Sources: Kelsey Plum signing one-year deal to return to Sparks

Four-time WNBA All-Star and two-time champion Kelsey Plum is signing a one-year, $999,999 deal to return to the Los Angeles Sparkssources advised ESPN’s Shams Charania on Sunday.

Plum was in line for the $1.4 million supermax however opted to signal at a reduced charge to give the Sparks monetary flexibility to construct a title-contending roster.

The 5-foot-8 guard and four-time All-Star averaged 19.5 factors and 5.7 assists final season with the Sparks. That was her first marketing campaign with the group after beforehand spending her complete profession with the San Antonio Stars/Las Vegas Aces franchise, which drafted her No. 1 general in 2017 out of Washington.

Plum, who held the NCAA scoring file (3,527) earlier than Caitlin Clark broke it in 2024, was a key piece of the Aces’ core that received consecutive championships in 2022 and 2023. But she arrived in Los Angeles because the crew’s clear-cut star and with the aim of serving to the storied franchise return to relevance. The Sparks, one of many WNBA’s authentic franchises, haven’t reached the playoffs since 2020, the longest energetic drought within the league.

Plum, 31, can also be a former Sixth Player of the Year (2021), All-Star Game MVP (2022), All-WNBA first-team choice (2022) and Olympic gold medalist with each the 5-on-5 (2024) and 3×3 (2020) USA groups.