Las Vegas Aces cut Harvard star, veteran center as WNBA teams trim rosters

The Aces de Las Vegas have cut two players after their last preseason game: the rookie guard Harmoni Turner and the veteran striker Queen Egbo.

Turner was the third round of the Aces in the 2025 WNBA Draft; She was the 34th general selection after an outstanding Harvard race in which she averaged 18.5 points, 6.1 rebounds and 3.7 assists. In his senior season, he fired 43% from the field and 35.6% of three.

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Meanwhile, Egbo was the tenth general selection in the 2022 WNBA Draft. He spent his first two seasons in Indiana Fover and has also enjoyed seasons in Washington Mystics, Connecticut Sun, Los Angeles Sparks and Las Vegas Aces. In his three -year career at the WNBA, he averaged 5.5 points and 4.9 rebounds in 15.7 minutes per game.

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In Tuesday’s preseason victory over Phoenix Mercury, Turner played 11 minutes, scoring 4 points and with a robbery and rebound. Egbo, meanwhile, played 5 minutes from the bank.

Last week, the chief coach of ACES, Becky Hammon, praised Turner after the first day of training camp.

“The presence of Harmoni, his atmosphere, Re -energy, is like a sunbeam in any room where he enters,” said Hammon, Taylor Rocha. “It’s easy to be close, he plays hard.”

Las Vegas Aces have 14 players on their training camps list

Six players are in guaranteed offers:

1. Guard Dana Evans (protected veteran)
2. Guard Chelsea Gray (protected veteran)
3. Jewell Loyd Guard (protected veteran)
4. FORWARD A’JA WILSON (protected veteran)
5. Guard Jackie Young (protected veteran)
6. Kierstan Bell striker (protected rookie)

Meanwhile, eight players are in undeveloped offers:

1. MEGAN GUANFSON CENTER
2. Guard Tiffany Mitchell
3. Kiah Stokes Center
4. Elizabeth Kitley Center, who was recruited 24 in general in 2024
5. Guard Aaliyah Nye, who was recruited 13th in general outside Alabama
6. Forward Crystal Bradford
7. Guard Deja Kelly, who was not recruited in 2025
8. Front Cheyenne Parker-Tyus

The ACES have already crossed Jordyn Jenkins. They will have to cut at least 3 more players before May 15, when the lists are finished. The teams can transport up to 12 players in their final list, but most choose to carry 11.