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Las Vegas Aces re-sign Liz Cambage

By Ben Dull

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - SEPTEMBER 22: Liz Cambage #8 of the Las Vegas Aces throws T-shirts to the crowd after the Aces beat the Washington Mystics 92-75 in Game Three of the 2019 WNBA Playoff semifinals at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on September 22, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - SEPTEMBER 22: Liz Cambage #8 of the Las Vegas Aces throws T-shirts to the crowd after the Aces beat the Washington Mystics 92-75 in Game Three of the 2019 WNBA Playoff semifinals at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on September 22, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /
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Finally official

The Las Vegas Aces have re-signed All-WNBA center Liz Cambage.

Cambage, a restricted free agent this offseason, has re-upped with the Aces on a one-year deal according to the AP’s Doug Feinberg. Our Howard Megdal reports the full value of the deal, including a time-off bonus of $30,000, is $215,000.

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Dating back to the team’s 2019 semifinals loss to the Washinton Mystics, Cambage’s intentions to re-sign with the club were never in doubt. General manager Dan Padover echoed a similar sentiment in a recent appearance on the Locked On Women’s Basketball Podcast.

“It’s the first time I’ve ever been sad that the season’s over,” Cambage said after the Game 4 loss to Washington. “I’m not ready to go home. I love this team. I love my teammates. I love this city. I love all the stuff here. The Aces, hands down the best organization I’ve ever been a part of, definitely, in the WNBA. I’m lucky to be here, and hopefully, they’ll have me back next season because I don’t want to be anywhere else.”

The Aces acquired Cambage from Dallas last May in exchange for Moriah Jefferson, Isabelle Harrison and two 2020 draft picks. The Wings re-signed Jefferson and Harrison to multi-year deals this offseason and selected Luisa Geiselsoder in the second round with the No. 21 overall pick. The other Vegas pick, No. 9 overall, ended up with the New York. The Liberty acquired the pick as part of the three-team Tina Charles trade and used it to select UConn’s Megan Walker.

Cambage earned her second All-WNBA nod in 2019. She tallied 23 points, 17 rebounds and six blocks in the team’s second-round win over Chicago and averaged 23.8 points on 58.7 percent shooting in the semifinals.

The Aces have positioned themselves to compete for a championship in 2020. They return their top six minute-getters and have added Angel McCoughtry and Danielle Robinson in free agency.

Cambage will be up to five years of service if a 2020 season is played, making her eligible for the upper maximum player salary in the 2021 offseason should she re-sign with the Aces. The difference between the upper and lower maximum in 2021 is $30,900 under the league’s new collective bargaining agreement.

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