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Las Vegas Aces star and three-time WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson opened up about her honest thoughts on the blockbuster trade deal that the Aces had gone through, which sent former first-pick Kelsey Plum back to her former team, the Los Angeles Sparks.
In an interview with the Las Vegas Review-Journal, A’ja Wilson opened up about the trade that brought her teammate Kelsey Plum to the Los Angeles Sparks, and her expectations for having former Steallte Strom star Jewell Loyd on board the Aces.
“Plum was our hard-nosed player that did all of everything in the moment, whenever we needed her,” Wilson said of her former teammate. “In the locker room, she was always someone that spoke her mind. You need that honesty in the locker room.
“We’re definitely gonna miss her.”
On the other hand, she spoke of excitement when she heard the news of Loyd going to her team.
“Jewell is just a phenomenal person, and that’s what we love. We love good-character people in our locker rooms.”
“It was complete silence, like we’re shook, we’re stunned,” A’ja Wilson added. “And all of a sudden, you just hear us screaming, like, ‘Let’s go! We’re talking to each other as teammates!'”
The blockbuster trade involving Kelsey Plum has been one of the most talked-about deals in the WNBA right now. The Las Vegas Aces traded Plum to the Los Angeles Sparks in a three-team deal that also included the Seattle Storm. In return, the Aces received Jewell Loyd from the Storm and the 13th overall pick in the 2025 Draft from the Sparks. The Sparks also sent their 2025 9th overall pick and the Storm’s 2026 second-round pick to the Aces.
This trade marks a significant shift for the Aces as they look to rebuild and retool their roster. Plum, a three-time All-Star and two-time. The Sparks, on the other hand, are welcoming Plum back to her home state of California, where she played high school basketball.
A’ja Wilson Gets Backlash Over Decades-Old Offensive Tweet
Earlier this week, people from X dug up decades-old tweets from A’ja Wilson‘s account in an attempt to have the basketball star canceled. The tweets, which Wilson posted in 2012, included rape jokes on an NBA-related topic.
People from X were quick to call for Wilson’s cancelation. In response, A’ja’s X account went private and has remained private until the time of writing.
In 2012, A’ja Wilson would have been 16 years old and a standout player in high school at Heathwood Hall Episcopal in Columbia, South Carolina.
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