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.

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.

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 ...

Additionally, the Aces will receive the No. 13 pick from the Sparks. This trade creates a star trio in Los Angeles with Plum, Dearica Hamby and Cameron Brink. Reacting to this news on her ...

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.

In a massive three-team deal, the Seattle Storm are trading Jewell Loyd to the Las Vegas Aces in an agreement that will see star guard Kelsey Plum move to the Los Angeles Sparks, a league source confirmed Sunday.

Many WNBA players believe Kobe Bryant would be pleased with the overall progress of women’s sports, which have skyrocketed in popularity and reach in recent years.

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.

WNBA stars Kelsey Plum and Jewell Loyd switch teams in a three-way trade involving the Aces, Sparks, and Storm.

Lexie Brown has really come into her own these past few seasons playing for the Los Angeles Sparks. Her three seasons with the Sparks have seen her play a career-high in minutes.