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Portland Fire move up in WNBA Draft in deal with Chicago Sky

On Wednesday, the Chicago Sky announced agreements with the Toronto Tempo and Portland Fire, trading draft picks to prevent either expansion team from selecting players from the Sky's unprotected list during Friday's WNBA Expansion Draft.
Chicago traded the 26th pick to Toronto and a separate second-round pick to Portland to keep their current roster intact while allowing the expansion teams to stockpile assets for the deep 2026 draft class.
The WNBA Expansion Draft takes place Friday, where the Fire and Tempo will select from a pool of available athletes, alternating picks in a snake-style format over two rounds.
Following these arrangements, the Sky retain three picks for the upcoming WNBA Draft, scheduled for Monday, April 13, at The Shed in New York City.
Some observers questioned the decision to maintain the team's composition, with one commenter asking, "Why are you trying to run this 10 win roster back?!" regarding the team's recent performance.

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