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The GIST: <\/strong>Twelve of the WNBA\u2019s 16 teams stood pat at yesterday\u2019s trade deadline, so let\u2019s dissect the two deals that did<\/em> go through before giving flowers to an undrafted rookie who\u2019s making it rain.<\/p>\n \ud83e\ude90 LA Sparks trade All-Star Kelsey Plum to Phoenix Mercury: <\/strong>Saturday\u2019s trade marked just the fourth time in WNBA history an All-Star\u2019s been dealt midseason, an expected move given the Sparks\u2019 dubious playoff hopes and soon-to-be free agent Plum\u2019s anticipated exit at season\u2019s end. That said, few predicted the five-time All-Star would land in the desert.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc5f Toronto Tempo acquire Aneesah Morrow from Connecticut Sun: <\/strong>Another team trying to keep pace in an intriguing playoff race<\/a> is the injury-riddled Tempo<\/a> \u2014 the third-worst rebounding team in the league. Expect Morrow, the W\u2019s most efficient rebounder<\/a>, to make an immediate impact.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc90 Undrafted Chicago Sky rookie Sydney Taylor shines: <\/strong>In a season full of standout rookie campaigns<\/a>, Taylor\u2019s a name to know. She\u2019s the Sky\u2019s leading scorer, breaking records<\/a> left and right, and shooting the lights out (see: Saturday\u2019s dramatic game-winning three<\/a>, part of a 29-point outing). Catch her in action vs. Plum\u2019s Mercury tonight at 9 p.m. ET. Two birds, one \n
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