2021 Chicago Sky season

2021 Chicago Sky season
WNBA champions
CoachJames Wade
ArenaWintrust Arena
Attendance3,187 per game
Results
Record16–16 (.500)
Place2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishWNBA Champions (Defeated Phoenix Mercury 3–1 in WNBA Finals)
Team Leaders
PointsKahleah Copper – 14.4 ppg
ReboundsCandace Parker – 8.4 rpg
AssistsCourtney Vandersloot – 8.6 apg

The 2021 Chicago Sky season was the franchise's 16th season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and its third season under head coach James Wade. In the postseason, the Sky won their first WNBA championship.

The offseason was marked by two-time WNBA MVP Candace Parker joining the team. The Sky started the season with two wins but followed with a seven-game losing streak through mid-June. However, they went on a seven-game winning streak that included back-to-back wins over eventual top seed Connecticut. They entered the mid-season Olympic break with a 10–10 record. After the break, they recorded a 4–3 record in August, including back-to-back road wins in Seattle. In September, they began with a road loss and closed out the season with a four game home-stand that they split 2–2, finishing the season 16–16.

The Sky entered the playoffs as the sixth seed. They hosted the Dallas Wings in the First Round, and won in dominating fashion, 81–64. They faced the Minnesota Lynx on the road in the Second Round, winning the game 89–76. Facing the first-seeded Connecticut Sun in a best-of-three semifinals series, they won the Game 1 in double overtime but lost Game 2 on the road. The series returned home to Chicago, where the Sky won both games to win the series 3–1.

The Sky reached the Finals for the first time since 2014. They were only the third team to reach the finals with a record of .500 or below, and the lowest seed to do so since the new playoff format was introduced in 2016. In the WNBA Finals, the Sky defeated the Phoenix Mercury in four games to win their first WNBA championship. Their only loss came in overtime in Game 2.[1][2]

Transactions

WNBA draft

See also: 2021 WNBA draft

The Sky made the following selections in the 2021 WNBA draft on December 4, 2020.

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 8 Shyla Heal  Australia Townsville Fire (Australia)
2 16 Natasha Mack  United States Oklahoma State

Trades and Roster Changes

Date Trade or Roster Change
January 7, 2021 Waived F Kiah Gillespie[3]
January 9, 2021 Full-Season suspend G Maria Conde[3]
January 13, 2021 Extended Qualifying Offer to F Alexis Prince[3]
February 1, 2021 Signed F Candace Parker[4]
February 9, 2021 Acquired the 16th Pick in the 2021 WNBA draft from Dallas in exchange for Chicago's Second Round Pick in the 2022 WNBA draft.[5]
Signed G Brittany Boyd-Jones to a training camp contract[6]
February 17, 2021 Signed F Azurá Stevens to a Contract Extension[7]
March 7, 2021 Waived F Stephanie Mavunga[8]
March 8, 2021 Signed F Astou Ndour[9]
April 13, 2021 Signed F Alexis Prince and G Jessica January to Training Camp Contracts[10]
April 17, 2021 Signed G Shyla Heal, G Petra Holešínská, F Natasha Mack, F Sierra Campisano, and G Sparkle Taylor[11]
April 20, 2021 Signed G Lexie Brown[12]
May 6, 2021 Full-Seasons Suspended F Gabby Williams[13]
May 7, 2021 Waived G Petra Holešínská[14]
May 9, 2021 Traded Gabby Williams to Los Angeles in exchange for Stephanie Watts and the rights to Leonie Fiebich[15]
May 10, 2021 Waived G Jessica January, G Sparkle Taylor, and F Sierra Campisano[16]
May 13, 2021 Waived G Brittany Boyd-Jones, G Lexie Brown, F Alexis Prince and F Natasha Mack, and F Kobi Thornton[17]
Temporarily Suspend G Shyla Heal[18]
May 15, 2021 Signed G Brittany Boyd-Jones to Hardship Contract[19]
May 17, 2021 Temporarily Suspend C Stefanie Dolson[20]
May 18, 2021 Signed F Natasha Mack to Hardship Contract[21]
May 20, 2021 Released G Brittany Boyd from Hardship Contract[22]
May 21, 2021 Activated G Shyla Heal from Temporarily Suspension List[23]
May 22, 2021 Released F Natasha Mack from Hardship Contract[24]
May 23, 2021 Signed F Natasha Mack to Hardship Contract[25]
May 30, 2021 Released F Natasha Mack from Hardship Contract[26]
June 1, 2021 Signed G Lexie Brown to Hardship Contract[27]
June 2, 2021 Traded G Shyla Heal, a 2022 3rd Round Pick, and the option to swap 1st Round Picks in 2022 to the Dallas Wings in exchange for G Dana Evans[28]
Waived G Stephanie Watts
Activate C Stefanie Dolson from Temporary Suspension List[29]
Released G Lexie Brown from Hardship Contract
June 7, 2021 Signed F Sierra Campisano[30]
June 8, 2021 Waived F Sierra Campisano[31]
Temporarily Suspend F Astou Ndour due to Overseas Commitments
June 9, 2021 Signed F Natasha Mack[32]
June 10, 2021 Waived F Natasha Mack[33]
June 14, 2021 Signed G Lexie Brown[34]
June 30, 2021 Activate F Astou Ndour from Temporary Suspension[35]

