Kelsey Plum outlines quick Mercury trade turnaround, feeling 'honored' by Diana Taurasi’s welcome message

In a press conference ahead of the guard’s Phoenix debut on Monday, both Plum and GM Nick U’Ren hinted at a potential long-term future despite Plum’s contract expiring this year.

The Los Angeles Sparks traded All-Star guard Kelsey Plum to the Phoenix Mercury at the WNBA trade deadline. Plum addressed it.

Kelsey Mitchell delivered 37 points against the Minnesota Lynx to move ahead of Diana Taurasi on an exclusive WNBA scoring list.

Sparks send Kelsey Plum to Mercury for a 2026 1st-round pick and Monique Akoa Makani  AP News

The Los Angeles Sparks have traded All-Star guard Kelsey Plum to the Phoenix Mercury for a first-round pick next year, Monique Akoa Makani and a second-round draft choice in 2028, according to a person familiar with the deal

This is how WNBA fans reacted to Kelsey Plum's trade to the Phoenix Mercury  MARCA

Kelsey Plum joins the Phoenix Mercury in a blockbuster WNBA trade deadline deal that sent draft picks back to the Los Angeles Sparks late Saturday.

Kelsey Plum is on the move. In the early hours of Sunday morning, the Sparks traded the five-time All-Star guard to the Mercury in exchange for Monique Akoa Makani, Phoenix’s 2027 first-round pick and a 2028 second-round pick, ESPN first reported. Plum became the league’s top trade target after word got out that she di

The Mercury are sending Monique Akoa Makani, a 2027 first-round pick and a 2028 second-rounder to the Sparks

Kelsey Plum traded to Mercury by Sparks: Trade details, what we know  USA Today

Plum, who will be a free agent after this season, has only played in 12 games in 2026 but is second in the league in scoring.

Sources - Sparks trade All-Star guard Kelsey Plum to Mercury  ESPN