June 4 @ Indiana W 84–80 A'ja Wilson (27) A'ja Wilson (10) Chelsea Gray (7) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
6,131 		6–0
7 June 6 @ Connecticut W 90–84 A'ja Wilson (23) A'ja Wilson (10) Chelsea Gray (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
4,368 		7–0
8 June 8 @ Connecticut L 77–94 Kelsey Plum (16) Bell
Stokes (5) 		A'ja Wilson (4) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,147 		7–1
9 June 11 Chicago W 93–80 A'ja Wilson (21) A'ja Wilson (10) Candace Parker (7) Michelob Ultra Arena
9,786 		8–1
10 June 15 Seattle W 96–63 Jackie Young (28) A'ja Wilson (12) Chelsea Gray (9) Michelob Ultra Arena
8,518 		9–1
11 June 18 Minnesota W 93–62 Jackie Young (24) A'ja Wilson (14) Gray
Parker (5) 		Michelob Ultra Arena
8,036 		10–1
12 June 21 @ Phoenix W 99–79 Jackie Young (23) A'ja Wilson (12) Chelsea Gray (8) Footprint Center
11,580 		11–1
13 June 24 Indiana W 101–88 A'ja Wilson (28) A'ja Wilson (10) Chelsea Gray (12) Michelob Ultra Arena
8,310 		12–1
14 June 26 Indiana W 88–80 Chelsea Gray (25) Candace Parker (12) Chelsea Gray (5) Michelob Ultra Arena
8,143 		13–1
15 June 29 New York W 98–81 Kelsey Plum (18) Candace Parker (6) Kelsey Plum (8) Michelob Ultra Arena
9,587 		14–1
July : 10–1 (Home: 4–0; Road: 6–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
16 July 1 Connecticut W 102–84 Kelsey Plum (25) A'ja Wilson (13) Candace Parker (8) Michelob Ultra Arena
8,596 		15–1
17 July 5 Dallas W 89–82 Jackie Young (28) A'ja Wilson (13) Chelsea Gray (6) Michelob Ultra Arena
10,177 		16–1
18 July 7 @ Dallas L 78–80 Kelsey Plum (21) Parker
Stokes (6) 		Kelsey Plum (6) College Park Center
6,251 		16–2
19 July 9 @ Minnesota W 113–89 Kelsey Plum (40) A'ja Wilson (10) Chelsea Gray (10) Target Center
7,701 		17–2
20 July 11 Phoenix W 98–72 Jackie Young (23) A'ja Wilson (8) Chelsea Gray (11) Michelob Ultra Arena
10,281 		18–2
21 July 12 @ Los Angeles W 97–78 A'ja Wilson (25) A'ja Wilson (12) Gray
Young (5) 		Crypto.com Arena
8,085 		19–2
22 July 20 @ Seattle W 79–63 A'ja Wilson (23) A'ja Wilson (15) Chelsea Gray (8) Climate Pledge Arena
7,873 		20–2
23 July 22 @ Minnesota W 98–81 A'ja Wilson (35) A'ja Wilson (14) Chelsea Gray (11) Target Center
7,801 		21–2
24 July 25 @ Chicago W 107–95 Kelsey Plum (27) Kiah Stokes (17) Chelsea Gray (9) Wintrust Arena
9,025 		22–2
25 July 30 Dallas W 104–91 Kelsey Plum (28) A'ja Wilson (7) Chelsea Gray (8) Michelob Ultra Arena
10,213 		23–2
August : 8–4 (Home: 5–1; Road: 3–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
26 August 1 Atlanta W 93–72 Jackie Young (24) A'ja Wilson (11) Chelsea Gray (7) Michelob Ultra Arena
8,366 		24–2
27 August 6 @ New York L 61–99 Jackie Young (16) A'ja Wilson (7) Chelsea Gray (6) Barclays Center
11,418 		24–3
28 August 8 @ Dallas W 104–84 A'ja Wilson (28) A'ja Wilson (14) Kelsey Plum (8) College Park Center
5,193 		25–3
29 August 11 Washington W 113–89 A'ja Wilson (40) A'ja Wilson (12) Gray
Plum (10) 		Michelob Ultra Arena
9,364 		26–3
30 August 13 Atlanta W 86–65 A'ja Wilson (21) Kiah Stokes (12) Chelsea Gray (6) Michelob Ultra Arena
8,564 		27–3
Commissioner's Cup Final August 15 New York L 63–82 Jackie Young (16) Gray
Stokes (6) 		Kelsey Plum (6) Michelob Ultra Arena
8,967 		—
31 August 17 New York W 88–75 Chelsea Gray (22) Chelsea Gray (11) Chelsea Gray (11) Michelob Ultra Arena
9,230 		28–3
32 August 19 Los Angeles L 72–78 A'ja Wilson (25) A'ja Wilson (9) Chelsea Gray (7) Michelob Ultra Arena
10,348 		28–4
33 August 22 @ Atlanta W 112–100 A'ja Wilson (53) Chelsea Gray (9) Chelsea Gray (12) Gateway Center Arena
3,209 		29–4
34 August 24 @ Chicago W 94–87 Jackie Young (24) Wilson
Young (10) 		Chelsea Gray (10) Wintrust Arena
8,084 		30–4
35 August 26 @ Washington L 62–78 Kelsey Plum (21) A'ja Wilson (11) Chelsea Gray (4) Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200 		30–5
36 August 28 @ New York L 85–94 Jackie Young (24) A'ja Wilson (8) Chelsea Gray (9) Barclays Center
11,615 		30–6
37 August 31 Washington W 84–75 A'ja Wilson (26) A'ja Wilson (11) Kelsey Plum (10) Michelob Ultra Arena
8,619 		31–6
September : 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
38 September 2 Seattle W 103–77 A'ja Wilson (30) Kiah Stokes (11) Chelsea Gray (9) Michelob Ultra Arena
9,319 		32–6
39 September 8 @ Phoenix W 94–73 A'ja Wilson (30) A'ja Wilson (9) Chelsea Gray (12) Footprint Center
13,206 		33–6
40 September 10 Phoenix W 100–85 A'ja Wilson (36) A'ja Wilson (8) Chelsea Gray (8) T-Mobile Arena
17,406 		34–6
2023 season schedule

