In a major shakeup, the Los Angeles Sparks, Las Vegas Aces, and Seattle Storm have agreed to a multi-team trade. Three-time All-Star Kelsey Plum will join the Sparks, while six-time All-Star Jewell Loyd heads to the Aces. The deal also involves several draft picks, with Seattle receiving the No. 2 overall pick in 2025.
The Los Angeles Sparks , Las Vegas Aces and Seattle Storm agreed to a multi-team deal that will see Kelsey Plum head to Southern California and Jewell Loyd to Sin City, ESPN's Shams Charania, Ramona Shelburne, Kendra Andrews and Alexa Philippou reported Sunday, citing league sources.
Noelle Quinn has led the Storm as head coach since 2021. ESPN previously reported, citing a source, that Loyd was the player who filed the complaint leading to the investigation. Quinn was also Loyd's teammate from 2016 to 2018.gold medalist with Team USA, will head to an Aces team led by star A'ja Wilson. Las Vegas won back-to-back titles in 2022 and 2023 but did not have enough to three-peat.
Plum was a vital member on those championship-winning teams, but will head to a rebuilding organization headlined by young stars Rickea Jackson and Cameron Brink, the latter returning from a torn ACL. Los Angeles last won the title in 2016 but has struggled to contend since. Former Ace Dearica Hamby is also on the squad.Seattle finished the recent regular season 25-15 but were swept by Las Vegas in the first round of the playoffs.
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