On the eve of the 2025 WNBA Draft, we have a trade that will shake up the end of the first round. Late Sunday, the Chicago Sky announced that they have acquired the No. 11 overall pick from the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for a 2026 first-round pick.
The official terms of the deal will extinguish the Lynx’s rights to swap first-round picks with the Sky in the 2026 draft, which they had acquired last year in a separate trade between the teams ahead of the 2024 draft. Now, the Lynx will receive the Sky’s first-round pick in 2026 outright without having to give up their own.
“We believe the 2025 draft class is deep and we’re excited about the flexibility we obtain by acquiring another first-round pick this year,” Sky general manager Jeff Pagliocca said in a press release. “The No. 11 pick represents another route to improve our roster.”
The Sky have been wheeling and dealing this offseason, and previously sent the No. 3 overall pick in this year’s draft and a 2027 first-round swap to the Washington Mystics in exchange for Ariel Atkins….
