New Chicago Sky head coach Tyler Marsh has taken great pains to try and develop Angel Reese’s offense in 2025. The second-year WNBA star is being asked to play point forward at times, something that was an adjustment from 2024 when she was asked to primarily play in the post.
Marsh wants the three-point shot to be a bigger part of her arsenal, hoping that open space on offense leads to more points than relying on second-chance points from Reese’s rebounds.
“We don’t want Angel Reese to be just a rebounder because she’s so much more than that,” Marsh said at media day on Monday via Kalem Lumpkins of the Chicago Tribune. “The rebounding will always be there.”
Reese led the league in rebounds last year, averaging 13.1 rebounds per game. She broke the WNBA record for the most rebounds in a single season with 446.
Angel Reese: Rebounds win championships
Per CHGO Sky, Reese said she still believes rebounding is her key strength on offense.
“Rebounds win championships,” Reese said. LI know my teammates are going to still need me to do that.”
Angel Reese on her strengths in Sky's offense:
"Rebounds win championships. I know my teammates are going to still need me to do that."
— CHGO Sky (@CHGO_Sky) May 12, 2025
Reese called learning her role in Marsh’s system an “adjustment,” and likes how transparent her new head coach has been through training camp.
Reese wants to be a defensive hawk for the Chicago Sky
While Marsh hopes Reese improves her offense, the 2024 All-Star has the goal of earning the WNBA’s All-Defensive team.
Angel Reese says she wants to make All-Defensive team this season.
— CHGO Sky (@CHGO_Sky) May 12, 2025
Reese was honored with the Defensive Player of the Year Award in the Unrivaled 3X3 basketball league earlier this year. Defense was one of the reasons Reese made the WNBA’s All-Rookie Team last year.
Reese has a big contest coming up where she can flex her defensive skills. Chicago plays its regular season opener against Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever on Saturday at 2 p.m. CST on ABC.
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