For the first time in her professional career, Angel Reese is surrounded by great 3-point shooting and playmaking in a five-on-five setting. She had both of those things in Unrivaled, but never with the Chicago Sky. So, her stint with Team USA has been quite the change.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It\u2019s also showing Reese everything the Sky\u2019s roster is still missing around her. Having passers, like Caitlin Clark and Chelsea Gray, and big two-way wings who can space the floor well, like Rhyne Howard or Jackie Young, next to Reese makes her life a lot easier.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The worst part is: the Sky had the chances to get those pieces around Reese, but gave them up in a failed attempt to fast-track their rebuild.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n The Sky lost out on opportunities to get a high-level wing and a great passer<\/p>\n The Sky owned the third overall pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft, but they traded it to Washington for Ariel Atkins. The veteran was solid for the Sky, but Chicago finished the season with a worse record than Washington, and Sonia Citron, whom the Mystics selected with the Sky\u2019s pick, outplayed Atkins.\u00a0The Mystics won that trade<\/a> without any doubts.<\/p>\n Citron was named an All-Star and immediately established herself as a two-way wing with great potential. She shot 44.5% from three on 4.1 attempts per game and also averaged 14.9 points, 4 rebounds, 2.4 assists, and 1.3 steals. With her ability to guard tough perimeter assignments and space the floor, Citron would have been the perfect wing next to Reese and a great building block for the Sky\u2019s championship pursuit.\u00a0<\/p>\n