Sparks send Kelsey Plum to Mercury for a 2026 1st-round pick and Monique Akoa Makani, AP source says
Summary
The Los Angeles Sparks traded All-Star guard Kelsey Plum to the Phoenix Mercury just before the WNBA trade deadline. In return, the Sparks received a 2026 first-round draft pick, player Monique Akoa Makani, and a 2028 second-round draft pick.Key Facts
- Kelsey Plum was traded from the Los Angeles Sparks to the Phoenix Mercury.
- The trade included a first-round pick for 2026 and a second-round pick for 2028 going to Los Angeles.
- Monique Akoa Makani also moved from Phoenix to Los Angeles as part of the deal.
- Plum is a free agent at the end of the current season and had been injured since June 21 with a lower leg injury.
- Before the injury, Plum averaged 23.9 points and 6.4 assists per game.
- Phoenix Mercury’s record is 11 wins and 19 losses, six games behind the eighth-place New York Liberty.
- The Mercury reached the WNBA Finals last season but are struggling this year despite having key players Alyssa Thomas and Kahleah Copper.
- Los Angeles had acquired Plum last season in a major trade with Seattle, which used the pick received to draft All-Star Dominique Malonga.
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