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USA Today
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Top Aces vs. Storm players to watch - 6/1/2025
Top Aces vs. Storm players to watch - 6/1/2025 Jewell Loyd will lead the Las Vegas Aces (3-2) into a road game against the Seattle Storm (3-3) at Climate Pledge Arena on Sunday, beginning at 6 p.m. ET. The Aces average 83.6 points per game (sixth in the league) while giving up 81.8 per contest (ninth in the WNBA). They have a +9 scoring differential overall and outscore opponents by 1.8 points per game. The Storm put up 80.2 points per game (eighth in league) while giving up 80.0 per outing (fifth in WNBA). They have a +1 scoring differential. Watch this game on Fubo! (regional restrictions may apply) How to watch Aces vs. Storm Date: Sunday, June 1, 2025 Sunday, June 1, 2025 Time: 6 p.m. ET 6 p.m. ET How to watch on TV: Vegas 34, KOMO 4, and CW Seattle Vegas 34, KOMO 4, and CW Seattle Live stream: Fubo (regional restrictions may apply) Fubo Location: Seattle, Washington Seattle, Washington Venue: Climate Pledge Arena Climate Pledge Arena Favorite: Aces -1.5 Aces' last game In its last outing, Las Vegas earned a 96-81 victory against Los Angeles. The Aces were led by A'ja Wilson's 35 points, 13 rebounds, six assists, three steals and three blocks and Jackie Young's 26 points and two steals. A'ja Wilson: 35 PTS | 13 REB |6 AST | 3 STL | 3 BLK | 1 3PM Jackie Young: 26 PTS | 1 REB |3 AST | 2 STL | 0 BLK | 3 3PM Chelsea Gray: 15 PTS | 4 REB |4 AST | 4 STL | 2 BLK | 4 3PM Storm's last game Seattle lost to Atlanta 94-87 in its last game. Skylar Diggins (20 PTS, 60.0 FG%) ended the game as Seattle's top scorer. Skylar Diggins: 20 PTS | 4 REB |3 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 0 3PM Nneka Ogwumike: 16 PTS | 6 REB |4 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 0 3PM Erica Wheeler: 14 PTS | 5 REB |5 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 0 3PM Aces players to watch Wilson leads her team in points (23.6), rebounds (11.2) and assists (4.4) per contest, shooting 48.8% from the field. Defensively, she delivers 2.2 steals (sixth in WNBA) and 2.4 blocked shots (first in league). Young is putting up 19.4 points, 3.2 assists and 3.2 rebounds per game. Chelsea Gray averages 12.8 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game. Defensively, she puts up 1.8 steals and 0.4 blocked shots. Loyd puts up 10.2 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game. At the other end, she delivers 0.6 steals and 0.2 blocked shots. Kiah Stokes averages 1.4 points, 5.4 rebounds and 0.8 assists per contest, shooting 25.0% from the field. Storm players to watch Nneka Ogwumike is posting a team-leading 9.2 rebounds per contest. And she is contributing 18.2 points and 2.3 assists, making 53.3% of her shots from the field (fifth in WNBA). Diggins tops the Storm in scoring (19.0 points per game) and assists (6.8), and puts up 2.5 rebounds. She also delivers 1.5 steals and 0.7 blocked shots. Gabby Williams is posting 13.0 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.8 assists per contest, making 48.4% of her shots from the field and 46.2% from beyond the arc (sixth in WNBA), with 2.0 treys per game. Ezi Magbegor is putting up 6.8 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game, making 38.0% of her shots from the field. Erica Wheeler gives the Storm 10.0 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game. She also posts 0.5 steals and 0.3 blocked shots. Watch this game on Fubo! (regional restrictions may apply)
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How to watch Aces vs. Storm on TV or live stream - 6/1/2025
How to watch Aces vs. Storm on TV or live stream - 6/1/2025 A game after putting up 35 points in a 96-81 win over the Sparks, A'ja Wilson leads the Las Vegas Aces (3-2) on the road against the Seattle Storm (3-3) on Sunday, June 1, 2025. The matchup begins at 6 p.m. ET on Vegas 34, KOMO 4, and CW Seattle. We give more info below, including how to watch this game on Vegas 34, KOMO 4, and CW Seattle. Watch this game on Fubo! (regional restrictions may apply) How to watch Aces vs. Storm Date: Sunday, June 1, 2025 Sunday, June 1, 2025 Time: 6 p.m. ET 6 p.m. ET Location: Seattle, Washington Seattle, Washington Venue: Climate Pledge Arena Climate Pledge Arena TV channel: Vegas 34, KOMO 4, and CW Seattle Vegas 34, KOMO 4, and CW Seattle Live stream: Fubo (regional restrictions may apply) Aces players to watch Wilson is tops on her team in points (23.6), rebounds (11.2) and assists (4.4) per game, shooting 48.8% from the field. Defensively, she averages 2.2 steals (sixth in league) and 2.4 blocked shots (first in league). Jackie Young averages 19.4 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists per contest. Defensively, she averages 1.2 steals and 0.2 blocked shots. Chelsea Gray is putting up 12.8 points, 3.4 assists and 3.8 rebounds per game. Jewell Loyd posts 10.2 points, 4 