The Los Angeles Sparks have acquired Kia Nurse from the Seattle Storm in addition to Seattle’s No. 4 overall pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft, in exchange for Los Angeles’s 2026 first round pick, the team announced today.
TRADE ALERT: The Seattle Storm has finalized a deal with LA, acquiring the Sparks’ 2026 first round draft pick in exchange for forward Kia Nurse and the Storm’s first round pick (#4 overall) in the 2024 WNBA draft.
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This move frees up cap space for Seattle to potentially sign a big name (or two) in free agency.
Nurse has averaged 9.7 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 1.8 assists in five WNBA seasons – three with New York from 2018-2020, one with Phoenix in 2021, and one with Seattle in 2023. She was voted as an All-Star Game starter in 2019 with the Liberty.