Kelsey Plum is headed to Los Angeles in 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. Los Angeles also received the No. 9 pick. The Aces got the 13th pick in the draft. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Sunday evening because no formal agreement had been announced.
Plum helped the Aces win back-to-back WNBA championships in 2022 and 2023. She was named the team’s franchise player on January 11. She averaged 17.8 points and 4.2 assists last season.
Loyd requested a trade last month from Sortle, where she had spent her entire career since being drafted by the Storm in 2015. The 31-year-old averaged 19.7 points and 4.5 rebounds last season and is a six-time All-Star.
Acquiring Plum gives a veteran goaltender to the young core of Rickea Jackson and Cameron Brink and reunites her with former Aces teammate De Dearica Hamby. It also brings Plum closer to home as she grew up in Poway, California.
ESPN first reported the trade.
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