2024 was the third WNBA future odds season under head coach Becky Hammon. The Aces were the defending WNBA champions after defeating the New York Liberty in the 2023 WNBA Finals. Also, in 2023, the Aces finished with the most regular season wins in WNBA history, 34. Additionally, the Aces won back-to-back WNBA titles and were the first team to do so since 2001–2002. The season tipped off on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. On May 18, 2024, the WNBA opened an investigation into payments from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.
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Las Vegas Aces Key Players and Coach
Namely, Becky Hammon has an online wagering record of 87-29 as head coach of the Aces. Her playoff record of 19-6 and two championships.
A’ja Wilson was the Aces’ first overall pick in the 2018 WNBA Draft out of South Carolina. She was the 2023 WNBA Finals MVP and is a three-time WNBA MVP. Correlate that Wilson is a six-time WNBA All-Star. Last year, she averaged 26.9 points and 11.9 rebounds per game.
Las Vegas Aces Team Overview
Overall, Las Vegas’s WNBA metrics were 6th for scoring offense, 4th for field goal percentage, 1st for 3-point field goal percentage, 5th for free throw percentage, and 7th for offensive rebounding. On defense, the Aces’ metrics were 2nd for scoring defense, 1st for field goal percentage permitted, 1st for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 8th for defensive rebounding.
In the 2024 season, the Las Vegas Aces were 30-10 straight up, 25-14-1 against the spread, and 15-23 over/under the WNBA playoff odds total. Thus, Las Vegas was second in the Western Conference playoff standings, three games behind the Minnesota Lynx.
The Aces became dominant in September, winning their first three games. A four-point loss to New York on September 8 was the only loss on their record for the month. Next, they would win the remaining five straight games, with the closest being a four-point win in Indiana on September 13. The Aces finished the regular season 27–13.
However, the Aces were not as dominant upon returning from the break. Las Vegas lost their first game back to New York. They would defeat Los Angeles before losing two games in a row to Minnesota. Two wins bookended a loss to see the Aces finish August 3–4. With a win over Atlanta on August 30, the Aces clinched their playoff berth.
The Aces’ 27–13 record saw them finish in fourth place in the overall standings. As the fourth seed in the 2024 WNBA Playoffs, they faced off against fifth seed Seattle in the First Round. Initially, The first two games were held in Las Vegas, and the Aces won them both, 78–67 and 86–73.
Next, they advanced to the Semifinals, where they faced New York in a best-of-five series. The Aces lost the first two games in New York, 77–87 and 84–88. They would win game three in Las Vegas to extend the series, 95–81. The Aces were unable to win game four at home and were eliminated from the playoffs, losing the series one game to three.
Las Vegas Aces Team History
Founded in 1997 as the Utah Stars, the Las Vegas Aces franchise became the San Antonio Silver Stars in 2003. Finally, in 2018, the franchise found Las Vegas as a good home. Las Vegas won the WNBA Finals in 2022 and 2023. The Aces made the Finals in 2020.