Aces, Sparks and Storm are agreeing on blockbuster trading with the participation of Kelsey Plum, Jewell Loyd – Winsidr

The first hit move from the WNBA off -season officially took place.

A week before the free agents can officially sign contracts with any of the 13 teams in the League, starting on February 1 From out -of -season moves as a result.

Over the weekend, numerous publications have announced that the three teams have agreed to the hit exchange of several teams, which sends Jewell Loyd to Las Vegas and Kelsey Plum in Los Angeles.

Annie Kostabile of Chicago Sun-Times reported Saturday, working on an exchange of several teams between these three teams, and the details must simply be clarified to all participating countries. on Sunday, ESPN’s Quartet Reporters reported that the deal was concluded, posting more information about the last details of what is coming and goes from each unit.

Here are the details:

Las Vegas receives:

• Juel Lloyd
• Selection No. 13 in WNBA 2025 Draft (from Los Angeles)

Los Angeles gets:

• Kelsi Plum
• Selection No. 9 in WNBA 2025 (from Seattle)

Seattle gets:

• Selection # 2 in WNBA 2025 Draft (from Los Angeles)
• Li yuru

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This move is obviously a big, something we don’t see as often in WNBA and which will change the direction of any team involved.

For Las Vegas, the addition of Loyd leads to a recharging of his championship list, which has already been completed by A’JA Wilson, Jackie Young and others. Loyd has requested an exchange earlier this season and now the six-time stars match and two-time WNBA champion is now joining a team that is likely to enter the season as a favorite for the 2025 League title.

As for Los Angeles, he risks losing the chance to choose a talented perspective, but does it as he adds All-Star to Plum to take on the role of Alpha with Sparks. Plum has probably sought her role to expand the team, and three -time stars champion and two -time WNBA champion will do just that as a major option under the bright lights in Los Angeles. The idea of ​​Plum, combined with Cameron Brink and Rickea Jackson, is intriguing and Sparks thought they prefer to have proven goods now, instead of risking perspective through the draft with this choice number 2.

For Seattle, this marks the end of an era of Loyd in Storm uniform, a period that was unforgettable for the organization and its fan base. Although Loyd has asked for a Storm deal, this move can mean the beginning of the reconstruction in Seattle. Now with the best chosen by Los Angeles and only four players currently with a contract, Storm has the ability to add a talented perspective and also to immerse themselves in the free agency. This will be interesting out of the Seattle season, and the one out of season can determine whether it will be resolved after Lloyd’s departure or is officially undergoing reconstruction.

This trade changes the league, no doubt. And the ball can just start rolling when things start to improve in the coming days and weeks in the WNBA extra season.