Overview
- The front office says this third overhaul in three years will yield a more athletic, versatile team that competes right away.
- The remake moved out star forward Angel Reese and brought in Skylar Diggins, Rickea Jackson and Jacy Sheldon, with Azurá Stevens returning and DiJonai Carrington and rookie Gabriela Jaquez added.
- Jeff Pagliocca points to added size and shot creation as the core changes he believes will raise the Sky’s ceiling.
- Chicago will open the season without Courtney Vandersloot as she rehabs an ACL tear, plus Stevens with a knee issue and Carrington with a foot injury, with no public return timetables.
- The Sky start with four road games against Portland, Golden State, Phoenix and Minnesota after two seasons that produced only 23 wins, sharpening the pressure to show real progress.