Report: Mystics trade Ariel Atkins to Sky for No. 3 overall draft pick
The Washington Mystics are making a move in the WNBA Draft.
The Mystics agreed to send two-time All-Star Ariel Atkins to the Chicago Sky on Sunday afternoon, according to ESPN's Alexa Philippou. In exchange, the Mystics will receive the No. 3 overall pick in the draft later this spring.
Breaking: 2x-time All-Star guard Ariel Atkins has been traded from the Washington Mystics to the Chicago Sky in exchange for the 2025 No. 3 overall pick, sources told me and @kendra__andrews SundayThe move kickstarts a rebuild for D.C. and marks a huge get for the surging Sky pic.twitter.com/qApTpdEmHe
— Alexa Philippou (@alexaphilippou) February 24, 2025
The Mystics will also receive the Sky's 2027 second-round pick, and a first-round pick swap with the Sky in 2027 as part of the deal.
Atkins has spent her entire career with the Mystics, who selected her with the No. 7 overall pick in the 2018 draft out of Texas. She averaged 14.9 points and 3.4 rebounds per game last season.
The Mystics will now have the No. 3, No. 4 and No. 6 overall picks in the draft in April.
This post will be updated with more information shortly.
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