2022 Chicago Sky season explained

The 2022 Chicago Sky season was the franchise's 17th season in the Women's National Basketball Association, and their fourth season under head coach James Wade. They were the defending league champions after defeating the Phoenix Mercury in the 2021 WNBA Finals.

Entering the offseason, the Sky only had four players from the previous season under contract.^[1] The team re-signed Courtney Vandersloot, Allie Quigley, and Kahleah Copper and added Emma Meesseman via free agency.^[2] Free agent Stefanie Dolson departed the team and signed with the New York Liberty.^[3] In a sign-and-trade deal, free agent Diamond DeShields was traded to the Phoenix Mercury and the Sky added Julie Allemand.^{[4] [5]}

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 to Indiana, on June 19. On June 21, the Sky broke the record for largest comeback win in WNBA history in a 104–95 win over the Las Vegas Aces after being down by 28 points.^[6] 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 the All-Star Game: Candace Parker, Vandersloot, Copper, and Meesseman.^[7] They hosted the Commissioner's Cup, but lost to the Aces. The finished the month 9–2 and secured a playoff berth 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 the New 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 seed Connecticut 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

WNBA draft

See also: 2022 WNBA draft. The Sky do not have any picks in the 2022 WNBA Draft, having traded their second- and third-round picks to the Dallas Wings and their first-round pick to the Indiana Fever.^{[8] [9]}

Trades and Roster Changes

Date	Transaction
January 2, 2022	Extended Qualifying Offers to Diamond DeShields and Lexie Brown^[10]
January 12, 2022	Extended a Core Qualifying Offer to Kahleah Copper^[11]
January 25, 2022	Hired Ann Wauters as assistant coach^[12]
February 3, 2022	Traded Diamond DeShields to Phoenix in exchange for Julie Allemand (from Indiana) and 2023 1st round pick (from Phoenix)
February 5, 2022	Signed Crystal Bradford to a one-year deal^[13]
February 9, 2022	Signed Kysre Gondrezick and Kamiah Smalls to a training camp contracts^[14] ^[15]
February 10, 2022	Signed Rebekah Gardner to a training camp contract^[16]
February 17, 2022	Re-signed Courtney Vandersloot and Allie Quigley to one-year deals^[17]
	Re-signed Kahleah Copper^[18]
February 18, 2022	Signed Emma Meesseman
February 25, 2022	Signed Kathleen Doyle and Tina Krajišnik to training-camp contracts^[19]
March 9, 2022	Waived Crystal Bradford^[20]
March 11, 2022	Signed Anneli Maley to a training-camp contract
March 15, 2022	Signed Kaela Davis and Imani McGee-Stafford to training-camp contracts^[21]
March 30, 2022	Traded Lexie Brown to Los Angeles in exchange for the rights to Li Yueru^[22]
	Signed Li Yueru to 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	Signed Lindsey Pulliam to a training-camp contract
April 28, 2022	Waived Kayla Well and Kamiah Smalls^[26]
April 29, 2022	Waived Imani McGee-Stafford and Lexi Held^[27]
May 2, 2022	Waived Lindsey Pulliam
May 4, 2022	Waived Kaela Davis, Kysre Gondrezick, Tina Krajišnik, Anneli Maley, and Sparkle Taylor^[28]
May 5, 2022	Waived Kathleen Doyle, Masseny Kaba, and Emmanuelle Tahane
	Temporarily Suspend Julie Allemand, Rebekah Gardner, Kahleah Copper, and Li Yueru due to Overseas Commitments
May 6, 2022	Signed Sparkle Taylor, Anneli Maley, Tina Krajišnik, and Kaela Davis to Hardship Contracts
May 9, 2022	Released Kaela Davis and Anneli Maley from their Hardship Contracts ^[29]
	Activated Rebekah Gardner from her Temporary Suspension
May 10, 2022	Signed Anneli Maley to a Hardship Contract
May 13, 2022	Released Sparkle Taylor from the Hardship Contract
	Exercised the 4th Year Team Option on Ruthy Hebard and Julie Allemand
May 20, 2022	Activated Kahleah Copper from her Temporary Suspension
	Released Tina Krajišnik from her Hardship Contract^[30]
May 24, 2022	Activated Li Yueru from her Temporary Suspension
	Released Anneli Maley from her Hardship Contract
August 24, 2022	Signed Head coach James Wade to a Contract Extension ^[31]

