Skylar Diggins Joins Sky

Skylar Diggins signed with the Chicago Sky on April 11, giving Chicago a veteran point guard before the 2026 season opens next month. (sky.wnba.com) The Sky announced the move Saturday and did not disclose terms. Yahoo Sports, citing a source familiar with the deal, reported that the contract is for two years. (sky.wnba.com) (sports.yahoo.com) Diggins is a seven-time All-Star and six-time All-WNBA selection entering her 12th Women’s National Basketball Association season. She averaged 15.5 points and 6.0 assists in 2025, according to the Sky roster page. (sky.wnba.com 1) (sky.wnba.com 2) She arrives after two seasons with the Seattle Storm, where Chicago’s release says she climbed to fifth on the franchise’s all-time assists list in just two years. Yahoo Sports reported she was an All-Star in 2025 and helped Seattle reach the playoffs. (sky.wnba.com) (sports.yahoo.com) Chicago made the signing after trading Angel Reese to the Atlanta Dream earlier in free agency, a deal ESPN reported brought the Sky first-round picks in 2027 and 2028. Yahoo Sports described the Diggins move as part of Chicago’s push to compete now rather than reset. (espn.com) (sports.yahoo.com) The Sky also added Azurá Stevens in free agency and traded for Jacy Sheldon on the same opening day rush of moves. Chicago’s roster page now lists Diggins, Stevens, Sheldon, Kamilla Cardoso, Elizabeth Williams, Ariel Atkins and Hailey Van Lith among the players under contract. (espn.com) (sky.wnba.com) General manager Jeff Pagliocca said the franchise had “coveted” Diggins for years, and coach Tyler Marsh called her a “true veteran leader” in the team announcement. The release also noted that Diggins grew up in South Bend, Indiana, less than two hours from Chicago. (sky.wnba.com) Chicago opens the regular season on May 9 against the expansion Portland Fire, and Diggins is now the clearest sign that the Sky expect to chase wins immediately. (sky.wnba.com)