Cardoso and Reese will fill seats, but their games need further development
The dust has settled on the 2024 WNBA Draft.
Now that the initial allure of drafting the most recognizable player in college basketball aside from Caitlin Clark in Angel Reese and the college game’s most dominant big in Kamilla Cardoso has faded, it’s time to evaluate exactly how well the Sky did.
Monday night was the first draft of both general manager Jeff Pagliocca and coach Teresa Weatherspoon’s career and the grade for the new tandem is a B-.
The reason for the less-than-perfect score starts with the fact that both Cardoso, whom the Sky selected with the No. 3 overall pick, and Reese, whom they took with the No. 7 pick, need time to develop.
“We want people to come here and grow,” Pagliocca said. “We want people to know when they get to Chicago they’re going to finish each season with a whole new skill.”
That’s all well and good, but Pagliocca’s trade for the No. 7 pick puts the Sky on a tight turnaround timeline, which is the second factor for this grade.
On Sunday morning, Pagliocca executed a trade with the Lynx for the No. 7 pick in exchange for their No.
