In a WNBA era in which every franchise is measuring itself against the Las Vegas Aces, it seemed fitting the Chicago Sky would drop the announcement that head coach James Wade was stepping down midseason right as the Aces mounted yet another dominating victory over a top-three team on national TV.
The two most recent champions are franchises heading in different directions, a juxtaposition between immediate deep-pocketed investment and one of the many organizations too slow or unwilling to act. Las Vegas, with its shiny new practice facility, million-dollar coach and, is the runaway favorite for the title and would probably top the list for 2024, too.
The 64,000-square-foot headquarters is the first of its kind in the league’s 27-year history and comes a year after team owner Mark Davis made longtime NBA assistant Becky Hammon the highest-paid coach by a long shot at a whopping $1 million a year. The team salary cap is $1.4 million. She also credited their strength coach, which she said they “never had that in the past,” for helping elevate each player’s game.
The Sky, meanwhile, practices at Sachs Recreation Center in Deerfield, a 40-minute drive north from Wintrust Arena, which they share with DePaul University. The sides reportedly have a lease agreement through 2024. Players have openly disliked the situation and setup, understandable since they are professional basketball players with a large public platform practicing in a public gym.
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