Chelsea Gray on the Las Vegas Aces' Dynasty and Winning Her Fourth WNBA Championship

This week, we welcome Chelsea Gray of the 2025 WNBA Champion Las Vegas Aces! To start the show, Sue and Tommy Alter break down what it takes to become a dynasty in sports and run through the list of WNBA dynasties. Then, Sue and Chelsea discuss ALL things Las Vegas Aces: their 2025 WNBA Championship, the team’s playoff run against the Seattle Storm and Indiana Fever, the Aces rough start to the season including the 53-point loss to the Minnesota Lynx, A’ja Wilson’s text to the group chat after that loss and how to took time for the team to gel, and so much more. Chelsea also explains what winning her FOURTH championship means to her, which one of her four was the hardest, and her special relationship with head coach Becky Hammon. She also opens up about what it’s like having Jackie Young, Jewell Loyd, and A’ja as teammates, shares what her definitions of a dynasty and “clutch gene” are, and goes in-depth about closing out Game 4 of the Finals. Sue and Chelsea close out the conversation but putting Chelsea in a GM’s shoes and discussing how she would approached this unprecedented offseason. It’s the Point Gawd herself - you don’t want to miss this conversation! 00:00 Intro 1:40 Sue’s View - WNBA Dynasties 17:30 Chelsea joins the show 19:44 What feelings does this championship bring 24:00 Biggest lesson from Chelsea’s last year 25:00 Chelsea's convo and relationship with Becky 29:30 Chelsea’s definition of a dynasty 31:20 Playing Minnesota in the Finals beginning of her career 34:20 Which of Chelsea’s four rings was the hardest 37:35 Thoughts on the ‘clutch gene’ 41:20 Game 4 45:20 What was learned against Seattle and Indiana 48:05 Kelsey Mitchell thoughts 49:50 How can anyone’s night on the Aces 53:50 Playing with Jewell Loyd 58:12 The Aces needing time to gel this year 1:00:25 Jackie Young praise 1:02:36 A’ja, what else is there left to say 1:05:25 A’ja’s text after the Minnesota loss 1:09:30 The shift in the Aces defense 1:11:40 Chelsea on her defense 1:16:10 Defending her Unrivaled title 1:17:15 If Chelsea was a GM this offseason Subscribe to the Bird’s Eye View podcast with Sue Bird YouTube channel today for more WNBA interviews, reactions and highlights. New episodes out every Friday!