The search continues.
After the New York Liberty and coach Walt Hopkins parted ways at the beginning of December, the team has been on the hunt looking for a replacement. A — or the — leading contender for the vacant position was former Liberty star and San Antonio Spurs assistant coach, Becky Hammon. Her pedigree as an assistant and success as a player in New York made her a strong candidate for the position. However, that dream was not meant to be for New York.
The Athletic’s Chantel Jennings broke the story late Thursday night:
Just in: San Antonio Spurs assistant and WNBA legend Becky Hammon is closing in on a landmark deal to become the new head coach of the WNBA's Las Vegas Aces, sources tell me and @ShamsCharania.