After being eliminated from WNBA playoff contention Thursday for the first time in five years, the Chicago Sky enter a critical stage in their rebuilding process. Here’s what we heard Friday during exit interviews with players,

Angel Reese gained national notoriety while leading LSU women's basketball to its first national championship in program history in 2023. The Most Outstanding Player of the 2023 NCAA tournament burst onto the WNBA scene with a record-setting rookie campaign for the Chicago Sky in 2024,

Reese's campaign ended prematurely when she suffered a wrist injury that required surgery. Regardless, she was a consistent performer for the Sky, even regularly notching a double-double. She actually owns the longest double-double streak in WNBA history with 15 and the most double-double by a rookie ever with 24.