The 2024 Chicago Sky season was the franchise's 19th season in the Women's National Basketball Association, and their first season under head coach Teresa Weatherspoon.
The offseason was marked by major coaching and roster changes. In October 2023, the team hired Weatherspoon as head coach, replacing interim head coach Emre Vatansever. The team also hired Jeff Pagliocca as general manager, separating this role from the head coaching position for the first time. Several starting players from previous seasons including Kahleah Copper, Alanna Smith, Courtney Williams, Astou Ndour-Fall, and Julie Allemand departed in free agency and trades. The Sky signed their own former first-round draft pick Diamond DeShields. Acquiring the 3rd and 7th picks in the 2024 WNBA draft through trades, they drafted high-profile college stars Kamilla Cardoso and Angel Reese.
The season tipped-off on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, against the Dallas Wings in Dallas. Despite preseason predictions that they would be among the league's worst teams, the Sky had a promising start to the season with a 3âÂÂ3 record in May, including a stunning win, 90âÂÂ81, over the New York Liberty. In the 9th game of the season, a 79âÂÂ71 win over the Washington Mystics, starter Elizabeth Williams suffered a season-ending knee injury. Cardoso, who herself had suffered a shoulder injury during the preseason and missed the first six games of the season, was slotted into the starting lineup to play alongside another rookie, Reese. In the first half of June, the Sky consistently struggled with bad starts to games. After the 12th game of the season, an 81âÂÂ83 loss at Washington, their third loss in a row, Lindsay Allen and Chennedy Carter replaced Dana Evans and Diamond DeShields in the starting lineup. The Sky's performances improved with the new lineup and it stayed intact until the WNBA break for the 2024 Paris Olympics. In the last game before the break, Chicago scored another surprising win, 93âÂÂ85, against the reigning champions Las Vegas Aces, and entered the Olympic break in eighth place with a 10âÂÂ14 record. The following day, Chicago traded Marina Mabrey and the team's second round pick in the 2025 WNBA draft to the Connecticut Sun in exchange for Rachel Banham, Moriah Jefferson, the Sun's first-round 2025 draft pick, and the rights to swap 2026 first-round draft picks.
After the break, Michaela Onyenwere entered the starting lineup in Mabrey's place. However, the Sky struggled with poor form and the unavailability of key players, posting a 3âÂÂ13 record in August and September. Their top scorer, Carter, missed several games due to illness, and later due to a foot injury. Other injuries to Reese (broken wrist), DeShields (sprained ankle), and Cardoso (shoulder pain) forced significant changes in the rotation. The Sky were still in running for the last playoff spot until the final day of the season; however, they finished with a five-game losing streak and ultimately missed the playoffs, finishing in 10th place with a 13âÂÂ27 record. Nonetheless, Chicago set a franchise record for average attendance, drawing 8,757 fans per game.