Roster

2021 Chicago Sky roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs
G 7 United States Brown, Lexie 5' 9" (1.75m) 162 lb (73kg) 1994-10-27 Duke 3
G/F 2 United States Copper, Kahleah 6' 1" (1.85m) 165 lb (75kg) 1994-08-28 Rutgers 5
G 1 United States DeShields, Diamond 6' 1" (1.85m) 172 lb (78kg) 1995-03-05 Tennessee 3
C 31 United States Dolson, Stefanie 6' 5" (1.96m) 235 lb (107kg) 1992-01-08 Connecticut 7
G 11 United States Evans, Dana 5' 6" (1.68m) 145 lb (66kg) 1998-08-01 Louisville R
F 24 United States Hebard, Ruthy 6' 4" (1.93m) 190 lb (86kg) 1998-04-28 Oregon 1
F/C 45 Spain Ndour, Astou 6' 5" (1.96m) 162 lb (73kg) 1994-08-22 Spain 5
F/C 3 United States Parker, Candace 6' 4" (1.93m) 184 lb (83kg) 1986-04-19 Tennessee 12
G 14 Hungary Quigley, Allie 5' 10" (1.78m) 142 lb (64kg) 1986-06-20 DePaul 12
F/C 30 United States Stevens, Azurá 6' 6" (1.98m) 180 lb (82kg) 1996-02-01 Connecticut 3
G 22 Hungary Vandersloot, Courtney 5' 8" (1.73m) 137 lb (62kg) 1989-02-08 Gonzaga 10
Head coach
United States James Wade (Kennesaw State)
Assistant coaches
United States Tonya Edwards (Tennessee)
Germany Olaf Lange
Turkey Emre Vatansever
Athletic trainer
United States Meghan Lockerby
Strength and conditioning coach
United States Ann Crosby (Western Michigan)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Game log

Preseason

2021 pre-season game log
May: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 9 @ Indiana L 65–82 Kahleah Copper (14) Boyd-Jones
Mack (6) 		Brittany Boyd-Jones (3) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
No Fans 		0–1
2 May 11 Indiana W 83–70 Astou Ndour-Fall (13) Candace Parker (6) Brittany Boyd-Jones (5) Wintrust Arena
No Fans 		1–1
2021 pre-season schedule

