Kelsey Plum traded to Mercury: Analyzing Sparks' return, Phoenix's new outlook at the WNBA trade deadline

The Phoenix Mercury can’t help themselves. They love a beguiling big three.

Here's how the star guard will fit on her new squad that is vying for a late-season surge into the playoffs.

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 deal All-Star guard Plum to Mercury  ESPN

Sparks star Kelsey Plum is rumored to be on the move, and one ESPN analyst two teams could compete to trade for her.