After the season, Chicago fired Weatherspoon.
|- | 1 | May 3 | @ Minnesota | L 81âÂÂ92 | Lindsay Allen (17) | Angel Reese (9) | Lindsay Allen (3) | Target Center<br>7,010 | 0âÂÂ1 |- | 2 | May 7 | New York | W 101âÂÂ52 | Marina Mabrey (20) | Brianna Turner (8) | Dana Evans (7) | Wintrust Arena<br>3,132 | 1âÂÂ1
|- | 1 | May 15 | @ Dallas | L 79âÂÂ87 | Marina Mabrey (19) | Marina Mabrey (9) | Dana Evans (6) | College Park Center<br>6,251 | 0âÂÂ1 |- | 2 | May 18 | @ Dallas | W 83âÂÂ74 | Diamond DeShields (16) | Elizabeth Williams (10) | Marina Mabrey (8) | College Park Center<br>6,251 | 1âÂÂ1 |- | 3 | May 23 | @ New York | W 90âÂÂ81 | Marina Mabrey (21) | Angel Reese (9) | Marina Mabrey (7) | Barclays Center<br>12,049 | 2âÂÂ1 |- | 4 | May 25 | Connecticut | L 82âÂÂ82 | Marina Mabrey (23) | Mabrey, Reese, Williams (5) | Diamond DeShields (5) | Wintrust Arena<br>9,025 | 2âÂÂ2 |- | 5 | May 28 | Seattle | L 68âÂÂ77 | Dana Evans (13) | Angel Reese (12) | Allen, Evans (4) | Wintrust Arena<br>7,807 | 2âÂÂ3 |- | 6 | May 30 | Los Angeles | W 83âÂÂ73 | Marina Mabrey (20) | Elizabeth Williams (11) | Marina Mabrey (7) | Wintrust Arena<br>7,911 | 3âÂÂ3
|- | 7 | June 1 | @ Indiana | L 70âÂÂ71 | Chennedy Carter (19) | Angel Reese (13) | Chennedy Carter (6) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse<br>17,274 | 3âÂÂ4 |- | 8 | June 4 | New York | L 75âÂÂ88 | Chennedy Carter (16) | Angel Reese (10) | Marina Mabrey (5) | Wintrust Arena<br>8,277 | 3âÂÂ5 |- | 9 | June 6 | @ Washington | W 79âÂÂ71 | Chennedy Carter (25) | Angel Reese (11) | Dana Evans (4) | Capital One Arena<br>10,000 | 4âÂÂ5 |- | 10 | June 8 | Atlanta | L 80âÂÂ89 | Cardoso, Evans, Reese (13) | Angel Reese (13) | Dana Evans (5) | Wintrust Arena<br>8,804 | 4âÂÂ6 |- | 11 | June 12 | Connecticut | L 75âÂÂ83 | Angel Reese (20) | Angel Reese (10) | Evans, Mabrey (5) | Wintrust Arena<br>7,815 | 4âÂÂ7 |- | 12 | June 14 | @ Washington | L 81âÂÂ83 | Chennedy Carter (16) | Angel Reese (14) | Allen, Mabrey (3) | Entertainment and Sports Arena<br>4,200 | 4âÂÂ8 |- | 13 | June 16 | @ Indiana | L 83âÂÂ91 | Marina Mabrey (22) | Angel Reese (13) | Angel Reese (5) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse<br>17,274 | 4âÂÂ9 |- | 14 | June 20 | Dallas | W 83âÂÂ72 | Carter, Mabrey (19) | Angel Reese (18) | Allen, Evans, Mabrey (4) | Wintrust Arena<br>9,025 | 5âÂÂ9 |- | 15 | June 23 | Indiana | W 88âÂÂ87 | Angel Reese (25) | Angel Reese (16) | Lindsay Allen (7) | Wintrust Arena<br>9,872 | 6âÂÂ9 |- | 16 | June 27 | Las Vegas | L 83âÂÂ95 | Marina Mabrey (21) | Angel Reese (11) | Lindsay Allen (5) | rowspan=2| Wintrust Arena<br>9,025 | 6âÂÂ10 |- | 17 | June 30 | Minnesota | L 62âÂÂ70 | Chennedy Carter (15) | Angel Reese (16) | Lindsay Allen (7) | 6âÂÂ11
