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2026 Chicago Sky season
Head coachTyler Marsh
ArenaWintrust Arena
United Center
Results
Record16–28 (.364)
Place5th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 2026 Chicago Sky season is franchise's 21st season in the Women's National Basketball Association and second under head coach Tyler Marsh.

Draft

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The draft was held on April 13, 2026, at 7:30 pm EDT, and broadcast on ESPN.[1]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Club Outcome Ref.
1 5 Gabriela Jaquez G  United States/ Mexico UCLA Bruins Signed four-year rookie contract [2]
2 21 Latasha Lattimore F  Canada Ole Miss Rebels Waived May 3 [3]
3 32 Tonie Morgan G  United States Kentucky Wildcats Waived May 3 [3]

Transactions

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Front office and coaching

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Date Details Ref.
November 24, 2025 Hired Latricia Trammell as an assistant coach [4]

Trades

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April
April 1 To Chicago Sky
2026 No. 21 draft pick
Protection from Fire during 2026 WNBA expansion draft		 To Portland Fire
2026 No. 17 draft pick		 [5]
To Chicago Sky
Protection from Tempo during 2026 WNBA expansion draft		 To Toronto Tempo
2026 No. 26 draft pick
April 6 To Chicago Sky
2027 first-round pick
2028 first-round pick		 To Atlanta Dream
Angel Reese
2028 second-round pick swap		 [6]
April 11 To Chicago Sky
Jacy Sheldon		 To Washington Mystics
2028 first-round pick		 [7]

Roster

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Chicago Sky roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G24United StatesBanham, Rachel5' 9" (1.75m)175 lb (79kg)1993-07-15Minnesota9
C10BrazilCardoso, Kamilla6' 7" (2.01m)215 lb (98kg)2001-04-30South Carolina2
G/F7United StatesCarrington, DiJonai5' 11" (1.8m)175 lb (79kg)1998-01-08Baylor5
G9United StatesCloud, Natasha5' 10" (1.78m)160 lb (73kg)1992-02-22Saint Joseph's10
G35MaliCoulibaly, Aicha6' 0" (1.83m)2001-10-18Texas A&MR
G4United StatesDiggins, Skylar Injured5' 9" (1.75m)140 lb (64kg)1990-08-02Notre Dame10
F5United StatesJackson, Rickea Injured6' 2" (1.88m)175 lb (79kg)2001-03-16Tennessee2
G11MexicoJaquez, Gabriela6' 0" (1.83m)2003-11-19UCLAR
G15United StatesMaly, Morgan6' 1" (1.85m)2002-01-25CreightonR
G20United StatesMartin, Kate6' 0" (1.83m)172 lb (78kg)2000-06-05Iowa2
G0United StatesSheldon, Jacy5' 10" (1.78m)140 lb (64kg)2000-08-23Ohio State2
F/C30United StatesStevens, Azurá6' 6" (1.98m)180 lb (82kg)1996-02-01Connecticut7
G12United StatesTaylor, Sydney5' 9" (1.75m)2001-06-21LouisvilleR
G22HungaryVandersloot, Courtney5' 8" (1.73m)137 lb (62kg)1989-02-08Gonzaga14
C1United StatesWilliams, Elizabeth6' 3" (1.91m)200 lb (91kg)1993-06-23Duke10
F–SloveniaSivka, Ajša (DP)6' 4" (1.93m)2005-11-23Slovenia–
Head coach
United States Tyler Marsh (Birmingham–Southern)
Assistant coaches
United States Kelly Faris (Connecticut)
United States Jhared Simpson (Wheeling)
United States Latricia Trammell (East Central)
United States Rena Wakama (Western Carolina)
Player development
United States David Simon (Purdue Fort Wayne)
Athletic trainer
United States Meghan Lockerby
Strength and conditioning coach
United States Ann Crosby
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured
  WNBA roster page
East
ATL
CHI
CON
IND
NY
TOR
WAS
West
DAL
GS
LV
LA
MIN
PHO
POR
SEA

Depth chart

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Pos. Starter Bench
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

Schedule

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Preseason

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2026 pre-season game log
Total: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
April: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 April 25 @ Phoenix L 104–108 Hailey Van Lith (20) Kamilla Cardoso (4) Sydney Taylor (5) Sanford Pentagon
3,357		 0–1
2 April 29 Atlanta L 78–87 Sydney Taylor (23) Morgan, Westbeld (5) Hailey Van Lith (6) Wintrust Arena
6,139		 0–2
2026 pre-season schedule

