Jackie Young is not going anywhere. The All-Star guard is reportedly set to stay with the Las Vegas Aces on a one-year deal worth about $1.19 million, keeping the four-time All-Star in coach Becky Hammon's backcourt for the upcoming season and preserving a major piece of a championship core that has already delivered multiple titles.
According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, ESPN sources say the Aces are finalizing the agreement and that the contract represents the league’s regular max, roughly $1.19 million. The Review-Journal also reports Young did not take meetings with other teams, including the Chicago Sky, while weighing her options in free agency, a quiet signal that her priority was staying in Vegas.
Young's 2025 performance and profile
According to ESPN, Young averaged 16.5 points, 5.1 assists and 4.5 rebounds in 2025, earning her way onto four All-Star teams and picking up the 2022 Most Improved Player award. The WNBA official player page also lists Young as a key contributor to the Aces' recent championships, highlighting why Las Vegas has made keeping her playmaking and perimeter scoring such a clear priority.
Roster math and the bigger picture
Retaining Young gives Hammon crucial continuity in the backcourt as the Aces juggle new salary rules and roster construction under the recently negotiated CBA. The Las Vegas Review-Journal has also reported that A'ja Wilson is expected to sign the new $1.4 million supermax and that role players such as Kierstan Bell have agreed to smaller, non-guaranteed deals, moves that illustrate how teams are trying to balance star contracts with depth pieces this offseason.
If the agreement is finalized, Young's one-year pact would give both sides flexibility. The Aces secure a proven, in-her-prime guard for another title push, while Young keeps the option to test her market again next offseason. This story will be updated when the Aces or the WNBA make the deal official on paper.
