2024 Chicago Sky season

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2024 Chicago Sky season
Coach Teresa Weatherspoon
Arena Wintrust Arena
Attendanceper game
Results
Record10–14 (.417)
Place4th (Eastern)

The 2024 Chicago Sky season is the franchise's 19th season in the Women's National Basketball Association, and their first season under head coach Teresa Weatherspoon.

Contents

The season tipped-off on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, against the Dallas Wings in Dallas. [1]

The offseason was marked by major coaching and roster changes. In October 2023, the team hired Weatherspoon as head coach, replacing interim head coach Emre Vatansever. [2] [3] The team also hired Jeff Pagliocca as general manager, separating this role from the head coaching position for the first time. [4] Several starting players from previous seasons including Kahleah Copper, Alanna Smith, Courtney Williams, Astou Ndour-Fall, and Julie Allemand departed in free agency and trades. The Sky signed their own former first-round draft pick Diamond DeShields. Acquiring the 3rd and 7th picks in the 2024 WNBA draft through trades, they drafted high-profile college stars Kamilla Cardoso and Angel Reese.

Transactions

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
13 Kamilla Cardoso Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil South Carolina
17 Angel Reese Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States LSU
213 Brynna Maxwell Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Gonzaga

Transactions

DateTransaction
October 31, 2023Hired Jeff Pagliocca as General Manager [5]
January 17, 2024Extended Qualifying Offers to Robyn Parks, Rebekah Gardner, and Morgan Bertsch [6]
February 1. 2024Signed Lindsay Allen [7]
February 2, 2024Renounced the rights to Astou Ndour-Fall [6]
February 5, 2024Signed Diamond DeShields [8]
February 6, 2024Acquired Brianna Turner and Michaela Onyenwere, the third overall pick in the 2024 WNBA draft, Chicago's own 2025 second round pick, Phoenix's 2026 first round draft pick, and the right to swap 2026 second round picks in exchange for Kahleah Copper and the rights to Morgan Bertsch. [9]
February 8, 2024Signed Taya Reimer to a Training Camp Contract [10]
Signed Kysre Gondrezick to a Training Camp Contract [11]
February 9, 2024Signed Chennedy Carter to a Training Camp Contract [12]
February 15, 2024Renounced the rights to Kseniya Malashka [6]
February 19, 2024Acquired the 8th pick in the 2024 Draft in exchange for Julie Allemand and the rights to Li Yueru [13]
March 14, 2024Acquired the New York Liberty's 2025 and 2026 second round picks in exchange for the rights to Rebekah Gardner [14]
April 14, 2024Acquired the Minnesota Lynx 7th pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft and the rights to Nikolina Milić in exchange for Sika Koné, the 8th pick, the Sky's 2025 second round pick, and the rights to swap first round picks in the 2026 draft. [15]
April 19, 2024Signed Kamilla Cardoso, Angel Reese, and Brynna Maxwell to Rookie Contracts
Renounced the rights to Robyn Parks
May 10, 2024Waived Taya Reimer [16]
May 13, 2024Waived Brynna Maxwell [17]
June 28, 2024Waived Kysre Gondrezick [18]
July 17, 2024Traded Marina Mabrey and the team's second round pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft to Connecticut Sun in exchange for Rachel Banham, Moriah Jefferson, the Sun's first-round 2025 draft pick, and the rights to swap 2026 first-round draft picks [19]

