The 6-foot-3 forward, Dearica Hamby plays for the Los Angeles Sparks in the WNBA. She was traded to the LA Sparks from Las Vegas Aces in mid-January in 2023 after announcing that she was pregnant during the 2022 trophy celebrations. After playing the majority of her time from the bench in the 2023 season, Hamby started all 40 games in the 2024 season and was named second in the Most Improved Player of the Year 2024. During the 2024 WNBA season, Hamby She averaged 17.3 points, 9.2 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.7 steals per game. In the 2025 season, Hamby is set to earn $202,000 in salary from the Sparks.
Before getting drafted to the WNBA, Hamby started her professional career at Wake Forest University, where she is the all-time leading scorer (1801) and rebounder (1005) for Wake Forest. After getting drafted sixth overall by the Las Vegas Aces in the 2015 WNBA Draft Hamby became the second-ever Wake Forest women’s basketball player to be drafted into the WNBA. In her WNBA career, Hamby has won two consecutive Sixth-Player of the Year awards in 2019 and 2020 and she is a three-time WNBA All-Star, getting the nod in 2021, 2022, and 2024. As of January 2025, Dearica Hamby has played 322 games in her WNBA career, accumulating 3,279 points, 1,968 rebounds, 544 assists, and 318 steals.
How many times has Dearica Hamby made it to the WNBA Finals?
Dearica Hamby has been to two WNBA Finals as of January 2025. She has a record of 1-1 in the WNBA Finals. Hamby suffered a knee injury against the Connecticut Sun in the 2020 Semifinals which ruled her out of the 2020 WNBA Finals.
Hamby came back in 2022 to make her debut in the WNBA Finals after missing out in 2020. She played as a sixth player and provided Aces with crucial minutes in game 1 and game 2 victories.
What years did Dearica Hamby go to the WNBA Finals?
Dearica Hamby went to two WNBA finals. First, she reached the 2020 WNBA Finals but she was ruled out of the 2020 Finals due to injury. Then Hamby played in the 2022 WNBA Finals against the Connecticut Sun.
In the 2022 WNBA Finals, Hamby averaged 1.7 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 1.2 assists, shooting 60.0% in the series. (via Basketball Reference). She was crucial in the Aces' game 1 victory against the Sun as the Aces' head coach said, “I just got to the point where I was like, my biggest, baddest beast is sitting over there. I’ve just got to throw her in,” Hammon said. “They want to play a rough game, she’s my girl.” per Yahoo.
When was Dearica Hamby’s first WNBA Finals appearance?
Dearica Hamby's first WNBA Finals appearance came in 2022 against the Connecticut Sun. She was injured and did not play when the Aces made the Finals in 2020.
Dearica Hamby’s WNBA Finals Record
| Year | Team | Against | Result |
| 2020 (DNP) | Las Vegas Aces | Seattle Storm | Aces lost 0-3 |
| 2022 | Las Vegas Aces | Connecticut Sun | Aces won 3-1 |
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