WNBA trade deadline winners and losers: Lynx stay on top by staying pat, Mercury and Plum liven playoff race
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"WNBA trade deadline winners and losers: Lynx stay on top by staying pat, Mercury and Plum liven playoff race" is generating significant coverage in the Sports category, with 4 articles from 4 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Phoenix Mercury, USA Today, NBC Sports and Yahoo Sports. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only — no AI-written claims. Updated 42d ago.
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Coverage (4)
- PHOENIX MERCURY ACQUIRE TWO-TIME WNBA CHAMPION AND FIVE-TIME ALL-STAR KELSEY PLUM Phoenix Mercury · 45d ago
- Kelsey Plum to suit up for Mercury before even touching down in Phoenix USA Today · 45d ago
- 2026 WNBA Trade Deadline Winners and Losers: Kelsey Plum dealt to the Mercury NBC Sports · 45d ago
- Kelsey Plum reportedly intends to explore free agency after trade to Mercury, but could re-sign with Phoenix Yahoo Sports · 45d ago
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