After a quiet first week of WNBA free agency, the first domino of player movement has fallen — and it's a massive one.
In a blockbuster three-team trade, the Las Vegas Aces are acquiring Seattle Storm guard Jewell Loyd while sending Aces guard Kelsey Plum to the Los Angeles Sparks, sources told ESPN on Sunday, creating the first trade in league history involving multiple No. 1 overall picks.
The Storm are also acquiring the No. 2 pick in the 2025 WNBA draft and forward Li Yueru from the Sparks, as well as Las Vegas' 2026 first-round pick, sources told ESPN. Los Angeles receives the 2025 No. 9 pick and a 2026 second-round pick from Seattle. The Aces will get the 2025 No. 13 overall pick from the Sparks.
Who gets what as a result of Sunday's blockbuster three-team WNBA trade involving the Las Vegas Aces, Los Angeles Sparks and Seattle Storm:
Since the deal involves a sign-and-trade for Plum, it can't be made official until Feb. 1.
Plum entered the offseason as a free agent, an indication that her time in Las Vegas — as part of the championship-winning core alongside A'ja Wilson, Jackie Young and Chelsea Gray — might be coming to an end.
By being cored by the organization, Plum's only way of changing teams was to get traded, but she had to sign off on her final destination. She joins L.A on a one-year deal hoping to be a Spark beyond 2025, sources told ESPN.
The vast majority of WNBA players — including Plum and Loyd — are anticipated to become free agents in 2026, ahead of the implementation of a new collective bargaining agreement that's expected to feature significant salary increases.
Loyd, meanwhile, still had one year left on her contract with the Storm, but news of her trade request came out after her allegations of
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