Angel Reese deserved better from the Chicago Sky, and is going to deserve better
Through no fault of her own, Angel Reese’s time with the Chicago Sky couldn’t last.
Angel Reese. Though it is a basketball, not a baseball, league, the WNBA was thrown a curveball on Monday. As first reported by Taylor Rooks, Angel Reese was traded from the Chicago Sky to the Atlanta Dream.
In exchange, the Sky will receive a 2027 first-round pick and a 2028 first-round pick from the Dream. Plus, they are sending over a 2028 second-round pick swap. BREAKING: Angel Reese is headed to the Atlanta Dream.
Sources tell me the Atlanta Dream and the Chicago Sky have agreed to a trade. — Taylor Rooks (@TaylorRooks) April 6, 2026 The trade officially ends Reese’s high-profile two-year stint with the Sky. In 2024, Reese was the No.
7 overall pick in the WNBA Draft coming out of LSU. Along the way, Reese played in 64 games with the Sky, averaging 14. 1 points and 12.