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The Sky have some urgency to free agency

It’s a pivotal offseason for sky’s new regime of GM Pagliocca and coach Weatherspoon

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How WNBA’s prioritization rule will affect Sky in 2024

Of the Sky’s eight players competing overseas this year, four are playing in Turkey, two will be competing in Italy and two more in Spain. Kahleah Copper is undecided on competing overseas.

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Sky forward Alanna Smith in tight race for most improved player with Sparks’ Jordin Canada

“She wasn’t on a roster last year,” Sky guard Courtney Williams said of Smith. “Now she’s a starter and she’s giving us quality minutes.”

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Kahleah Copper returns from All-Star break with a heightened level of focus

“I’ve been on a team that hasn’t made the playoffs,” Copper said. “Then I’ve been on a team that went on that run and won [a title.] With that, I want to continue to keep that strong and make the playoffs.”

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Sky’s ambitions for second half of season start with simply making postseason appearance

“I’m focused on progress,” interim coach/general manager Emre Vatansever said. “Of course, we need to make the playoffs. Somehow we need to win a game and make the playoffs.”

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Consistency remains hurdle for Sky four games ahead of WNBA All-Star break

The most impactful area of improvement in Wednesday’s win was the Sky’s reduced turnovers. They finished with 13 against the Sparks after averaging 16.5 per game through their losing streak.

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What adjustments can ninth-place Sky make to snap worst skid in WNBA?

Injuries aside, facing the possibility of losing their seventh straight game when they play the Sparks on Wednesday, no adjustment is off the table, including changes to Wade’s rotation.

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Sky aren’t panicking, despite league-worst four-game skid

“If you’re looking at it in the scheme of 11 games, then maybe you’ll call it a skid,” Marina Mabrey said. “If you’re looking at it in 40 games, it’s a wave.”

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Sky facing tough stretch as they try to snap skid

Of the Sky’s nine games leading into the All-Star break, six are against teams in the top five of the standings. The other three are against the Dream and Fever, both of whom have beaten the Sky once.

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Short-handed Sky prepared for rematch against Liberty

One-point home loss Friday doesn’t diminish team’s confidence heading into matchup in New York

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Sky’s Kristine Anigwe gearing up for Eurobasket with Great Britain’s national team

Anigwe will leave the Sky on Sunday and will miss six to eight games.

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Sky prove adversity is ‘not that big of a deal’ with 94-88 win over Wings despite depleted roster

Marina Mabrey led the Sky with 23 points, eight assists and five rebounds.

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Veronica Burton returns to Wintrust Arena in a new starting role for the Wings

“Having an opportunity to make an impact, whatever that role may be, I’m looking forward to it. I have that starting role right now, but I’m taking it game by game.”

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Small ball could work for Sky if injuries create extended absences

If Rebekah Gardner and Morgan Bertsch are absent for an extended period, the Sky still might find success based on the opening minutes of the fourth quarter Friday.

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Sky’s second-half comeback falls short in 71-69 loss to Mystics

Marina Mabrey led the Sky with 19 points, five rebounds and four assists.

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Sky must balance maintaining defensive intensity with avoiding foul trouble

Coach/general manager James Wade said he wants his players to continue being aggressive and has no plans to try to hold them back.

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New-look Sky open season with road victory, thanks to strong defensive performance

As a team, the Sky came up with 14 steals, four of them courtesy of Rebekah Gardner, and eight blocks. They converted 21 turnovers by the Lynx into 17 points.

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Sky impress on defense in second preseason game

“Our identity is going to have to be those hustle plays, those 50/50 balls,’’ Courtney Williams said.

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Sky coach/GM James Wade ready for future with new-look team

He is focused on building a team around the last remaining starter from his 2021 championship roster, Kahleah Copper.

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Sky’s James Wade has plan to build another title-contending team

In his first move of free agency, Wade extended a qualifying offer to Rebekah Gardner. Next up comes some of the biggest hurdles — re-signing the Sky’s unrestricted free agents.

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Rebekah Gardner is getting back to her outside shot after a rookie season playing inside

She currently leads Spar CityLift Girona in scoring, averaging 15.4 points per game to go with 2.5 assists and 1.6 steals. In 11 games, she’s shooting 45% from three-point range and 58% from the field overall.

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Kahleah Copper believes the 2022 Sky roster hasn’t seen their last days playing together

‘‘I don’t care if people come back and sign a one-year [deal],’’ Copper said. ‘‘But there’s no way we can just be done [playing together].’’

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Sky noticeably absent from All-Defensive teams

“I’m just happy to have all these non-defensive-team players on our team,” coach James Wade said. “It’s great.”

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Rebekah Gardner named to the WNBA All-Rookie Team

Gardner averaged 8.4 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.4 steals in 21.7 minutes per game for the Sky during the regular season.

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Sky’s James Wade named 2022 WNBA Basketball Executive of the Year

After re-signing his core players, James Wade went out and signed 2019 Finals MVP Emma Meesseman and Rebekah Gardner, an overlooked star overseas.

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