The Chicago Sky. | Getty Images Edwin Garcia · SB Nation Fri, November 6, 2026 at 1:00 PM UTC · 3 min read About Our Ads Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement It was another losing season for the Sky.
One where the future was discussed more than the present. And the hope for draft picks, a practice facility and players returning from injury received more attention, and rightfully so, than the product on the court.
While Chicago didn't reach the playoffs for the second-straight year, there were some positives, but still more negatives and too many unknowns. So, let's break down that state of things in the Chicago.
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Sydney Taylor. | Getty Images Trading Ariel Atkins to the Los Angeles Sparks for Rickea Jackson was a brilliant move by the Sky.
This season, Atkins continued to decline in Los Angeles, while Jackson looked ready to become an All-Star. In Jackson's first four games with the Sky, she was averaging 18 points and 4.8 rebounds per game.
Unfortunately, she tore her left ACL, ending her season early.
Despite the darkness that was Jackson's injury, there was a ray of sunshine in the season: Sydney Taylor.
It wasn't long before Taylor, who averaged 13.6 points per game, became a bona fide starter for the team. Thanks to her high level of play, she earned All-Rookie honors.
Skylar Diggins. | Getty Images Where should we start? (First, there was that other trade .)
The Sky also ran into more delays with their practice facility . This frustrated everyone and was another example of promises the Sky organization left unkept.
Besides Jackson's major injury, other players like Azurá Stevens, DiJonai Carrington and Skylar Diggins also missed time. And when Diggins did play, it didn't go well. Her production plummeted this year. She averaged 14.2 points per game, her worst scoring season since 2016.
Then there was the losing. After Jackson went down, the Sky never looked like a serious team for long stretches. Instead, it was a lot of defeats and a struggle to find an identity among a roster full of questionably fitting players at different stages of their WNBA careers.
If things ever do go right in Chicago, it certainly feels like most of the players who will be there for it aren't part of the team now.
They have a solid young player in Taylor and a superstar in the making in Jackson. Head coach Tyler Marsh also seemed to have improved as a leader, leading the team to some great wins over teams like the Las Vegas Aces, Golden State Valkyries and New York Liberty.
And that practice facility should, finally, be ready by 2027.
Nevertheless, improvements are needed everywhere up and down the roster and in and out of the organization. If they are serious about fixing things, their offseason should be busy, righting the ship so there are brighter days ahead for the Sky.
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