LV#2 · Western Conference

Las Vegas Aces

20-8 (71.4%) · W2 · L10 7-3

Model verdict

Where they stand

The verdict · Elo rating

#2 of 15

Elo rating 1639.6 · as of 2026-07-31 · wnba_team_ratings

Rank within the full 15-team population on a published metric — no invented composites. How we grade

Last 5 form

2026-07-12 → 2026-07-30

Model picks on LV

Below the 30-pick gate (n=21)

Stat leaders

Who carries them

Points per game

1A'ja Wilson26 G26.4
2Jackie Young28 G17.5
3Chelsea Gray28 G12.9
4Chennedy Carter13 G12.2
5NaLyssa Smith27 G11.7

Rebounds per game

1A'ja Wilson26 G9.7
2NaLyssa Smith27 G5.9
3Jackie Young28 G4.2
4Chelsea Gray28 G3.4
5Stephanie Talbot28 G2.9

Assists per game

1Chelsea Gray28 G7.1
2Jackie Young28 G6.7
3A'ja Wilson26 G3.2
4Jewell Loyd26 G1.4
5Chennedy Carter13 G1.3

Field goal %

1NaLyssa Smith27 G66.7%
2Chennedy Carter13 G60.0%
3A'ja Wilson26 G53.5%
4Jackie Young28 G48.4%
5Chelsea Gray28 G45.5%

min 4 FGA per game

Three-point %

1A'ja Wilson26 G42.9%
2Chelsea Gray28 G41.5%
3Jackie Young28 G36.9%
4Jewell Loyd26 G34.0%
5Stephanie Talbot28 G24.1%

min 2 3PA per game

2026 season · ESPN season averages (wnba_player_season_stats, same table as the player pages) · min 8 GP all boards · FG% / 3P% additionally min 15.0 MPG + the stated attempt floors

Quarter identity

When they score

Pattern by quarter

12 games · for vs against

ForAgainst

93.7 avg / 88.2 allowed

Shot profile

Where they shoot from

Attempt mix · share of FGA

bar = team · tick = league

Rim

1,064 att

28.0% of FGA · makes 58.6% (lg 57.4%)

28.0%makes 58.6%lg 57.4%

Mid-range

1,316 att

34.6% of FGA · makes 42.7% (lg 39.3%)

34.6%makes 42.7%lg 39.3%

Three

1,391 att

36.6% of FGA · makes 35.7% (lg 33.7%)

36.6%makes 35.7%lg 33.7%

Other

27 att

0.7% of FGA · makes 37.0% (lg 42.6%)

0.7%makes 37.0%lg 42.6%

Free throws (not in the mix): 1,056 FTA · 81.7% made (league 78.7%)

2025 season · wnba_shots (team-level play-by-play) · 3,798 team FGA vs 13-club league baseline (41,982 FGA, All-Star squads excluded) · free throws excluded from the mix, shown separately · every play-text type is bucketed (unmatched types land in Other, currently the hook family) · 3PT split derived from shot coordinates (hoop at (25,0) ft, 22'1.75" arc, corner lines 3 ft off the sidelines; integer-foot grid — shots within ~0.5 ft of the arc can fall either side)

Scoring identity

How they score

Scoring distribution

30 games · avg 91.7 points

Form heatmap

The margin trail

Model rating arc

The Elo timeline

58 games · 2025-08-02 → 2026-07-30

Peak 1688 · Now 1640 · Trough 1506

Franchise spine

Every season on file

Scoring margin is points scored minus points allowed, per game — zero is exactly league average. The pill on each row is where that margin finished among the league's clubs that season, so a +5 in 2004 and a +5 in 2025 are not treated as the same thing.

Widest margin on file

+11.8per game

2023 · Las Vegas Aces

34–7 on file · 41 G · 92.1 for · 80.3 against1st/12

8 seasons apart

Worst margin on file

−8.6per game

2015 · San Antonio Stars

8–26 on file · 34 G · 68.1 for · 76.7 against12th/12

Per-game scoring margin · by season

−15 ← 0 = league average → +15 · pill = rank that season

SeasonGW–L on fileMargin vs league averagePer GRank

2025

30–14 on file · 44 G

4430–14

+2.9

+2.95th/13

2024

27–13 on file · 40 G

4027–13

+5.5

+5.54th/12

★2023

34–7 on file · 41 G

4134–7

+11.8

+11.81st/12

2022

27–10 on file · 37 G

3727–10

+6.5

+6.52nd/12

2021

24–8 on file · 32 G

3224–8

+9.1

+9.11st/12

2020

18–4 on file · 22 G

2218–4

+8.6

+8.62nd/12

2019

21–13 on file · 34 G

3421–13

+3.4

+3.42nd/12

2018

14–19 on file · 33 G

3314–19

−2.6

−2.69th/12

2017

San Antonio Stars

8–26 on file · 34 G

348–26

−7.0

−7.011th/12

2016

San Antonio Stars

7–27 on file · 34 G

347–27

−8.2

−8.212th/12

★2015

San Antonio Stars

8–26 on file · 34 G

348–26

−8.6

−8.612th/12

2014

San Antonio Stars

16–18 on file · 34 G

3416–18

−1.8

−1.87th/12

2013

San Antonio Silver Stars

12–22 on file · 34 G

3412–22

−5.8

−5.810th/12

2012

San Antonio Silver Stars

21–13 on file · 34 G

3421–13

+5.1

+5.14th/12

2011

San Antonio Silver Stars

18–16 on file · 34 G

3418–16

+2.1

+2.15th/12

2010

San Antonio Silver Stars

14–20 on file · 34 G

3414–20

−3.3

−3.39th/12

2009

San Antonio Silver Stars

15–19 on file · 34 G

3415–19

−1.4

−1.410th/13

2008

San Antonio Silver Stars

24–10 on file · 34 G

3424–10

+3.8

+3.83rd/14

2007

San Antonio Silver Stars

20–14 on file · 34 G

3420–14

+1.0

+1.07th/13

2006

San Antonio Silver Stars

13–21 on file · 34 G

3413–21

−2.4

−2.410th/14

2005

San Antonio Silver Stars

7–26 on file · 33 G

337–26

−7.4

−7.413th/13

2004

San Antonio Silver Stars

8–23 on file · 31 G

318–23

−5.2

−5.213th/13

2003

San Antonio Silver Stars

11–17 on file · 28 G

2811–17

−6.1

−6.114th/14

† fewer games on file than the rest of the league that season. ‡ more games on file than the rest of the league that season.

wnba_team_box (ESPN) · seasons 2003–2025, 783 team-games for this franchise across 3 names · regular season only (season_type 2) · W–L is the record ON FILE, not the official record: season_type 2 also carries the Commissioner's Cup final (from 2021), which the league keeps out of the standings, so a finalist shows one extra game (2022: 37 G here) · † 2018 — fewer games on file than the rest of the league that season · ‡ 2022, 2023 — more · 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 are short league-wide (club totals range 21–30 in 2003), so those records cover the games in the feed, not the full schedule · rank is among the 12–14 clubs with 10+ games that season; All-Star squads excluded · last game Sep 11, 2025, ingested Jul 19, 2026

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