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 .
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 .
Date
Transaction
October 31, 2023
Hired Jeff Pagliocca as General Manager[5]
January 17, 2024
Extended Qualifying Offers to Robyn Parks , Rebekah Gardner , and Morgan Bertsch [6]
February 1. 2024
Signed Lindsay Allen [7]
February 2, 2024
Renounced the rights to Astou Ndour-Fall [6]
February 5, 2024
Signed Diamond DeShields [8]
February 6, 2024
Acquired 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, 2024
Signed Taya Reimer to a Training Camp Contract[10]
Signed Kysre Gondrezick to a Training Camp Contract[11]
February 9, 2024
Signed Chennedy Carter to a Training Camp Contract[12]
February 15, 2024
Renounced the rights to Kseniya Malashka [6]
February 19, 2024
Acquired the 8th pick in the 2024 Draft in exchange for Julie Allemand and the rights to Li Yueru [13]
March 14, 2024
Acquired the New York Liberty 's 2025 and 2026 second round picks in exchange for the rights to Rebekah Gardner [14]
April 14, 2024
Acquired 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, 2024
Signed Kamilla Cardoso , Angel Reese , and Brynna Maxwell to Rookie Contracts
Renounced the rights to Robyn Parks
May 10, 2024
Waived Taya Reimer[16]
May 13, 2024
Waived Brynna Maxwell [17]
Players Coaches Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs G 15 Allen, Lindsay 5' 8" (1.73m) 145 lb (66kg) 1995-03-20 Notre Dame 6 C 10 Cardoso, Kamilla 6' 7" (2.01m) 215 lb (98kg) 2001-04-30 South Carolina R G 7 Carter, Chennedy 5' 9" (1.75m) 143 lb (65kg) 1998-10-14 Texas A&M 3 G 0 DeShields, Diamond 6' 1" (1.85m) 172 lb (78kg) 1995-03-05 Tennessee 5 G 11 Evans, Dana 5' 6" (1.68m) 145 lb (66kg) 1998-08-01 Louisville 3 G 2 Gondrezick, Kysre 5' 9" (1.75m) 150 lb (68kg) 1997-07-27 West Virginia 1 F 20 Harrison, Isabelle 6' 3" (1.91m) 183 lb (83kg) 1993-09-27 Tennessee 6 G 4 Mabrey, Marina 5' 11" (1.8m) 170 lb (77kg) 1996-09-14 Notre Dame 5 F 12 Onyenwere, Michaela 6' 0" (1.83m) 178 lb (81kg) 1999-08-10 UCLA 3 F 5 Reese, Angel 6' 3" (1.91m) 165 lb (75kg) 2002-05-06 LSU R F 21 Turner, Brianna 6' 3" (1.91m) 170 lb (77kg) 1996-07-05 Notre Dame 5 C 1 Williams, Elizabeth 6' 3" (1.91m) 200 lb (91kg) 1993-06-23 Duke 9
Head coach
Teresa Weatherspoon (Louisiana Tech )
Assistant coaches
Crystal Robinson (SE Oklahoma State )
Sydney Johnson (Princeton )
Tamera Young (James Madison )
Athletic trainer
Meghan Lockerby
Strength and conditioning coach
Ann Crosby
Legend
(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured
WNBA roster page
2024 game log Total: 4–9 (Home: 1–5; Road: 3–3)
May: 3–4 (Home: 1–3; Road: 2–1)
June: 1–6 (Home: 0–3; Road: 1–3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
7
June 1
@ Indiana
L 70–71
Chennedy Carter (19)
Angel Reese (13)
Chennedy Carter (6)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274
3–4
8
June 4
New York
L 75–88
Chennedy Carter (16)
Angel Reese (10)
Marina Mabrey (5)
Wintrust Arena 8,277
3–5
9
June 6
@ Washington
W 79–71
Chennedy Carter (25)
Angel Reese (11)
Dana Evans (4)
Capital One Arena 10,000
4–5
10
June 8
Atlanta
L 80–89
Cardoso , Evans, Reese (13)
Angel Reese (13)
Dana Evans (5)
Wintrust Arena 8,804
4–6
11
June 12
Connecticut
L 75–83
Angel Reese (20)
Angel Reese (10)
Evans, Mabrey (5)
Wintrust Arena 7,815
4–7
12
June 14
@ Washington
L 81–83
Chennedy Carter (16)
Angel Reese (14)
Allen , Mabrey (3)
Entertainment and Sports Arena 4,200
4–8
13
June 16
@ Indiana
L 83–91
Marina Mabrey (22)
Angel Reese (13)
Angel Reese (5)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274
4–9
14
June 20
Dallas
Wintrust Arena
15
June 23
Indiana
Wintrust Arena
16
June 27
Las Vegas
Wintrust Arena
17
June 30
Minnesota
Wintrust Arena
July
: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
August
: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
September
: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
2024 season schedule
Player
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
‡ Waived/Released during the season
† Traded during the season
≠ Acquired during the season
Recipient
Award
Date awarded
Ref.
^ "2024 Schedule - Chicago Sky" . dream.wnba.com . WNBA . Retrieved February 19, 2024 .
^ "James Wade leaving Chicago Sky as head coach, accepts assistant coach position with Raptors" . cbsnews.com . Retrieved September 26, 2023 .
^ "Chicago Sky Hire Teresa Weatherspoon as Head Coach" . sky.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved 15 October 2023 .
^ Philippou, Alexa (2023-10-31). "Sky chief: Pagliocca named new GM in Chicago" . ESPN.com . Retrieved 2024-02-29 .
^ "Chicago Sky Name Jeff Pagliocca as General Manager" . sky.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved 20 April 2024 .
^ a b c "WNBA Transactions" . acrossthetimeline.com . Across The Timeline. Retrieved 20 April 2024 .
^ "Chicago Sky Signs Lindsay Allen" . sky.wnba.com . WNBA . February 1, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024 .
^ "Chicago Sky Welcomes Back WNBA Champion, All-Star Diamond DeShields" . sky.wnba.com . WNBA . February 5, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024 .
^ Philippou, Alexa (February 6, 2024). "Sky trades Kahleah Copper to Mercury for WNBA draft picks, players" . ESPN . Retrieved February 19, 2024 .
^ "Chicago Sky Signs Taya Reimer to Training Camp Contract" . sky.wnba.com . WNBA . February 8, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024 .
^ "Chicago Sky Signs Kysre Gondrezick to Training Camp Contract" . sky.wnba.com . WNBA . February 8, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024 .
^ "Chicago Sky Signs Chennedy Carter to Training Camp Contract" . sky.wnba.com . WNBA . February 9, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024 .
^ Michael Voepel (February 19, 2024). "Sky land No. 8 pick in 2024 WNBA draft in trade with Sparks" . ESPN . Retrieved February 19, 2024 .
^ Costabile, Annie (March 14, 2024). "Sky acquire two future second-round draft picks from Liberty for rights to Rebekah Gardner" . Chicago Sun-Times . Retrieved March 16, 2024 .
^ "Sky swap 2024 WNBA draft picks, prospects with Lynx in trade" . ESPN . Field Level Media. April 14, 2024. Retrieved April 14, 2024 .
^ @chicagosky (May 10, 2024). "The Chicago Sky announced today that the team has waived Taya Reimer" (Tweet ). Retrieved May 11, 2024 – via Twitter .
^ @chicagosky (May 13, 2024). "The Chicago Sky announced today that the team has waived Brynna Maxwell" (Tweet ). Retrieved May 13, 2024 – via Twitter .