Kelsey Plum agrees to one-year deal to return to Sparks, sources

Star point guard Kelsey Plum will sign a one-year, $999,999 contract to return to the Los Angeles Sparks, according to AM850 sources.

Kelsey Plum four times WNBA All-Star and two-time champion, will sign a one-year contract worth $999,999 to return to Los Angeles Sparks, according to sources informed AM850’s Shams Charaniathis Sunday.

Plum was eligible for the contract “supermax” of $1.4 million, but decided to sign for a lower figure to give the Sparks the financial flexibility necessary to build a squad capable of aspiring to the title.

The 5’8″ guard averaged 19.5 points and 5.7 assists per game last season with the Sparks. That was her first season with the organization, having previously spent her entire career with the franchise. San Antonio Stars/Las Vegas Acesthe team that selected her as number 1 in the draft in 2017 after her time in the University of Washington.

Plum, who held the NCAA scoring record (3,527 points) before Caitlin Clark lor surpass in 2024, he was a key piece of the Aces core that won consecutive championships in 2022 and 2023. However, he arrived in Los Angeles as the undisputed star of the team and with the goal of helping this historic franchise regain its relevance. The Sparks, one of the WNBA’s founding franchises, have failed to qualify for the playoffs since 2020, marking the league’s longest drought currently.

Plum, 31, has been awarded Sixth Player of the Year (2021), All-Star Game MVP (2022) and a member of the All-WNBA First Team (2022); Likewise, she is an Olympic gold medalist with the United States team, both in the 5 on 5 (2024) and 3×3 (2020) modality.