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.

PORTLAND (WGME) -- Gorham-native Mackenzie Holmes has officially signed her first WNBA contract. Holmes was drafted by the Seattle Storm in the 2024 WNBA Draft, but she missed all of last season with a knee injury. The team announced the contract signing late Wednesday night.

Mackenzie Holmes was drafted No. 26 overall by the Seattle Storm in 2024, but missed the entire season after a knee surgery.

Gorham native Mackenzie Holmes has signed her WNBA contract, according to our media partners in Portland. The Indiana University star was drafted 26th overall in the WNBA by the Seattle Storm last year.

Mackenzie Holmes, Indiana’s all-time leading scorer and a current graduate manager with the program, has officially signed her rookie contract with the Seattle Storm, per an official release. Holmes was drafted by the Storm with the 26th overall pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft but missed the entirety of the following season after undergoing a procedure on her knee.