{"id":694525,"date":"2026-06-10T00:10:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T00:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/694525\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T00:10:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T00:10:08","slug":"why-angel-reese-was-traded-from-sky-to-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/694525\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Angel Reese was traded from Sky to Dream"},"content":{"rendered":"

Angel Reese gets her first chance against her former team on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

Reese played her first two WNBA seasons for the Chicago Sky<\/a>. She was traded to the Atlanta Dream<\/a> before the 2026 campaign, though.<\/p>\n

And after getting used to playing with her new team, Reese is matched up with the Sky on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

It makes it worthwhile revisiting just what happened.<\/p>\n

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Angel Reese trade details<\/p>\n

The deal,\u00a0according to Annie Costabile<\/a>, looked like this:<\/p>\n

Dream get:\u00a0Angel Reese, second-round pick swap in 2028Sky get:\u00a0Dream first-round pick in 2027; Dream first-round pick in 2028Why did the Sky trade Angel Reese?<\/p>\n

The Sky decided to maximize Reese’s value as a player still under contract while most of the league hit free agency in this past offseason.<\/p>\n

Chicago likely also recognized after a couple of years of seeing Reese up close that her statistical accumulation doesn’t always lead to winning<\/p>\n

In 2025, Reese averaged 14.7 points, 12.6 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.5 steals and 0.7 blocks per game. That didn’t result in winning games.<\/p>\n

She’s not an efficient scorer at all for her size, shooting just 45.8% from the field and 18.2% from 3-point range in 2025. And her trademarked “Me-Bounds” sum it up quite simply \u2014 she’s missing such easy shots that she has a chance to get the ball right back.<\/p>\n

The Sky already rostered a more efficient frontcourt scorer in Kamilla Cardoso, and she also can’t shoot from the outside. Having two such players on the roster didn’t make sense.<\/p>\n

Reese has looked similar in Atlanta. Chicago likely doesn’t miss her.<\/p>\n

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