The Chicago Sky suffered their second straight blowout defeat of the season on Thursday night, this time against the WNBA reigning champs, the New York Liberty. After a tough season-opening loss to the Indiana Fever,

And all that played out in the first week of the 2025 WNBA season. Some of the storylines so far have been just as expected, while others have been a little more surprising. ESPN's Kendra Andrews, Alexa Philippou and Michael Voepel weigh in on Week 1 of the WNBA season.

One of the reasons for Chicago's early struggles has been the lack of offensive production from 2024 WNBA All-Star Angel Reese. While she has an impressive 29 rebounds through two games, Reese has shot just 5-for-22 to begin her second professional season.

The Chicago Sky made moves in the offseason like a team that wanted to compete for the playoffs. This was made evident by the trade Chicago made with the Washin

The female fan had already received an autograph on her chest from someone else, presumably a player on the team who had already walked by.

She has been the fulcrum of coach Lynne Roberts’ new offensive system by pushing the tempo, getting two feet into the paint, and zipping the ball around. The frontcourt of Dearica Hamby and especially Azurá Stevens has benefited from Plum’s playmaking,

The Chicago Sky are one of the most popular teams in the WNBA because of emerging stars like Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso. They added to their star power by drafting TCU guard Hailey Van Lith in the 2025 WNBA Draft.

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