The Las Vegas Aces hired former Los Angeles Lakers coach John Lucas III to be the Player Development Coach, just hours after the franchise traded Kelsey Plum to the Los Angeles Sparks
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.
WNBA stars Kelsey Plum and Jewell Loyd switch teams in a three-way trade involving the Aces, Sparks, and Storm.
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
The Las Vegas Aces continue to retool the roster around reigning MVP A'ja Wilson. After failing to accomplish a three-peat, the Aces made a bold move in the offseason.
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
The deal sees six-time All-Star Jewell Loyd go from the Storm to the Aces and three-time All-Star Kelsey Plum sent from Las Vegas to the Sparks, per ESPN. The Storm will receive the No. 2 pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft and Li Yueru from the Sparks — who are getting the No. 9 selection from Seattle. The Storm will be picking at No. 13 via the Sparks.
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.
While Kelsey Plum and Jewell Loyd will have new homes in 2025, it's the Storm who nabbed the best piece in the three-team deal between Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Seattle.
WNBA free agency is just around the corner, due to get underway on Feb. 1. Prior to the free-agency period, the Las Vegas Aces, Seattle Storm and Los Angeles Sparks completed a blockbuster, multi-team trade.
LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 09: Las Vegas Aces guard Kelsey Plum (10) brings the ball down court during ... [+] the WNBA basketball game between the Las Vegas Aces and the Los Angeles Sparks on June 09 ...