In a stunning WNBA trade that has set the league on fire, Kelsey Plum is heading to the Los Angeles Sparks while Jewell Loyd is making her way to the reigning champions, the Las Vegas Aces. This massive roster shake-up comes after Loyd’s request for a trade following allegations of harassment within the Seattle Storm organization.

The Las Vegas Aces have reportedly traded three-time WNBA All-Star Kelsey Plum to the Los Angeles Sparks in a blockbuster three-team deal. ESPN's Shams Charania broke the news along with Ramona Shelburne, Alexa Philippou and Kendra Andrews.

That epitomized the late NBA great’s relationship with the women’s game. After his 20-year playing career ended, Bryant turned his focus to the next generation, mentoring some of women’s basketball’s biggest stars, from WNBA champion and Olympic gold medalist Diana Taurasi to former Oregon star Sabrina Ionescu.

Plum, who spent seven years with the San Antonio/Las Vegas franchise, was part of a three-team deal, involving the Aces, Sparks and Seattle Storm. LA received Plum and a 2025 No. 9 pick while Las Vegas got Jewell Loyd and a 2025 No. 13 pick. Seattle, for its part, got hold of the No. 2 overall pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft and Li Yueru.

An appreciation for the reported blockbuster deal, which changes the WNBA’s landscape and signals that the Sparks want to win sooner than later.

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.

LA Sparks acquire Kelsey Plum in a three-team trade, sending Jewell Loyd to the Aces, while the Storm get draft capital

Las Vegas Aces trade Kelsey Plum to Los Angeles Sparks, acquiring Jewell Loyd, with Seattle Storm getting No. 2 draft.

The Los Angeles Sparks, Las Vegas Aces and Seattle Storm have reportedly agreed to a blockbuster three-team trade that includes WNBA All-Stars Kelsey Plum and Jewell Loyd. Per ESPN's Shams Charania, who reported the deal with three colleagues, Plum is headed to Los Angeles, Loyd is headed to Las Vegas and Li Yueru lands in Seattle.

Kelsey Plum lands in Los Angeles, Jewell Loyd in Las Vegas, and Li Yueru in Seattle in a league-changing three-team trade reported Sunday by ESPN.

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The Los Angeles Sparks, Las Vegas Aces and Seattle Storm ... title in 2016 but has struggled to contend since. Former Ace Dearica Hamby is also on the squad. Seattle finished the recent regular ...