Jewell Loyd, Kelsey Plum Involved In MASSIVE 3 Team Trade That SHAKES UP The WNBA

[@philip6927]

It's nice to see the face behind the voice. It's easier to relate to you when we can see you.

[@Oneanddone14]

💯 Time for the Ben Daniel's Podcast collaboration.

[@moptopmoptop8]

@philip6927 You Know!!! You are So RIGHT ✅️ I was Wonder??? Who is the Mystery Man with a Voice with No Face!!!! Prefect Timing He Show His Face when His Football team the EAGLES heading to the SUPER BOWL 🏈

[@richardlevy50]

It's good to see a face to the voice. Your doing a great job . Thanks for all the WNBA info.

[@ChicksDigScarsPodcast]

Thanks! Appreciate it!

[@stevehardwick7285]

Now if the Aces can trade Meghan Gustafson to the Fever, A'ja won't be bothered with any "white privileged" players anymore.

[@alipobutao8723]

Ayyyyy we got a face reveal🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@howardbierley1581]

Face doesn't match the voice.

[@varj7]

Giving up the #2 pick will haunt them for years.

[@CGMedia2023]

Even in the NBA, the #2 pick is always the biggest bust.

[@ChicksDigScarsPodcast]

A lot of HOF guys at #2.

[@CGMedia2023]

@@ChicksDigScarsPodcast Name one. It's the spot in the draft made famous by Sam Bowie and Michael Beasley.

[@johnmichaels6872]

And so far, the Fever have lost Temi!

[@impartialreview-r7f]

News of this but no news about KM?? What's up with that?

[@johnmichaels6872]

@impartialreview-r7f I am glad that you got my sarcasm!

[@karencarlisle2887]

Yea that's gonna bite them if they don't get another run and gun player for her spot.

[@dukelombardi4565]

This is literally the most talk trade ever in the WNBA history,

[@braize6279]

And proving correct what we already knew, we got the Chiefs vs Birds Super Bowl that everyone expected, yet nobody wanted 😄 That Cooper DeJean Philly picked up was an absolute steal though. Oh well, I'll just get drunk and be fat on chicken wings and lil smokeys no matter who is playing lol. Anyway, this seems like an odd move for the Sparks. The rookie class coming in, is going to be very good. It seems bad to give up a future prospect, just for Plum. Sure, she's a vet, and she's not bad. But not worth that draft pick with this rookie class imo

[@Ravenfanatic5]

Congratulations Chicks on your Eagles making the Super Bowl. As Kobe would say, "Job's not finished." In regards to this 3 team trade, wow!!!!

[@ChicksDigScarsPodcast]

Thanks! Kobe would be pumped!

[@Willard-l7t]

It's not a done deal yet is it? Can's sign until Feb 2nd? If this deal goes through the Sparks are being poorly managed.

[@vincentgauthier5106]

Seattle in my opinion is the clear winner. Kelsy is just average, and Loyd doesn't move the needle.

[@Mirror_of_the_Soul00]

Go birds, go chiefs, and go fever.. please Fever- go - and get some players

[@moptopmoptop8]

Number 2 pick for the Storm will be Olivia Miles!!!

[@lawrence97431]

Gotta agree. What were the Sparks thinking???

[@blackcrowvol2281]

The #2 pick would have been important to the sparks. 🤦

[@impartialreview-r7f]

I'm sure GM Curt Miller will say that the Sparks made an idiotic trade.

[@Retrohairstylist]

Go Chiefs!🫵🏼💯‼️🔥🔥🔥

[@serafinobueti7154]

😆😆😆

[@impartialreview-r7f]

This will look like a good trade if Paige decides to stay in college for another year.

[@PaulShanley]

6:05 - To honor my late Dad, and to humor you, I, a diehard Steelers fan, will pull for the Eagles just this once. At least none of the other birds are going.

[@ChicksDigScarsPodcast]

Ha! Thank you! I appreciate that. Go Dad!

[@elizabethdaniels-jones8893]

Definitely, Seattle got the best deal!

[@hutchgames67]

The Storm doesn't need another big. But that #2 pick can help them get a good guard.

[@Willard-l7t]

I'm so tired of the Chiefs always winning, I'm a fan of Jalen Hurts and DeVonta Smith and have been since their days at Bama.

[@RobHunziger]

This makes no sense. Plum will be 31 in august.

[@CGMedia2023]

Her attitude is worse than Reese's, how is she still in the league? Oh right, lesbian solidarity...

[@EAGLECLIFFCV]

Congrats on your Eagles

[@ChicksDigScarsPodcast]

Thank you!

