Two-time WNBA champion Kelsey Plum is headed to the Los Angeles Sparks in a massive three-team trade that shook hoops fans on Sunday night. Also part of the deal is Jewell Loyd, — who is getting her wish after requesting a trade from the Seattle Storm — as the two-time WNBA champion in her own right is on her way to the Las Vegas Aces.
Beyond the stars who headlined the blockbuster trade, the package includes the Aces receiving the No. 13 pick in the 2025 draft from Los Angeles, and the Sparks receiving the No. 9 pick and a 2026 second-round pick from Seattle.
Plum helped the Aces win consecutive WNBA championships in 2022 and 2023. Loyd, a six-time All-Star, requested a trade last month out of Seattle
Over the weekend, there had been rumblings within the women's basketball world that a trade involving WNBA superstars Kelsey Plum and Jewell Loyd could be on th
In a major WNBA trade, the Seattle Storm are trading six-time All-Star Jewell Loyd to the Las Vegas Aces in a three-team deal. As part of the trade, three-time All-Star Kelsey Plum will join the Los Angeles Sparks.
In a massive three-team trade, the Seattle Storm are trading Jewell Loyd to the Las Vegas Aces in a deal that will see star guard Kelsey Plum move to the Los Angeles Sparks, a league source confirmed to The Athletic on Sunday. As part of the deal, the Sparks’ Li Yueru will go to the Storm.
Here is how the trade shakes out: Las Vegas receives: Jewell Loyd, No. 13 overall pick (via Sparks) Los Angeles receives: Kelsey Plum, No. 9 overall pick (via Seattle) Seattle receives: No. 2 overall pick (via Sparks), Li Yueru
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Kelsey Plum is headed to Los Angeles as part of a three-way trade that will send Jewell Loyd to the Las Vegas Aces, according to a person familiar with the deal.
Six-time All-Star guard Jewell Loyd and three-time honoree guard Kelsey Plum are on the move in a three-team trade involving the Seattle Storm, Las Vegas Aces and Los Angeles Sparks, according to multiple media outlets.
Las Vegas Aces trade Kelsey Plum to Los Angeles Sparks, acquiring Jewell Loyd, with Seattle Storm getting No. 2 draft.