The Washington Huskies women's basketball team is coming off its best season since 2017.

The Huskies finished the year 22-11 and were four points away from advancing to the Sweet Sixteen.

Washington's NCAA tournament berth was the first time since 2016-17 it made it to the dance in consecutive years, and it's opening round win against the South Dakota State Jackrabbits was its first win in March Madness since '17.

The player that was at the helm for those seasons nearly 10 years ago became (nearly) $1 million richer Sunday.

According to a report on "X" from ESPN's NBA/WNBA insider Shams Charania, Los Angeles Sparks guard Kelsey Plum signed a one-year, $999,999 deal to return to the club for the 2026 season.

According to Charania's report, Plum was eligible for a $1.4 million supermax deal but opted to sign for cheaper to allow the Sparks financial flexibility in free agency.

Plum had a hilarious sense of humor about being one dollar short of a million. She made a post on her personal "X" account (@Kelseyplum10) with a $1 bill saying "guess (she) found that extra dollar."

Plum played with the Huskies from 2013-17. During that time, she was a four-time All-Pac 12 selection, Pac-12 Freshman of the Year (2014) a two-time All-American and the Associated Press Player of the Year in 2017.

During Plum's time in the Pacific Northwest, she helped lead the program to its best stretch in program history. With Plum on the team, Washington made three-straight NCAA tournament appearances from 2015-17, made the Sweet Sixteen in '17 and the Final Four in '16. Plum's No. 10 was retired by the program Jan. 18, 2015.

Since Plum's college career ended, she has carved out a role as one of the most consistent and recognizable players in the WNBA.

Plum was selected with the first overall pick in the '17 WNBA Draft by the then-San Antonio Stars, who have since relocated and rebranded to the Las Vegas Aces. She had an eight-season stint with the Stars/Aces from '17-24 before joining Los Angeles ahead of the '25 season.

Plum has made four-straight WNBA All-Star Games from '22-25, won the WNBA championship with the Aces in two-straight years from '22-23, was named All-WNBA First Team in '22 and was named the WNBA Sixth Person of the Year in '21.

Hopefully for Plum and her team, her pay cut will help Los Angeles field a championship-caliber roster which could lead to a third title for the Husky legend.

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