Chelsea Gray has spent over a decade reminding the league why she’s called the Point Gawd, and 2026 has been no exception. She is averaging 12.3 points, 3.9 rebounds, and a career-high 7.4 assists per game, helping Las Vegas Aces to 14 wins so far. Now, she’s adding a new role to that resume, joining Amazon Prime’s WNBA on Prime as a player contributor. Here, she will make select in-studio appearances throughout the remainder of the season.
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Gray now joins Sophie Cunningham and Kelsey Plum as the latest active players to step into media roles while still competing. But this isn’t anything new that she’s treading into. Earlier, she has worked on the Sacramento Kings’ broadcast team during the 2023-24 NBA season and served as an analyst for the ACC Network. Now, for the first time, she will be speaking from inside the same league she’s actively playing in.
“I think networks have started to realize that there is no better point of view to spotlight than an actual player,” Chelsea Gray said in an interview with Front Office Sports. “You can assume what it feels like and sounds like, but unless you’re in the trenches every day… You don’t really know. Being able to speak on that experience in real time is cool and special.”
That credibility isn’t incidental to the role. In her 12th WNBA season, Gray has accumulated more than 4,500 career points and 2,000 assists, placing her among a small group of players in league history to reach both marks. She has also won four championships. With a stacked resume of that scale, the opportunity does make sense to her in the first place.
“I’m well respected around the league, and I’ve won multiple times,” she added. “So I think when I do speak, it’ll be from an optimistic lens, and from a lens of deeply understanding the game.”
What makes Gray’s move worth paying attention to isn’t just the role itself. It’s what it reflects about where the league is heading, and she’s far from the only one making that move.
Chelsea Gray Joins Growing Trend of Players Expanding Beyond the Court
The ongoing shift in the WNBA can easily be seen as a ‘golden period’ for the league, so players are making sure they make the most of it.
Across the league, players are increasingly finding ways to extend their presence beyond the court through media platforms, podcasts, and broadcast roles while still competing.
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May 13, 2026; Uncasville, Connecticut, USA; Las Vegas Aces guard Chelsea Gray (12) reacts after her three point basket with center A’ja Wilson (22) during a break against the Connecticut Sun in the second half at Mohegan Sun Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-Imagn Images
Take Angel Reese, for example. The Atlanta Dream star launched her own podcast – ‘Unapologetically Angel’, and she uses it as a direct-to-consumer media network to control her own narrative, address league rivalries, and secure premier brand partnerships outside of standard press conferences.
Even Sophie Cunningham, who made her broadcasting debut on USA Sports, runs the Show Me Something podcast with her longtime friend and reality T.V. personality West Wilson, where she talks about basketball, sports, entertainment, and life away from the court.
Players are now no longer waiting for retirement to build their multi-media empires. They are leveraging their active playing careers, unfiltered locker-room insights, and massive social media footprints to capture a fanbase that craves authentic, player-first perspectives. And Chelsea Gray is the latest addition to that list.