Former Chicago Sky players Angel Reese and Chennedy Carter

...

Michael Gallagher

By Michael Gallagher

Sports Content Coordinator

0

Share

Newsweek is a Trust Project member

See more of our trusted coverage when you search.Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.


The Las Vegas Aces have won three of the last four WNBA championships, and the team appears to be gearing up for a run at title No. 4.

The team re-signed A’ja Wilson, Jackie Young, Jewell Lloyd, Chelsea Gray, NaLyssa Smith, Dana Evans, and Cheyenne Parker-Tyus, and Vegas brought in free agents Brianna Turner from the Indiana Fever and Stephanie Talbot from the New York Liberty.

On Wednesday, the Aces made another big acquisition, signing former Chicago Sky guard Chennedy Carter to a one-year deal for the league minimum.

Read More on Sports

“Chennedy Carter is returning to the #WNBA and will join the Las Vegas Aces, two sources familiar with the situation confirmed to the @TheIXSports this morning. The Aces needed some bench depth,” Jackie Powell of Yahoo Sports reported.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - SEPTEMBER 11: Chennedy Carter #7 of the Chicago Sky dribbles the ball in the second half against the Washington Mystics at Wintrust Arena on September 11, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)

...

Carter was out of the WNBA last year following her one-season run with the Sky, spending the 2024-25 season with the Wuhan Shengfan of the Women's Chinese Basketball Association. She averaged 31.4 points per game and was the league’s leading scorer.

During her year in Chicago, Carter led the team in scoring (17.5 points per game), and she was third in assists (3.1 per game). Carter infamously plays with an edge, and her behavior toward Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark earned her a reputation as a bit of a rough-around-the-edges player.

Carter was a member of the WNBA All-Rookie Team in 2020 after averaging 17.4 points, 3.4 assists, and 2.3 rebounds per game with the Atlanta Dream, who drafted her fourth overall that season.

View 0 Comments

Request Reprint & Licensing

Submit Correction

View Editorial & AI Guidelines