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Adidas announced Parker will help create a platform “aimed at influencing and elevating the future of women’s sports.” She’ll also oversee the brand’s women’s basketball products.
Any concerns over whether Angel Reese could return from the Met Gala ready to play were put to rest by her 13-point, five-rebound, two-steal performance.
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The new uniform features light-blue coloring, silver piping and a white gradient throughout, meant to exemplify “infinite possibilities.”
Kamilla Cardoso and Angel Reese will fill seats, but their games need further development.
In a draft class touted as the one that will change the trajectory of the WNBA, arguably only the Fever — with No. 1 overall pick Caitlin Clark — procured more star power than the Sky.
The vision for the team’s future became clearer after Monday night when it selected South Carolina center Kamilla Cardoso (No. 3) and LSU forward Angel Reese (No. 7). This draft was the Sky’s chance to kick-start their next era.
In her fifth season, she averaged 14.2 points and 2.9 rebounds for the Zags. Maxwell’s addition sets up an even more competitive training camp in Chicago.
The Sky acquired the No. 7 pick from the Lynx in exchange for the No. 8 pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft, forward Sika Koné, a 2025 second-round pick and the right to swap 2026 first-round picks. Additionally, the Sky received the rights to forward Nikolina Milic.
Monday night was the third time in franchise history that the Sky selected third overall in the WNBA Draft.
Fans interested in seeing Clark and the Indiana Fever in Chicago will have to wait until June.
The Indiana Fever’s season opener is May 14 on the road against the Connecticut Sun.
Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and others showed off their style at the 2024 WNBA Draft in Brooklyn.
The Iowa star made a surprise appearance during the show’s “Weekend Update” segment.
Ahead of the WNBA’s most significant draft class, the Sky acquired the No. 7 pick from the Lynx in exchange for the No. 8 pick, forward Sika Koné, a 2025 second-round pick and the right to swap 2026 first-round picks. In addition, the Sky received the rights to Nikolina Milic.
According to several league sources, the Sky will acquire the No. 7 pick and the rights to Nikolina Milic from the Lynx in exchange for the No. 8 pick, Sika Koné, a 2025 second-round pick and the right to swap 2026 first-round picks.
This year’s draft class had the potential to be a total bust because several stars, including Clark, could have opted to return to college for a fifth season.
The Sky own the No. 3 and No. 8 overall picks, a result of some costly dealmaking by first-year general manager Jeff Pagliocca.
Also, we asked how excited you are to see the Bulls in the NBA’s play-in tournament. Let’s just say voters didn’t struggle to contain themselves.
With the Indiana Fever anticipating Clark as their No. 1 overall pick in the WNBA Draft, the team will have 36 of their 40 games featured on national broadcasts or by the league’s streaming partners, up from 22 last season.
Regardless of the sum of individuals’ GOAT equations, there’s no denying Clark is, at the very least, among the greatest with or without a national title. Sunday, though, she’ll have an opportunity to give the naysayers one less thing to argue against her.
The Final Four matchup between Iowa and UConn may break recently-set record for viewership.
The “Bayou Barbie,” who is known for her eyelash extensions, painted nails and ferocious play in the paint, formally declared for the draft two days after the Tigers’ season ended with a loss to Caitlin Clark and Iowa in the Elite Eight round of the women’s NCAA Tournament.
Players such as Reese, who were competing in the Elite Eight or beyond, have about 48 hours after their last game to decide whether to go pro or return to school.
The Sky have $391,887 in cap space and three roster spots to fill heading into camp, which begins April 28. For draftees, the Sky present the best opportunity to make a WNBA roster.
Sky general manager Jeff Pagliocca was in discussions about the possibility of moving Gardner — who was a restricted free agent — in a sign-and-trade before she tore her right Achilles playing for Spanish club Spar Girona in February.
The opinions tend to be strong on this matter.
Currently, the most obvious target for the Sky to select with the No. 3 pick is Tennessee forward Rickea Jackson. Sky general manager Jeff Pagliocca was in South Carolina this week for the SEC tournament.
Leading Iowa to a national championship is the only way the latest GOAT can end her college career.
Clark’s rookie season could result in record viewership, putting the league in its best position ever to negotiate a new rights deal. Its current one expires after the 2025 season.
Maravich’s record stood for more than 50 years before Clark wrote her name over it. Kelsey Plum, now a star in the WNBA, held the NCAA women’s scoring record for seven years before Clark passed it Feb. 6, also at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
“The idea that we put as much energy and resource into finding a facility of our own should be an indication that we understand what direction the league is going,” Sky CEO Adam Fox said. “We want to be involved in the movement.”
Clark had an additional year of eligibility that the NCAA granted to all players who played during the COVID-19 pandemic in the 2020-21 season.