Kelsey Plum is bidding farewell to the Las Vegas Aces after six seasons and back-to-back championships. The three-time All-Star, who was traded to the
Kelsey Plum has been traded to the Los Angeles Sparks but she'll leave Las Vegas as one of the greatest players in Aces history.
On January 26, news broke that longtime Las Vegas Aces superstar Kelsey Plum had been traded to the Los Angeles Sparks in a three-team deal that also included J
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.
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.
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In a massive three-team deal, the Seattle Storm are trading Jewell Loyd to the Las Vegas Aces in an agreement that will see star guard Kelsey Plum move to the Los Angeles Sparks, a league source confirmed Sunday.
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.
Mackenzie Salmon breaks down the multi-team WNBA trade that sends Kelsey Plum to the Sparks, Jewel Loyd to the Aces, and the Storm with draft picks.
An appreciation for the reported blockbuster deal, which changes the WNBA’s landscape and signals that the Sparks want to win sooner than later.
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
Also, the Aces received the No. 13 pick in the 2025 draft from Los Angeles; the Sparks received the No. 9 pick and a 2026 second-round pick from Seattle; and the Storm will receive the Aces' 2026 first-round pick.