Angel Reese’s trade another example of Chicago Sky’s inability to hold onto stars
A twinkling is something that happens in an instant. And in a twinkling, a star whose light was expected to shine as bright as the city’s skyline, was gone. News broke on Monday morning that the Chicago Sky had traded two-time All-Star Angel Reese to the Atlanta Dream.
When she was drafted with the seventh pick in 2024, Reese, alongside Kamilla Cardoso, was expected to be the hope and future of a franchise whose one championship in its history had stoked a fire in fans that better days were surely coming. After an interview with the Chicago Tribune in which Reese openly voiced her frustrations with the Sky’s season, Reese was suspended half a game because of “statements detrimental to the team. ” The move was a signal of what appeared to be the beginning of the end of Reese’s time in Chicago.
During Chicago’s last game of the 2025 season, the fans’ chants calling for the firing of general manager Jeff Pagliocca echoed throughout Wintrust Arena. Courtside, a fan wore a “Free Angel” shirt. While collective bargaining negotiations continued during the offseason, no moves could be made.
But with a deal in place and the expansion drafts completed, the Sky made a trade with Atlanta. Reese’s trade is just another in what’s become a Chicago Sky trend: losing a star – whether by force or by choice. An Angel’s DREAM💭 🅰️TL WHAT UP?!
@AtlantaDream pic. twitter. com/obtqyhl35e — Angel Reese (@Reese10Angel) April 6, 2026 It wasn’t the first time Chicago had let an impactful player leave the organization, and it wasn’t the first time it traded a star after a player publicly expressed displeasure with the team.
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