u/PlutoandSox

Order of the voicemail messages is:

1. College Coach Dawn Staley
2. Pops Roscoe Wilson
3. Mom Eva Wilson
4. High school coach John O'Cain
5. Former Aces Coach  Bill Laimbeer
6. Lisa Leslie Hall of Famer
7. Ellena Delle Donne Hall of Famer
8. Sylvia Fowles Hall of Famer
9. Bestie Allisha Gray
10. Nalyssa Smith
11. Mai Yamamoto
12. Cheyenne Parker-Tyus
13. Ta'niya Latson
14. Justine Pissott
15. Janiah Barker
16. Dana Evans
17. Jewell Loyd
18. Brianna Turner
19. Kalani Brown
20. Steph Talbot
21. Chelsea Gray
22. Kierstan Bell
23. Assistant Coach Charlene Thomas-Swinson
24. Jackie Young
25. Coach Becky Hammon
26. Bam Adebayo

• https://www.instagram.com/reel/DeDQGlmq-kZ/
• Chelsea's son Lennox helping with the bags - so cute 🥰

• lvaces Up Next: Semifinals Game 1 ♠️
• 🗓️ October 4th
• ⌚️ 1:00PM PT
• 📺 NBC, Peacock
• 2026 Aces Playoffs presented by Ally 
• https://www.instagram.com/p/DeCoGJgGlxF/

>A’ja still does her handshake with Lyss, even when she’s not physically there. She keeping her there in spirit. A true leader, captain, teammate, and sister. A'ja Wilson is my MVP for life.

>I think it hit Raven where she was and decided...maybe I shouldn't do that. We Gamecock FAMS still love ya Raven.

• 38 PTS
• 16 REB
• 2 STL
• 4 BLK
• 2-2 3PM
• 15-19 FG

https://www.instagram.com/p/Dd1lRvpGSGi/

Let's go A'ja!!!

EDIT after original post: This post applies to the 2026 rookie class only. Thanks to u/swanyk7 for pointing that out to me.

Raven Johnson, Madina Okot, and Ta'Niya Latson

source: https://www.threads.com/share/D8DNG_ADJ/

>Coach Staley makes 'em WNBA ready.

>Article is behind a paywall. I screenshot what they provided without having a subscription to Forbes https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattcraig/2026/09/27/wnba-mvp-favorite-aja-wilson-wants-more/

>“I don’t care about any of that. My job is to prepare, put a game plan together and to put our players in position to win games.”

Spot on - Coach Lawson! Love your take on what the job is as the Team USA coach.

Some analysis of 20 Sept Mystics vs Fever game by Coach Cassie Chantal of the Let's Talk Hoops podcast. (source: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdjoJgep2wP)

Mystics playing high level team ball is the key in my opinion.

Becky says her coaching mentor, Gregg Popovich, is locked into Aces games 🥹

She says she still uses principles, strategies, and plays she picked up from him. 

Pop hired her as a Spurs assistant coach in 2014. She left to coach the Las Vegas Aces in 2021 where she’s won 3 WNBA titles 🏆

source: https://www.instagram.com/p/DdUU6hhCfV3/

(Note: at the instagram link is the video of a play Coach Becky got from Pop and ran against the Dream)

Those LVAces girls 🤩🏆

World Champs Jackie Young and Chelsea Gray are posing with their gold!

https://preview.redd.it/kg0cd9bqzcph1.jpg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ded8e59a2ab51c858e96828ea1c622910fcefe82

Love it 😍. Safe trip back from Berlin to Jackie, Celsea, and rest of Team USA.

Source: https://www.threads.com/share/PtfJrhqMt/

Love the motivational tidbits she puts out in her press conferences and talks to her teams

source: https://www.instagram.com/p/DdHwTfrjW4B/