Angel Reese Had Four Words After Big WNBA Trade on Tuesday

It was very similar to the message Reese had for DiJonai Carrington after she was traded to the Minnesota Lynx on Sunday, when she told Carrington, " happy for you."

The situation is not so exciting for Reese in Chicago right now. She has been ruled out of Tuesday night's game against the Mystics. It will be the third straight game she has missed with a back injury.

The Sky enter the game on an eight-game losing streak, with a 7-21 record overall this season. Reese has done her part, averaging 14.2 points and 12.6 rebounds while playing a team-high 31.7 minutes per game.

Seattle Storm Make Brittney Sykes Trade

Below are the details of the trade between the Storm and the Mystics.

Seattle Storm receive:

• Brittney Sykes, guard

Washington Mystics receive:

• Alysha Clark, guard
• Zia Cooke, guard
• 2026 first-round draft pick

Cooke and forward Sika Kone were both waived by the Mystics to complete the deal.

Who Won the Brittney Sykes Trade?

Seattle and Washington appear to have different priorities at the WNBA trade deadline.

• Storm want to win now. Sykes is having a career year, and Seattle needed to improve its ninth-ranked scoring offense (81.3 points per game) in order to have a chance at its first WNBA title since 2020. The 31-year-old will be a free agent after the season, and they gave up one of their three 2026 first-round picks to get her.
• Mystics are building for the future. Washington is still in the hunt for a playoff spot this season (13-15, ninth in WNBA standings), but the future is looking even brighter. They now have three first-round picks in the 2026 draft, one year after drafting two possible 2025 Rookie of the Year candidates in guard Sonia Citron and forward Kiki Iriafen.

Sykes should give the Storm an immediate scoring boost next to All-Star guard Skylar Diggins. Sykes is also an elite defender with four WNBA All-Defense selections to her name. The trade adds to Seattle's impressive mix of talent and experience, but it is hard to say for certain that it takes them past the Lynx or the New York Liberty in the discussion of title favorites.

The Storm will be judged at the end of the season, but the Mystics will already see this trade as a win long-term as they continue to stockpile assets for the future. At 37, Clark is a downgrade from Sykes, but she will provide a critical veteran presence as one of two players with more than three years of experience on the youthful roster.

As Sykes lands in Seattle, it is clear that Reese is looking forward to seeing her old teammate chase a ring in green again this year.