Teresa Weatherspoon is finalizing a deal to become the next head coach of the Chicago Sky, a source close to the situation confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday night.
Weatherspoon, one of the WNBA’s most iconic players since its launch in 1997, was the top target for the Sky and the candidate they were most excited about, a source told ESPN. The news was first reported by The Athletic.
Weatherspoon — who was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2019 — returns to the league after a lengthy stint working with the New Orleans Pelicans, first as a player development coach in 2019 and then as an assistant since 2020. During her playing career, Weatherspoon was a two-time Defensive Player of the Year, a five-time All-Star and a four-time WNBA second-team honoree, mostly playing for the New York Liberty before finishing with the Los Angeles Sparks.
Weatherspoon also won the 1988 NCAA championship with Louisiana Tech, where she previously served as head…
