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  "path": "/chicago-sky/2026/04/13/sky-draft-gabriela-jaquez-with-no-5-pick",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-13T23:42:43.575Z",
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  "textContent": "<p>The <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-sky\" >Sky</a> selected Gabriela Jaquez with the No. 5 pick in the WNBA Draft. </p><p>After assembling a playoff-caliber roster in free agency, the Sky now add a do-everything wing from UCLA's loaded championship roster.</p><p>“Jaquez is a battle-tested three-level scorer who improved every year in college,” general manager Jeff Pagliocca said. “Combine her on-skill talent with the fact that she’s a proven winner, and you have a player that perfectly fits the Sky’s vision.”</p><p>Jaquez shined in the national championship game, scoring 21 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists in the win over South Carolina. </p><p>The bright side of this pick is that Jaquez is just the kind of role player you want to connect things for your stars. She can rebound, shoot, and cuts well. </p><p>The downside? The rumors that one of the top four projected prospects might slip lower didn't pan out. </p><p>The Wings, who selected first for the second consecutive year, took Azzi Fudd. The Lynx took Olivia Miles. The Storm took Awa Fam Thiam and the Mystics took Lauren Betts.</p><p>Those prospects are much more likely to turn into stars. </p><p>The Sky still have one second-round and one third-round selection remaining. </p><p>Training camp opens April 19. </p><p></p><p></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 sign Aicha Coulibaly to rookie contract\" 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data-srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f6c4f1b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3297x2207+269+0/resize/490x328!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Ff2%2Fbd%2Ff058a5164d2a8517b011f1cfe1c4%2Faicha-coulibaly.jpg\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIzMjhweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"Texas A&M guard Aicha Coulibaly examines the court during a game against Kansas State on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024, in College Station, Texas. \" width=\"490\" height=\"328\" data-src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f6c4f1b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3297x2207+269+0/resize/490x328!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Ff2%2Fbd%2Ff058a5164d2a8517b011f1cfe1c4%2Faicha-coulibaly.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/2026/04/13/sky-sign-aicha-coulibaly-to-rookie-contract\" >Sky sign Aicha Coulibaly to rookie contract</a> </div> <div class=\"PagePromo-description\">Coulibaly was the team’s No. 22 pick (late second round) in the 2025 draft, but was recovering from an ACL injury at Texas A&M and never reported to training camp.</div> <div class=\"PagePromo-byline\"><div class=\"PagePromo-date\"> <bsp-timestamp data-timestamp=1776105336000 data-promo=\"true\"> <template data-date-tpl>[month] [day], [year], [hour]:[minute][ampm] [timezone]</template> <span data-date> </span> 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data-srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8ee5145/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2532x1695+2+0/resize/490x328!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fa1%2Fbe%2Fce2499c74c0e8caa8b81d3c36ab4%2Fflaujae-celebrate.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/2494cbf/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2532x1695+2+0/resize/490x328!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fa1%2Fbe%2Fce2499c74c0e8caa8b81d3c36ab4%2Fflaujae-celebrate.jpg\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIzMjhweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" /> <img 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class=\"PagePromo-description\">Flau’jae Johnson? Kiki Rice? Here’s the Sun-Times’ take on how it could play out.</div> <div class=\"PagePromo-byline\"><div class=\"PagePromo-date\"> <bsp-timestamp data-timestamp=1776098139000 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=\"548\"></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=\"Two teams, two timelines, two different bets on Angel Reese\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-sky/2026/04/12/two-teams-two-timelines-two-different-bets-on-angel-reese\" ><picture data-crop=\"medium-4x3\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"328\" data-srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1104d49/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5265x3524+0+137/resize/490x328!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F96%2Faa%2F500640734e60a9e8892d4293c96a%2Freese-usa.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/6eeb8a4/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5265x3524+0+137/resize/490x328!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F96%2Faa%2F500640734e60a9e8892d4293c96a%2Freese-usa.jpg\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIzMjhweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"United States Women's Basketball Team - Training Camp\" width=\"490\" height=\"328\" data-src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6eeb8a4/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5265x3524+0+137/resize/490x328!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F96%2Faa%2F500640734e60a9e8892d4293c96a%2Freese-usa.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/2026/04/12/two-teams-two-timelines-two-different-bets-on-angel-reese\" >Two teams, two timelines, two different bets on Angel Reese</a> </div> <div class=\"PagePromo-description\">The Dream see a key piece of a championship run. The Sky saw a player who no longer fit their future.</div> <div class=\"PagePromo-byline\"><div class=\"PagePromo-date\"> <bsp-timestamp data-timestamp=1776043413000 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=\"466\"></bsp-time-to-read> read </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class=\"PageList-footer\"> </div> </bsp-list-loadmore><p></p>",
  "title": "Sky take Gabriela Jaquez with No. 5 pick in WNBA Draft",
  "updatedAt": "2026-04-14T01:39:15.294Z"
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