Sparks Send Kelsey Plum to Mercury for a 2026 1st-Round Pick and Monique Akoa Makani

Hamby, Ogwumike lead Sparks past Fire 106-101 after LA trades Plum to Phoenix

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Dearica Hamby scored 23 points, Nneka Ogwumike had 20 of her 22 in the second half and the Los Angeles Sparks — on a day they learned star teammate Kelsey Plum was traded

Kelsey Plum Trade Grades: Did Mercury Make Right Move to Push for Playoffs Amid Disappointing Season?

Grading the blockbuster trade that sent Kelsey Plum from the Los Angeles Sparks to the Phoenix Mercury.

Kelsey Plum trade grades: Mercury make a head-scratching move; Sparks embrace the rebuild

The Mercury are sending Monique Akoa Makani, a 2027 first-round pick and a 2028 second-rounder to the Sparks

Kelsey Plum Is Back At The Center Of A Head-Scratching Trade

Weird trade. They must think they can re-sign her. This is more or less what I said before the 2025 season, when the Los Angeles Sparks traded for a year of Kelsey Plum. In a three-team deal that also sent Jewell Loyd to Las Vegas, the Sparks gave up the No. 2 pick in the 2025 draft to Loyd’s former team, Seattle. Plum was the best player in that deal, and in Los Angeles, she did kind of prove what she wanted to when she sought an opportunity to…

WNBA trade deadline: Kelsey Plum traded to the Phoenix Mercury, and Aneesah Morrow acquired by Toronto

The Phoenix Mercury acquired Kelsey Plum, Aneesah Morrow was traded to the Toronto Tempo and the Chicago Sky made no moves at the WNBA trade deadline.

Sparks trade former UW star Kelsey Plum to Mercury

The Los Angeles Sparks have traded All-Star guard Kelsey Plum to the Phoenix Mercury for a first-round pick next year, Monique Akoa Makani and a second-round draft choice in 2028,...