Fever let 6-foot-4 rookie leave for Aces rather than keeping talented forward around

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Justine Pissott suited up for the Indiana Fever in the preseason, but she has yet to be given a regular season minute.

And as it turns out, she doesn't seem like she'll be playing again for the Fever.

The Indy Star's Chloe Peterson has reported that the Las Vegas Aces have tendered an offer sheet to Pissott.

The Aces can do that because Pissott is currently on a development contract with the Fever. 

When that happens, the current team, in this case Indiana, has 24 hours to promote the player to the standard roster, or otherwise they lose her.

Peterson goes on to report that the Fever won't be countering Pissott's offer.

That means that Pissott will soon be the newest member of the Aces, and that the Fever will lose a player they had at least some belief in.

Justine Pissott has officially signed a rest-of-season contract with the Aces, per the WNBA transactions page.

In a corresponding move, Las Vegas waived Chennedy Carter.

— Chloe Peterson (@chloepeterson67) July 7, 2026

The Fever drafted Pissott with the 25th overall pick (second round) during the 2026 WNBA Draft.

She began her college career with a single season at Tennessee, then joined Vanderbilt for three campaigns.

In 2025-26 at Vandy, Pissott averaged 11.1 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.

Maybe the most intriguing part of Pissott's game is that the 6-foot-4 frontcourt player shot 42.2% from 3-point range with Vandy last season.

The Aces will now try to unlock that in a way the Fever were unable to.

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