Las Vegas Aces vs Golden State Valkyries Predicted Starting Lineups and Depth Charts for June 7

On Saturday, the Las Vegas Aces travel to California to face the Golden State Valkyries at Chase Center in the Commissioner's Cup. This will be the first meeting between the two teams, as the two are yet to play each other after the Valkyries joined the league as an expansion team.

This will be the Aces' second game of the in-season tournament. In their first game, they beat the Seattle Storm 75-70. They are second in the Commissioner's Cup standings, so a win will give them reflect a similar record to the Minnesota Lynx, who are first.

Meanwhile, the Golden State Valkyries are at the bottom of the Cup table after losing both games. In their first Commissioner's Cup game, they lost 86-75 to the Minnesota Lynx before losing 86-77 to the Phoenix Mercury.

The two teams have had contrasting results in the regular season. The Aces are third with a 4-2 record, while the Vlakyries are third from bottom with two wins and five losses.

This game will also serve as a reunion for Valkyries coach Natalie Nakase and guard Kate Martin, as they were a part of the Aces team before their move to the Valkyries in the offseason.

Las Vegas Aces vs. Golden State Valkyries: Injury report

Las Vegas Aces injury report

According to ESPN.com, the Aces will be without Megan Gustafson (left leg) and Cheyenne Parker-Tyus (ankle). Both players are yet to play this season.

Golden State Valkyries

The Golden State Valkyries will enter the game with a fully fit roster and have no players on their injury report.

Las Vegas Aces vs. Golden State Valkyries: Starting lineups and depth chart

Las Vegas Aces starting lineup and depth chart

The Las Vegas Aces starting five should see Chelsea Gray and Jewell Loyd as the starting guards, Jackie Young and Kia Stokes will be the designated forwards, while A’ja Wilson will be the lone center.

Position	Starters	2nd	3rd
PG	Chelsea Gray	Dana Evans	Aaliyah Nye
SG	Jewell Lloyd	Tiffany Mitchell
SF	Jackie Young	Kiersten Bell
PF	Kia Stokes
C	A'ja Wilson	Elizabeth Kitley

Golden State Valkyries starting lineup and depth chart

The Golden State Valkyries' starting five should see Julie Vanloo as the point guard and Tiffany Hayes as the shooting guard. Laeticia Amihere and Monique Billings will be the preferred forwards, while Temi Fagbenle will be the lone center.

Position	Starter	2nd	3rd
PG	Janelle Salaun	Kate Martin	Julie Vanloo
SG	Veronica Burton	Tiffany Hayes	Carla Leite
SF	Kayla Thornton	Stephanie Talbot
PF	Cecillia Zandalasini	Monique Billings
C	Temi Fagbenle	Kyara Linskens

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Arian Kashyap is a basketball journalist at Sportskeeda with over two years of experience at Essentially Sports and Spice Bite and a Bachelor's in Physical Education and Sports Sciences.

Arian's favorite team is the Miami Heat and it’s mainly down to Dwyane Wade being his favorite player of all time. Arian loved how explosive Wade was as a player and he had all the attributes, whether that be shooting, defending or passing. Arian really liked how he won titles both with and without a dynasty behind him.

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Arian has judged essay writing competitions for the Commonwealth Students Welfare Group of India in 2023 and was a part of the U-14 team for the Bhaichung Bhutia Football Schools academy that qualified for the AIFF Round in 2023.

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