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All-Star Kelsey Plum lands in a new dimension and the Sky had to pay for it

First publishedAug 4, 04:14 UTC
Last updatedAug 4, 06:33 UTC · 1m ago
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<p>A 12-point fourth-quarter swing separated the Mercury and <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-sky" target="_blank" >Sky</a> on Monday night, with Phoenix capitalizing on Chicago's mistakes. The trade deadline separated them even more: the Sky stood pat, while the Mercury swung for the fences.</p><p>The Mercury landed the biggest name on the market, acquiring five-time All-Star guard Kelsey Plum from the Sparks for young guard Monique Akoa Makani, a 2027 first-round pick and a 2028 second-rounder.

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<p>A 12-point fourth-quarter swing separated the Mercury and <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-sky" target="_blank" >Sky</a> on Monday night, with Phoenix capitalizing on Chicago's mistakes. The trade deadline separated them even more: the Sky stood pat, while the Mercury swung for the fences.</p><p>The Mercury landed the biggest name on the market, acquiring five-time All-Star guard Kelsey Plum from the Sparks for young guard Monique Akoa Makani, a 2027 first-round pick and a 2028 second-rounder. It marked just the fourth time in league history an All-Star was traded midseason.</p><p>Mercury general manager Nick U'Ren framed the move as opportunistic.</p><p>"I approach the [trade] deadline very opportunistically," he said. "Sometimes that means selling, sometimes it means buying, sometimes it means a little bit of both.

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<p>A 12-point fourth-quarter swing separated the Mercury and <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-sky" target="_blank" >Sky</a> on Monday night, with Phoenix capitalizing on Chicago's mistakes. The trade deadline separated them even more: the Sky stood pat, while the Mercury swung for the fences.</p><p>The Mercury landed the biggest name on the market, acquiring five-time All-Star guard Kelsey Plum from the Sparks for young guard Monique Akoa Makani, a 2027 first-round pick and a 2028 second-rounder.
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