|- | 18 | July 2 | @ Atlanta | W 85âÂÂ77 | Chennedy Carter (26) | Angel Reese (19) | Carter, Mabrey (4) | Gateway Center Arena<br>3,260 | 7âÂÂ11 |- | 19 | July 5 | @ Seattle | W 88âÂÂ84 | Chennedy Carter (33) | Angel Reese (10) | Marina Mabrey (7) | Climate Pledge Arena<br>10,725 | 8âÂÂ11 |- | 20 | July 7 | @ Seattle | L 71âÂÂ84 | Chennedy Carter (21) | Angel Reese (14) | Allen, Mabrey (6) | Climate Pledge Arena<br>11,283 | 8âÂÂ12 |- | 21 | July 10 | Atlanta | W 78âÂÂ69 | Chennedy Carter (19) | Angel Reese (13) | Carter, Mabrey (5) | Wintrust Arena<br>9,025 | 9âÂÂ12 |- | 22 | July 11 | @ New York | L 76âÂÂ91 | Chennedy Carter (22) | Isabelle Harrison (12) | Lindsay Allen (7) | Barclays Center<br>17,758 | 9âÂÂ13 |- | 23 | July 13 | New York | L 67âÂÂ81 | Marina Mabrey (21) | Angel Reese (16) | Marina Mabrey (7) | Wintrust Arena<br>9,025 | 9âÂÂ14 |- | 24 | July 16 | @ Las Vegas | W 93âÂÂ85 | Chennedy Carter (34) | Angel Reese (10) | Allen, Mabrey (4) | Michelob Ultra Arena<br>10,396 | 10âÂÂ14
|- | 25 | August 15 | Phoenix | L 65âÂÂ85 | Dana Evans (14) | Angel Reese (15) | Lindsay Allen (6) | Wintrust Arena<br>9,025 | 10âÂÂ15 |- | 26 | August 17 | @ Los Angeles | W 90âÂÂ86 | Lindsay Allen (16) | Kamilla Cardoso (14) | Lindsay Allen (6) | Crypto.com Arena<br>16,551 | 11âÂÂ15 |- | 27 | August 18 | @ Phoenix | L 68âÂÂ86 | Angel Reese (19) | rowspan=2|Angel Reese (20) | Chennedy Carter (6) | Footprint Center<br>14,267 | 11âÂÂ16 |- | 28 | August 23 | @ Connecticut | L 80âÂÂ82 | Chennedy Carter (19) | Lindsay Allen (6) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>8,910 | 11âÂÂ17 |- | 29 | August 25 | Las Vegas | L 75âÂÂ77 | Chennedy Carter (25) | Angel Reese (22) | Lindsay Allen (5) | Wintrust Arena<br>9,025 | 11âÂÂ18 |- | 30 | August 28 | Washington | L 70âÂÂ74 | Michaela Onyenwere (15) | Angel Reese (14) | Kamilla Cardoso (6) | Wintrust Arena<br>8,763 | 11âÂÂ19 |- | 31 | August 30 | Indiana | L 81âÂÂ100 | Michaela Onyenwere (20) | Angel Reese (11) | Lindsay Allen (6) | Wintrust Arena<br>9,445 | 11âÂÂ20
|- | 32 | September 1 | @ Minnesota | L 74âÂÂ79 | Kamilla Cardoso (22) | Angel Reese (19) | Lindsay Allen (6) | Target Center<br>8,421 | 11âÂÂ21 |- | 33 | September 3 | @ Las Vegas | L 71âÂÂ90 | Michaela Onyenwere (15) | Angel Reese (16) | 3 players (3) | T-Mobile Arena<br>18,394 | 11âÂÂ22 |- | 34 | September 6 | Los Angeles | W 92âÂÂ78 | Angel Reese (24) | Angel Reese (12) | Chennedy Carter (7) | Wintrust Arena<br>9,025 | 12âÂÂ22 |- | 35 | September 8 | Dallas | W 92âÂÂ77 | Chennedy Carter (28) | Kamilla Cardoso (11) | Chennedy Carter (6) | Wintrust Arena<br>8,704 | 13âÂÂ22 |- | 36 | September 11 | Washington | L 58âÂÂ89 | Chennedy Carter (16) | Cardoso, Harrison (8) | Lindsay Allen (5) | Wintrust Arena<br>7,948 | 13âÂÂ23 |- | 37 | September 13 | @ Minnesota | L 66âÂÂ83 | Chennedy Carter (17) | Kamilla Cardoso (10) | Allen, Carter (5) | Target Center<br>8,810 | 13âÂÂ24 |- | 38 | September 15 | Phoenix | L 88âÂÂ93 | Chennedy Carter (20) | Michaela Onyenwere (9) | Allen, Banham (7) | Wintrust Arena<br>8,577 | 13âÂÂ25 |- | 39 | September 17 | @ Atlanta | L 70âÂÂ86 | Rachel Banham (22) | rowspan=2| Isabelle Harrison (11) | Lindsay Allen (4) | Gateway Center Arena<br>3,335 | 13âÂÂ26 |- | 40 | September 19 | @ Connecticut | L 54âÂÂ87 | Isabelle Harrison (13) | Lindsay Allen (5) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>8,092 | 13âÂÂ27
<br /><sup>â¡</sup>Waived/Released during the season <br /><sup>â </sup>Traded during the season <br /><sup>â </sup>Acquired during the season