The Las Vegas Aces traded two-time Sixth Player of the Year Dearica Hamby to the Los Angeles Sparks, the team announced Saturday.
The Sparks are sending center Amanda Zahui B. to the Aces. The teams also will trade 2024 draft picks, with the Aces trading their first-round pick and receiving the Sparks’ second-round pick.
The first-round pick of the Aces franchise in 2015, Hamby has spent her entire eight-year career with the team. She joined the franchise in its move from San Antonio to Las Vegas in 2018, and she was named an All-Star for the second straight season in 2022.
The 6-foot-3 forward also helped clinch the first WNBA title in franchise history in 2022. During the championship parade, she revealed that she was pregnant with her second child.
Ahead of the 2022 season, Hamby had signed a two-year contract extension with the Aces.
“I’m blessed,” Hamby said at the time….
