The Chicago Sky had plenty of opportunities to fix their problems in 2025. Instead, they are retracing them. After Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso were drafted in 2024, the team was mostly of young players. The obvious lack was that of a veteran leader. The story repeated in 2025, and they ended with a 10-34 record. Entering this season, the writing on the wall was clear: abandon building for the future and adapt win-now attitude.

They traded for Rickea Jackson and signed stars like Skylar Diggins and DiJonai Carrington to balance both ends of the ball. Yet, 11 games later this season, they sit with a 4-7 record. With the latest loss coming against the expansion franchise in Toronto, Diggins had no choice but to speak out regarding the dismal situation. 

“We’ve got to have more maturity and more leadership on and off the floor, from the players on the floor and from the staff as well, and more connectivity,” Diggins said in the post-game press conference. “If it was just versus one team, I’d understand that, but now it’s struggles versus a trend of ours.”

Last season, the Sky was the ninth youngest team in the WNBA with Angel Reese and Cardoso in their second year, and rookie Hailey Van Lith leading the pack, according to ESPN. But in 2025, they revamped their lineup to anchor it on the league veterans. From Diggins to Courtney Vandersloot, their leadership group is armed with plenty of experience, both in the WNBA and the playoffs. However, the wheels have fallen off ever since Rickea Jackson’s injury.

She was a dominant pillar in the paint with the LA Sparks in her first two seasons in the league and would have brought the same relentless energy to the Sky after they traded Reese. On the defense, DiJonai Carrington is already missing, and their franchise icon, Courtney Vandersloot, remains on the sidelines.

“It’s disappointing, it really is. It’s frustrating,” Diggins further said. “The games ain’t going to slow down, the teams are going to keep getting better. So we got to figure out how we’re going to turn this corner in here, but it’s been an extremely frustrating experience.”

Their 19 assists per game rank ninth in the league while shooting a 13th-best 41.1% from the field and 26.3% from downtown. But as a result of their lack of cohesiveness, the team’s scoring is struggling.

Against the Tempo, they racked up only 65 points while conceding 85. Only three players scored in the double digits, with Azurra Stevens leading the way with 18 points and 10 rebounds.

With 81.6 points per game, they rank 11th in the league in scoring while conceding 86.7 per game. But, coach Marsh took the blame on himself after Skylar Diggins’ call-out. 

“I think the accountability starts there, starts with me, and ends with me. I understand the frustration. There’s frustration across the board,” he said. “Nobody’s happy with where we’re at record-wise or how we’re playing. I take the hit on that.”

Marsh is a young coach who last tasted success in the league as an assistant coach in Las Vegas. As a second-year head coach, he needs cooperation and buy-in from his veterans. If there is a divide between them, then the picture is looking bleak in Chicago. However, the frustrations might have already reached the brim as far as Skylar Diggins is concerned. 

Skylar Diggins Sparks Concern With Cryptic Hint After Tyler Marsh Clarification

The Chicago Sky has a history of letting its best players get frustrated to the point they leave. From Sylvia Fowles in 2015 to Angel Reese just last year, the organization has never been a shining example of maintaining the best. They were voted the worst-run organization in an Athletic survey among the players last year. Now, it seems Skylar Diggins can be the next in that list, as she has sent a cryptic hint signaling frustrations.

“So much to say…” Diggins wrote on her Instagram story. 

That really does not tell much, but Diggins is certainly tired of losing. And she did that in Seattle, but never blamed it on Noelle Quinn when things got tough. It also seems there is some disagreement in the tactics at Chicago. 

“I had one just on the half-court offense and the execution of that,” a reporter started. But Skylar Diggins cut him off, saying flatly, “That’s a Tyler question. Ask Tyler.”

After Teresa Weatherspoon failed in Chicago despite the two big towers, everyone was already frustrated. Marsh didn’t help either and was under pressure last year, with many fans calling for his firing. But the organization has continued to trust him. He himself maintains that his relationship with Diggins is fine for now. 

“I think we’re on the same page in terms of where we’re at as a team and what we know we’re capable of becoming as a team. I don’t think she would be in a Sky jersey if we weren’t on that same page,” Marsh said. “Obviously, after a game like this and after how the last couple weeks have gone, frustrations are high. We have to get together. We have to figure it out.”

Times are tough at the Sky, but they can always get worse. If the locker room falls apart, the franchise might be up for a rebuild from the ground up. Nevertheless, this team has enough experience and talent to be much better than they are right now. They need a spark and some momentum that could help them get back into their early-season form.