[@nancy9891]

Jordan was #3 pick hard to believe

[@jinku77]

It is a business move. A big 4 with Plum puts more butts on seats than drafting Olivia Miles, that's the truth. Maybe not a good sports decision, but it is a decent business decision. Also, Olivia Miles had an ACL injury last year, maybe they don't want to risk having too young players coming off an ACL tear. It can end great or it can end bad, so they decided to do this trade which is less risky.

[@ardendragoon]

They traded her to vegas. Thats a punishment.

[@Oneanddone14]

Go Birds.

[@Someguy055]

It's pronounced "Li Yueru." 😂

[@Obilisk18]

I'm curious which version of the trade is correct- the one Shams featured (which you highlight here) or the one Annie Costabille is reporting. The difference is: in Annie's the Aces are also giving up their 2026 1st round pick (to Seattle) and Seattle is giving up their 2026 2nd round pick (to the Sparks). This makes the trade worse for the Aces and better for the Sparks, and probably a little better for Seattle (unless Seattle absolutely tanks this year, the Aces 2026 1st will be worth a decent bit more than their 2nd). Honestly, I think if it's Annie's version it's...OK? For everyone? Given 2026's draft depth, Li Yueru is probably equivalent or only a little better than Seattle's 2026 2nd round pick (she was a 3rd rounder when she was drafted). The 9th pick, which they're receiving, is obviously better than the 13th they're giving up. So this is pretty close to #2 for Plum straight up. In any other draft, and in any other year, that'd be a steal for the team getting Plum. Miles is probably better than your average #2, though, and obviously the CBA complicates things. But Plum is probably not a rental. LA is in a unique position in that they don't have anyone they're going to want to core for awhile, and Plum is- by all accounts- uniquely interested in playing in LA. So it wouldn't be a shock to see Plum signing a multi-year deal, with language allowing for her salary to increase pending the new CBA. I'm pretty sure that's a thing. People keep assuming that players who sign multi-year deals would be screwed if the CBA changes but I don't see why. You could have a clause that says, "If the CBA is altered, Player X will make 5% less than the max allowable salary during the term of this contract". If you get 3 years of Plum for Miles, basically straight up, that seems OK. Maybe not ideal. But OK.

[@rogerlafontaine6787]

Bad trade for the sparks IMO. I like KP but wouldn't trade the #2

[@Darth_LordB2]

LA traded an unknown for known at a position of need. That’s a helluva win IMO 👏 If it works out KP will definitely resign long term so it’s win-win for her & LA. They will still get a high value rookie in this draft. They gave up a 2nd rd pick that odds & history shows will not make the roster or contribute anything next year if they did make it. They are also more than likely to be cut the following season. This is why I say if you have 2 good young players F! them picks. It’s hard for 1st rd picks to even make W rosters or even contribute in that 1st year & forget about 2nd rd picks. There’s a reason the W is considered the hardest league to make it in because it’s true! This was not a bad deal in if fact it was very smart deal for LA IMO there really is no clear cut #1 pick & there is very little difference talent wise between 1-10. Drafting rule #1 NEVER! draft for need or a specific position you pick the best player period! You can always trade down or the move players to get something you need later. That’s why there are so many bust draft picks because teams reach for players out of need instead of simply picking the best player when the time comes. But bravo LA 👏 this was a great trade for them. LA is in great shape to make a run to the playoffs & compete for a championship once Cam is back healthy IMO. 1. KP 2. Rae Burrell 3. Rickea Jackson 4. Hamby 5. Cam Brink Remove KP at point & add CC & it’s the perfect roster for her, long athletic 3 & D wings, & stretch 5. that provides elite rim protecting. The Sparks will be the W’s version of the Celtics. It’s a perfect modern 🏀 lineup. I said months ago that LA had a better young core than the Fever & they would have better team if the Fever don’t improve their roster. It showed in their games last year. Everyone loves these Fever players but they are mid all of them except for CC. She made them look better than they are but when they played against the top teams it showed. They need to add talent to help CC period! Or they will get left behind & CC will leave in 3 years. They are on the clock to deliver her teammates that can help her win championships.

[@lawrence97431]

Oh, and good luck to the Eagles.

[@ChicksDigScarsPodcast]

Thanks!

[@JohnSmith-t7r1c]

Plum and Loyd together are not worth the 2nd pick...Seattle robbed these teams. Aja gets a PG without white privilege tho!

[@o-martzofficial5607]

Omg I thought you were black ⚫️ 😂😂😂 omg 😂😂😂

[@shoofly529]

The Eagles got the best deal; John Mara still hasn't slept soundly this year-LOL!