Regular season

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2026 game log
Total: 16–28 (Home: 11–11; Road: 5–17)
May: 3–5 (Home: 0–4; Road: 3–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 May 9 @ Portland W 98–83 Kamilla Cardoso (22) Kamilla Cardoso (14) Skylar Diggins (7) Moda Center
19,335		 1–0
2 May 13 @ Golden State W 69–63 Rickea Jackson (18) Cardoso, Sheldon (7) Skylar Diggins (7) Chase Center
18,064		 2–0
3 May 15 @ Phoenix L 83–91 Rickea Jackson (29) Kamilla Cardoso (8) Natasha Cloud (7) Mortgage Matchup Center
11,094		 2–1
4 May 17 @ Minnesota W 86–79 Gabriela Jaquez (20) Kamilla Cardoso (12) Natasha Cloud (7) Target Center
10,001		 3–1
5 May 20 Dallas L 89–99 Kamilla Cardoso (24) Kamilla Cardoso (11) Cardoso, Cloud (5) Wintrust Arena
9,025		 3–2
6 May 23 Minnesota L 75–85 Kamilla Cardoso (17) Kamilla Cardoso (7) Skylar Diggins (6) Wintrust Arena
7,030		 3–3
7 May 27 Toronto L 104–111 Sydney Taylor (27) Elizabeth Williams (9) Cloud, Diggins (9) Wintrust Arena
6,209		 3–4
8 May 29 Minnesota L 58–79 Cardoso, Diggins (12) Kamilla Cardoso (13) Sydney Taylor (4) Wintrust Arena
7,004		 3–5
June : 3–8 (Home: 3–3; Road: 0–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
9 June 2 @ Washington L 72–90 Sydney Taylor (15) Kamilla Cardoso (13) Kamilla Cardoso (5) CareFirst Arena
4,200		 3–6
10 June 5 Connecticut W 85–80 Skylar Diggins (24) Azurá Stevens (10) Natasha Cloud (5) Wintrust Arena
6,594		 4–6
11 June 7 @ Toronto L 68–85 Azurá Stevens (18) Azurá Stevens (10) Cloud, Diggins (3) Coca-Cola Coliseum
8,210		 4–7
12 June 9 Atlanta L 75–82 Natasha Cloud (18) Azurá Stevens (7) Kamilla Cardoso (5) Wintrust Arena
6,921		 4–8
13 June 11 @ Indiana L 106–114 (OT) Sydney Taylor (30) Azurá Stevens (9) Azurá Stevens (6) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
15,578		 4–9
14 June 17 New York L 95–96 Sydney Taylor (24) Azurá Stevens (6) Skylar Diggins (8) Wintrust Arena
7,225		 4–10
15 June 20 @ Dallas L 92–93 Kamilla Cardoso (26) Azurá Stevens (11) Cloud, Diggins (6) College Park Center
6,251		 4–11
16 June 22 @ Connecticut L 63–92 Kamilla Cardoso (16) Kamilla Cardoso (14) Skylar Diggins (4) Wintrust Arena
7,036		 4–12
17 June 24 Portland W 101–78 Skylar Diggins (15) Azurá Stevens (11) Skylar Diggins (6) Wintrust Arena
7,468		 5–12
18 June 26 Portland W 124–94 Kamilla Cardoso (30) Kamilla Cardoso (8) Skylar Diggins (9) Wintrust Arena
7,228		 6–12
19 June 28 Las Vegas L 99–107 Cardoso, Stevens (24) Kamilla Cardoso (8) Courtney Vandersloot (8) United Center
11,476		 6–13
July : 4–5 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
20 July 3 @ Las Vegas L 90–98 (OT) Skylar Diggins (19) Kamilla Cardoso (10) Natasha Cloud (5) T-Mobile Arena
15,837		 6–14
21 July 7 @ Phoenix W 77–66 Sydney Taylor (16) Azurá Stevens (10) Natasha Cloud (6) Mortgage Matchup Center
9,586		 7–14
22 July 10 @ Los Angeles L 87–102 Cardoso, Jaquez, Taylor (15) Cardoso, Stevens (8) Natasha Cloud (7) Crypto.com Arena
11,827		 7–15
23 July 12 @ Dallas L 91–96 Sydney Taylor (20) Cardoso, Stevens (13) Cloud, Stevens, Vandersloot (3) American Airlines Center
13,236		 7–16
24 July 15 Seattle W 95–90 Azurá Stevens (20) Azurá Stevens (8) Cloud, Vandersloot (6) Wintrust Arena
9,025		 8–16
25 July 17 Los Angeles W 96–82 Sydney Taylor (19) Kamilla Cardoso (11) Natasha Cloud (9) Wintrust Arena
8,123		 9–16
26 July 19 @ Atlanta L 91–93 Azurá Stevens (20) Azurá Stevens (9) Courtney Vandersloot (6) Gateway Center Arena
3,575		 9–17
27 July 22 @ New York L 94–95 Sydney Taylor (31) Azurá Stevens (7) Natasha Cloud (7) Barclays Center
16,783		 9–18
All-Star Game
28 July 30 Connecticut W 94–88 Kamilla Cardoso (26) Kamilla Cardoso (6) Taylor, Vandersloot (6) Wintrust Arena
7,297		 10–18
August : 5–7 (Home: 4–3; Road: 1–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
29 August 1 Las Vegas W 84–83 Sydney Taylor (29) Kamilla Cardoso (12) Courtney Vandersloot (5) Wintrust Arena
9,025		 11–18
30 August 3 Phoenix L 101–106 Carrington, Cardoso, Vandersloot (16) Kamilla Cardoso (13) Courtney Vandersloot (10) Wintrust Arena
7,011		 11–19
31 August 5 Los Angeles W 95–88 Cardoso, Cloud, Sheldon (15) Kamilla Cardoso (7) Natasha Cloud (9) Wintrust Arena
7,129		 12–19
32 August 8 Indiana L 86–90 Banham, Cloud (17) Kamilla Cardoso (9) Courtney Vandersloot (6) United Center
16,065		 12–20
33 August 10 @ Seattle L 88–97 DiJonai Carrington (26) Kamilla Cardoso (13) Natasha Cloud (8) Climate Pledge Arena
11,655		 12–21
34 August 12 @ Golden State L 71–91 Kamilla Cardoso (20) Kamilla Cardoso (6) Natasha Cloud (9) Chase Center
18,064		 12–22
35 August 16 @ Seattle W 82–80 Kamilla Cardoso (22) Kamilla Cardoso (12) Courtney Vandersloot (5) Climate Pledge Arena
12,916		 13–22
36 August 18 New York W 93–86 Natasha Cloud (35) Kamilla Cardoso (12) Cloud, Vandersloot (6) Wintrust Arena
7,099		 14–22
37 August 21 Golden State W 73–70 Natasha Cloud (17) Kamilla Cardoso (10) Courtney Vandersloot (5) Wintrust Arena
8,028		 15–22
38 August 23 Indiana L 90–103 Natasha Cloud (16) Azurá Stevens (8) Cloud, Vandersloot (7) Wintrust Arena
9,248		 15–23
39 August 25 @ Connecticut L 81–87 Kamilla Cardoso (24) Kamilla Cardoso (13) Courtney Vandersloot (9) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,048		 15–24
40 August 29 @ New York L 66–85 Natasha Cloud (14) Vandersloot, Williams (5) Courtney Vandersloot (6) Barclays Center
17,107		 15–25
September : 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
41 September 17 Washington L 80–110 Courtney Vandersloot (14) Kamilla Cardoso (7) Courtney Vandersloot (5) Wintrust Arena
8,945		 15–26
42 September 19 @ Atlanta L 81–106 Gabriela Jaquez (14) Cardoso, Maly (6) Courtney Vandersloot (6) Gateway Center Arena
17,099		 15–27
43 September 22 Toronto W 97–85 Jaquez, Taylor (18) Elizabeth Williams (11) Courtney Vandersloot (9) Wintrust Arena
8,036		 16–27
44 September 24 @ Washington L 93–101 Cardoso, Taylor, Vandersloot (16) Kamilla Cardoso (10) Courtney Vandersloot (7) Capital One Arena
9,798		 16–28
2026 season schedule

