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  "path": "/chicago-sky/2026/04/01/sky-trade-second-round-picks-with-portland-fire-and-toronto-tempo",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-01T23:34:40.259Z",
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  "textContent": "<p>Ahead of Friday’s WNBA expansion draft, the <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-sky\" target=\"_blank\" >Sky</a> gave up a modest amount of draft capital to ensure the expansion teams would not select any players from their unprotected list.</p><p>The first deal was a second-round swap with the Portland Fire, sending the Sky's No. 17 pick in exchange for Portland’s No. 21 pick. They also sent their No. 26 pick—the final selection in the second round—to the Toronto Tempo.</p><p>In return, the Tempo and Fire agreed not to select any player from the Sky's unprotected list in the expansion draft.</p><p>These deals show that the Sky are prioritizing existing players—specifically holding onto the rights to their 2025 draft picks, Hailey Van Lith, Maddy Westbeld and Aicha Coulibaly, along with point guard Sevgi Uzun.</p><p>Several of those players likely ended up on the Sky's unprotected list. Teams can protect only five players in the expansion draft, and Angel Reese, Kamilla Cardoso, Ariel Atkins and Ajša Sivka should have taken four of those spots.</p><p>The Tempo and Fire were unlikely to select any of the Sky's unrestricted free agents, which include Courtney Vandersloot, Elizabeth Williams, Rachel Banham, Rebecca Allen and Michaela Onyenwere. </p><p>For now, the Sky hold onto their top asset in the upcoming college draft: the No. 5 pick. That could yield college stars such as Kiki Rice (UCLA), Lauren Betts (UCLA) or Flau’jae Johnson (LSU), according to recent mock drafts.</p><bsp-list-loadmore class=\"PageListH\" data-module data-hide-authors=\"true\" data-hide-categories=\"true\" data-hide-dates=\"true\" data-show-loadmore=\"true\" ><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"list-010001\" name=\"list-010001\"></a><div class=\"PageList-header\" > <div class=\"PageList-header-title-wrap\" > <div class=\"PageList-header-title\"> Latest on the Sky and WNBA </div> </div> </div> <div class=\"PageListH-items\" data-with-borders data-list-loadmore-items> <div class=\"PageListH-items-item\"><div class=\"PagePromoB\"> <div class=\"PagePromo-media\"><a class=\"Link\" aria-label=\"Sky’s free-agency path runs through the next tier, not the stars\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-sky/2026/03/26/skys-free-agency-path-runs-through-the-next-tier-not-the-stars\" ><picture data-crop=\"medium-4x3\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"328\" data-srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f1b7ec3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2912x1949+0+0/resize/490x328!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F2f%2F9f%2Fb7850f084d6ea5d523322a61adf2%2Fjackie-and-tyler.jpg\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIzMjhweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" /> <source width=\"490\" height=\"328\" data-srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/cf056f4/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2912x1949+0+0/resize/490x328!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F2f%2F9f%2Fb7850f084d6ea5d523322a61adf2%2Fjackie-and-tyler.jpg\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIzMjhweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"Chicago Sky v Las Vegas Aces\" width=\"490\" height=\"328\" data-src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/cf056f4/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2912x1949+0+0/resize/490x328!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F2f%2F9f%2Fb7850f084d6ea5d523322a61adf2%2Fjackie-and-tyler.jpg\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIzMjhweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" > </picture> </a></div> <div class=\"PagePromoB-content\"> <div class=\"PagePromo-category\"> <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-sky\" >Sky</a> </div> <div class=\"PagePromo-title\"> <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-sky/2026/03/26/skys-free-agency-path-runs-through-the-next-tier-not-the-stars\" >Sky’s free-agency path runs through the next tier, not the stars</a> </div> <div class=\"PagePromo-description\">Signing the biggest stars remains a pipe dream for the Sky despite how badly they need it. But they can target “bubble players\": starters on some teams, depth on others. </div> <div class=\"PagePromo-byline\"><div class=\"PagePromo-date\"> <bsp-timestamp data-timestamp=1774550402000 data-promo=\"true\"> <template data-date-tpl>[month] [day], [year], [hour]:[minute][ampm] [timezone]</template> <span data-date> </span> </bsp-timestamp><span class=\"dot\"></span></div> <div class=\"PagePromo-author\"> <span>By </span><strong><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/alissa-hirsh\" >Alissa Hirsh </a></strong> </div> <div class=\"PagePromo-readingTime\"> <span class=\"dot-divider\"></span> <svg class=\"PagePromo-readingTime-icon\"> <use xlink:href=\"#icon-clock-reading\"></use> </svg> <span class=\"PagePromo-readingTime-text\"> <bsp-time-to-read data-article-word-count=\"763\"></bsp-time-to-read> read </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class=\"PageListH-items-item\"><div class=\"PagePromoB\"> <div class=\"PagePromo-media\"><a class=\"Link\" aria-label=\"Race to WNBA season starts as owners ratify 7-year collective-bargaining agreement\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/wnba/2026/03/24/wnba-owners-ratify-collective-bargaining-agreement-draft-free-agency\" ><picture data-crop=\"medium-4x3\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"328\" data-srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a293118/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4785x3203+19+0/resize/490x328!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fe4%2F70%2Fe14f62d043049f4d7cf592d7fff0%2Fap26077285258266.jpg\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIzMjhweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" /> <source width=\"490\" height=\"328\" data-srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/355803b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4785x3203+19+0/resize/490x328!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fe4%2F70%2Fe14f62d043049f4d7cf592d7fff0%2Fap26077285258266.jpg\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIzMjhweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert, shown in a 2025 file photo, speaks prior to Game 1 of a WNBA basketball final playoff series between the Las Vegas Aces and the Phoenix Mercury, Oct. 3, 2025, in Las Vegas.\" width=\"490\" height=\"328\" data-src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/355803b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4785x3203+19+0/resize/490x328!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fe4%2F70%2Fe14f62d043049f4d7cf592d7fff0%2Fap26077285258266.jpg\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIzMjhweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" > </picture> </a></div> <div class=\"PagePromoB-content\"> <div class=\"PagePromo-category\"> <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/wnba\" >WNBA</a> </div> <div class=\"PagePromo-title\"> <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/wnba/2026/03/24/wnba-owners-ratify-collective-bargaining-agreement-draft-free-agency\" >Race to WNBA season starts as owners ratify 7-year collective-bargaining agreement</a> </div> <div class=\"PagePromo-description\">First up is an expansion draft for the two new teams — Toronto and Portland. Then it’s free agency and the college draft. 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  "title": "Sky trade second-round picks with Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo",
  "updatedAt": "2026-04-02T00:49:42.954Z"
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