2022 Chicago Sky season
2022Chicago Skyseason | |
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Coach | James Wade |
Arena | Wintrust Arena |
Attendance | 7,180 per game |
Results | |
Record | 26–10 (.722) |
Place | 1st(Eastern) |
Playoff finish | 2nd seed; Lost in Semifinals toConnecticut Sun |
Team Leaders | |
Points | Kahleah Copper– 15.7 ppg |
Rebounds | Candace Parker– 8.6 rpg |
Assists | Courtney Vandersloot– 6.5 apg |
The2022Chicago Skyseasonwas the franchise's 17th season in theWomen's National Basketball Association,and their fourth season under head coachJames Wade.They were the defending league champions after defeating thePhoenix Mercuryin the2021 WNBA Finals.
Entering the offseason, the Sky only had four players from the previous season under contract.[1]The team re-signedCourtney Vandersloot,Allie Quigley,andKahleah Copperand addedEmma Meessemanvia free agency.[2][3][4]Free agentStefanie Dolsondeparted the team and signed with theNew York Liberty.[5]In asign-and-trade deal,free agentDiamond DeShieldswas traded to thePhoenix Mercuryand the Sky addedJulie Allemand.[6][7]
The defending champions lost the first game of the season, in overtime. However, they recovered and won their next two games. They finished the month winning three of five and with a 5–3 overall record. The Sky started June strongly, winning five of their first six, before losing toIndiana,on June 19. On June 21, the Sky broke the record for largest comeback win in WNBA history in a 104–95 win over theLas Vegas Acesafter being down by 28 points.[8]They used that momentum to win their next three games and finish the month with a 9–2 record. In July the team kept the hot streak going, winning six games in a row from July 7 to July 22. Four players were named to theAll-Star Game:Candace Parker,Vandersloot, Copper, and Meesseman.[9]They hosted theCommissioner's Cup,but lost to the Aces. The finished the month 9–2 and secured aplayoffberth on July 20. After having secured the berth, their momentum slowed and they finished August with a 3–3 record. Their overall record of 26–10 was a franchise-best. They ended as the second seed in the playoffs.
As the second seed in the playoffs, they hosted a First Round series against theNew York Liberty.They lost Game One of the series at home 91–98. They followed that up with a dominant 38 point win at home in Game Two. They Sky had to travel to New York for Game Three, and won by eighteen points to advance to the Semifinals. There, they faced off against the third seedConnecticut Sun.As the higher seed, they again had home court advantage in the series. As in the first round, they lost the first game at home. The Sky followed that up with a home win and a road win. They lost Game Four on the road by 24-points and could not finish the series at home in Game Five, losing 63–72 to end their season.
Transactions
[edit]WNBA draft
[edit]The Sky do not have any picks in the 2022 WNBA Draft, having traded their second- and third-round picks to theDallas Wingsand their first-round pick to theIndiana Fever.[10][11][6]
Trades and Roster Changes
[edit]Date | Transaction | |
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January 2, 2022 | Extended Qualifying Offers toDiamond DeShieldsandLexie Brown[12] | |
January 12, 2022 | Extended a Core Qualifying Offer toKahleah Copper[13] | |
January 25, 2022 | HiredAnn Wautersas assistant coach[14] | |
February 3, 2022 | TradedDiamond DeShieldstoPhoenixin exchange forJulie Allemand(fromIndiana) and 2023 1st round pick (from Phoenix)[6][7] | |
February 5, 2022 | SignedCrystal Bradfordto a one-year deal[15] | |
February 9, 2022 | SignedKysre GondrezickandKamiah Smallsto a training camp contracts[16][17] | |
February 10, 2022 | Signed Rebekah Gardner to a training camp contract[18] | |
February 17, 2022 | Re-signedCourtney VanderslootandAllie Quigleyto one-year deals[2] | |
Re-signedKahleah Copper[3] | ||
February 18, 2022 | SignedEmma Meesseman[4] | |
February 25, 2022 | SignedKathleen DoyleandTina Krajišnikto training-camp contracts[19] | |
March 9, 2022 | Waived Crystal Bradford[20] | |
March 11, 2022 | SignedAnneli Maleyto a training-camp contract | |
March 15, 2022 | SignedKaela DavisandImani McGee-Staffordto training-camp contracts[21] | |
March 30, 2022 | TradedLexie BrowntoLos Angelesin exchange for the rights toLi Yueru[22] | |