Regular season

2021 game log
Total: 16–16 (Home: 6–10; Road: 10–6)
May: 2–4 (Home: 0–4; Road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 15 @ Washington W 70–56 Kahleah Copper (19) Parker
Copper (8) 		Diamond DeShields (5) Entertainment and Sports Arena
1,050 		1–0
2 May 19 @ Atlanta W 85–77 Kahleah Copper (23) Astou Ndour-Fall (11) Courtney Vandersloot (8) Gateway Center Arena
689 		2–0
3 May 23 New York L 85–93 Diamond DeShields (22) Ruthy Hebard (10) Courtney Vandersloot (16) Wintrust Arena
1,332 		2–1
4 May 25 Atlanta L 83–90 Kahleah Copper (21) DeShields
Ndour-Fall (9) 		Courtney Vandersloot (6) Wintrust Arena
1,004 		2–2
5 May 28 Los Angeles L 61–76 Diamond DeShields (14) Astou Ndour-Fall (9) Courtney Vandersloot (6) Wintrust Arena
1,124 		2–3
6 May 30 Los Angeles L 79–82 Courtney Vandersloot (28) Astou Ndour-Fall (12) Courtney Vandersloot (7) Wintrust Arena
1,124 		2–4
June : 8–4 (Home: 3–1; Road: 5–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
7 June 1 Phoenix L 83–84 Diamond DeShields (26) Ruthy Hebard (9) Courtney Vandersloot (10) Wintrust Arena
1,217 		2–5
8 June 3 @ Phoenix L 74–77 Kahleah Copper (14) Kahleah Copper (8) Courtney Vandersloot (9) Phoenix Suns Arena
3,819 		2–6
9 June 5 @ Los Angeles L 63–68 Kahleah Copper (15) Ruthy Hebard (10) Courtney Vandersloot (5) Los Angeles Convention Center
430 		2–7
10 June 9 Indiana W 92–76 Courtney Vandersloot (17) Ruthy Hebard (9) Courtney Vandersloot (9) Wintrust Arena
1,090 		3–7
11 June 12 @ Indiana W 83–79 Candace Parker (20) Candace Parker (14) Courtney Vandersloot (5) Indiana Farmers Coliseum
No Fans 		4–7
12 June 15 @ Minnesota W 105–89 Allie Quigley (23) Candace Parker (7) Courtney Vandersloot (13) Target Center
2,024 		5–7
13 June 17 Connecticut W 81–75 Kahleah Copper (18) Copper
Parker (8) 		Courtney Vandersloot (10) Wintrust Arena
1,293 		6–7
14 June 19 Connecticut W 91–81 Courtney Vandersloot (18) Kahleah Copper (9) Courtney Vandersloot (11) Wintrust Arena
1,293 		7–7
15 June 22 @ New York W 92–72 Candace Parker (23) Candace Parker (12) Courtney Vandersloot (10) Barclays Center
1,419 		8–7
16 June 24 @ New York W 91–68 Copper
DeShields (18) 		Candace Parker (11) Courtney Vandersloot (9) Barclays Center
2,148 		9–7
17 June 27 @ Connecticut L 58–74 Copper
Quigley (11) 		DeShields
Dolson (6) 		Courtney Vandersloot (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
2,014 		9–8
18 June 30 @ Dallas W 91–81 Kahleah Copper (17) Candace Parker (10) Courtney Vandersloot (12) College Park Center
1,778 		10–8
July : 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
19 July 2 @ Dallas L 91–100 Candace Parker (22) Candace Parker (7) Courtney Vandersloot (9) College Park Center
2,187 		10–9
20 July 10 Washington L 85–89 (OT) Stefanie Dolson (20) Candace Parker (13) Courtney Vandersloot (15) Wintrust Arena
8,331 		10–10
August : 4–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 3–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
21 August 15 Seattle W 87–85 Kahleah Copper (19) Candace Parker (9) Courtney Vandersloot (11) Wintrust Arena
6,231 		11–10
22 August 17 Dallas L 76–80 Allie Quigley (27) Dolson
Parker (6) 		Courtney Vandersloot (12) Wintrust Arena
3,902 		11–11
23 August 21 Minnesota L 95–101 Quigley
Vandersloot (27) 		Allie Quigley (5) Courtney Vandersloot (8) Wintrust Arena
5,036 		11–12
24 August 24 @ Atlanta W 86–79 Allie Quigley (21) Candace Parker (9) Courtney Vandersloot (10) Gateway Center Arena
1,292 		12–12
25 August 27 @ Seattle W 73–69 Kahleah Copper (26) Azurá Stevens (10) Courtney Vandersloot (8) Angel of the Winds Arena
3,650 		13–12
26 August 29 @ Seattle W 107–75 Candace Parker (25) Parker
Stevens (9) 		Courtney Vandersloot (10) Angel of the Winds Arena
3,750 		14–12
27 August 31 @ Phoenix L 83–103 Kahleah Copper (18) Azurá Stevens (9) Parker
Vandersloot (4) 		Phoenix Suns Arena
5,838 		14–13
September : 2–3 (Home: 2–2; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
28 September 2 @ Las Vegas L 83–90 Candace Parker (30) Candace Parker (14) Courtney Vandersloot (8) Michelob Ultra Arena
5,150 		14–14
29 September 5 Las Vegas W 92–84 Allie Quigley (22) Candace Parker (13) Candace Parker (8) Wintrust Arena
5,210 		15–14
30 September 12 Washington L 71–79 Azurá Stevens (18) Candace Parker (11) Courtney Vandersloot (6) Wintrust Arena
4,707 		15–15
31 September 17 Las Vegas L 70–103 Candace Parker (20) Azurá Stevens (6) Courtney Vandersloot (6) Wintrust Arena
4,911 		15–16
32 September 19 Indiana W 98–87 Diamond DeShields (30) Allie Quigley (8) Diamond DeShields (6) Wintrust Arena
N/A 		16–16
2021 season schedule

