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Las Vegas Aces coach Bill Laimbeer moved into 2nd aim on the WNBA’s all-time coaches wins checklist Thursday.
The Aces earned a 94-82 engage over the Fresh York Liberty to present Laimbeer 288 profession wins, breaking a tie with Brian Agler. Washington Mystics coach Mike Thibault is the game’s winningest head coach with 346 wins (and counting).
Laimbeer, a four-time All-Superstar and two-time champion for the length of his NBA profession, has put collectively a decorated profession since starting coaching in 2002. He led the Detroit Shock from 2002-2009, winning three championships in the formula, earlier than a transient stint as an assistant with the Minnesota Timberwolves from 2009-2011.
After failing to acquire an NBA head coaching region, Laimbeer returned to the WNBA in 2012 as the coach and celebrated supervisor of the Liberty. He spent five seasons in Fresh York, failing to replicate his success in Detroit, earlier than he moved on to the growth Aces sooner than the 2018 campaign.
Las Vegas missed the playoffs in its inaugural season but has been amongst the WNBA’s most effective each and each of the final two years. The Aces made their first Convention Finals in 2019 and reached the Finals for the first time in the WNBA bubble final year.
“He has a tall personality to head with his physique, and he coaches roughly delight in he played. He desires to have an intimidating group,” Thibault mentioned of Laimbeer in 2019.
The Aces are off to a stellar 6-3 open in the 2021 celebrated season.
