The Chicago Sky are an American women's basketball team based in Chicago. The team is a member in good standing of the Women's National Basketball Association. It competes in Eastern Conference. This franchise was founded in 2006, before the 2006 season. It was originally known as the Chicago Mercury. However, the team is now more popular as the Chicago Sky.
WNBA Team
The Chicago Sky are a professional basketball club in the Women’s National Basketball Association. The team is located in Chicago, Illinois and is part of the Eastern Conference. The franchise was founded before the 2006 season.
Drafts for the WNBA
Despite being silent, the Chicago Sky were not present at the most recent WNBA drafts. However, local players were selected as high as the first round. The Dallas Wings selected Veronica Burton, a Northwestern guard, as their seventh overall pick. The Dallas Wings selected her seventh overall. She averaged 17.8 minutes, 5.5 rebounds and 6.4 assists per game. She also reached double figures at the Big Ten tournament. Phoenix Mercury drafted Maya Dodson (forward for Notre Dame) in the same draft.
Trades
The Sky have made some moves in order to improve their roster for the offseason. They traded away several players in exchange for new draft picks. Alaina coates was traded to Minnesota while Kaitlinou Samuelson and Astou Nedour were acquired from Dallas. Additionally, they traded their 16th selection in the 2021 Draft for a second round pick in 2022.
Uniforms
The Chicago Sky is a professional basketball team in the Midwest United States. The team has recently unveiled its new gold uniforms, and has retained its uniform sponsor, Magellan. The team's home games are broadcast on WCIU-TV and WMEU-CD, while select games are televised nationally on NBA TV and ESPN.
Broadcasts of games
The Chicago Sky have released their broadcast schedule for the 2021 season. The team will broadcast five regular season matches on CW26. Lisa Byington provides play-byplay commentary and Meghan McKeown provides color analysis. 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. This was a beautiful way to strengthen community spirit.