Playoffs

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2023 playoff game log
First Round vs. Chicago
Won Series: 2–0
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 September 13 Chicago W 87–59 Chelsea Gray (20) Kiah Stokes (15) Chelsea Gray (7) T-Mobile Arena
12,927 		1–0
2 September 17 Chicago W 92–70 A'ja Wilson (38) A'ja Wilson (16) Chelsea Gray (9) Michelob Ultra Arena
9,000 		2–0
Semifinals vs. Dallas
Won Series: 3–0
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 September 24 Dallas W 97–83 A'ja Wilson (34) Jackie Young (10) Jackie Young (7) Michelob Ultra Arena
9,784 		1–0
2 September 26 Dallas W 91–84 A'ja Wilson (30) A'ja Wilson (11) Chelsea Gray (8) Michelob Ultra Arena
9,286 		2–0
3 September 29 @ Dallas W 64–61 Chelsea Gray (15) A'ja Wilson (13) Kelsey Plum (7) College Park Center
6,251 		3–0
Finals vs. New York Liberty
Won Series: 3–1
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 October 8 New York W 99–82 Plum
Young (26) 		A'ja Wilson (8) Chelsea Gray (9) Michelob Ultra Arena
10,300 		1–0
2 October 11 New York W 104–76 A'ja Wilson (26) A'ja Wilson (15) Chelsea Gray (11) Michelob Ultra Arena
10,232 		2–0
3 October 15 @ New York L 73–87 Kelsey Plum (29) A'ja Wilson (11) Jackie Young (5) Barclays Center
17,143 		2–1
4 October 18 @ New York W 70–69 A'ja Wilson (24) A'ja Wilson (16) Jackie Young (7) Barclays Center
16,851 		3–1
2023 playoff schedule

Standings

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# Team
W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1 x – Las Vegas Aces 34 6 .850 – 18–2 19–1 15–5 9–1
2 x – New York Liberty 32 8 .800 2 16–4 15–5 17–3 7–3
3 x – Connecticut Sun 27 13 .675 7 14–6 13–7 14–6 7–3
4 x – Dallas Wings 22 18 .550 12 11–9 11–9 11–9 6–4
5 x – Atlanta Dream 19 21 .475 15 11–9 11–9 8–12 6–4
6 x – Minnesota Lynx 19 21 .475 15 12–8 9–11 10–10 5–5
7 x – Washington Mystics 19 21 .475 15 9–11 12–8 7–13 5–5
8 x – Chicago Sky 18 22 .450 16 5–15 7–13 11–9 3–7
9 e – Los Angeles Sparks 17 23 .425 17 9–11 10–10 7–13 5–5
10 e – Indiana Fever 13 27 .325 21 5–15 6–14 7–13 2–8
11 e – Seattle Storm 11 29 .275 23 8–12 4–16 7–13 4–6
12 e – Phoenix Mercury 9 31 .225 25 2–18 8–12 1–19 1–9

