For Reese, the disappointment of landing in ninth place was compounded by the fact she missed Chicago's final six games because of a wrist injury. The Sky went 1-5 during that stretch, and their 89-58 blowout at the hands of Washington was particularly costly.

Before the Chicago Sky took Hailey Van Lith with the No. 11 pick in the WNBA draft, Angel Reese had been advocating for the Sky to pick her former LSU teammate. Reese, the No. 7 pick in the 2024 WNBA draft,

Chicago Sky superstar Angel Reese showed off a brand new Reebok PE inspired by the Chicago flag for the team's WNBA preseason finale.