Sky will keep Angel Reese despite late-season tiff, GM says

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The Chicago Sky and Angel Reese ended the 2025 season on a sour note when the team’s star player said she « might have to move in a different direction and do what’s best for me » if the team does not improve its outlook.

Reese was suspended by the team for her « detrimental » comments, then missed the final three games of the season with what the team called a back injury, causing speculation that the relationship was fractured.

But Sky general manager Jeff Pagliocca said that Reese will be on the team « until I hear differently. »

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Angel Reese of the Chicago Sky brings the ball up court during the second half against the Connecticut Sun. (Melissa Tamez/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

« That’s the direction we’re going to move, is that she’s on the roster, » he told reporters earlier this week.

« Angel is an ascending young talent in this league who’s had two very, very good seasons here in Chicago, » Pagliocca said Friday. « Obviously we went through what we did. I feel like we closed the chapter on it. She spoke to her teammates, she spoke publicly. We moved on as a team. She’s a special player. And I have good conversations with Angel daily, with her team daily. They’re constant, and they’re productive. »

Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese reacts after being called for a technical foul in the second half against the Los Angeles Sparks at Crypto.com Arena. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images)

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Reese demanded that the team get better players, saying it was a « nonnegotiable » for her.

« I’m not settling for the same s— we did this year, » Reese told the Chicago Tribune. « We have to get good players. We have to get great players. That’s a nonnegotiable for me. »