Roster changes

Roster

Chicago Sky roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G 15 Flag of the United States.svg Allen, Lindsay 5' 8" (1.73m)145 lb (66kg)1995-03-20 Notre Dame 6
G Flag of the United States.svg Banham, Rachel 5' 9" (1.75m)175 lb (79kg)1993-07-15 Minnesota 8
C 10 Flag of Brazil.svg Cardoso, Kamilla 6' 7" (2.01m)215 lb (98kg)2001-04-30 South Carolina R
G 7 Flag of the United States.svg Carter, Chennedy 5' 9" (1.75m)143 lb (65kg)1998-10-14 Texas A&M 3
G 0 Flag of the United States.svg DeShields, Diamond 6' 1" (1.85m)172 lb (78kg)1995-03-05 Tennessee 5
G 11 Flag of the United States.svg Evans, Dana 5' 6" (1.68m)145 lb (66kg)1998-08-01 Louisville 3
F 20 Flag of the United States.svg Harrison, Isabelle 6' 3" (1.91m)183 lb (83kg)1993-09-27 Tennessee 6
G 4 Flag of the United States.svg Jefferson, Moriah  Cruz Roja.svg5' 6" (1.68m)123 lb (56kg)1994-03-08 Connecticut 7
F 12 Flag of the United States.svg Onyenwere, Michaela 6' 0" (1.83m)178 lb (81kg)1999-08-10 UCLA 3
F 5 Flag of the United States.svg Reese, Angel 6' 3" (1.91m)165 lb (75kg)2002-05-06 LSU R
F 21 Flag of the United States.svg Turner, Brianna 6' 3" (1.91m)170 lb (77kg)1996-07-05 Notre Dame 5
C 1 Flag of the United States.svg Williams, Elizabeth  Cruz Roja.svg6' 3" (1.91m)200 lb (91kg)1993-06-23 Duke 9
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg Teresa Weatherspoon (Louisiana Tech)
Assistant coaches
Flag of the United States.svg Crystal Robinson (SE Oklahoma State)
Flag of the United States.svg Sydney Johnson (Princeton)
Flag of the United States.svg Tamera Young (James Madison)
Athletic trainer
Flag of the United States.svg Meghan Lockerby
Strength and conditioning coach
Flag of the United States.svg Ann Crosby
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  WNBA roster page
East
ATL
CHI
CON
IND
NY
WAS
West
DAL
LV
LA
MIN
PHO
SEA

Depth chart

Pos.StarterBench
PG Lindsay Allen Moriah Jefferson Cruz Roja.svg
SG Chennedy Carter Rachel Banham
Dana Evans
SF Diamond DeShields Michaela Onyenwere
PF Angel Reese Isabelle Harrison
Brianna Turner
C Elizabeth Williams Cruz Roja.svg Kamilla Cardoso

Schedule

Pre-season

2024 game log
Total: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
May: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 3@ Minnesota L 81–92 Lindsay Allen (17) Angel Reese (9) Lindsay Allen (3) Target Center
7,010		0–1
2May 7 New York W 101–52 Marina Mabrey (20) Brianna Turner (8) Dana Evans (7) Wintrust Arena
3,132		1–1
2024 season schedule