Roster

Depth

Pos.	Starter	Bench
	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

Preseason

|- style="background:#fcc;"| 1| April 25| Dallas| L 77–92| Emma Meesseman (24)| Maley
Meesseman (5)| Dana Evans (7)| Wintrust Arena
N/A| 0–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 2| April 30| @ Indiana| L 75–79| Emma Meesseman (13)| Emma Meesseman (8)| Evans/Taylor (3)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
N/A| 0–2

Regular Season

|- style="background:#fcc;"| 1| May 6| Los Angeles| L 91–98 OT| Dana Evans (24)| Emma Meesseman (8)| Courtney Vandersloot (8)| Wintrust Arena
8,111| 0–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2| May 11| New York| W 83–50| Dana Evans (15)| Meesseman
Vandersloot (6)| Courtney Vandersloot (6)| Wintrust Arena
4,935| 1–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 3| May 14| @ Minnesota| W 82–78| Emma Meesseman (17)| Emma Meesseman (7)| Courtney Vandersloot (11)| Target Center
6,503| 2–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 4| May 18| @ Seattle| L 71–74| Azurá Stevens (18)| Candace Parker (9)| Courtney Vandersloot (12)| Climate Pledge Arena
7,450| 2–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 5| May 22| @ Washington| W 82–73| Candace Parker (16)| Candace Parker (13)| Candace Parker (10)| Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200| 3–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 6| May 24| Indiana| W 95–90| Candace Parker (16)| Azurá Stevens (7)| Parker
Vandersloot (7)| Wintrust Arena
7,741| 4–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 7| May 28| Las Vegas| L 76–83| Copper
Vandersloot (12)| Candace Parker (11)| Parker
Vandersloot (3)| Wintrust Arena
6,812| 4–3|- style="background:#cfc;"| 8| May 31| Phoenix| W 73–70| Courtney Vandersloot (18)| Candace Parker (11)| Courtney Vandersloot (6)| Wintrust Arena
5,133| 5–3|- style="background:#cfc;"| 9| June 3| @ Atlanta| W 73–65| Kahleah Copper (21)| Kahleah Copper (8)| Courtney Vandersloot (6)| Gateway Center Arena
3,138| 6–3|- style="background:#cfc;"| 10| June 5| Washington| W 91–82| Kahleah Copper (15)| Candace Parker (13)| Meesseman
Parker
Vandersloot (6)| Wintrust Arena
6,228| 7–3|- style="background:#fcc;"| 11| June 8| @ Washington| L 82–84| Candace Parker (16)| Candace Parker (9)| Courtney Vandersloot (5)| Entertainment and Sports Arena
2,984| 7–4|- style="background:#cfc;"| 12| June 10| @ Connecticut| W 83–79| Emma Meesseman (26)| Kahleah Copper
Gardner
Meesseman (5)| Courtney Vandersloot (8)| Mohegan Sun Arena
4,816| 8–4|- style="background:#cfc;"| 13| June 12| @ New York| W 88–86| Meesseman
Vandersloot (20)| Emma Meesseman (11)| Courtney Vandersloot (10)| Barclays Center
4,810| 9–4|- style="background:#cfc;"| 14| June 17| Atlanta| W 106–100 (OT)| Kahleah Copper (23)| Emma Meesseman (12)| Allemand
Gardner (5)| Wintrust Arena
7,435| 10–4|- style="background:#fcc;"| 15| June 19| @ Indiana| L 87–89| Kahleah Copper (28)| Emma Meesseman (8)| Courtney Vandersloot (7)| Indiana Farmers Coliseum
1,706| 10–5|- style="background:#cfc;"| 16| June 21| @ Las Vegas| W 104–95| Courtney Vandersloot (25)| Candace Parker (10)| Courtney Vandersloot (8)| Michelob Ultra Arena
4,951| 11–5|- style="background:#cfc;"| 17| June 23| @ Los Angeles| W 82–59| Stevens
