The 2017 Chicago Sky season was the franchise's 12th season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The Sky started the season slowly, posting a 1–5 record in May. This slow start continued into June where the team only won 2 of 9 games. The team showed improvement in July and August, posting a combined record of 9–8 in those months. An 0–2 September saw the Sky finish with an overall record of 12–22. The Sky finished in 4th place in the Eastern Conference, ahead of the Atlanta Dream via tiebreaker. The team did not qualify for the playoffs. Transactions WNBA Draft The Sky made the following selections in the 2017 WNBA draft: Trades Elena Delle Donne is traded to the Washington Mystics in exchange for Stefanie Dolson, Kahleah Copper and Washington’s first round pick (second overall) in the 2017 WNBA draft. Astou Ndour was acquired from the San Antonio Stars, in exchange for Clarissa Dos Santos. Keisha Hampton was acquired from the Minnesota Lynx. in exchange for Chantel Osahor. Roster Preseason |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 1 || May 26:00 PM || Connecticut || L 72-81 || Hampton/Young (11) || Breland (8) || Epps (5) || Mohegan Sun Arena2782 || 0-1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || May 34:00 PM || New York || W 86-75 || Pondexter (15) || Parker (6) || Breland (3) || Mohegan Sun Arena || 1-1 |- Regular season Game log |- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 || May 146:00 PM || Minnesota || L 61–70 || Sylvia Fowles (26) || Sylvia Fowles (10) || Augustus, Whalen (5) || Xcel Energy Center9,234 || 0–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 || May 197:30 PM || Atlanta || L 83–91 || Cappie Pondexter (22) || Jessica Breland (7) || Cappie Pondexter (7) || Allstate Arena6,631 || 0–2 |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 3 || May 212:00 PM || Atlanta || W 75–71 || Stefanie Dolson (23) || Jessica Breland (12) || Cappie Pondexter (11) || McCamish Pavilion4,859 || 1–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 || May 2411:30 AM || Washington ||L 82-67 || Cappie Pondexter (17) || Stefanie Dolson (11) || Cappie Pondexter (10) || Allstate Arena6,714 || 1-3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 || May 266:00 PM || Washington || L 88-79 || Quigley (17) || Pondexter (6), Breland (6) || Pondexter (8) || Verizon Center 6,438 || 1-4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 6 || May 285:00 PM || Connecticut || L 97-79 || Young (17)