Chicago Sky Receive Fifth Pick in WNBA Draft Lottery

On Nov. 23, the WNBA draft lottery was held. The Chicago Sky had a 5.5% chance to receive the first pick, a 7.6% chance to receive the second pick, and an 86.9% chance to receive the fifth pick. Unfortunately for Chicago, the odds were not in their favor, and the ping pong balls fell to give them the fifth overall pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft. As shown on ESPN, the lottery fell perfectly chalk, meaning that everyone got the pick they were in line to get. The Dallas Wings received the first pick, the Minnesota Lynx received the second pick via the Chicago Sky, the Seattle Storm received the third pick via the Los Angeles Sparks, the Washington Mystics received the fourth pick and the Sky received the fifth pick, a pick that was originally the Connecticut Sun’s, but got swapped. The Sky were represented by Nadia Rawlinson, the team’s co-owner, for the draft lottery and were only one of the five to not send a player. For Chicago fans, this means you can pretty much give up on the hope of Awa Fam or Lauren Betts