[@meiosys]

GO BIRDS!!!

[@mikehall4517]

Dude, you're older than you sound, but you're still younger than me. Sorry for stealing someone elses comment, but he said what I had been thinking, and what is true for me too. I can't wait to see what kind of deals the Fever are cooking up.😊

[@GiantDwarf2718]

Like probably most comments I'm only going to talk about the face reveal 😮 Especially since I don't care so much about these teams and players beyond the occasional anecdote. In my head you sounded much younger than you look, and I was constantly confused by your slightly old-fashioned, non-PC tendencies. That checks out now 😄 Also, I think the audio was finally OK again, at least I didn't notice anything that disturbed my experience.

[@juanmachado1844]

This is a dumb video. Jewell Lloyd has 2 championships when she played the 2 option to a Breanna Stewart. She will do the same in Vegas.

[@JohnSmith-t7r1c]

No..

[@ChicksDigScarsPodcast]

You really got me with that insightful, fact-based reply. My apologies

[@basilfawlty241]

Big news, small impact as I see it. Aces getting Loyd is a downgrade. LA gives up a 2nd overall, Storm get a nice #2, but are swapping picks, and get Li Who? Given that the new CBA negotiations start after this season, so much will change, I'm not sure this will have any lasting impact. But sure, Seattle gets the win for landing a #2 overall for Loyd.

[@juanmachado1844]

Jewell is a better scorer than Plum. Plum played well within Hammon's system and so will Jewell. Plum will hog up the ball in LA

[@basilfawlty241]

@@juanmachado1844 based on what criteria? Ppg? She shot 36% on nearly 17 shots a game. That’s is worse than Angel Reese!!! She has shot as poorly as Reese for the last 3 years!

[@PaulShanley]

#sottxix

[@PaulShanley]

0:47 acquiesced = “ak - we - ess’d” Just trying to help, unless you were doing that on purpose for engagement.

[@ChicksDigScarsPodcast]

I would never! Ahem.

[@PaulShanley]

@@ChicksDigScarsPodcast - lolololol

[@SHsparx]

You look nothing like I envisioned

[@Mirror_of_the_Soul00]

Basically Sparks are saying that Plum is better than any Rookie prospect in 2025 I am going to defend Plum's "down" year. You have to consider Plums stats in light of Aja's quest to make sure she won the MVP. If you look at the Aces starters, ALL of their numbers decreased while Aja was chasing the MVP. When she won her MVP in 2022, Aja averaged 19.5 while Plum averaged 20 3 or so. Then in 2022 Plums numbers went down while Aja averaged nearly 23 - and she lost the MVP. Aja was so mad she made sure to play selfish ball to win MVP and her teammates suffered. Between the selfishness of Wilson and her condescending statement about Plum privilege, Kelsey wanted out. EXPECT her numbers to bounce back to around 19 ppg

[@juanmachado1844]

Aja had to carry the team last year because of all the injuries. You sound childish.

[@CGMedia2023]

@@juanmachado1844 She couldn't carry CC's jock.

[@Mirror_of_the_Soul00]

@@juanmachado1844 You made no refutation of a single point that I have made. Insults are not an argument, Mr. 1844. A'ja's career average is 20 and 9. But her averages jumped to 23 ppg in 2023 and then to 28 ppg in 2024 before it finally came down to 26.7. There was no injury to account for her numbers jumping in 2023. Grey being out in the first half does not explain such a GIANT leap in her numbers and the coinciding DECREASE in all of the other starters.

[@rickcarlson8892]

I have a feeling Paige will go #2! She wants to go to LA and bring fire with her! 😂

[@JohnSmith-t7r1c]

Sparks don't have that #2 pick anymore..How will that happen. Did you watch the video..

[@ChicksDigScarsPodcast]

The Sparks don't have the second pick. Seattle has it now.

[@iakadayrneh]

​@@ChicksDigScarsPodcast Your right storm are the winners of this trade. A 2nd round trade pick and in the WNBA history the first and 2nd round draft picks have been good for teams and they have Li yueru who is a good role player and shows good potential.

[@lindysmallwood2039]

So no Olivia for Sparks or Paige. Very sad. They need a strong PG that can be consistent in shooting and pass great. That’s not Plum. Like Plum a lot but not worth the #2 pick. Feel sorry for player going to the Storm. Jewel going to Aces no big deal. Waiting to see if this goes through. No transactions posted yet. Not good deal for Sparks. 🩷🏀