Playoffs

2021 playoff game log
Total: 8–2
First Round
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 September 23 Dallas W 81–64 Kahleah Copper (23) Candace Parker (15) Candace Parker (7) Wintrust Arena
4,672 		1–0
Second Round
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 September 26 @ Minnesota W 89–76 Courtney Vandersloot (19) Kahleah Copper (10) Courtney Vandersloot (5) Target Center
4,334 		1–0
Semifinals
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 September 28 @ Connecticut W 101–95 (2OT) Candace Parker (22) Courtney Vandersloot (10) Courtney Vandersloot (18) Mohegan Sun Arena
4,720 		1–0
2 September 30 @ Connecticut L 68–79 Kahleah Copper (13) Candace Parker (7) Courtney Vandersloot (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,088 		1–1
3 October 3 Connecticut W 86–83 Kahleah Copper (26) Azurá Stevens (11) Courtney Vandersloot (13) Wintrust Arena
7,421 		2–1
4 October 6 Connecticut W 79–69 Courtney Vandersloot (19) Candace Parker (9) Candace Parker (7) Wintrust Arena 3-1
Finals
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 October 10 @ Phoenix W 91–77 Kahleah Copper (21) Kahleah Copper (10) Courtney Vandersloot (11) Footprint Center
10,191 		1–0
2 October 13 @ Phoenix L 86–91 (OT) Courtney Vandersloot (20) Copper
Parker
Stevens (9) 		Courtney Vandersloot (14) Footprint Center
13,685 		1–1
3 October 15 Phoenix W 86–50 Kahleah Copper (22) Azurá Stevens (6) Courtney Vandersloot (10) Wintrust Arena
10,378 		2–1
4 October 17 Phoenix W 80–74 Allie Quigley (26) Candace Parker (13) Courtney Vandersloot (15) Wintrust Arena
10,378 		3–1
2021 playoff schedule