Notes

(#) – League Standing
x – Clinched playoff berth
e – Eliminated from postseason contention
Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings

Playoffs

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See also: 2023 WNBA Playoffs
Round One:
Best-of-3 		Semifinals:
Best-of-5 		Finals:
Best-of-5
         
1 Las Vegas Aces 2
8 Chicago Sky 0
1 Las Vegas Aces 3
4 Dallas Wings 0
4 Dallas Wings 2
5 Atlanta Dream 0
1 Las Vegas Aces 3
2 New York Liberty 1
2 New York Liberty 2
7 Washington Mystics 0
2 New York Liberty 3
3 Connecticut Sun 1
3 Connecticut Sun 2
6 Minnesota Lynx 1

Bold Series winner

Statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage  TO  Turnovers per game
 PF  Fouls per game Team leader League leader

Regular Season

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
A'ja Wilson 40 40 30.7 .557 .310 .812 9.5 1.6 1.4 2.2 22.8
Kelsey Plum 39 39 32.4 .475 .389 .912 2.4 4.5 1.1 0.0 18.7
Jackie Young 40 40 31.5 .523 .449 .867 4.0 3.8 1.3 0.1 17.6
Chelsea Gray 40 40 32.2 .490 .421 .897 4.0 7.3 1.4 0.6 15.3
Candace Parker 18 18 23.6 .465 .333 .893 5.4 3.7 1.5 0.9 9.0
Alysha Clark 39 1 22.5 .444 .386 .818 3.4 1.1 0.6 0.2 6.7
Kierstan Bell 36 0 11.8 .346 .244 .600 1.6 0.5 0.4 0.1 3.7
Cayla George 32 0 8.5 .288 .234 .000 1.8 0.4 0.3 0.2 2.3
Kiah Stokes 40 22 19.8 .434 .185 .500 5.9 0.6 0.7 1.0 2.2
Sydney Colson 28 0 4.8 .444 .375 .833 0.4 0.8 0.3 0.0 1.3
Alaina Coates≠ 10 0 3.0 .800 .000 .250 1.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.9
Ashley Joens‡ 2 0 3.0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0


‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season

Playoffs

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
A'ja Wilson 9 9 33.2 .554 .500 .831 11.8 1.2 1.4 2.3 23.8
Kelsey Plum 9 9 36.8 .417 .403 .875 3.2 3.8 1.3 0.0 18.3
Jackie Young 9 9 34.8 .421 .415 .914 5.6 5.0 1.6 0.1 16.7
Chelsea Gray 8 8 35.9 .436 .355 1.00 4.8 6.8 1.5 1.0 15.6
Alysha Clark 9 1 24.1 .529 .318 .929 4.4 1.3 0.3 0.1 8.2
Kiah Stokes 8 8 26.1 .563 .500 1.00 7.9 1.3 1.0 0.3 2.8
Cayla George 8 1 6.0 .200 .250 1.00 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.0 1.6
Kierstan Bell 8 0 6.3 .167 .000 1.00 0.8 0.3 0.4 0.3 1.3
Sydney Colson 7 0 4.9 .250 .000 .000 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.3
Alaina Coates 6 0 1.8 1.00 .000 .000 0.8 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.3

Awards and honors

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Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
A'ja Wilson WNBA All-Star Starter & Captain June 25 [21]
Western Conference Player of the Week June 27 [22]
July 25 [23]
August 15 [24]
August 29 [25]
Player of the Month - June July 5 [26]
Player of the Month - July August 2 [27]
Player of the Month - August September 6 [28]
Defensive Player of the Year September 22 [29]
All-Defensive First Team September 22 [30]
All-WNBA First Team October 15 [31]
WNBA Finals MVP October 18 [32]
Jackie Young WNBA All-Star Starter June 25 [21]
All-WNBA Second Team October 15 [31]
Chelsea Gray WNBA All-Star Starter June 25 [21]
Western Conference Player of the Week August 2 [33]
All-WNBA Second Team October 15 [31]
Kelsey Plum WNBA All-Star July 1 [34]
Becky Hammon Coach of the Month - June July 5 [26]
Alysha Clark Sixth Player of the Year September 18 [35]

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