Sky Should Trade Draft Picks with Mystics Again

Since Jeff Pagliocca has taken over as the general manager of the Chicago Sky, he has been consistent on a few accounts. Though, unfortunately, one of those two are back-to-back losing seasons and missing the WNBA Playoffs for the second year in a row, he has made some major deals before either season started. In Pagliocca's first year, he signed off on a trade at the 2024 WNBA Draft that saw the Sky and the Minnesota Lynx swap picks. Instead of Chicago taking on Alissa Pili, the 2021 WNBA champions welcomed forward Angel Reese as their second rookie of the first round that night. Joining center Kamilla Cardoso, Reese helped fix the Sky's rebounding woes from 2023. Chicago has been among the WNBA's best rebounding teams for the past two seasons during Pagliocca's tenure. The former LSU Tigers standout has led the league in rebounding in both her seasons with the Sky. Last year, Chicago struck another trade on draft night when the team announced they were trading the rights to the third overall selection of t