Becky Hammon, one of the best WNBA players never to win a title, is returning to the WNBA to take over the team that, in recent seasons, also has been unable to capture the championship.
Last week, Hammon was hired as head coach and general manager of the Las Vegas Aces. And while her inaugural season as a head coach is not quite title or bust, her arrival further elevates the already high championship expectations for A’ja Wilson and company.
While the New York Liberty were rumored to be in contention for Hammon’s services, Vegas swooped in to sign Hammon, who split her 16-year WNBA career between New York and San Antonio (the previous home of the Aces organization), to the richest head coaching deal in the WNBA.
On Hammon’s hiring, Aces president Nikki Fargas asserted:
We’re very excited to have Becky return to the Aces’ franchise as our head coach. Her success in the sport of basketball as both a player and a coach is unparalleled, and fueled by a tenacious…
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