Kelsey Plum heads to Phoenix Mercury in blockbuster deal hours before WNBA trade deadline
Kelsey Plum joins the Phoenix Mercury in a blockbuster WNBA trade deadline deal that sent draft picks back to the Los Angeles Sparks late Saturday.
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The Los Angeles Sparks traded the five-time All-Star guard to the Phoenix Mercury late Saturday night in exchange for Monique Akoa Makani, a 2027 first-round pick and a 2028 second-round pick.
The blockbuster deal came just hours before Sunday afternoon’s WNBA trade deadline and sent the biggest available name on the market to a Mercury team trying to make another postseason run.
LA Sparks guard Kelsey Plum (10) reacts at the end of the first half against the Golden State Valkyries at Crypto.com Arena. (Kirby Lee/Imagn Images)
Plum, a two-time WNBA champion, has not played since June 21 because of a lower left leg injury.
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