Angel Reese Is Traded From Chicago Sky To Atlanta Dream

One of nan WNBA’s apical players is connected nan move.

Angel Reese, a two-time All-Star, is being traded from nan Chicago Sky to nan Atlanta Dream, nan teams announced Monday. The Sky will get a 2027 first-round prime and a 2028 first-round prime successful speech for Reese, and nan sides will besides switch 2nd rounders successful 2028.

“Angel has achieved galore record-breaking milestones successful her first 2 years successful nan WNBA and has been a competitory unit for nan Sky,” Chicago wide head Jeff Pagliocca said successful a statement. “We are thankful for her galore important contributions to this convention and this game, and we cognize she will proceed to person a large effect connected nan tribunal and beyond. We wish Angel each nan champion successful her adjacent chapter.”

The Sky drafted Reese pinch nan seventh wide prime successful the 2024 WNBA Draft. She was named to nan All-Rookie squad successful her first season, and successful summation to being an All-Star, has besides led nan convention successful rebounding successful each of her first 2 years successful nan league.

After opening her collegiate profession astatine Maryland, Reese became 1 of nan stars of nan women’s crippled aft starring LSU to a national title successful 2023, erstwhile nan Tigers defeated a Caitlin Clark-led Iowa squad successful nan title game. The matchup spawned a rivalry betwixt Reese and Clark, which has since carried complete to nan WNBA.

Reese has not recovered nan aforesaid postseason occurrence arsenic a professional, however, arsenic Chicago has missed nan playoffs successful each of nan past 2 seasons. The Sky made a coaching alteration earlier their 2025 campaign, but still vanished pinch a worse grounds than Reese’s rookie year.

In 64 profession games, Reese is averaging 14.1 points, 12.9 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game.