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game, shooting 28.6% from the floor and 40.6% from downtown with 2.6 made 3-pointers per game (seventh in WNBA). Kiah Stokes puts up 1.4 points, 5.4 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game. Defensively, she averages 0.6 steals and 0.6 blocked shots. Storm players to watch Nneka Ogwumike is the Storm's top rebounder (9.2 per game), and she puts up 18.2 points and 2.3 assists. Her rebounding average ranks her seventh in the league. Skylar Diggins is the Storm's top scorer (19 points per game, eighth in WNBA) and assist person (6.8, second in WNBA), and produces 2.5 rebounds. Gabby Williams is posting 13 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game, making 48.4% of her shots from the field and 46.2% from beyond the arc (sixth in WNBA), with 2 treys per contest. Ezi Magbegor gets the Storm 6.8 points, 8 rebounds and 2.5 assists per contest. She also puts up 0.3 steals and 1.2 blocked shots (seventh in league). The Storm get 10 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game from Erica Wheeler. Aces vs. Storm stat comparison The 83.6 points per game the Aces score are only 3.6 more points than the Storm allow (80). The Storm put up an average of 80.2 points per game, just 1.6 fewer points than the 81.8 the Aces give up. The Aces average 33.8 rebounds a contest, one more rebound per game than the Storm's average. This season, the Aces have a 39.3% shooting percentage from the field, which is five% lower than the 44.3% of shots the Storm's opponents have knocked down. Watch this game on Fubo! (regional restrictions may apply)
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Aces vs. Storm odds, tips and betting trends - 6/1/2025
Aces vs. Storm odds, tips and betting trends - 6/1/2025 A'ja Wilson will lead the Las Vegas Aces (3-2) into a matchup against the Seattle Storm (3-3) one game after scoring 35 points in a 96-81 win over the Sparks. The game is on Sunday, June 1, 2025, at 6 p.m. ET on Vegas 34, KOMO 4, and CW Seattle. In its most recent game, Las Vegas won at home over Los Angeles 96-81, with Wilson (35 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL, 3 BLK, 66.7 FG%) and Jackie Young (26 PTS, 2 STL, 50.0 FG%, 3-8 from 3PT) leading the way. In its previous game, Seattle fell to Atlanta 94-87 at home, with Skylar Diggins (20 PTS, 60.0 FG%) and Nneka Ogwumike (16 PTS, 46.7 FG%) the standout performers. Here is everything you need to get ready for Sunday's action. Watch this game on Fubo! (regional restrictions may apply) Las Vegas Aces vs. Seattle Storm odds and betting lines WNBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 6:05 p.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub. Spread: Aces (-1.5) Aces (-1.5) Over/under: 163.5 163.5 Favorite: Aces (-130, bet $130 to win $100) Aces (-130, bet $130 to win $100) Underdog: Storm (+105, bet $100 to win $105) Aces moneyline insights The Aces have won 75% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (3-1). When playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -130 or shorter, Las Vegas has a 3-1 record (winning 75% of its games). The Aces have a 56.5% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline's implied probability. In three of five games this season, Las Vegas and its opponents have combined to total more than 163.5 points. The Aces have an average total of 165.3 in their games this year, 1.8 more points than this matchup's over/under. Storm moneyline insights The Storm have split the two games they've played as underdogs this season. Las Vegas is 1-1 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +105 or more on the moneyline. The implied probability of a win by the Storm based on the moneyline is 48.8%. The Storm have combined with their opponent to score more than 163.5 points just twice this season. Seattle has had an average of 158.7 points scored in its games so far this season, 4.8 points fewer than this game's over/under. Aces vs. Storm: Live streaming info & game time Game day: Sunday, June 1, 2025 Sunday, June 1, 2025 Game time: 6 p.m. ET 6 p.m. ET Stadium: Climate Pledge Arena Climate Pledge Arena TV channel: Vegas 34, KOMO 4, and CW Seattle Vegas 34, KOMO 4, and CW Seattle Live stream: Fubo (regional restrictions may apply) Watch this game on Fubo! (regional restrictions may apply)
San Francisco Chronicle
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Valkyries mailbag: Readers ask about roster size, hardship contracts and who will stick around
