Chicago leveraged draft capital to pair star forward Angel Reese with a backcourt option that has been a part of championship rosters before. Atkins won a WNBA title with the Mystics in 2019 before bringing home a gold medal with Team USA at the 2020 Olympic Games.
The No. 2 and No. 3 picks in this April’s WNBA Draft have now been traded, with Washington moving Ariel Atkins to Chicago.