Regular season

2024 game log
Total: 10–14 (Home: 4–8; Road: 6–6)
May: 3–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 15@ Dallas L 79–87 Marina Mabrey (19) Marina Mabrey (9) Dana Evans (6) College Park Center
6,251		0–1
2May 18@ Dallas W 83–74 Diamond DeShields (16) Elizabeth Williams (10)Marina Mabrey (8)College Park Center
6,251		1–1
3May 23@ New York W 90–81 Marina Mabrey (21) Angel Reese (9)Marina Mabrey (7) Barclays Center
12,049		2–1
4May 25 Connecticut L 82–82 Marina Mabrey (23)Mabrey, Reese, Williams (5)Diamond DeShields (5) Wintrust Arena
9,025		2–2
5May 28 Seattle L 68–77 Dana Evans (13)Angel Reese (12) Allen, Evans (4)Wintrust Arena
7,807		2–3
6May 30 Los Angeles W 83–73 Marina Mabrey (20)Elizabeth Williams (11)Marina Mabrey (7)Wintrust Arena
7,911		3–3
June : 3–8 (Home: 2–5; Road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
7June 1@ Indiana L 70–71 Chennedy Carter (19) Angel Reese (13)Chennedy Carter (6) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274		3–4
8June 4 New York L 75–88 Chennedy Carter (16)Angel Reese (10) Marina Mabrey (5) Wintrust Arena
8,277		3–5
9June 6@ Washington W 79–71 Chennedy Carter (25)Angel Reese (11) Dana Evans (4) Capital One Arena
10,000		4–5
10June 8 Atlanta L 80–89 Cardoso, Evans, Reese (13)Angel Reese (13)Dana Evans (5)Wintrust Arena
8,804		4–6
11June 12 Connecticut L 75–83 Angel Reese (20)Angel Reese (10)Evans, Mabrey (5)Wintrust Arena
7,815		4–7
12June 14@ Washington L 81–83 Chennedy Carter (16)Angel Reese (14) Allen, Mabrey (3) Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200		4–8
13June 16@ Indiana L 83–91 Marina Mabrey (22)Angel Reese (13)Angel Reese (5) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274		4–9
14June 20 Dallas W 83–72 Carter, Mabrey (19)Angel Reese (18)Allen, Evans, Mabrey (4)Wintrust Arena
9,025		5–9
15June 23Indiana W 88–87 Angel Reese (25)Angel Reese (16)Lindsay Allen (7)Wintrust Arena
9,872		6–9
16June 27 Las Vegas L 83–95 Marina Mabrey (21)Angel Reese (11)Lindsay Allen (5)Wintrust Arena
9,025		6–10
17June 30 Minnesota L 62–70 Chennedy Carter (15)Angel Reese (16)Lindsay Allen (7)6–11
July: 4–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 3–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
18July 2@ Atlanta W 85–77 Chennedy Carter (26) Angel Reese (19)Carter, Mabrey (4) Gateway Center Arena
3,260		7–11
19July 5@ Seattle W 88–84 Chennedy Carter (33)Angel Reese (10)Marina Mabrey (7) Climate Pledge Arena
10,725		8–11
20July 7@ Seattle L 71–84 Chennedy Carter (21)Angel Reese (14) Allen, Mabrey (6)Climate Pledge Arena
11,283		8–12
21July 10Atlanta W 78–69 Chennedy Carter (19)Angel Reese (13)Carter, Mabrey (5) Wintrust Arena
9,025		9–12
22July 11@ New York L 76–91 Chennedy Carter (22) Isabelle Harrison (12)Lindsay Allen (7) Barclays Center
17,758		9–13
23July 13New York L 67–81 Marina Mabrey (21)Angel Reese (16)Marina Mabrey (7)Wintrust Arena
9,025		9–14
24July 16@ Las Vegas W 93–85 Chennedy Carter (34)Angel Reese (10)Allen, Mabrey (4) Michelob Ultra Arena
10,396		10–14
August: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
25August 15 Phoenix Wintrust Arena
26August 17@ Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena
27August 18@ Phoenix Footprint Center
28August 23@ Connecticut Mohegan Sun Arena
29August 25 Las Vegas Wintrust Arena
30August 28 Washington Wintrust Arena
31August 30 Indiana Wintrust Arena
September : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
32September 1@ Minnesota Target Center
33September 3@ Las Vegas T-Mobile Arena
34September 6 Los Angeles Wintrust Arena
35September 8 Dallas Wintrust Arena
36September 11 Washington Wintrust Arena
37September 13@ Minnesota Target Center
38September 15 Phoenix Wintrust Arena
39September 17@ Atlanta Gateway Center Arena
40September 19@ Connecticut Mohegan Sun Arena
2024 season schedule

Standings

#Team W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1 New York Liberty 214.840—15–212–19–35–0
2 Connecticut Sun 186.7502.510–410–38–34–1
3 Minnesota Lynx 178.680411–411–36–54–1
4 Seattle Storm 178.68048–611–36–54–1
5 Las Vegas Aces 168.6674.58–58–58–32–3
6 Phoenix Mercury 1312.52089–68–45–83–2
7 Indiana Fever 1115.42310.57–86–55–103–2
8 Chicago Sky 1014.41710.55–94–86–61–4
9 Atlanta Dream 717.29213.53–103–84–91–4
10 Los Angeles Sparks 618.25014.54–104–82–102–3
11 Washington Mystics 619.240153–103–93–101–4
12 Dallas Wings 619.240153–124–72–120–5

Notes

(#) – League Standing
x – Clinched playoff berth
e – Eliminated from playoff contention
Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings

Statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage TO  Turnovers per game
 PF  Fouls per gameTeam leaderLeague leader

Regular Season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG


‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDate awardedRef.
Angel Reese WNBA Rookie of the Month - June July 2, 2024 [20]
WNBA All-Star [21]
Eastern Conference Player of the Week July 9, 2024 [22]

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