The Chicago Sky, an American women’s basketball team, is based in Chicago. The team is a member the Women's National Basketball Association and competes at the Eastern Conference. The franchise was founded before the 2006 season. It was initially known as The Chicago Mercury. The Chicago Sky is more familiar with the team.
WNBA team
The Chicago Sky, a professional basketball team within the Women's National Basketball Association, is a member of the Women's National Basketball Association. The team is based in Chicago, Illinois. They are a part of the Eastern Conference. The franchise was founded prior to the 2006 season.
WNBA drafts
Despite being quiet during the WNBA drafts of the last few weeks, the Chicago Sky didn't speak up. But local players were taken to the top in the first round. The Dallas Wings selected Veronica Burton from Northwestern as the seventh overall selection. The Dallas Wings selected Veronica Burton as the seventh overall pick. Last season, she averaged 17.8 ppg, 5.9 rebounds, 6.4 assists, and four steals. She even reached double digits in the Big Ten tournament. In the same draft, Notre Dame forward Maya Dodson was drafted by the Phoenix Mercury.
Trades
The Sky have made some moves in order to improve their roster for the offseason. In return for new draft picks, the Sky traded away several players. Alaina coates was traded to Minnesota for Kaitlin Louis Samuelson, while Astou Nyour and Kaitlin Lou Samuelson were acquired from Dallas. In addition, they traded away their 16th pick in the 2021 Draft and a second-round pick in 2022.
Uniforms
The Chicago Sky is an American professional basketball team. Magellan remains the uniform sponsor and the team just recently released its new gold uniforms. Home games are broadcasted by WCIU-TV, WMEU-CD and WMEU. Some games are televised on ESPN and NBA TV.
Game broadcasts
The Chicago Sky have released their broadcast schedule for the 2021 season. Five regular season games will be broadcast by the team on CW26. Lisa Byington will play-by-play and Meghan McKeown will color analyze. Five games also will air on My michiana in South Bend.
Fan base
The Chicago Sky have a vibrant and passionate fan base. They celebrate their achievements and try to make Chicago a better city. Thousands of Sky fan turned out to support the team when they won the 2015 WNBA Championship. It was a touching community celebration that helped to build community spirit.