WNBA free agent Courtney Vandersloot set to join Sky
According to multiple sources out of Unrivaled, the Sky's All-Time assist leader is expected to make her return to the franchise that drafted her with the third overall pick in the 2011 WNBA draft.
Veteran guard Courtney Vandersloot is expected to sign with the Chicago Sky, sources told Annie Costabile of The Chicago Sun-Times.Vandersloot left the Sky in free agency two years ago to join the New York Liberty.
Courtney Vandersloot is heading back to the Chicago Sky for her 15th season in the WNBA. Vandersloot, coming off winning a championship with the New York Liberty, the second of her career, did not wait to announce the decision as she subtly dropped the news in only a way she could on Wednesday.
With 36 of the greatest women’s basketball players assembled in Miami for Unrivaled’s inaugural season, no fan would be wrong in choosing a favorite.
According to multiple league sources, a reunion between the Sky and their All-Time assist leader is being strongly considered.
Courtney Vandersloot will participate in the inaugural season for the Unrivaled League following a successful 2024 season which she won a WNBA title.
This move reshapes the guard landscape around the league - which will have a significant impact on veteran free agent Courtney Vandersloot. Vandersloot is a five-time WNBA All-Star and two time champion who starred for the Gonzaga Bulldogs from 2008-2011.
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Courtney Vandersloot, who spent her first 12 WNBA seasons in Chicago before playing two years for the New York Liberty, is set to rejoin the Sky.
WNBA offseason already has had a few major shockers during the free agency period with the Phoenix Mercury landing Alyssa Thomas, the Los Angeles Sparks set to acquire Kelsey Plum and Brittney Griner deciding to join the Atlanta Dream.
The Chicago Sky are on the verge of signing a legendary player who just led the New York Liberty to its first championship