Vandersloot set for return to Sky, source says

Free agent guard Courtney Vandersloot is expected to sign with the Chicago Sky on a one-year deal, a league source confirmed to ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne on Wednesday.

The deal can’t be made official until Saturday, but Vandersloot already has updated her bio on Instagram to read “Chicago Sky.”

Vandersloot, a five-time All-Star and five-time All-WNBA pick, returns to a Sky franchise that drafted her in 2011. She spent the past two seasons with the New York Liberty, helped them win their first WNBA title in 2024.

The 5-foot-8 guard was drafted third overall in 2011 and spent 12 seasons in Chicago, guiding it to its first and only championship in 2021. The Sky experienced a mass exodus of standout players after that, but Vandersloot now returns to lead a young team starring second-year posts Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso. The organization also hired Tyler Marsh to replace Teresa Weatherspoon as coach earlier this offseason.

Vandersloot averaged 6.4 points and 4.8 assists per game last year in a reduced role for the Liberty, who made their championship run with her coming off the bench. She has led the league in assists seven times in her career, most recently in 2023 with New York (8.1 per game). She boasts career averages of 10.0 points and 6.6 assists per game.

The Chicago Sun-Times first reported that Vandersloot is expected to sign with the Sky.