Vandersloot (15)| Candace Parker (14)| Candace Parker (10)| Crypto.com Arena
5,627| 12–5|- style="background:#cfc;"| 18| June 26| Minnesota| W 88–85| Courtney Vandersloot (18)| Candace Parker (8)| Allie Quigley (8)| Wintrust Arena
7,022| 13–5|- style="background:#cfc;"| 19| June 29| Connecticut| W 91–83| Candace Parker (25)| Candace Parker (11)| Candace Parker (7)| Wintrust Arena
6,709| 14–5|- style="background:#cfc;"| 20| July 2| Phoenix| W 91–75| Allie Quigley (19)| Candace Parker (8)| Candace Parker (7)| Wintrust Arena
8,028| 15–5|- style="background:#fcc;"| 21| July 6| @ Minnesota| L 78–81| Kahleah Copper (20)| Candace Parker (10)| Candace Parker (6)| Target Center
11,103| 15–6|- style="background:#cfc;"| 22| July 7| @ Indiana| W 93–84| Emma Meesseman (20)| Candace Parker (9)| Courtney Vandersloot (6)| Indiana Farmers Coliseum
1,839| 16–6|- style="background:#cfc;"| 23| July 12| Atlanta| W 90–75| Candace Parker (31)| Candace Parker (11)| Emma Meesseman (8)| Wintrust Arena
7,074| 17–6|- style="background:#cfc;"| 24| July 14| @ Los Angeles| W 80–68| Rebekah Gardner (18)| Candace Parker (11)| Allemand
Gardner
Ca. Parker
Vandersloot (4)| Crypto.com Arena
5,856| 18–6|- style="background:#cfc;"| 25| July 16| @ Dallas| W 89–81| Copper
Meesseman (23)| Kahleah Copper (14)| Julie Allemand (8)| College Park Center
5,126| 19–6|- style="background:#cfc;"| 26| July 20| Seattle| W 78–74| Allie Quigley (18)| Emma Meesseman (10)| Emma Meesseman (6)| Wintrust Arena
8,893| 20–6|- style="background:#cfc;"| 27| July 22| Dallas| W 89–83| Kahleah Copper (19)| Candace Parker (10)| Emma Meesseman (9)| Wintrust Arena
7,014| 21–6|- style="background:#fcc;"| 28| July 23| @ New York| L 80–83| Candace Parker (21)| Candace Parker (11)| Gardner
Ca. Parker (3)| Barclays Center
6,926| 21–7|-| CC Final| July 26| Las Vegas| L 83–93| Candace Parker (20)| Candace Parker (14)| Julie Allemand (6)| Wintrust Arena
8,922| N/A|- style="background:#cfc;"| 29| July 29| New York| W 89–81| Courtney Vandersloot (23)| Kahleah Copper (11)| Courtney Vandersloot (9)| Wintrust Arena
6,924| 22–7|- style="background:#cfc;"| 30| July 31| @ Connecticut| W 95–92 (OT)| Kahleah Copper (27)| Azurá Stevens (10)| Courtney Vandersloot (12)| Mohegan Sun Arena
6,254| 23–7|-|- style="background:#fcc;"| 31| August 2| Dallas| L 78–84| Kahleah Copper (19)| Kahleah Copper (11)| Courtney Vandersloot (8)| Wintrust Arena
5,602| 23–8|- style="background:#cfc;"| 32| August 5| Washington| W 93–83| Kahleah Copper (19)| Azurá Stevens (6)| Courtney Vandersloot (7)| Wintrust Arena
8,042| 24–8|- style="background:#cfc;"| 33| August 7| Connecticut| W 94–91| Courtney Vandersloot (20)| Candace Parker (12)| Meesseman
Ca. Parker
Vandersloot (5)| Wintrust Arena
8,224| 25–8|- style="background:#fcc;"| 34| August 9| Seattle| L 100–111| Courtney Vandersloot (28)| Candace Parker (7)| Courtney Vandersloot (7)| Wintrust Arena
9,314| 25–9|- style="background:#fcc;"| 35| August 11| @ Las Vegas| L 78–89| Kahleah Copper (28)| Candace Parker (12)| Ca. Parker
Vandersloot (6)| Michelob Ultra Arena
6,055| 25–10|- style="background:#cfc;"| 36| August 14| @ Phoenix| W 82–67| Azurá Stevens (17)| Candace Parker (6)| Julie Allemand (6)| Footprint Center
12,383| 26–10|-