Notes:

  • Games highlighted in   represent Commissioner's Cup games.

Standings

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# Team W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1 y — Minnesota Lynx3311.750–20–315–718–46–1
2 x — Golden State Valkyries3212.727115–817–515–75–2
3 x — Las Vegas Aces3113.705217–615–716–66–1
4 x — Atlanta Dream3014.682315–515–715–74–2
5 x — Washington Mystics2816.636515–515–713–93–3
6 x — Indiana Fever2816.636514–615–713–95–1
7 x — Dallas Wings2717.614613–1016–611–114–3
8 cx – New York Liberty2618.591713–714–812–106–0
9 e — Portland Fire1727.386167–169–138–142–5
10 e — Phoenix Mercury1628.3641710–137–159–132–5
11 e — Chicago Sky1628.364174–1611–115–171–5
12 e — Los Angeles Sparks1628.364179–148–148–143–4
13 e — Toronto Tempo1133.250225–157–154–182–4
14 e — Connecticut Sun1133.250224–168–143–190–6
15 e — Seattle Storm836.182251–226–162–200–7

Notes

(#) – League Standing
c – Commissioner's Cup winner
y – Regular season champion
x – Clinched playoff berth
e – Eliminated from playoff contention
Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings

References

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  1. ↑ "2026 WNBA Schedule Release: Key Dates and What to Know". WNBA. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
  2. ↑ Jones, Brian (April 13, 2026). "Gabriela Jaquez Chicago Sky rookie contract details revealed following WNBA Draft selection". On3. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Chicago Sky Waive Latasha Lattimore, Tonie Morgan". sky.wnba.com. May 3, 2026. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Chicago Sky Add Latricia Trammell as Assistant Coach". sky.wnba.com. Retrieved February 25, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Chicago Sky Make Pair of Deals with Expansion Teams". Chicago Sky. April 1, 2026. Retrieved April 1, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Chicago Sky Trade Angel Reese to the Atlanta Dream, Acquire Draft Picks". Chicago Sky. April 6, 2026. Retrieved April 6, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Washington Mystics Aquire [sic] 2028 First-Round Pick". Washington Mystics. April 11, 2026. Retrieved April 11, 2026.
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