LAS VEGAS (KSNV) \u2014 Salmond Sit Down: Bryan Salmond Sits Down with USA TODAY\u2019s Callie Fin<\/p>\n
The Las Vegas Aces are once again setting their sights on another deep postseason run, and Sports Director Bryan Salmond goes one-on-one with USA TODAY\u2019s Callie Fin for an in-depth Salmond Sit Down covering everything Aces and WNBA.<\/p>\n
Fin, who has spent significant time covering the Aces and their championship-caliber roster, shares her perspective on whether Las Vegas has what it takes to repeat as WNBA champions. The Aces captured their third championship in four years in 2025, and with A\u2019ja Wilson leading the way, expectations remain sky-high.<\/p>\n
A major focus of the conversation is Wilson and another spectacular season from one of the best players in the world. Wilson continues to put up MVP-caliber numbers, averaging 26.0 points, 9.4 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game during the 2026 regular season.<\/p>\n
Salmond and Fin also talk about Fin\u2019s exciting new chapter with USA TODAY after previously covering the Aces and Las Vegas sports scene with the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Fin discusses the transition, her expanded role covering women\u2019s sports nationally, and what it means to continue following the WNBA from a broader perspective.<\/p>\n
The conversation also takes a look at the Aces\u2019 supporting cast, the importance of Jackie Young and Chelsea Gray, the emergence of young guard Mai Yamamoto, and what Las Vegas needs to do as the postseason approaches. Fin previously joined Salmond to break down the Aces\u2019 final stretch of the regular season and the team\u2019s playoff positioning.<\/p>\n
And with the Aces dealing with a major late-season setback as NaLyssa Smith was ruled out for the remainder of the season, the depth and resiliency of Becky Hammon\u2019s team will be put to the test heading into the playoffs.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s an insightful conversation covering A\u2019ja Wilson, the Aces\u2019 championship aspirations, Fin\u2019s new role at USA TODAY, the growth of women\u2019s sports coverage and much more.<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t miss this edition of the Salmond Sit Down with Bryan Salmond and USA TODAY\u2019s Callie Fin!<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LAS VEGAS (KSNV) \u2014 Salmond Sit Down: Bryan Salmond Sits Down with USA TODAY\u2019s Callie Fin The Las…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":877979,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[629],"tags":[49,48,82,630],"class_list":["post-877978","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wnba","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-sports","tag-wnba"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/877978","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=877978"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/877978\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/877979"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=877978"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=877978"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=877978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}