Standings

# Team W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1 x – Connecticut Sun 26 6 .813 – 12–3 15–1 11–5 9–1
2 x – Las Vegas Aces 24 8 .750 2 11–4 13–3 11–5 6–4
3 x – Minnesota Lynx 22 10 .688 4 10–5 13–3 9–7 7–3
4 x – Seattle Storm 21 11 .656 5 9–6 11–5 10–6 8–2
5 x – Phoenix Mercury 19 13 .594 7 6–9 7–9 12–4 5–5
6 x – Chicago Sky 16 16 .500 10 10–5 6–10 10–6 6–4
7 x – Dallas Wings 14 18 .438 12 7–8 7–9 7–9 3–7
8 x – New York Liberty 12 20 .375 14 6–9 7–9 5–11 5–5
9 e – Washington Mystics 12 20 .375 14 7–8 8–8 4–12 4–6
10 e – Los Angeles Sparks 12 20 .375 14 2–13 8–8 4–12 1–9
11 e – Atlanta Dream 8 24 .250 18 6–9 4–12 4–12 4–6
12 e – Indiana Fever 6 26 .188 20 4–11 4–12 2–14 2–8

Notes

(#) – League Standing
x – Clinched playoff berth
e – Eliminated from playoff contention
Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings


Playoffs

First round
Sept. 23		Second round
Sept. 26		Semifinals
Sept. 28 – Oct. 8		WNBA Finals
Oct. 10 – Oct. 17
2Las Vegas Aces9691609384
4Seattle Storm805Phoenix Mercury90117877687
5Phoenix Mercury835Phoenix Mercury85OT5Phoenix Mercury7791OT5074–
8New York Liberty826Chicago Sky91868680–
1Connecticut Sun95798369–
3Minnesota Lynx766Chicago Sky1012OT688679–Third place
6Chicago Sky816Chicago Sky89
7Dallas Wings64

Note: Teams re-seeded after each round.

Statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage  TO  Turnovers per game
 PF  Fouls per game Team leader League leader

Source:[36]

Regular Season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Kahleah Copper 32 32 30.8 45.9 30.6 81.8 4.2 1.8 0.9 0.3 14.4
Candace Parker 23 23 26.7 45.8 32.9 79.4 8.4 4.0 0.7 1.2 13.3
Allie Quigley 26 11 24.4 44.8 45.4 95.9 2.7 2.3 0.5 0.3 13.2
Diamond DeShields 32 22 26.9 39.3 30.0 82.0 3.5 2.3 1.2 0.4 11.3
Courtney Vandersloot 32 32 30.5 43.3 34.6 85.7 3.4 8.6 1.7 0.4 10.5
Stefanie Dolson 24 15 20.0 48.6 40.4 94.7 3.5 1.3 0.3 0.8 7.5
Azurá Stevens 30 11 19.6 50.0 33.3 81.3 4.6 0.8 0.8 0.7 7.4
Astou Ndour-Fall 20 8 17.1 39.7 23.5 94.1 4.8 0.4 0.4 0.8 6.6
Ruthy Hebard 30 6 16.8 52.9 0.0 79.4 4.4 0.8 0.7 0.7 5.8
Dana Evans 23 0 8.6 35.6 40.5 87.5 0.5 1.2 0.2 0.0 3.9
Lexie Brown 17 0 9.5 26.3 24.2 0.0 0.7 1.1 0.4 0.0 1.6

Awards and honors

Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Courtney Vandersloot Eastern Conference Player of the Week June 21 [37]
Kahleah Copper WNBA All-Star Selection June 30 [38]
Courtney Vandersloot
Candace Parker
James Wade Coach of the Month – June July 1 [39]
Courtney Vandersloot Peak Performer: Assists September 20 [40]
Dana Evans WNBA All-Rookie Team October 5 [41]
Courtney Vandersloot All-WNBA Second Team October 15 [42]
Kahleah Copper WNBA Finals MVP October 17 [43]

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