The Chicago Sky will have plenty of questions they'll need to answer after their training camp kicked off on Sunday.
The Sky made a few key moves in the offseason to address some of their most pressing needs, including adding shooting and scoring options in the backcourt. Chicago added a familiar face in Courtney Vandersloot, who can be the team's main floor general as she had been for 12 seasons. The veteran guard can help usher in a winning culture for the rising squad, a point she hammered home in a Sunday conference.
"That's one thing we spent a lot of time on in my early years here," she said, via Bleacher Nation Lead Writer Elias Schuster. "Building this culture that has the right people in place, playing the right way and going about things the right way. It's so important. It leads to championships. We were a prime example of that."
While the Sky may be set in most of their starting roles, their bench and where there rookies will fit into their rotation will ultimately be some of the most important storylines of this year's training camp period. Who will ultimately end up filling out the bench for the Sky? Who are some of the main contenders to back up Angel Reese?
Maddy Westbeld
Can Maddy Westbeld, a rookie from Notre Dame, be a key reserve big in her first season with the Sky?
Westbeld was taken with the No. 16 pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft following a five-year career with the Fighting Irish. The ACC standout can be solid for the Sky on both sides of the floor, but may make her mark from the 3-point line should Chicago get her more involved as a shooter. Should Westbeld prove herself in training camp and make the final roster, she can compliment Kamilla Cardoso and Elizabeth Williams and add to the Sky's offense off the bench.
Morgan Bertsch
Bertsch, who called Chicago home just a few seasons ago, will look to don a Sky-blue uniform once more and return to the squad that truly kickstarted her WNBA career.
The 28-year-old split time between the Phoenix Mercury and Dallas Wings last season. She shared minutes with now-Minnesota Lynx forward Alanna Smith during her first stint with the Sky in 2023. Bertsch also made her mark from the 3-point line in her lone season with Chicago, where she hit just over 44% of her long-range tries.
If she can continue to work as a catch-and-shoot option and alongside a talented point guard, she could be a dark horse candidate to take up a reserve role and be an underrated addition for the Sky.