Playoffs

|- style="background:#fcc;"| 1| August 17| New York| L 91–98| Kahleah Copper (21)| Candace Parker (10)| Courtney Vandersloot (10)| Wintrust Arena
7,524| 0–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2| August 20| New York| W 100–62| Kahleah Copper (20)| Candace Parker (12)| Allie Quigley (8)| Wintrust Arena
7,732| 1–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 3| August 23| @ New York| W 90–72| Copper
Quigley (15)| Candace Parker (13)| Courtney Vandersloot (10)| Barclays Center
7,837| 2–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 1| August 28| Connecticut| L 63–68| Candace Parker (19)| Candace Parker (18)| Emma Meesseman (7)| Wintrust Arena
8,955| 0–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2| August 31| Connecticut| W 85–77| Candace Parker (22)| Emma Meesseman (7)| Courtney Vandersloot (8)| Wintrust Arena
8,311| 1–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 3| September 4| @ Connecticut| W 76–72| Candace Parker (16)| Candace Parker (11)| Emma Meesseman (6)| Mohegan Sun Arena
9,142| 2–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 4| September 6| @ Connecticut| L 80–104| Kahleah Copper (16)| Candace Parker (9)| Emma Meesseman (6)| Mohegan Sun Arena
5,868| 2–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 5| September 8| Connecticut| L 63–72| Kahleah Copper (22)| Candace Parker (9)| Allie Quigley (7)| Wintrust Arena
8,014| 2–3

Playoffs

See also: 2022 WNBA Playoffs.

Statistics

Regular Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
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

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
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

Recipient	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
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
Emma Meesseman	WNBA All-Star Selection	June 28
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]

