Sky's Angel Reese named an WNBA All-Star for 2nd consecutive season

Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune on Jul 6, 2025

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CHICAGO — Angel Reese will be the Chicago Sky’s sole representative at WNBA All-Star weekend after her second consecutive selection as a reserve.

Reese leads the league in rebounding with 12.6 per game while also averaging 12.4 points and 3.8 assists. Her average of 1.8 steals per game is the fifth-highest in the WNBA.

This has been a season of growth for Reese, who has been asked to shoulder a larger role as a facilitator in the Sky’s new offense under first-year head coach Tyler Marsh. Those new expectations were a challenge at first, and that dynamic was clear through Reese’s performance in the first five games when she averaged only 9.1 points per game while logging more turnovers (3.7 per game) than assists (2.6).

But in June, things began to click.

Reese dropped 17 points against the New York Liberty on June 10. Five days later, she logged a triple-double. And over the last nine games, Reese has averaged 15 points, 12.8 rebounds and 4.8 assists (while giving up 3.2 turnovers) per game, shooting at an improved 47.1% from the floor.

“I struggled in the first couple of games, but I just stayed poised and trusted in my work,” Reese said. “I have great people in my corner. I never really question my ability or what I can do. (I was) thinking in the beginning, this was going to be my sophomore slump, but I got out of it after my first couple of games, and I’m here and helping the team win as much as I can. That’s the most important thing to me.”

While balancing this new offensive role, Reese has remained a dominant rebounder, averaging 8.3 defensive rebounds and 4.3 offensive rebounds per game. In only her second season with the Sky, Reese is already ninth on the franchise all-time rebounding list with 647 career rebounds after passing Stefanie Dolson in June.

The WNBA All-Star game will take place July 19 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The game will be broadcast on ABC at 8:30 p.m. ET.

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