Jackie Young is re-signing with the Las Vegas Aces on a one-year, $1.19 million max deal, keeping the WNBA's championship core of Young, Wilson, and Gray intact.
Jackie Young is not going anywhere. The Las Vegas Aces are finalizing an agreement to bring back the four-time All-Star guard on a one-year contract worth the regular maximum of $1.19 million, according to ESPN.
Young did not take any meetings with other WNBA teams during the offseason, ending what had been widely expected to be one of the more competitive free agent pursuits of the cycle.
The deal keeps intact the core that has made Las Vegas the most dominant team in the WNBA over the last four seasons. With Young now set to return alongside four-time MVP A'ja Wilson — who has already stated her intent to come back — and six-time All-Star Chelsea Gray, the defending champions are one step closer to running it back in 2026.
Young has spent her entire professional career with the Aces after the franchise selected her No. 1 overall in the 2019 WNBA Draft out of Notre Dame. In the seven seasons since, she has evolved from a promising rookie into one of the league's premier two-way guards, earning WNBA Most Improved Player honors in 2022 and back-to-back All-WNBA Second Team selections in 2023 and 2025.
Young has won all three of Las Vegas' championships, including the 2025 title.
The 6-foot guard was at her best last season, averaging 16.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 5.1 assists per game. She shot a career-high 89.4 percent from the free throw line and rattled off 39 consecutive made free throws between June 11 and June 29. She also recorded two triple-doubles during the regular season — both career and franchise records — and set a career best with five steals in a single game.
The playoffs were no different. Young connected on a league playoff record 35 consecutive free throws during Las Vegas' championship run and became the 20th player in WNBA history to reach both 500 career postseason points and 150 playoff assists.
Away from the WNBA, Young is a two-time Olympic gold medalist. She won with the U.S. 3-on-3 team at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and earned a second gold with the 5-on-5 squad at the 2024 Paris Games, averaging 9.5 points per game across six contests. She most recently helped the United States go 5-0 at the 2026 FIBA World Cup Qualifying Tournament in Puerto Rico.
Young was also a national champion at Notre Dame in 2018, playing a pivotal role in the Irish's run to the title, including hitting a game-tying jumper in the final seconds of the championship game against Mississippi State before Arike Ogunbowale delivered the winning shot.
Now 27, Young bypassed the open market entirely — no meetings, no visits — and chose to stay in the place she has always known. With her, Wilson, and Gray all back, Las Vegas opens 2026 as the team to beat.