The WNBA and Golden State Valkyries are a new dimension for Bay Area sports fans, so we wanted to offer an open mailbag to give readers the chance to ask anything they wanted after the first few Valkyries games. There were a lot of fun questions, but some stood out as the best opportunities to explain the WNBA's complexities. It's hard to define one style since WNBA teams vary. The WNBA uses a smaller ball and shorter quarters, and player size is one of the most valuable assets a team can have. Unlike the NBA's 3-point focus, the WNBA rewards dominant big players like Jonquel Jones and A'ja Wilson. NBA play relies more on athleticism and a star ballhandler, while the WNBA emphasizes team depth. As Mystics rookie Kiki Iriafen told the Chronicle when Washington played the Valkyries, you can't out-athlete anyone in the WNBA, but 'basketball IQ is how you win games.' The Valkyries are using NBA-style tactics to get bigs shooting 3s, a unique approach that might be due to head coach Natalie Nakase 's past as an NBA coach with the Clippers. After this season, the Valkyries have the rights to only five players from their current roster: Kate Martin (through 2027), Carla Leite (through 2028) and reserved free agents Janelle Salaün, Kyara Linskens and Julie Vanloo, who can't sign elsewhere unless the Valkyries do not sign them to a minimum contract. They also have this year's fifth overall draft pick, Juste Jocyte, who plans to join the team in 2026. The Valkyries own the rights to forward Maria Conde, who intended to enter this season but was sidelined by an Achilles injury in Europe during the offseason. French center Iliana Rupert, set to join this summer, still has two years left on her contract. That potentially puts eight players on the roster for next season. With a strong free-agent class this offseason, the team could look very different by this time next year. Leite and Salaün are two players the Valkyries will likely build around. Jocyte and Conde, given their potential, are seen as critical long-term assets for the team's future. Are the Valkyries still under the salary floor? Any targets from over-the-cap teams that they should be targeting to fix that? More generally, is the WNBA like the NBA, where cap space is its own kind of asset that can yield picks or players? The Valkyries are $106,322 below the $1,261,440 salary floor, meaning they're not meeting the league's minimum spending. Rupert's full-season cap hit of $74,398 will be prorated once she joins the team. If anything, the Valkyries will likely trade veteran players at the trade deadline if they're not in playoff contention. Kayla Thornton or Tiffany Hayes would be great additions for teams missing just a couple of pieces to make a postseason run. The Valkyries might trade veterans like Thornton or Hayes at the deadline if playoffs seem out of reach, as they could help teams close to a postseason. About 80% of the league's players hit free agency this offseason, so few teams over the cap will shed salary. Dallas, Connecticut, New York, Phoenix, Seattle and Washington hold rights to more than five players with cap hits beyond this season, mostly young ones. Contenders may trade expiring 'bad contracts' on guaranteed deals to free cap space; on that front possible players on the move include Las Vegas forward Kierstan Bell ($84,543) and Chicago guard Moriah Jefferson ($145,500). The Chronicle asked Valkyries general manager Ohemaa Nyanin about the cap floor before the season. She said, 'I have an understanding of all the deadlines and all the things that need to happen, and we're mindful of how we want to use our cap space.' Early roster cuts are among the most significant controversies in the WNBA annually. The Valkyries experienced one this spring when second-round draft pick Shyanne Sellers was an early training camp cut, to the surprise of many fans. The addition of the Valkyries added 12 roster spots to the league; Portland and Toronto will combine for 24 more next season. Many players believe the 12 spots per team aren't enough. Former Stanford All-American and current Los Angeles Sparks center Cameron Brink said so on her podcast this week. The players' association might fight for roster expansion in next year's collective bargaining agreement negotiations. NBA teams have 15 spots and a developmental league system. The WNBA likely won't create a minor league soon. However, adding more roster spots and allowing practice players would help teams manage injuries better than the current system. Which leads nicely into the next question … WNBA teams can sign a free agent to a 10-day contract if they have 10 or fewer players available for two games in a row, as long as the same players miss both games. For example, forward Cecilia Zandalasini missed the first four games this season, and guard Tiffany Hayes missed two games in a row, one in Los Angeles and one in New York. The Valkyries could have signed someone to a hardship contract if those two players were also out for Thursday's game against the Liberty. These contracts do not count against the salary cap. Players can sign a hardship contract three times before they stay on the roster and begin to affect the cap. When the Valkyries lose Salaün, Zandalasini and potentially Vanloo to EuroBasket in June — which could mean their missing up to seven games — they will likely use this rule. Since they will be without two forwards and a point guard, they will probably sign a forward or wing for that period.
