Sky Should Make Blockbuster Trade with Wings

As the WNBA has extended its collective bargaining agreement during negotiations on a new one, the Chicago Sky and the rest of the league are sitting back patiently waiting before they can make serious moves to improve and strengthen their rosters. The Sky have the fifth overall pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft. They originally owned the third overall selection in 2025 before trading the rights to Sonia Citron and a future pick swap to the Washington Mystics for Ariel Atkins. A year before that, the Sky owned the third overall pick and an additional mid-first-round pick in 2024. That's how Chicago acquired both center Kamilla Cardoso and forward Angel Reese. The 2021 WNBA champions haven't made the playoffs in two seasons. An aggressive deal with the team that holds the number one overall pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft could change that. This would be the sole reason why Chicago and Dallas could trade with one another during the third year during Sky's general manger Jeff Pagliocca's tenure. For the second year in a