Five Out: A Case For (And a Case Against) the Chicago Sky Trade for Ariel Atkins, Compelling Conference Races and Battle of LA Pt. 2

The column has immediate reactions to the Chicago Sky's trade for Ariel Atkins and lays out the coming March Madness scenarios at the mid and high-major level. A column for the week of Feb. 24, 2025.

And here I sat on Sunday night, feeling like I wouldn’t have enough content to fill a Five Out. Shout out to Chicago Sky GM Jeff Pagliocca who heard my clarion call asking for some more storylines to write about to start the week. Their trade, dealing the third overall pick of the 2025 WNBA Draft (as well as a first round pick swap in 2027) to the Washi…