SignedLi Yueruto a rookie-scale contract | ||
April 13, 2022 | Signed Lexie Held and Kayla Wells to training-camp contracts[23] | |
April 14, 2022 | Signed Sparkle Taylor and Emmanuelle Tahane to training-camp contracts[24] | |
April 15, 2022 | Signed Masseny Kaba to a training-camp contract[25] | |
April 16, 2022 | SignedLindsey Pulliamto a training-camp contract | |
April 28, 2022 | Waived Kayla Well andKamiah Smalls[26] | |
April 29, 2022 | WaivedImani McGee-Staffordand Lexi Held[27] | |
May 2, 2022 | WaivedLindsey Pulliam | |
May 4, 2022 | WaivedKaela Davis,Kysre Gondrezick,Tina Krajišnik,Anneli Maley,and Sparkle Taylor[28] | |
May 5, 2022 | WaivedKathleen Doyle,Masseny Kaba, and Emmanuelle Tahane | |
Temporarily SuspendJulie Allemand,Rebekah Gardner,Kahleah Copper,andLi Yuerudue to Overseas Commitments | ||
May 6, 2022 | SignedSparkle Taylor,Anneli Maley,Tina Krajišnik,andKaela Davisto Hardship Contracts | |
May 9, 2022 | ReleasedKaela DavisandAnneli Maleyfrom their Hardship Contracts[29] | |
ActivatedRebekah Gardnerfrom her Temporary Suspension | ||
May 10, 2022 | SignedAnneli Maleyto a Hardship Contract | |
May 13, 2022 | ReleasedSparkle Taylorfrom the Hardship Contract | |
Exercised the 4th Year Team Option onRuthy HebardandJulie Allemand | ||
May 20, 2022 | ActivatedKahleah Copperfrom her Temporary Suspension | |
ReleasedTina Krajišnikfrom her Hardship Contract[30] | ||
May 24, 2022 | ActivatedLi Yuerufrom her Temporary Suspension | |
ReleasedAnneli Maleyfrom her Hardship Contract | ||
August 24, 2022 | Signed Head coachJames Wadeto a Contract Extension[31] |
Roster
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Depth
[edit]Pos. | Starter | Bench |
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C | Candace Parker | Ruthy Hebard Li Yueru |
PF | Emma Meesseman | Azurá Stevens |
SF | Kahleah Copper | Rebekah Gardner |
SG | Allie Quigley | Dana Evans |
PG | Courtney Vandersloot | Julie Allemand |
Schedule
[edit]Preseason
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April: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
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2022 pre-season schedule |
Regular Season
[edit]Playoffs
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First Round vs. New York Liberty Won Series: 2–1
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Semifinals vs. Connecticut Sun Lost Series: 2–3
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Standings
[edit]# | W | L | PCT | GB | Conf. | Home | Road | Cup | |
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1 | x–Las Vegas Aces | 26 | 10 | .722 | – | 15–3 | 13–5 | 13–5 | 9–1 |
2 | x–Chicago Sky | 26 | 10 | .722 | – | 15–3 | 14–4 | 12–6 | 9–1 |
3 | x–Connecticut Sun | 25 | 11 | .694 | 1.0 | 11–7 | 13–5 | 12–6 | 5–5 |
4 | x–Seattle Storm | 22 | 14 | .611 | 4.0 | 10–8 | 13–5 | 9–9 | 6–4 |
5 | x–Washington Mystics | 22 | 14 | .611 | 4.0 | 11–7 | 12–6 | 10–8 | 5–5 |
6 | x–Dallas Wings | 18 | 18 | .500 | 8.0 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 10–8 | 5–5 |
7 | x–New York Liberty | 16 | 20 | .444 | 10.0 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 6–4 |
8 | x–Phoenix Mercury | 15 | 21 | .417 | 11.0 | 7–11 | 11–7 | 4–14 | 3–7 |
9 | e–Minnesota Lynx | 14 | 22 | .389 | 12.0 | 8–10 | 7–11 | 7–11 | 4–6 |
10 | e–Atlanta Dream | 14 | 22 | .389 | 12.0 | 5–13 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 3–7 |
11 | e–Los Angeles Sparks | 13 | 23 | .361 | 13.0 | 6–12 | 7–11 | 6–12 | 3–7 |
12 | e–Indiana Fever | 5 | 31 | .139 | 21.0 | 2–16 | 3–15 | 2–16 | 2–8 |
Notes
- (#)– League Standing
- x– Clinched playoff berth
- e– Eliminated from playoff contention
- Source:Overall standingsandCommissioner's Cup Standings
Playoffs
[edit]Round One: Best-of-3 | Semifinals: Best-of-5 | Finals: Best-of-5 | ||||||||||||
1 | Las Vegas Aces | 2 | ||||||||||||
8 | Phoenix Mercury | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Las Vegas Aces | 3 | ||||||||||||
4 | Seattle Storm | 1 | ||||||||||||
4 | Seattle Storm | 2 | ||||||||||||
5 | Washington Mystics | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Las Vegas Aces | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | Connecticut Sun | 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | Chicago Sky | 2 | ||||||||||||
7 | New York Liberty | 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | Chicago Sky | 2 | ||||||||||||
