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WNBA star Angel Reese discussed her recent departure from the Chicago Sky during her first press conference with the Atlanta Dream on Friday after she was traded from Chicago to Atlanta earlier this month.
“I’ll always be grateful for that because I experienced a lot of wonderful things,” Reese said Friday of her time in Chicago. “I enjoyed being able to grow in my first two years, but I wanted more. I love winning, I love competing and I wanted to be around people who can make me better.
“And I’m not satisfied with who I am as a player, and I felt like being around these types of players would help me be better. I can help them in different ways to help them win, and that’s all I ever wanted.
“I don’t care about anything else that comes with this. I want to win and be able to come to an organization that really cares about its players.”
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Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese reacts against the Phoenix Mercury in the first half at Phx Arena on August 28, 2025. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)
The Dream acquired Reese from the Sky on April 6 in exchange for first-round picks in 2027 and 2028. Atlanta also received the right to trade second-round picks with Chicago in 2028.
One of the WNBA’s most recognizable stars, Reese led the league in rebounding in each of her two seasons with the Sky.
Reese is known in mainstream pop culture as one of the WNBA’s most polarizing players due to her ongoing rivalry with women’s basketball phenom Caitlin Clark.
It is suspected that there is tension between Clark and Reese since their meeting at the 2023 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship Game.
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Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese gestures to the crowd after scoring during the second half against the Los Angeles Sparks on June 29, 2025 in Los Angeles. (Jessie Alcheh/AP)
Reese mocked Clark by pointing at his ring finger during the game, sparking outrage and leading to an ongoing dispute among fans.
Clark’s Iowa Hawkeyes got revenge on Reese’s LSU Tigers a year later in the Elite Eight, but the tension reached a whole new level when the players turned pro in their rookie seasons in the WNBA.
In her first WNBA season in 2024, Clark drew a number of questionable fouls from Reese’s Sky throughout the 2024 season, including one from Reese on June 16.
In 2025, the two had a heated exchange after Reese shoved Fever forward Natasha Howard in the back while grabbing an offensive rebound off a miss by teammate Rebecca Allen. Reese brought the ball down and Clark fouled her before she went in to shoot. Reese fell before the ground.
Reese got up from the ground and faced Clark.
The referees reviewed the play and determined that Clark used his left hand to push Reese to the ground. They upgraded the personal foul on Clark to a flagrant foul. And Reese and Aliyah Boston of the Fever received technical fouls.
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Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese (5) reacts to a flagrant foul by Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) on May 17, 2025, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. (IMAGN Syndication/The Indianapolis Star)
When the two played as teammates in the FIBA World Cup qualifiers in March, Clark ignored Reese’s high-five gesture during a game.
With Clark’s Indiana Fever competing for a championship in 2026, Reese’s Dream could prove to be a legitimate challenger.
