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Kelsey Plum Pens Heartfelt Farewell to Las Vegas After Trade to Sparks

The three-time All-Star won two championships with the Aces.

Tyler Lauletta

Las Vegas Aces guard Kelsey Plum motions to the camera after being fouled.
Las Vegas Aces guard Kelsey Plum motions to the camera after being fouled. / Candice Ward-Imagn Images
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As basketball fans wait for the NBA trade deadline to heat up, the deals in the WNBA have already been flying ahead of the start of their season.

Along with center Brittney Griner’s move from the Phoenix Mercury to the Atlanta Dream, the biggest move of the WNBA offseason was a three-team deal that sent guard Jewell Loyd to the Las Vegas Aces and guard Kelsey Plum to the Los Angeles Sparks.

Plum, who has been with the Aces since their relocation and rebranding from the San Antonio Stars, posted a heartfelt farewell message on Instagram—paying tribute to the time she spent with the franchise.

“It’s been an incredible journey to be a part of the Aces organization, and Vegas will always hold a special place in my heart,” Plum wrote.

“Vegas is much more than the strip. It is a community of incredible people that have a real zest for life, and it is a true basketball town. The support and loyalty the city has for the Aces is incredible, and I’m so grateful that I got the chance to experience that love.”

Plum and Las Vegas won back-to-back titles in 2022 and ‘23, with the franchise quickly establishing itself as one of the best in the WNBA.

Now in Los Angeles, Plum will have the chance to team up with up-and-coming star forward Cameron Brink as the Sparks look to make a run at the title for the first time since 2016.

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Tyler Lauletta
TYLER LAULETTA

Tyler Lauletta is a staff writer for the Breaking and Trending News Team/team at Sports Illustrated. Before joining SI, he covered sports for nearly a decade at Business Insider, and helped design and launch the OffBall newsletter. He is a graduate of Temple University in Philadelphia, and remains an Eagles and Phillies sicko. When not watching or blogging about sports, Tyler can be found scratching his dog behind the ears.

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