Angel Reese will be embarking on her WNBA journey with the Chicago Sky.
A projected top-10 pick, the former LSU star was the No. 7 pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft on Monday night at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
In front of about 1,000 fans for the first time in league history, Reese accepted her Sky jersey alongside league commissioner Cathy Engelbert on stage.
While Reese was one of the biggest figures within the sport, especially after the highly entertaining and flashy 2023 NCAA Women’s Final against the newly crowned Fever’s No. 1 pick Caitlin Clark, there are a few reasons she could have dropped within the draft.
The Post’s Jonathan Lehman predicted she would fall to No. 8, going to the Chicago Sky, questioning whether she would be able to keep up her average of six offensive rebounds per game over the past two seasons with LSU in the WNBA.
Also, her mysterious early-season absence from LSU was largely swept under the rug and may have raised red flags for organizations.
Reese helped propel the Lady Tigers to a 31-6 season after winning the program’s first national championship in 2023
This year they fell short in an Elite Eight meeting with Clark and Iowa, losing 94-87.
In her final college game, she tallied 17 points and 20 rebounds in 36 minutes before fouling out with less than two minutes in the fourth quarter.
Reese averaged 18.6 points per game this past season, ranking 45th among Division I players, and held the second-highest rebounds per game (13.4).
Reese’s first WNBA game with the Sky is set for May 15.
The “Bayou Barbie” detailed her decision to opt for the WNBA draft on April 3, not long after LSU’s exit from the NCAA Tournament, to Vogue.
“I’ve done everything I wanted to in college,” Reese told the outlet. “I’ve won a national championship, I’ve gotten [Southeastern Conference] Player of the Year [in the 2023-24 season], I’ve been an All-American. My ultimate goal is to be a pro — and to be one of the greatest basketball players to play, ever. I feel like I’m ready.”
