Chicago Akash is constructed in free agency for the future as they are ready for another decisive WNBA draft in April.
After recalling the playoffs with a record of 13–27 in the previous season, Sky is starting fresh with the first year coach Tyler Marsh in 2025. Akash is not bringing the former major scorer Chendedi Carter back, opening the room in his backcort for experienced depths.
In the first round of this year’s draft captures Sky number 3 and number 10 pics, which will be titled by Pagi Beukers of Connecticut and Olivia Miles of Notre Dame – if both the stars choose to carry forward their final year of NCAA Eligibility Are. They will inform every decision in the free agency in two pics sky as they work to balance their roster around Kamila Cardos and Angel Reese’s frontcourt pair.
Here the team is the latest on free-agency moves.
February 2: Michela Onenvere 1 year contract
Onyenvere joined the sky as part of the blockbuster trade last season, which in 2024 sent Kahleh Copper in Phoenix Mercury instead of number 3 pick, which was used to draft Kamila Cardoso.
After barely playing at the beginning of the season, the 6-foot Onenvere stepped into the initial lineup after trading Marina Mabre in the connecting sun in the Olympic break, stepping into the initial lineup, to accommodate herself to adjust the depth of the backkort Skold in the position of a hybrid guard. He obtained 6.6 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.0 in 2024.
Onyenwere is one of the two players from whom Akash raised a qualifying proposal in a banned free agency this year. He also gave a qualifying proposal for Point Guard Dana Evans to Gary origin guard Dana Evans, which has been held with the team since 2021. Evans has so far created a possible business property to sign.
February 1: Akash simply grew up – and much better from behind the arc
Sky took two important steps to strengthen its backcourt on the first official day of the WNBA -free agency, excluding the nurse from the free agency and the trading guard Lindsay Alan included the Connecticut Sun in exchange for wing Rebecca Allen. These tricks immediately chased to return to the role of the point guard following the signature of former Star Courtney Wanderslut.
With these acquisitions, Akash is developing a clear identity for its backcourt: with the ability to spread the floor through a long and defensive-minded group shooting, paint and less posted to Big Angeel Reese and Kamilla Cardso Space Gives to work in.
Without any external threat, Defense felt comfortable to pack the paint to commit crimes around the rees and cards, which were limited as a result. This was provoked by the fact that Akash was one of the smallest teams in the league in the league in the previous season, Lindsay Alan (5 -Foot -8), Chandi Carter (5 -Foot -9) and Dana Evans like fielding guards ( 5 -Foot -6).
Adding nurses and Rebecca Alan should reduce these issues. The nurse is a 6-foot guard and a 32.4% shooter from the 3-point range, despite seeing a minor dip in production during an off year with Los Angeles Sparks in the previous season. Ellen is a 6 -foot -2 wing, which in 2024 has an average of 35.7% behind the arc with the Sun. Both players are also consistently rebounders, a significant symptom as a high amount of 3-point efforts will possibly overtake the long-term rebounds that will do backcourt players. Need to track down.
January 29: Courtney returns to Wanderslut Sky
Two years after leaving their long team in a free agency, two -time WNBA champion courtney wandersluts are returning to the franchise for the 2025 season.
The next month turned 36, Vanderslut soon confirmed the news in her distinguished considering style, updating her social media profile to include two words: “Chicago Sky.”
The number 3 pick in 2011 WNBA draft, Wanderslut left Chicago as a four-time all-star and team captain after the 2022 season, whose patience and austerity paved the way for the first championship of the franchise in 2021.
The 5-Foot-8 point guard holds a single-game record of the league with 18 assistance set in 2020, and is second for bird bird in WNBA history with 2,850 career aid. The Wandershaloot League owns six of the seven supreme assistance averages, including a record 10 per game in 2020.