CHICAGO — The flurry of WNBA free agency left only one veteran star in Chicago: Kahleah Copper.
Candace Parker left for the Las Vegas Aces. Courtney Vandersloot went to the New York Liberty. Allie Quigley elected to sit out the season. Copper was left to pick up the pieces.
The roster upheaval lays a rare opportunity in front of Copper — at 28, she has a chance to mold the identity of the Sky. But it also was an emotional period for Copper as she watched three of her closest mentors leave the team they built together.