Last Thursday, when the Las Vegas Aces (somewhat) avenged their Commissioner’s Cup Championship loss to the New York Liberty, Chelsea Gray put on a Point Gawd-worthy performance, posting her second-career triple double with 22 points, 11 assists and 11 rebounds.
Chelsea Gray tonight with her 2nd career triple-double, joining Alyssa Thomas as the 2nd player with 20+ PTS, 10+ REB, 10+ AST, and 3+ STL in a game:
22 PTS
11 REB
11 AST
3 STLIt’s the 2nd triple-double in Aces franchise history (Margo Dydek – June 7, 2001).
— Across the Timeline (@WBBTimeline) August 18, 2023
Her single-game statistical accumulation added to what ESPN has called a “triple-double explosion.” Alyssa Thomas, of course, is the combustion engine most responsible for igniting this explosion; she owns five of the 10 triple-doubles recorded in 2023. The others belong to Gray, Natasha Howard, Satou Sabally, Courtney Williams and Sabrina Ionescu.
So, who’s next?
For this week’s editions of “WNBA Six Pack,” we’ll nominate new triple-double candidates from all 12 team, beginning by selecting members of the Sun, Aces, Wings, Sky and Liberty who can join their teammates as triple-doublers. The Mercury, who have a 2022 triple-double earner Moriah Jefferson on their roster, will round out the…
