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Why Sky are parting ways with Maddy Westbeld despite 2025 draft pick status

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Westbeld lasted just one season in Chicago.

Why Sky are parting ways with Maddy Westbeld despite 2025 draft pick status originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Maddy Westbeld had a legitimate role as a rookie with the Chicago Sky .

She won't get a chance at a second season. According to the WNBA's official transactions log, Westbeld was waived on Monday. If she clears waivers without being claimed, she'll be a free agent able to sign with any team in the league.

Westbeld was a second-round pick by the Sky (No. 16 overall) in the 2025 WNBA Draft out of Notre Dame. As a rookie, she averaged 4.

1 points, 2. 4 rebounds and 0. 9 assists per game and shot a promising 39.