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Angel Reese Returns Post-Trade, Faces Sky Preseason

4/30/2026

Summary

Angel Reese Returns

Angel Reese returns to Chicago to face the Sky in a preseason game on Wednesday, after the April 6 trade to the Connecticut Dream for two future first-round picks.
Reese, who averaged 14.1 points, 12.9 rebounds and 2.7 assists and led the league in rebounding, said there is no bad blood and thanked fans.
Sky GM Jeff Pagliocca and coach Tyler Marsh praised her competitiveness and scheduled teams to meet on June 9.

Summary

Angel Reese Re-signed

Dream GM Dan Padover confirmed the team exercised Angel Reese’s fourth-year option, extending her contract through 2026.
The CBA raises Reese’s salary to $350,692 and Atlanta re-signed its core players to multi-year deals.
Analysts project the starting five will shoot 23 % from three-point range, the roster’s biggest weakness.
Brionna Jones’s knee rehab may sideline her early, giving Reese more minutes as Atlanta seeks to end its three-year first-round exit streak.

History

Historical Context

The WNBA’s inaugural 1997 draft used allocation, elite and college rounds to stock teams such as the Los Angeles Sparks, launching the league’s first player-movement era. After the 2020 pandemic cut salaries during a 22-game season, the league grew to a 36-game schedule in 2022 and now sees high-profile trades—like those of the Chicago Sky and Atlanta Dream—driving larger contracts and reshaping competitive balance.

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Angel Reese Returns

Angel Reese returns to Chicago to face the Sky in a preseason game on Wednesday, after the April 6 trade to the Connecticut Dream for two future first-round picks.
Reese, who averaged 14.1 points, 12.9 rebounds and 2.7 assists and led the league in rebounding, said there is no bad blood and thanked fans.
Sky GM Jeff Pagliocca and coach Tyler Marsh praised her competitiveness and scheduled teams to meet on June 9.

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