USA Today
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How to watch Storm vs. Aces on TV or live stream - 6/1/2025
How to watch Storm vs. Aces on TV or live stream - 6/1/2025 A'ja Wilson leads the Las Vegas Aces (3-2) against the Seattle Storm (3-3) after putting up 35 points in a 96-81 win over the Sparks. The matchup is on Sunday, June 1, 2025, tipping off at 6 p.m. ET on Vegas 34, KOMO 4, and CW Seattle. We give more info below, including how to watch this matchup on Vegas 34, KOMO 4, and CW Seattle. Watch this game on Fubo! (regional restrictions may apply) How to watch Storm vs. Aces Date: Sunday, June 1, 2025 Sunday, June 1, 2025 Time: 6 p.m. ET 6 p.m. ET Location: Seattle, Washington Seattle, Washington Venue: Climate Pledge Arena Climate Pledge Arena TV channel: Vegas 34, KOMO 4, and CW Seattle Vegas 34, KOMO 4, and CW Seattle Live stream: Fubo (regional restrictions may apply) Storm players to watch Nneka Ogwumike puts up a team-leading 9.2 rebounds per contest. She is also averaging 18.2 points and 2.3 assists, shooting 53.3% from the field (fifth in WNBA). Skylar Diggins leads her squad in both points (19.0) and assists (6.8) per contest, and also posts 2.5 rebounds. Defensively, she averages 1.5 steals and 0.7 blocked shots. Gabby Williams is putting up 13.0 points, 3.8 assists and 3.7 rebounds per contest. Ezi Magbegor puts up 6.8 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. At the other end, she delivers 0.3 steals and 1.2 blocked shots (seventh in WNBA). Erica Wheeler posts 10.0 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists per contest. Defensively, she averages 0.5 steals and 0.3 blocked shots. Aces players to watch Wilson paces the Aces in scoring (23.6 points per game), rebounding (11.2) and assists (4.4), making 48.8% from the floor. She also puts up 2.2 steals (sixth in league) and 2.4 blocked shots (first in WNBA). The Aces get 19.4 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game from Jackie Young. The Aces get 12.8 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game from Chelsea Gray. Jewell Loyd gives the Aces 10.2 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.2 assists per contest. She also averages 0.6 steals and 0.2 blocked shots. Kiah Stokes gets the Aces 1.4 points, 5.4 rebounds and 0.8 assists per contest. She also posts 0.6 steals and 0.6 blocked shots. Storm vs. Aces stat comparison The Storm put up just 1.6 fewer points per game (80.2) than the Aces give up (81.8). The Aces put up just 3.6 more points per game (83.6) than the Storm give up to opponents (80.0). The Storm average 32.8 rebounds a contest, 1.0 fewer rebound per game than the Aces' average. This season, the Storm have a 46.1% shooting percentage from the field, which is 0.3% lower than the 46.4% of shots the Aces' opponents have hit. The Aces are shooting 39.3% from the field, 5.0% lower than the 44.3% the Storm's opponents have shot this season. Watch this game on Fubo! (regional restrictions may apply)
