On Sunday night, the WNBA’s free agency period began with a blockbuster bang, with Jewell Loyd heading to the Las Vegas Aces and Kelsey Plum joining the Los Angeles Sparks.
The moving pieces in the league-shifting deal are:
Seattle Storm
Sending out: Jewell Loyd to Las Vegas Aces; No. 9 overall pick in 2025 WNBA Draft and 2026 second-round draft pick to Los Angles Sparks
Receiving: No. 2 overall pick in 2025 WNBA Draft and Li Yueru from Los Angeles Sparks; 2026 first-round draft pick from Las Vegas Aces
Las Vegas Aces
Sending out: Kelsey Plum to Los Angeles Sparks; 2026 first-round draft pick to Seattle Storm
Receiving: Jewell Loyd from Seattle Storm; No. 13 overall pick in 2025 WNBA Draft from Los Angeles Sparks
Los Angeles Sparks
Sending out: No. 2 overall pick in 2025 WNBA Draft and Li Yueru to Seattle Storm; No. 13 overall pick in 2025 WNBA Draft to Las Vegas Aces
Receiving: Kelsey Plum from Las Vegas Aces; No. 9 overall pick in 2025 WNBA Draft and 2026 second-round draft pick from Seattle Storm
Loyd, who had requested a trade from the Storm in December following an investigation into alleged mistreatment by the Seattle coaching staff, gets to her preferred destination in Vegas. Having signed an extension with the Storm at the end of the 2023 WNBA season, she…
