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Sky waive 2025 first-rounder G Hailey Van Lith

By Thomson Reuters May 4, 2026 | 12:04 PM

The Chicago Sky waived 2025 first-round draft pick Hailey Van Lith on ​Monday.

The 24-year-old point guard ‌averaged 3.5 points and 1.6 assists in 29 games (no starts) as a rookie in 2025.

WNBA teams have ‌until ​Thursday at ⁠5 p.m. ET ⁠to make their final roster cuts before the regular season begins Friday.

Van Lith averaged 12.5 ​points and 4.5 assists in two preseason games ⁠for Chicago, which ⁠opens the regular season ​on Saturday at Portland. It ​will be the first-ever game ‌for the expansion Portland Fire.

The Sky drafted Van Lith with the 11th overall pick ⁠in 2025 after her decorated collegiate career at Louisville, LSU and TCU.

The ⁠5-foot-9 ‌Van Lith was ⁠an All-American and the ​Big ‌12 Player of the ​Year and ⁠Newcomer of the Year after averaging 17.9 points, 5.4 assists and 4.6 rebounds with the Horned Frogs in 2024-25.

–Field ​Level Media