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Becky Hammon Has Blunt Response on Comparing Fever to Aces

Following a decisive Game 3 playoff victory in the opening round, Las Vegas Aces head coach Becky Hammon offered a curt rejection when asked to draw parallels between her current franchise and the Indiana Fever squad. While sitting beside star player A'ja Wilson during the postgame media session, Hammon initially dismissed any similarities regarding early draft capital before clarifying that the roster trajectories are entirely distinct.

Although the reporter attempted to shift the focus toward future potential and mentioned players like Caitlin Clark, Aliyah Boston, and Kelsey Mitchell, Hammon ultimately urged the room to move past the comparison. She noted that the Aces had secured three consecutive top picks between 2017 and 2019 featuring Kelsey Plum alongside Wilson and Jackie Young, giving that core significantly more joint experience than Indiana's developing young core.

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