New York hosts Las Vegas in the 2023 Commissioners Cup rematch.

Commissioner's Cup The final will return to New York, where the New York Library will open Barclays Center to the visiting Las Vegas Aces on Tuesday, June 30, competing for a total prize pool of $500,000. It is a rematch of the 2023 Cup Final, which New York beat Las Vegas before. This time New York was the host after winning the Cup the previous time in Las Vegas. The team was to host the 2024 finals but had to move to Long Island because of the NBA Draft schedule. And this will be the first time the Cup final will be held at Barclays Centre. New York had guaranteed their ticket to the finals two games earlier. But they earned the right to be hosts because they beat the Chicago Sky 96-95 on Wednesday, sending them to a record 6-0 in Eastern Conference games and a head-to-head over Las Vegas in the decider. The Las Vegas side are in control of their own destiny due to a head-to-head win over Minnesota. Before that, they had to beat Phoenix. Mercury for guaranteed tickets And the Aces pulled away in the fourth quarter before winning 86-76 in their first trip to Phoenix since winning the 2025 league title on the Mercury's field. Star center Aja Wilson led the team with game-highs of 33 points, 10 rebounds and five steals. The two teams have not yet met this season. The first regular season meeting will be June 23 in Las Vegas, a warm-up before the Cup final in New York. Familiarity is high as the two have met in the 2023 and 2024 playoffs before, splitting the series win. And as a result, the WNBA championship was shared between the two teams in the latter half. The stars of this pair are equally worth watching. New York has Brenna Stewart and Jonquel Jones, while Las Vegas has Aja Wilson. The trio has combined to win the MVP award in six of the last seven seasons. and has won the Finals MVP award five of the last seven times. New York just got back together after Sabrina Ionescu returned to action against the Washington Mystics after missing three weeks due to injury. Ionescu scored five points in her return game and then added 10 points against Chicago. Including being the one to score the winning goal with 10.3 seconds remaining, making New York's winning streak 8 games in a row. Las Vegas has won seven of their last eight games, while Wilson continues to shine and is a favorite to win MVP again. She leads the league in both average points and average blocks per game.