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M.A. Voepel
ESPN.com
- M.A. Voepel covers the WNBA, women’s college basketball, and other college sports for espnW. Voepel began covering women’s basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996.
The WNBA saw its second head coaching change in a week when the Chicago Sky announced Saturday that James Wade is leaving his roles as head coach and general manager to become an assistant coach with the Toronto Raptors.
Unlike Vanessa Nygaard’s firing, which wasn’t a shock after the Phoenix Mercury‘s 2-10 start, Wade’s departure for the NBA came as a stunner to the public. Though the Sky have had an up-and-down 2023, they are coming off the best two seasons in franchise history, including the franchise’s first WNBA title in 2021. Following an exodus of talent this offseason, Wade wanted to avoid a true rebuild and instead brought in talent to surround 2021 Finals MVP Kahleah Copper. It has been a mixed bag so far, and injuries haven’t helped. Now, the Sky…
