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Former teammates Angel Reese, Kamilla Cardoso becoming rivals after preseason showdown
TL;DR
Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso, former teammates with the Chicago Sky, are set to become rivals after Reese's recent trade to the Atlanta Dream. The Sky had hoped to build a strong frontcourt with these two top-10 picks, but their time together fell short of expectations.
Key points
- Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso were former teammates
- Reese was traded to the Atlanta Dream
- The Chicago Sky drafted both players in the 2024 WNBA Draft
- Sky's performance was poor with a 23-61 record
- The team aimed to create a strong frontcourt
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Two years ago, the Chicago Sky envisioned building a frontcourt of the future by teaming up two top-10 picks who had a bitter collegiate rivalry.
By drafting Kamilla Cardoso third overall and Angel Reese with the seventh pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft, the Sky were betting on size, rebounding and post scoring to get them back to the playoffs. The plan didn't work -- Chicago went just 23-61 in the two seasons Cardoso and Reese played together, and Reese was dealt to the Atlanta Dream earlier this month in a blockbuster trade.
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The trade did give Reese and Cardoso an opportunity to get reacquainted on Wednesday, when the Dream visited the Sky at Wintrust Arena for a preseason showdown. Cardoso landed a big-time block on Reese that drew plenty of cheers from the crowd -- and bolstered the South Carolina product's case as one of the WNBA's best emerging bigs.
To that point, has ranked Cardoso 34th on its list of the 50 best players in the WNBA.
Q&A
What led to Angel Reese's trade to the Atlanta Dream?
Angel Reese was traded to the Atlanta Dream after the Chicago Sky's unsuccessful two seasons with both her and Kamilla Cardoso.
How did the Chicago Sky perform with Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso?
The Chicago Sky had a disappointing record of 23-61 during the two seasons that Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso played together.
What was the Chicago Sky's strategy with drafting Reese and Cardoso?
The Chicago Sky aimed to build a dominant frontcourt by drafting Kamilla Cardoso third overall and Angel Reese seventh in the 2024 WNBA Draft.
