By rssfeeds-admin First reported by ESPN’s Alexa Philippou and Kendra Andrews, the Mystics are sending Atkins to the Sky in exchange for the No. 3 overall pick in the 2025 WNBA draft, a 2027 second round pick, and the right to swap 2027 first round picks.
A league source later confirmed the trade to WGN’s Josh Frydman.
“Ariel has made a tremendous impact on this league since her rookie year.” Sky General Manager Jeff Pagliocca said. “She is an excellent role model for her teammates and an all-star caliber contributor. As one of the league’s top defensive specialists and a consistent scorer, she is a threat on both ends of the floor who will help us build a playoff-contending team in Chicago.”
Atkins, a left-handed shooting guard who was selected with the seventh overall pick in the 2018 WNBA draft, made five straight WNBA All-Defense teams to start her career—four second-team selections, one first-team. She also won an WNBA Championship with the franchise in 2019 and was selected to back-to-back All-Star teams from 2021-22 while in Washington.
With the Mystics, the Texas Longhorns-alum native currently ranks first on the franchise’s all-time three-pointers made (397), second in steals (313), third in points (2,914) and assists (525), fourth in field goals made (1,020), fifth in free throws made (477) and total minutes played (6,012).
Atkins has averaged 13.4 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.4 steals per game across the entirety of her career. Last year, Atkins averaged 14.9 points, 3.4 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.5 steals per game on a 51.6 effective field goal percentage and 35.7% shooting from beyond the 3-point line.
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