The one-time WNBA champion Chicago Sky have undergone a big transition during the offseason, with many of the core players that were instrumental in their improbable title run in 2021 going elsewhere. Candace Parker to the Las Vegas Aces. Courtney Vandersloot to the New York Liberty, Azurá Stevens to the Los Angeles Sparks. And Allie Quigley is taking the season off.
While there is a sense of uncertainty about what all this will mean to the future of the franchise in terms of them being a perennial contender, there is a new pool of talent coming in looking to resurrect the magic.
Among the new players is guard Kayana Traylor from Virginia Tech.
The No. 23 pick in the draft is coming off a season where she helped take the Hokies to the Final Four for the first time in program history. They lost to the eventual champion LSU Tigers in the national semifinals.
Traylor closed out her career, which included a two-year stint at Purdue, averaging 11 points per game and starting in 29 out of 35 games in her final season. She scored in double figures on 17 occasions and 20 points or more three times.
Her other career highlights included scoring her 1,000th point career during a game against Clemson on Feb. 8, 2022, making the ACC Academic Honor Roll in 2022 and becoming a…
