Liz Cambage has found a new home in the WNBA with the Las Vegas Aces after the Australian centre was a part of a blockbuster trade.
Cambage enjoyed a stellar 2018 WNBA campaign where she finished as the season's MVP runner-up. The deal sees her head to the Aces in exchange for point guard Moriah Jefferson, forward Isabelle Harrison, and the Aces first and second round draft picks in 2020.
Official: Las Vegas acquires Liz Cambage from Dallas for Moriah Jefferson, Isabelle Harrison, 1st and 2nd draft picks in 2020
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Cambage, the 6'8" center, led the league in scoring (23.0 ppg) and was second in rebounding (9.7) in 2018. She also finished fourth in the WNBA in field goal percentage (58.9%) and fifth in blocked shots (1.7), while setting the league record for points in a game when she poured in 53 against the New York Liberty on July 18.
“The trade has finally happened, and the journey it took to get here will make a great story one day,” Las Vegas Aces President of Basketball Operations and Head Coach Bill Laimbeer said.
“Everyone in the Aces family is excited to welcome Liz to Las Vegas. She brings an attitude and physical presence that we need. There is no doubt about her physical ability, but what we respect most about her is her basketball IQ. That is what we are about.
“We had to give up some quality players and people to make this trade happen. I didn’t know Isabelle Harrison prior to this year’s training camp, and my first opportunity to coach her was a pleasure. She wants to learn, and I expect she will be a solid professional basketball player for many years to come. Moriah helped us launch our franchise last year, and the Aces appreciate all she did for us in connecting with our fans. Wings fans will love her.
“I’d also like to thank our general manager, Dan Padover, for all the work he put into this. This trade doesn’t happen without his patience and persistence. I told him that numerous times throughout this saga, and that’s why I hired him.”
Las Vegas tips off its WNBA season at Mandalay Bay Events Center on Monday, May 27.