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. The Sparks traded the No. 2 pick in the draft and Li Yueru to Seattle.
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
Stars Jewell Loyd and Kelsey Plum are on the move after Sunday's massive trade. The Las Vegas Aces will acquire Loyd in a three-team deal.
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 free agency got going with a bang as the Aces, Sparks, and Storm agreed to a massive three-team deal that has two All-Stars moving.
WNBA teams Storm, Sparks, and Aces engage in a major trade involving star players Jewell Loyd and Kelsey Plum.
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
In a stunning WNBA trade that has set the league on fire, Kelsey Plum is heading to the Los Angeles Sparks while Jewell Loyd is making her way to the reigning champions, the Las Vegas Aces. This massive roster shake-up comes after Loyd’s request for a trade following allegations of harassment within the Seattle Storm organization.
According to ESPN, the Seattle Storm traded their franchise cornerstone in guard Jewell Loyd to the Las Vegas Aces while Las Vegas moved starting guard Kelsey Plum to the Los Angeles Sparks.
That's when the Aces dealt Kelsey Plum to the Sparks in a three-team deal that saw Storm standout Jewell Loyd land with Las Vegas and Los Angeles' No. 2 pick fall into Seattle's lap. Plum and Loyd ...
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