Kelsey Plum trade update is exactly what the Valkyries needed

It sounds like the Los Angeles Sparks are ready and willing to move Kelsey Plum before the WNBA's trade deadline on Aug. 2.Initially, The Athletic's Annie Costabile reported Tuesday that the Sparks -- operating without a permanent general manager following Raegan Pebley's firing this month -- wanted to hold on to Plum past the deadline, even though her contract expires this summer.Plum, who is second in the league in scoring at 23.9 points per game, reportedly has no intention of extending her stay in Los Angeles, a little more than a year after she arrived in a three-way trade that included the Seattle Storm and the Las Vegas Aces.MORE: Sparks risk repeating familiar mistake with Kelsey Plum trade planBut now, according to the LA Times' Marisa Ingemi, the Sparks are "most likely" going to