3 | Connecticut Sun | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | Connecticut Sun | 2 | ||||||||||||
6 | Dallas Wings | 1 |
BoldSeries winner
Statistics
[edit]Legend | |||||||
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GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Reboundsper game |
APG | Assistsper game | SPG | Stealsper game | BPG | Blocksper game | PPG | Points per game |
FG% | Field-goalpercentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goalpercentage | FT% | Free-throwpercentage | TO | Turnoversper game |
PF | Foulsper game | Team leader | League leader |
Regular Season
[edit]Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Kahleah Copper | 31 | 31 | 28.7 | .481 | .356 | .775 | 5.7 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 15.7 |
Candace Parker | 32 | 32 | 28.3 | .468 | .311 | .816 | 8.6 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 13.2 |
Emma Meesseman | 36 | 36 | 28.6 | .571 | .342 | .887 | 5.5 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 12.4 |
Courtney Vandersloot | 32 | 32 | 26.5 | .481 | .367 | .765 | 3.9 | 6.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 11.8 |
Allie Quigley | 34 | 34 | 26.3 | .428 | .355 | .950 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 11.4 |
Azurá Stevens | 35 | 8 | 21.9 | .472 | .362 | .744 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 10.6 |
Rebekah Gardner | 35 | 2 | 21.7 | .542 | .357 | .800 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 8.4 |
Sparkle Taylor‡ | 2 | 0 | 12.5 | .833 | .000 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 |
Dana Evans | 33 | 1 | 11.5 | .377 | .328 | .880 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 4.3 |
Julie Allemand | 25 | 4 | 16.1 | .417 | .290 | .833 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 3.0 |
Ruthy Hebard | 24 | 0 | 9.7 | .510 | .000 | .750 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
Anneli Maley‡ | 4 | 0 | 11.0 | .500 | .667 | .000 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
Li Yueru≠ | 16 | 0 | 5.1 | .444 | .000 | 1.000 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
Kaela Davis‡ | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Tina Krajišnik‡ | 2 | 0 | 2.5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
Playoffs
[edit]Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Kahleah Copper | 8 | 8 | 30.5 | .452 | .346 | .795 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 16.8 |
Candace Parker | 8 | 8 | 29.4 | .438 | .333 | .759 | 10.8 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 14.8 |
Courtney Vandersloot | 8 | 8 | 28.3 | .481 | .261 | .800 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 11.5 |
Emma Meesseman | 8 | 8 | 29.6 | .470 | .300 | .833 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 11.1 |
Allie Quigley | 8 | 8 | 29.0 | .338 | .319 | .714 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 9.6 |
Azura Stevens | 8 | 0 | 18.8 | .472 | .188 | .667 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 7.4 |
Rebekah Gardner | 8 | 0 | 17.9 | .389 | .000 | .857 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 5.0 |
Dana Evans | 4 | 0 | 5.8 | .600 | .600 | 1.000 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 4.3 |
Julie Allemand | 8 | 0 | 11.5 | .500 | .300 | .500 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
Ruthy Hebard | 4 | 0 | 4.3 | .200 | .000 | .000 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Awards and honors
[edit]Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
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Kahleah Copper | Eastern Conference Player of the Week | June 21 | [32] |
WNBA All-Star Selection | June 28 | [33] | |
Candace Parker | WNBA All-Star Starter | June 22 | [34] |
All-WNBA First Team | September 15 | [35] | |
Courtney Vandersloot | Eastern Conference Player of the Week | June 27 | [36] |
August 1 | [37] | ||
WNBA All-Star Selection | June 28 | [33] | |
Emma Meesseman | WNBA All-Star Selection | June 28 | [33] |
James Wade | WNBA Coach of the Month - June | July 5 | [38] |
WNBA Coach of the Month - July | August 2 | [39] | |
WNBA Basketball Executive of the Year | August 22 | [40] | |
Rebekah Gardner | WNBA All-Rookie Team | August 25 | [41] |
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