2015 Chicago Sky season explained

Team:	Chicago Sky
Year:	2015
Attendance:	6,894
Wins:	21
Losses:	13
Conf:	Eastern
Conf Place:	2
Coach:	Pokey Chatman
Arena:	Allstate Arena
Points:	Elena Delle Donne – 23.4
Rebounds:	Elena Delle Donne – 8.4
Assists:	Courtney Vandersloot – 5.8
Playoffs:	Semifinals
Television:	WMEU-CD ESPN ESPN2 NBA TV

The 2015 Chicago Sky season was the franchise's 10th season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).^[1]

Transactions

WNBA draft

See also: 2015 WNBA draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	School/team/country
1	5	Cheyenne Parker		Middle Tennessee
2	17	Betnijah Laney		Rutgers
2	22	Aleighsa Welch		South Carolina

Trades and Roster Changes

Date	Transaction
January 6, 2015	Exercised 4th-Year Team Option on Elena Delle Donne
	Extended Qualifying Offers to Courtney Vandersloot, Jessica Breland, Sasha Goodlett, and Courtney Clements
January 12, 2015	Cored Sylvia Fowles
February 10, 2015	Signed Courtney Vandersloot^[2]
February 11, 2015	Signed Tamera Young^[3]
February 16, 2015	Traded Epiphanny Prince to the New York Liberty in exchange for Cappie Pondexter^[4]
February 19, 2015	Signed Jessica Breland
February 23, 2015	Signed Allie Quigley^[5]
March 5, 2015	Signed Jacki Gemelos and Clarissa dos Santos to training-camp contracts
March 18, 2015	Signed Sasha Goodlett and Courtney Clements to training-camp contracts
March 23, 2015	Signed Cappie Pondexter to a Contract Extension^[6]
April 1, 2015	Waived Gennifer Brandon
April 29, 2015	Signed Cheyenne Parker and Aleighsa Welch to rookie-scale contracts
May 4, 2015	Signed Betnijah Laney and Victoria Macaulay to rookie-scale contracts
May 20, 2015	Waived Aleighsa Welch^[7]
May 31, 2015	Waived Courtney Clements^[8]
June 4, 2015	Waived Markeisha Gatling and Jacki Gemelos^[9]
June 7, 2015	Temporarily Suspended Allie Quigley due to Overseas Commitments
June 17, 2015	Activate Allie Quigley from her Temporary Suspension^[10]
	Waived Victoria Macaulay
	Signed Jacki Gemelos^[11]
June 26, 2015	Waived Sasha Goodlett
	Traded Sylvia Fowles and a Second Round Pick in the 2016 WNBA draft to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Erika de Souza from the Atlanta Dream as part of a 3-Team Trade^[12]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sky reflect on 10-year anniversary. Sandalow. Brian. February 4, 2015. Chicago Sun-Times. July 18, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150721154701/http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/7/71/345505/sky-reflect-decade-existence. July 21, 2015. dead. mdy-all.
2. Web site: Courtney Vandersloot signs long-term deal with Chicago . spokesman.com . The Spokesman . July 15, 2022.
3. Web site: Tamera Young agrees to deal, stays with Chicago Sky . si.com . SI . July 15, 2022.
4. Web site: Bowman . James . Chicago Sky acquire Cappie Pondexter from the New York Liberty for Epiphanny Prince . swishappeal.com . Swish Appeal . July 15, 2022.
5. Web site: Chicago Sky re-sign Allie Quigley to multi-year deal . swishappeal.com . Swish Appeal . July 15, 2022.
6. Web site: Sky Ink Pondexter to Multi-Year Contract Extension . oursportscentral.com . Our Sports Central . July 15, 2022.
7. Web site: Welch Waived By Chicago Sky . abccolumbia.com . ABC Columbia . July 15, 2022.
8. Web site: Thompson . Phil . Sky cut Courtney Clements, prepare to lose Allie Quigley temporairily . chicagotribune.com . Chicago Tribune . July 15, 2022.
9. Web site: Sky Waives Gatling . sky.wnba.com . WNBA . July 15, 2022.
10. Web site: Thompson . Phil . Sky Get Alli Quigley back. chicagotribune.com . Chicago Tribune . July 15, 2022.
11. Web site: Sky Re-Sign Guard Jacki Gemelos . oursportscentral.com . Our Sports Central . July 15, 2022.
12. Web site: Lynx Acquire Fowles, Sky Get de Souza in Three-Team Trade . wnba.com . WNBA . July 15, 2022.