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. 2 pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft to the Seattle Storm, according to ESPN. Li Yueru, a 6-foot-7 center, also heads to Seattle in the deal.
Plum, the Aces’ No. 1 overall pick in 2017, has been as excellent as initially advertised over her seven seasons with the franchise. The 30-year-old guard has made three All-Star teams, was named to the All-WNBA team in 2022, and helped Las Vegas win back-to-back WNBA championships in 2022 and 2023.
Things didn’t go as smoothly for Plum and the Aces in 2024, as her field goal and 3-point percentages dipped from the year prior while Las Vegas fell to the eventual champion New York Liberty, 3-1, in the WNBA Playoffs semifinals.
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