Los Angeles Sparks guard Lexie Brown has been traded to the Seattle Storm, both teams announced on Friday. The Storm acquired Brown and the Sparks’ 2025 third-round draft pick in exchange for the Storm’s 2025 and 2027 second-round picks — a move that will benefit them in the short term and seemingly reflects Los Angeles’s desire to move forward with other guards on the roster.

The Seattle Storm have acquired guard Lexie Brown and a 2025 third-round pick from the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for a pair of draft choices in a trade announced on Friday afternoon.

The Seattle Storm acquired guard Lexie Brown and a 2025 third-round pick for two second-round draft picks. In the trade, announced Friday, the Sparks received the No. 21 overall pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft in April,

Three days ago, the Storm were short on guards. Now, they have three after trading draft picks to the Sparks for Lexie Brown.