The Chicago Sky continued their offseason overhaul on Sunday, acquiring forward Rickea Jackson from the Los Angeles Sparks. L.A. will receive guard Ariel Atkins in a straight-up, one-for-one player deal, according to ESPN’s Alexa Philippou.
Jackson, 25, is going into her third WNBA season after the Sparks made her their 2024 first-round pick out of Tennessee. She has averaged 14 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists, also shooting 35% on 3-pointers.
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Atkins goes to Los Angeles after one season with Chicago, during which she averaged 13.1 points, 3.4 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.6 steals with 36% shooting on 3s. Her previous eight WNBA seasons were with the Washington Mystics, with whom she earned one first-team and four second-team All-Defensive Team honors and was named to two All-Star rosters.
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