Amid a flurry of trades across the WNBA, the Indiana Fever re-signed All-Star guard Kelsey Mitchell to a one-year supermax contract worth around $249,000. Sometimes an evaluation doesn’t need to be overcomplicated. Fever executives entered this offseason with the top priority of re-signing two-time All-Star Kelsey Mitchell. Mission accomplished.
Basketball just got a whole lot brighter in Los Angeles as Kelsey Plum's blockbuster trade deal was made official. The post Cameron Brink Drops 3 Word Reaction for Kelsey Plum’s LA Sparks Move as Homecoming Awaits 2x WNBA Champion appeared first on EssentiallySports.
But Plum’s move wasn’t the only splash. WNBA champion Jewell Loyd, who requested a trade at the end of last year, is also on the move, taking Plum’s roster spot in Las Vegas as part of a three-team trade.
WNBA stars Kelsey Plum and Jewell Loyd switch teams in a three-way trade involving the Aces, Sparks, and Storm.
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
The deal sees six-time All-Star Jewell Loyd go from the Storm to the Aces and three-time All-Star Kelsey Plum sent from Las Vegas to the Sparks, per ESPN. The Storm will receive the No. 2 pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft and Li Yueru from the Sparks — who are getting the No. 9 selection from Seattle. The Storm will be picking at No. 13 via the Sparks.
The WNBA began their free agency period with a bang this past weekend headlined by a blockbuster three-team trade featuring two U.S. Olympians.
The Seattle Storm, Las Vegas Aces and Los Angeles Sparks are involved in a blockbuster trade that involves All-Stars Jewell Loyd and Kelsey Plum.
The Sparks are acquiring WNBA All-Star Kelsey Plum in a three-team trade involving the Las Vegas Aces and the Seattle Storm that sees L.A. part with its No. 2 pick.
The Kelsey Plum era in Las Vegas is over. The Aces dealt Plum to the Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday in a blockbuster three-team trade sending six-time WNBA All-Star selection Jewell Loyd to Las Vegas and the No.
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.