Did the Sky give up shots at JuJu Watkins and Sarah Strong by trading their next 2 1st-round picks?
CHICAGO — General manager Jeff Pagliocca isn’t leaving the Chicago Sky’s future success up to lottery luck. The Sky don’t own their first-round pick in the next two drafts thanks to separate deals with the Washington Mystics. Pagliocca included a pick swap in 2027 as part of last year’s trade for Ariel Atkins, a deal that also included sending the No.
3 pick in 2025 to the Mystics — and ...
CHICAGO — General manager Jeff Pagliocca isn’t leaving the Chicago Sky’s future success up to lottery luck. The Sky don’t own their first-round pick in the next two drafts thanks to separate deals with the Washington Mystics. Pagliocca included a pick swap in 2027 as part of last year’s trade for Ariel Atkins, a deal that also included sending the No.
3 pick in 2025 to the Mystics — and ultimately concluded with the Sky’s acquisition of Rickea Jackson last week in exchange for Atkins. The Sky traded their 2028 first-rounder last week for guard Jacy Sheldon. Lottery picks are consequential in any draft, but the 2027 and 2028 lotteries hold a different weight because of projected No.
1 picks JuJu Watkins of USC and Sarah Strong of Connecticut. Both players are considered transformational, pro-ready stars whose arrival in the WNBA has been anticipated since before they even made their college debuts. This might feel a bit repetitive in a league that welcomed No.
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