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Potential Landing Spots for Hailey Van Lith After Sky Release Guard, Add Natasha Cloud

Also take a look at the Sky’s projected starting five for the 2026 season after these moves.

Sports Illustrated · May 4

WNBA Offseason Grades: How Each Team Fares After 2026 Draft, Early Free Agency

It’s been a whirlwind week in the league, with a bunch of new-look rosters. Let’s assess how each front office has done so far.

Sports Illustrated · Apr 14

Four Biggest Snubs From 2025 WNBA All-Star Game After Full Field Is Announced

As the full WNBA All-Star field is complete, who just missed out?

Sports Illustrated · Jul 6, 2025

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Chelsea Gray Wins First-Ever Unrivaled Finals MVP After Rose Victory

Gray averaged 28.5 points across the semifinal and championship games.

Sports Illustrated · Mar 18, 2025

Voices within Chicago’s Sky franchise urge separating coach and general manager roles

There are obvious reasons why all other teams in the WNBA as well as the NBA has separated the positions. First off, coaching the players whose contracts you just negotiated presents challenges.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 7, 2023

Sky’s Alanna Smith a bright spot amid team’s slump

Through 12 games (nine starts), she’s averaging 10.3 points, a team-high 6.8 rebounds and 1.8 blocks.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 22, 2023

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.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 7, 2023

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Shakeia Taylor: Why can’t the Sky attract — and then keep — top talent?

CHICAGO — The 2021 Sky were a bright spot in a Chicago sports landscape where any kind of light was far and few between. But after winning a championship then failing to repeat, that light has flickered out.

Chicago Tribune · Feb 2, 2023

Sky make first free agency move, signing Courtney Williams to fill vacant backcourt

After the departures of Azurá Stevens, Candace Parker and Vandersloot, Kahleah Copper is the only remaining starter from the team’s championship run.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 2, 2023

Sky fail to make any splash on the first day of free agency

The loss of Candace Parker, Courtney Vandersloot, Allie Quigley and potentially Azurá Stevens, who has yet to announce her decision for 2023, is a major setback for the franchise.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 2, 2023

Sky mailbag: Will this be a complete rebuild year?

With the Sky’s championship roster on the brink of breaking up, we answered some of your questions about where things stand.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 31, 2023

Candace Parker signing with Aces, ending memorable 2-year run with her hometown Sky

CHICAGO — Candace Parker chose to leave the Chicago Sky for the same reason she joined the team in 2021 — to go home.

Chicago Tribune · Jan 29, 2023

Fact or fiction: breaking down free agency rumors

Candace Parker is listening to four teams, one league source told the Sun-Times, but her decision ultimately will come down to returning to Los Angeles to play for the Sparks or re-signing with the Sky.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 21, 2023

Sky fall behind again, dropping Game 1 of WNBA semifinals to Sun

Candace Parker tried to will her team to victory with a 19-point, 18-rebound performance.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 29, 2022

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Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 6, 2022

Sky players aim to destigmatize mental health by sharing personal experiences through new initiative ‘The Net’

“The more we talk about these things so people don’t feel ostracized because of their mental wellness, the better,” Azurá Stevens said.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 6, 2022

Sky take two-game lead in WNBA standings with win over Mystics

Azurá Stevens dominated all facets of the game, contributing 11 points, six rebounds, five blocks, two assists and two steals.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 15, 2022

Cubs’ Drew Smyly ‘ahead of schedule,’ hopes to return before All-Star break

The left-hander is on the 15-day injured list with a strained right oblique.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 16, 2022

What will late additions mean for the Sky?

What last season proved to GM/coach James Wade and the Sky was that making it to the WNBA Finals is a marathon. During free agency, Wade made moves to bolster the Sky’s depth.

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Chicago Sun-Times · May 4, 2022

Here’s a look at your 2022 Chicago Sky

Despite the seriousness of the impending season and the line of questioning that came with it, Candace Parker, Courtney Vandersloot, Allie Quigley and the rest of the Sky’s roster seemed to enjoy the afternoon of media.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 4, 2022

Sky’s Azurá Stevens is ready for whatever is thrown at her

Two days before the Sky’s season opener at Wintrust Arena against the Los Angeles Sparks, Stevens is operating at 100%, ready for an expanded role in coach/GM James Wade’s system.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 28, 2022

Sky get new additions to camp as coach James Wade makes his first cuts

Early in the day Wade waived Kamiah Smalls and Kayla Wells to make room on his training camp roster. No more than 15 players are allowed in a WNBA market at one time during training camp.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 25, 2022

Emma Meesseman takes reigning champion Sky to a ‘whole other level’

As Courtney Vandersloot, Allie Quigley and Azurá Stevens watched Monday’s game from the bench, Meesseman took the floor as the most veteran player in the Sky’s starting five and commanded the role well.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 11, 2022

Li Yueru’s participation in Sky’s 2022 season not guaranteed

“The most important thing is getting Li here with [the Chinese Basketball Federation’s] blessing, knowing that we’re going to add to her growth as a basketball player that represents China,” Sky coach/GM James Wade said.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 9, 2022

Azurá Stevens reflects on her first USA camp in five years

“I’m all about learning from people’s experiences,” Stevens said. “That’s important to do in life, not just in basketball. Specifically in basketball, though, these women have achieved things I want to achieve.”

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