North Philly’s Kahleah Copper signs extension with Chicago Sky
Copper, one of the WNBA's brightest stars the last several seasons, previously starred at Prep Charter and Rutgers.
Chicago Sky standout and North Philadelphia native Kahleah Copper is staying in the Windy City a bit longer, having signed a two-year extension on the final day of the WNBA regular season.
The news was first reported by the Chicago Sun-Times.
Copper, a 6-foot-1 guard/forward, will earn $241,984 in Year 1 and $248,134 in Year 2, according to the report, for a total of $490,118.
The Year 1 figure is tied for the highest AAV for next season, while Copper is set to earn the third-highest total in the league in 2025, according to Spotrac.
“Chicago has been everything I could’ve asked for and more over the past seven seasons,” Copper said in a statement. “This is where I’ve grown as a player, as a person, and where I’m proud to say I’ve become one with this community. This city doesn’t cut corners and pours everything it has into each day. That’s a standard I’m proud to upkeep. I’m ready and excited to grow and build on my legacy here and give this city, our fans, my teammates, coaches, and the entire Sky organization everything I have to bring another championship back home.”
Copper was named an All-Star for the third year in a row this season and is leading the Sky with a career-high 18.7 points along with 4.4 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game. Copper, who previously starred for the legendary C. Vivian Stringer at Rutgers and attended Prep Charter, is averaging a career 11.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 1.3 assists.
The Sky (17-22) are in the playoffs for the fifth straight season, despite having lost several key players in the offseason. As the No. 8 seeds, they are set to face the host Las Vegas Aces in the first round of the playoffs on Wednesday (10 p.m., ESPN). Game 2 is next Sunday (3 p.m., 6abc).