Aces get Smith from Wings for '27 1st-round pick

LAS VEGAS -- The Las Vegas Aces person acquired guardant NaLyssa Smith from the Dallas Wings for a 2027 first-round draught pick.

The commercialized announced Monday ends what had been a disappointing Dallas debut for Smith, a Texas autochthonal who played astatine Baylor. She was averaging vocation lows successful points, rebounds and minutes for the Wings, who started 1-11 earlier winning 4 of their past six games.

Smith joined the Wings from Indiana successful an offseason trade. The 24-year-old was portion of a large roster makeover earlier Dallas selected Paige Bueckers No. 1 wide successful the draught successful April.

In 3 seasons with the Fever, Smith was a double-figure scorer each twelvemonth portion averaging astir 8 rebounds per game, though her accumulation dipped aft Caitlin Clark joined Indiana past season.

This year, Smith's minutes are beneath 20 for the archetypal clip astatine 19.1 portion she is averaging 6.7 points and 4.9 rebounds.

Smith, the No. 2 prime by Indiana successful 2022, made the WNBA All-Rookie archetypal squad aft a standout Baylor vocation that included a nationalist title erstwhile she was a freshman. Smith is from San Antonio.

The Aces, who won back-to-back WNBA titles successful 2022-23, are disconnected to a disappointing commencement aft sending Kelsey Plum to the Los Angeles Sparks portion adding Jewell Loyd from Seattle successful a six-team commercialized this past offseason.

The commercialized required the Wings to merchandise Kaila Charles, who signed a hardship declaration connected June 17.