On Sunday, the Los Angeles Sparks announced the re-signing of two-time WNBA champion, four-time All-Star, and two-time Olympic gold medalist guard Kelsey Plum.
According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, it’s a one-year deal, worth $999,999.
“Kelsey brings a rare combination of competitiveness, skill and leadership that elevates everyone around her,” said Sparks General Manager Raegan Pebley said in a statement. “Her daily standard and preparation set the tone for our team, and she consistently impacts winning through the way she works and competes.”
Plum was acquired by L.A. on February 1, 2025, via a three-team trade with the Las Vegas and Seattle Storm, the first deal in league history that included multiple first overall draft picks. On May 16, she set a league record for points in a season opener and in a team debut, dropping a surgical 37 points in a decisive road victory over the Valkyries.
The lefty continued to rewrite the Sparks record book for the remainder of the 2025 campaign, claiming the franchise’s single-season highs for points, assists, three-pointers made and free throws made. The star guard averaged 19.5 points per contest and posted per-game career highs in assists (5.7), rebounds (3.1) and steals (1.2), earning her fourth consecutive All-Star selection. Plum led the league in minutes per game (35.1), suiting up for 43 of 44 games.
In 2025, she led the league with four outings of at least 20 points, six assists and two steals while shooting 50.0% or better from the floor. Paige Bueckers, Kelsey Mitchell and Alyssa Thomas each finished with three such performances. She also tied Caitlin Clark for the most games in a season (18) with at least 20 points and five assists.
Plum’s 88.5% career mark from the free-throw line enters the 2026 season eighth all-time (minimum 240 free throws made), while her 588 made three-pointers stand 13th all-time. Among the 71 players in WNBA history with at least 300 career triples, the Sparks star ranks eighth in three-point percentage with a career percentage of 38.3.
As a member of the Aces organization, where she spent the first seven seasons of her career, Plum received All-Rookie honors, was named WNBA Sixth Player of the Year in 2021 and notched All-WNBA First Team designation and a third-place finish in MVP voting the following year. It was also in Las Vegas where the 5-foot-8 guard featured prominently in the franchise’s back-to-back WNBA championships in 2022 and 2023.
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