Tag: Phoenix Mercury

The Las Vegas Aces enter the 2022 season as the favorites to win the WNBA Championship under new head coach Becky Hammon. (Image: Ethan Miller/Getty)

Las Vegas Aces, Becky Hammon Favored to Win First WNBA Championship

The Las Vegas Aces built themselves into a perennial contender under head coach Bill Laimbeer. Now, former San Antonio Spurs assistant Becky Hammon will try to lead them to their first WNBA Championship in 2022. The Aces come into the 2022 season as the +350 favorite to win the WNBA […]

Kahleah Copper led the Chicago Sky to a Game 3 win over the Connecticut Sun in their WNBA semifinal series. (Image: Randy Belice/NBAE/Getty)

Top-Seeded Sun, Aces Face Elimination Games in WNBA Semifinals

Since the league implemented its current playoff format in 2016, no team that played a first-round game has ever made the WNBA Finals. But two upstarts stand just one game away from ending that streak, as the Phoenix Mercury and Chicago Sky each have 2-1 leads in their respective semifinal […]