Michael Voepel covers the WNBA, women's college basketball, and other college sports for espnW. Voepel began covering women's basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996.had just scored 40 points -- which was a career high at the time -- and become the eighth player in WNBA history to have 40 points and 10 rebounds in a game.
Two months later, Plum might need to have some of the most important minutes of her career in a playmaking role. The Aces hold a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five WNBA Finals heading into Wednesday's Game 4 against theremains uncertain as the Aces are one win away from back-to-back WNBA titles.
The No. 1 pick in 2017 by the San Antonio Stars in their last season before the franchise moved to Las Vegas, Plum always has been an electric scorer. She led theto their only women's Final Four appearance in 2016 and then set the NCAA Division I career scoring record in 2017.In her WNBA career, she has become an All-Star caliber player by expanding every aspect of her game, including passing. She has particularly excelled under Hammon: In 2022, Plum averaged 20.2 points and 5.
Young made 22 3-pointers combined her first three WNBA seasons. Last year she had 50 in the regular season and 18 in the playoffs. This year, she has 89 and 20. Plum has averaged 36.4 minutes in the playoffs and Young 34.5, so both are already carrying a heavy load. It is likely to be that and more Wednesday.