HENDERSON, Nev. — Las Vegas Aces point guard Chelsea Gray, who hasn’t played since injuring her left foot in last season’s WNBA Finals, will make her season debut Wednesday when the Seattle Storm visit.
How much of Gray’s play will be decided throughout the game, coach Becky Hammon said Tuesday.
“We’ll see how it goes, compare and then we’ll make a resolution in play,” Hammon said. “We have a general concept of what we’re doing with it, but we can replace it in some way depending on how it looks. “going. “
The Aces, who won the last two WNBA championships, are off to a slow start. Las Vegas lost seven games to fall to 6-6, the same number of losses it suffered throughout last season.
Gray’s absence is a major factor, however, the defense allows 104. 2 consistent problems with a hundred possessions, which ranks 10th in the 12-team league.
“Not only do we miss his spirit, his assists and his goals, but we also miss his spirit,” Hammon said of Gray, who was WNBA Finals MVP two years ago and averaged 15. 6 points and 6. 8 assists in the playoffs last time of the injury.
“When you have that kind of hunger and that kind of willingness to come back because you haven’t had it in a long time, it brings another kind of benefit. He brings another kind of power and focus, and I hope that facet of “The game against Chelsea will be contagious for us”.