Basketball Hall of Famer and Chicago Sky head coach Teresa Weatherspoon will mentor Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso, two of the draft’s best frontcourt players.
Chicago drafted center Cardoso out of South Carolina as the third overall selection in the 2024 NBA Draft. “I’m just so excited to get there,” Cardoso told ESPN’s Holly Rowe.
The 6-7 Cardoso will anchor inside the paint with scoring, rebounding, and an athletic defensive presence. The native of Brazil helped the Gamecocks win the 2023-24 NCAA National Championship with a win against No. 1 overall pick Caitlin Clark and Iowa.
The Sky made a bold move, trading up to the seventh spot to secure power forward Angel Reese from LSU. Reese, the 2023-24 SEC Player of the Year, is a versatile player known for her exceptional defensive and rebounding skills.
But that’s not all. Reese has shown herself to be a playmaker and creates fouls from defenders, sending her to the free-throw line. Her leadership led the LSU Tigers to the 2023 National Championship, a testament to her potential and the impact she can bring to the Sky.
The tandem immediately makes Chicago one of the most formidable defensive and rebounding forces in the WBNA. Both players were overwhelmed with emotion during their post-draft interviews.
National championship head coaches Dawn Staley and Kim Mulkey were in the audience watching their stars get drafted by the Sky.
Coach Weatherspoon could set a foundation with a highly competitive frontcourt that knows how to win at the highest level, sharing the spotlight in Chicago.
