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Annie Costabile

Chicago Sky + Red Stars reporter

Annie Costabile covers the Chicago Sky and Red Stars for the Chicago Sun-Times.

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.
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.
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.