Kelsey Plum reveals emotional Mercury welcome after whirlwind trade: ‘God’s grace on me’

Kelsey Plum had barely enough time to process being traded before she was asked to help her new team win a game. Less than 48 hours after the Los Angeles Sparks sent her to the Phoenix Mercury, Plum joined her new teammates in Chicago and made her debut Monday night. The abrupt transition left the veteran guard feeling as though she had entered a different reality.The reception waiting for her at the team hotel made it considerably easier.Plum said Mercury players greeted her with hugs and a bouquet of white roses, an unexpected gesture that left the former WNBA champion feeling overwhelmed and grateful before Phoenix’s 106-101 victory over the Chicago Sky.“I was overwhelmed, to be honest,” Plum told reporters before the game, per Shane Young. “All this happened really fast, very unexpecte