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5 candidates to be the new Sky coach — including a few ‘let’s try something different’ options

Presenters Teresa Weatherspoon and Van Chancellor look on during the 2023 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Induction at Symphony Hall on Aug. 12, 2023, in Springfield, Massachusetts.

CHICAGO — With the Chicago Sky eliminated from the WNBA playoffs, the team’s front office now faces the most important task of the year: filling the empty offices left by former coach and general manager James Wade, who unexpectedly departed the team midseason to take an assistant coaching job with the NBA’s Toronto Raptors.

The Sky already made the critical decision to separate the coach and general manager roles, which All-Star guard Kahleah Copper confirmed during exit interviews Monday.

“I know for sure the positions are going to be separate, which is great,” Copper said.

The Sky were the

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