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The 2024 WNBA Draft is tomorrow and teams are already jockeying for position to select from the next generation of stars in women’s basketball. The Chicago Sky and Minnesota Lynx are finalizing a trade that will include a swap of first-round picks in tomorrow’s draft, according to Annie Costabile of the Chicago Sun-Times. The trade […]

The New York Liberty have made a significant trade, acquiring guard Rebekah Gardner from the Chicago Sky in exchange for future WNBA draft picks. The move by the Liberty signals their intent to solidify their roster by adding the experience and skills of Gardner, a player who has demonstrated her capabilities both domestically and abroad. […]

The Chicago Sky are entering a new era for the 2024 WNBA season. They’re not that far removed from the 2021 championship team, but they have a vastly different roster. The Sky brought in a new head coach in WNBA legend Teresa Weatherspoon and their rebuilding direction was cemented when they traded franchise cornerstone Kahleah […]

The Chicago Sky have secured the No. 8 pick in the 2024 WNBA draft from the Los Angeles Sparks. This deal, announced on Monday, sends guard Julie Allemand, the rights to center Li Yueru, and a 2025 third-round selection to Los Angeles. With the trade, the Sky now hold an impressive early draft lineup with […]

The dust and smoke from the WNBA free agency period has settled with the remaining top players available making their commitments. The Chicago Sky are headed in a different direction than they had anticipated at the start of the free agency period. After striking out on their free agent targets, they made the decision to […]

Kysre Gondrezick has returned to the Chicago Sky on a training camp contract, with hopes to secure a spot for the upcoming WNBA season. The 24-year-old guard, who was the No. 4 overall pick in the 2021 WNBA Draft. Her agent, Stephanie Stanley, confirmed with Girls Talk Sports TV that Gondrezick signed with the Sky, […]

Diamond DeShields’ return to the hardwood will also be a homecoming. The WNBA guard re-signed with the Chicago Sky on Monday after two seasons away from the team. While the Sky have not disclosed the terms of the deal, a league source confirmed to Annie Costabile of the Chicago Sun-Times that DeShields signed an unprotected, […]

The WNBA just grabbed people’s attention with a trade from out of nowhere, as the Phoenix Mercury have reportedly acquired on Monday star guard-forward Kahleah Copper from the Chicago Sky,per WNBA insider Khristina Williams. “BREAKING: The Chicago Sky is trading Kahleah Copper to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for players and draft pick compensation, sources […]

The Chicago Sky made their major WNBA free agency move even before the 2023 season ended when they signed star guard Kahleah Copper to a contract extension. Copper was set to hit unrestricted free agency during  this offseason and the Sky ensured they have the All-Star guard locked up for at least two more seasons. […]

The Minnesota Lynx have made a significant move in free agency on Friday by securing a deal with Alanna Smith, according to the player’s representative, Sammy Wloszczowski of SIG Sports. Smith, an unrestricted free agent, is set to join the Lynx on a two-year contract. The news was announced Thursday in a tweet from ESPN’s […]

The 2024 WNBA free agency is causing buzz, particularly around the future of Nneka Ogwumike, after her surprise announcement on Wednesday that she would be leaving the Angeles Sparks as an unrestricted free agent. Ogwumike had been with the Sparks since first being drafted in 2012. As she enters free agency, the speculation about her […]

The Chicago Sky had a tough 2023 WNBA season. They had to navigate the abrupt departure of head coach James Wade in the middle of the season, finished with a record of 18-22 and squeaked into the playoffs only to be swept by the Las Vegas Aces in the first round. The Sky have new […]

Kahleah Copper, the renowned WNBA star with the Chicago Sky, is returning to her roots. Rutgers University, where Copper’s basketball journey began, is welcoming her back, not as a student-athlete but as an assistant coach of the women’s basketball team. Copper, who made her mark at Rutgers from 2012 to 2016 under coach C. Vivian […]

After recently hiring former New Orleans Pelicans assistant Teresa Witherspoon as their next head coach, the Chicago Sky have hired within to fill the general manager vacancy. The organization announced Tuesday that Jeff Pagliocca will be their new GM, having spent the last four seasons with the Sky in a player development role. Emre Vatansever […]

Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade enjoyed a terrific NBA career that lasted 17 seasons. He’s a 13-time All-Star and will be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in August 2023. While Wade is now venturing into ownership with the Utah Jazz and Chicago Sky, his wife is always alongside him. In this post, we’re […]

The Chicago Sky are finalizing a deal that will make Hall of Famer Teresa Weatherspoon their new head coach. News of Weatherspoon’s contract broke out on Tuesday evening, per The Athletic senior NBA insider Shams Charania. Basketball Hall of Famer Teresa Weatherspoon is finalizing a deal to become the new head coach of the WNBA’s […]

The Chicago Sky were stunned when head coach James Wade announced that he would be leaving the team to join the Toronto Raptors in the NBA as an assistant coach midway through the 2023 WNBA season. The Sky tabbed Emre Vatansever as the interim head coach and he guided the Sky to the playoffs where […]

The Chicago Sky have parted ways with interim coach and general manager Emre Vatansever, the team announced on Wednesday. Vatansever’s exit comes three days after the Sky were eliminated from the first round of the WNBA playoffs by the top-seeded Las Vegas Aces. Vatansever was afforded the dual interim titles with Chicago in early July […]

Chicago Sky guard Kahleah Copper was brutally honest following the Sky’s 87-59 Game 1 loss to the Las Vegas Aces on Wednesday. “I don’t think we were disciplined in our offense,” Copper said, via ESPN’s Michael Voepel and Alexa Philippou. “We let them disrupt us and kind of rattle us a little bit. I need to […]

