Seattle Storm Reportedly Trade Jewell Loyd to the Las Vegas Aces, Kelsey Plum to the Los Angeles Sparks + Draft Picks
01/27/2025 10:03 AM
Welcome to WNBA free agency.
In a blockbuster three-team trade that was originally reported by Chicago Sun-Times’ Annie Costabile, with additional reporting by ESPN’s Shams Charania, the Seattle Storm are reportedly trading six-time All-Star Jewell Loyd to the Las Vegas Aces and three-time All-Star Kelsey Plum to the Sparks.
The news, per Costabile, is just the beginning of WNBA free agency, where “until this domino falls, others won't.”
The deal won’t be official until February 1, due to a sign-and-trade for Plum, per ESPN.
Details of the trades, which includes draft picks, are below:
STORM: Get the No.2 pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft, Li Yueru and Vegas’ 2026 first-round pick.
ACES: Jewell Loyd and the No. 13 pick.
SPARKS:Kelsey Plum and No. 9 pick, plus the 2026 second-round pick from Seattle.
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