Two-time WNBA All-Star Angel Reese aired her frustrations amid another losing season for the Chicago Sky, telling the Chicago Tribune she «might have to move in a different direction and do what's best for me» if the team doesn't improve its outlook.
The Sky, who were 9-30 heading into Wednesday's game against Connecticut, have been eliminated from the playoffs for the second season in a row. They are 2-15 since the All-Star break in July.
«I'm not settling for the same s--- we did this year,» Reese told the Tribune. «We have to get good players. We have to get great players. That's a non-negotiable for me. I'm willing and wanting to play with the best. And however I can help to get the best here, that's what I'm going to do this offseason.
»So it's going to be very, very important this offseason to make sure we attract the best of the best because we can't settle for what we have this year."
Reese, who is averaging a team-high 14.6 points and WNBA-best 12.6 rebounds this season, is finishing the second season of a standard three-year WNBA rookie contract that has a team option for a fourth year. The No. 7 draft pick in 2024, Reese was runner-up to Indiana's Caitlin Clark in the Rookie of the Year race last season, when the team finished 13-27 and fired head coach Teresa Weatherspoon after only one season.
Reese expressed disappointment on social media at the time regarding Weatherspoon's firing. Las Vegas Aces assistant Tyler Marsh was hired to replace Weatherspoon, but this season has gone worse for Chicago recordwise.
Reese questioned the talent on the Sky's current roster and made it clear she expected the team's front office to be active in free agency.
«I am very vocal about what we need and what I want,» she told
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