The Chicago Sky are in the WNBA playoffs for the fifth consecutive season. The Sky ended their season with a record of 18-22. Chicago secured its spot in the playoffs with a win over the Minnesota Lynx earlier this month. They won six of their last eight games of their 2023 campaign, capping off their […]

Chicago Sky guard Kahleah Copper agreed to a multi-year contract extension with Chicago, the Sky announced in a Sunday release. “Chicago has been everything I could’ve asked for and more over the past seven seasons,” Copper said in Sunday’s release. “This is where I’ve grown as a player, as a person, and where I’m proud to say […]

The Chicago Sky would have had two chances to lock up a playoff berth. With their final two regular season games against the Minnesota Lynx and Connecticut Sun, they just needed one win to hold off the Los Angeles Sparks and grab the eighth and final playoff spot. Rather than leave things up to chance, […]

The WNBA has become the hardest professional sports league to break into, and perhaps nobody knows that better than Chicago Sky rookie Robyn Parks. With only 12 teams in the league each allowed a maximum of 12 players on the roster, there are only up to 144 roster spots at any given time in the […]

The Chicago Sky control their own destiny when it comes to making the playoffs. They are currently in the eighth and final playoff spot with two games remaining on their schedule. As of publication, they are currently up at the half against the Minnesota Lynx. If they win, they’re in. If they lose, they need […]

The Chicago Sky lost 79-73 to the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday night, brining their losing streak to five games, and the team is now out of a playoff spot, 1.5 games back of the Los Angeles Sparks, who have started to play better as of late. Sky star Kahleah Copper spoke about what the team […]

Chicago and Connecticut lock horns in the WNBA! Catch the WNBA series with this Sun-Sky game odds, prediction, pick, and how-to-watch guide. Connecticut (21-10) has tallied a 67.7% winning rate so far this season, but they are currently victims of a three-game losing streak. The Sun hopes to retain their third-place position in the WNBA […]

Kahleah Copper of the Chicago Sky has turned it up since the All-Star break, just as she said she would, and she is motivated to continue that and help the Sky make the playoffs this season. “When I said I was going to another level, I was for real,” Kahleah Copper said, via Annie Costabile […]

The WNBA has issued a verdict on Chicago Sky power forward Ruthy Hebard’s involvement in a fight with the Dallas Wings on August 6. The league announced Hebard’s one-game suspension without pay on its official Twitter account on Monday. She will sit out the Sky’s game against the Minnesota Lynx on August 8. The WNBA […]

The Chicago Sky were dealt a tough blow earlier this season when head coach James Wade resigned from his position in the middle of the season to take an assistant coaching job with the Toronto Raptors in the NBA. Prior to that, Wade was the last coach in the WNBA who held the dual role […]

This season, the Chicago Sky have been one of those borderline teams. They could very easily be a playoff team and they could very easily be a lottery team. They were dealt a shocking blow halfway through the season when head coach James Wade announced that he would be stepping down from his position to […]

After becoming a minority owner of the Chicago Sky, former NBA superstar and Utah Jazz part-owner Dwyane Wade has enabled himself to be a fixture of a franchise that won a championship just two years ago. One that has the opportunity to reclaim their status with a talented team led by star wing Kahleah Copper. […]

The Chicago Sky have had a mediocre 2023 WNBA season thus far. The team owns a 9-14 record and a 4-6 record over its last ten games. But a new member of the Sky’s ownership group knows what it takes to win at the highest level of competitive basketball and thus could prove to be […]

Dwyane Wade is joining the Chicago Sky ownership group. The upcoming NBA Hall of Famer is from Chicago, Illinois, and posted on Twitter why this connection is important to him. “It’s an incredible feeling being on this side of history,” Wade said. “To see growth, on the business side, for something that I’ve been passionate […]

It’s official. Dwyane Wade, the Chicago native, is officially an owner of the city’s WNBA team, the Chicago Sky, per Alexa Philippou. Wade’s decision to invest in the Sky was rumored for quite some time, with D-Wade himself teasing the move. Now, Wade takes a huge step in supporting Chicago’s women’s team as it goes […]

Chicago Sky visits Connecticut Sun for a WNBA clash! Check out our WNBA odds series with this Sky-Sun prediction, pick, odds, and how to watch. Chicago (8-11) is on a two-game losing streak, suffering massive home defeats against Atlanta in both games. Chicago hopes to get a favorable result as they host this game on […]

The Atlanta Dream and Chicago Sky meet Sunday in WNBA action at the Wintrust Arena. Check out our WNBA odds series with this Atlanta Dream-Chicago Sky prediction, odds, pick, and how to watch. Atlanta (9-8) is making its way to the playoffs with its current form. The Dream is currently on a four-game winning streak, […]

The Chicago Sky are going through an in-season transitional period after head coach James Wade announced his departure to become an assistant coach for the Toronto Raptors. Wade was in a unique position with the Sky as he also served as the franchise’s general manager, a title that interim head coach Emre Vatansever has also […]

The Chicago Sky got a little bit of a surprise this past week following back to back wins against the Los Angeles Sparks. Since their 2021 WNBA championship, they’ve been slowing watching the exodus of each member of that team. This past offseason they lost Candace Parker, Courtney Vandersloot, Allie Quigley and Azurá Stevens leaving […]

Chicago Sky fans were taken aback when head coach and general manager James Wade left the team midseason to become an assistant coach with the Toronto Raptors. Naturally, there are an array of emotions and thoughts that enter one’s mind after such a big decision. Of course, there is affection, as Wade led the underdog […]