Annie Costabile
Chicago Sky + Red Stars reporter
Annie Costabile covers the Chicago Sky and Red Stars for the Chicago Sun-Times.
After three seasons in a backup role, the longest-tenured Sky player is ready to step up and lead the team into a new era.
Less than a month ago, both rookies were competing in the NCAA Tournament. Cardoso’s run extended all the way to a title. The immediate turnaround to the draft and now training camp is a unique experience in the women’s game.
“A great deal of energy in here,” Weatherspoon said. “When you have that, as a coach, you feel the buy-in is there. That’s what you want. That was important for us to gain a little bit of chemistry and continuity.”
“I promised I’d never cheat the game,” Parker wrote on Instagram. “And that I’d leave it in a better place than I came into it.”
The Sky open training camp with a 14-player roster that will need to be trimmed to 12 by May 13.
After spending two seasons outside of Chicago, DeShields is back on a one-year deal with the franchise that drafted her third overall in 2018.
Actualmente hay 13 jugadoras ex integrantes del equipo Gamecocks en las listas de entrenamiento de la WNBA. El único programa con más ex Gamecocks es UConn, que tiene 18 jugadoras en sus listas.
Reese’s jersey sold out on the online WNBA store within days of her being drafted by the Sky with the No. 7 overall pick.
There are 13 former Gamecocks on WNBA training-camp rosters. The only program with more is UConn, which has 18 players on training-camp rosters.