The Chicago Sky made a splash in Monday night’s WNBA draft, taking Kamilla Cardoso and Angel Reese in the first round.
South Carolina’s Cardoso, who was the 2024 Final Four Most Outstanding Player, went third to the Sky. The day before, the team had swapped picks with the Minnesota Lynx to land the No. 7 pick as well, which they used on Reese, the 2023 Final Four MOP.
Now, the two will team up in Chicago after battling each other in both college and high school
“She’s a great player, and I’m a great player. Nobody’s going to get no rebounds on us,” Cardoso joked afterwards, while Reese expressed excitement about playing under new Sky head coach Teresa Weatherspoon.
“Being able to be a Black woman and as a head coach, and everything she’s done at the NBA level, I just knew everything they were bringing to the table,” Reese said of the Sky. “Player development is something that I was looking for and they looked for in me. I’m super excited for this move.”
Former NBA star and Chicago Sky co-owner Dwayne Wade welcomed the pair to Chicago.
“The foundation is set,” he wrote.
The foundation is set. Welcome Kamilla Cardoso x Angel Reese @chicagosky @WNBA
— DWade (@DwyaneWade) April 16, 2024
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