References

1. Web site: Kay. James. 2022-01-13. 5 predictions for the Chicago Sky as WNBA free agency opens, including Allie Quigley and Diamond DeShields moving on. 2022-02-04. Chicago Tribune.
2. Web site: Chicago Sky Sign WNBA Champion, WNBA All-Star, 2019 WNBA Finals MVP Emma Meesseman. 2022-02-18. Chicago Sky. en.
3. Web site: Ward. Zack. 2022-01-31. Stefanie Dolson heading home to New York. 2022-02-04. Swish Appeal. en.
4. Web site: Merchant. Sabreena. 2022-02-03. Three-team trade sends Diamond DeShields to Phoenix. 2022-02-04. Swish Appeal. en.
5. Web site: 2022-02-03. Chicago Sky acquire Julie Allemand in three-team trade. 2022-02-04. Chicago Sky. en.
6. Web site: 2022-06-22 . Sky make WNBA-record 28-point comeback in win over Las Vegas; Rebekah Gardner braces for LA homecoming . 2022-06-22 . Chicago Sun-Times . en.
7. Pickman . Ben . 2022-06-28 . 2022 No. 1 Pick Rhyne Howard Among 12 WNBA ASG Reserves . 2022-06-28 . Sports Illustrated . en-us.
8. Web site: February 9, 2021. Sky Acquire 2021 Second-Round Draft Pick. 2022-02-04. Chicago Sky. en.
9. Web site: June 2, 2021. Chicago Sky Acquire Dana Evans From Dallas. 2022-02-04. Chicago Sky. en.
10. Web site: Rachel Galligan Tweet . twitter.com . Twitter . January 2, 2022.
11. Web site: Costabile . Annie . Sky put core designation on WNBA Finals MVP Kahleah Copper . chicago.suntimes.com . Chicago Sun Times . January 12, 2022.
12. Web site: CHICAGO SKY HIRE ANN WAUTERS AS ASSISTANT COACH. sky.wnba.com . WNBA . January 25, 2022.
13. Web site: February 5, 2022. Chicago Sky Sign Crystal Bradford. 2022-02-06. Chicago Sky. en.
14. Web site: Chicago Sky sign Kysre Gondrezick . sky.wnba.com . WNBA . February 10, 2022.
15. Web site: Rachel Galligan Tweet 2. twitter.com . Twitter . February 10, 2022.
16. Web site: Chicago Sky add Kamiah Smalls, Rebekah Gardner to training camp roster . sky.wnba.com . WNBA . February 16, 2022.
17. Web site: Chicago Sky re-sign Allie Quigley and Courtney Vandersloot . sky.wnba.com . WNBA . February 17, 2022.
18. Web site: Chicago Sky Re-Sign WNBA All-Star and WNBA Finals MVP Kahleah Copper . sky.wnba.com . WNBA . February 17, 2022.
19. Web site: Chicago Sky Add Two to Training Camp Roster . sky.wnba.com . WNBA . February 27, 2022.
20. Web site: Galligan . Rachel . 2022-03-09 . The Chicago Sky have waived Crystal Bradford. @Winsidr . 2022-03-09 . Twitter . en.
21. Web site: Sky Sign Davis, McGee-Stafford, and Maley Ahead of Training Camp . sky.wnba.com . WNBA . March 17, 2022.
22. Web site: Costabile . Annie . 2022-03-30 . Sky acquire center Li Yueru in sign-and-trade sending Lexie Brown to Sparks . 2022-04-01 . Chicago Sun-Times . en.
23. Web site: Chicago Sky Adds Two Players Ahead of Training Camp . sky.wnba.com . WNBA . April 15, 2022.
24. Web site: Chicago Sky Continues to Build Training Camp Roster with Addition of Emmanuelle Tahane . sky.wnba.com . WNBA . April 15, 2022.
25. Web site: Rachel . Galligan . The Chicago Sky have signed Masseny Kaba to a training camp contract out of UCF. @Winsidr . twitter.com . Twitter . April 16, 2022.
26. Web site: We have waived Kamiah Smalls and Kayla Wells. . twitter.com . Twitter . April 28, 2022.
27. Web site: We have waived Imani McGee-Stafford and Lexi Held. . twitter.com . Twitter . May 2, 2022.
28. Web site: We have waived Kaela Davis, Kysre Gondrezick, Tina Krajisnik, Anneli Maley, and Sparkle Taylor. . twitter.com . Twitter . May 4, 2022.
29. Web site: Costabile . Annie . Sky have waived Kaela Davis to make room for Rebekah Gardner. . twitter.com . Twitter . May 12, 2022.
30. Web site: We have activated Kahleah Copper and released Tina Krajišnik . twitter.com . Twitter . May 24, 2022.
31. Web site: Taylor . Ryan . Sky extend head coach James Wade through 2025 . nbcsports.com . NBC Sports . November 8, 2022.
32. WNBA. June 21, 2022. 1539269851318976512. Slight work for the former MVP & Finals MVP! @_ajawilson22 earns her third Player of the Week honors, and @kahleahcopper earns her first .
33. Web site: Chicago Sky Trio of Kahleah Copper, Emma Meesseman, Courtney Vandersloot Highlight Reserves for AT&T WNBA All-Star 2022 . wnba.com . WNBA . July 1, 2022.
34. Web site: AT&T WNBA All-Star Starters Announced With Seattle Storm's Sue Bird Extending Record-Number of All-Star Selections to 13 . wnba.com . WNBA . June 22, 2022.
35. Kia WNBA MVP A'ja Wilson Leads 2022 All-WNBA First Team . WNBA . September 15, 2022 . September 17, 2022.
36. WNBA. June 27, 2022. 1541482243310370816. .@nnekaogwumike & @Sloot22 are your WNBA Players of the Week .
37. WNBA. August 1, 2022. 1554165665040252928. Players of the Week are in! ⤵ Kelsey Plum (@Kelseyplum10) and Courtney Vandersloot (@Sloot22) were straight-up balling last week! .
38. WNBA. July 5, 2022. 1544361138355200000. .@coachjameswade is your #WNBA Coach of the Month after leading the @chicagosky to a 9-2 record .
39. WNBA. August 2, 2022. 1554499945532690434. Another WNBA Coach of the Month honor for @coachjameswade .
40. Web site: Chicago Sky coach/GM James Wade named WNBA's Basketball Executive of the Year after team's best regular-season record ever. Julia. Poe. Chicago Tribune. August 22, 2022. August 22, 2022.
41. Web site: 2022 WNBA Rookie of the Year: Dream's Rhyne Howard wins honor, highlights All-Rookie team. cbssports.com. CBS. August 25, 2022. August 25, 2022. Jack. Maloney.

External links

• Official website of the Chicago Sky