The Las Vegas Aces waive guard Chennedy Carter, marking another turn in a WNBA career marked by short stints and changes of teams. The move comes at the league’s midseason cut-down deadline, when teams can waive players on non-guaranteed deals before those contracts become fully guaranteed. Carter previously signed a training camp deal in April and then made the Aces’ regular-season roster on a non-guaranteed veteran-minimum contract valued at $277,500. By waiving her on Tuesday, the Aces remove her from their roster and avoid paying out the remaining value of the non-guaranteed contract.
Across coverage, Carter is described as a dynamic, talented guard—particularly an effective scorer when available. Still, multiple outlets note that her career has involved unfavorable departures from several teams. CBS Sports and The Athletic characterize Carter as having left multiple clubs under difficult circumstances, while Yahoo Sports frames the waiver as ending the “Carter experiment” in Las Vegas and leaving open whether another team will take a chance on her.
