Jackie Young is sticking around for at least one more year with the Las Vegas Aces. <\/p>\n
Per ESPN’s Alexa Philippou, the guard and the Aces are finalizing a one-year, $1.19 million deal. <\/p>\n
Young has been a key piece of the Aces’ “Big Three,” alongside A’ja Wilson and Chelsea Gray, helping Las Vegas win three WNBA titles in 2022, 2023 and 2025. <\/p>\n
Young, the No. 1 overall pick in 2019, is coming off a season in which she put up 16.5 points, 5.1 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game. She was outstanding in the postseason, averaging 20.4 points, 5.5 assists and 4.8 rebounds while helping lead the Aces to another championship. <\/p>\n
Young was previously on a two-year, $504,900 contract, so the max deal is a significant pay raise following the new collective bargaining agreement that passed<\/a> last month. <\/p>\n With the Aces now having secured Young for the upcoming season, Wilson could be the next in line for a new deal. The Las Vegas Review-Journal’s\u00a0Callie Fin<\/a> reported in March that Las Vegas was expected to offer Wilson a supermax deal, which would pay her a $1.4 million salary. <\/p>\n Wilson later stated her intention to return to the team that drafted her. <\/p>\n