WNBA Draft: Hailey Van Lith goes No. 11 to Sky, ‘excited’ to reunite with former LSU teammate Angel Reese

Haley Van Laith’s basketball trip was a series of climbing and landing, and it reached a new height on Monday when it was chosen before Chicago Sky With the total number 11 in the draft 2025 WNBA.

The moment, which was in doubt this time a year after a catastrophic season in LSU, was a long time coming to all Americans. It took huge amounts of hard work, Either inside and outside the courtAnd the hole stops in Paris and Fort Worth, in order to restore Van Laith itself in its position to be the choice of the first round.

Van Laith said on Monday night: “The Lord put me in the situations that you needed to go to grow as a basketball player and a person, and this is not something I was angry at ever,” said Van Laith on Monday night. “I accepted it. I worked through it with my sports psychologist. We understood together, like hey, this is something you can grow from. This is an experience that you must adopt.

“This shows a person who truly believes in himself, and at the end of the day, the next level was everything about who believes it can. If I can carry it to the next level, I think I am working on success.”

Van Lith, Angel Reese to Reconite in Chicago

Van Lith will join the Sky team, which hopes to take the next step to rebuild it, which started last year Camilla Cardoso and Angel Rais. The Sky also added the Slovenian striker Ajsha Sefka in the tenth place in the draft this year to be in line with a number of veteran acquisitions in this season, including Ariel Atkins and Courtney Vandersplot.

These two ancient warriors, especially Vanderslaot, will present a plan for Van Laith, who was always able to put the ball in the basket and improve it as a game maker.

Van Laith’s arrival will give her to Chicago an opportunity to combine his former teammate for LSU Angel Reese. Their only season has not ended together in Baton Rough well, especially for Van Laith, but the two have not been in contact since then. After learning that she went to Chicago, Van Laith said that she was a mutual respect for a match and personality.

“Mostly, I am only excited to reach it again,” said Van Laith. “I think we have a lot of similarities about how we carry ourselves and our mentality on what is important to us. It’s a dog, a man. It raises the intensity of everyone around it.

“I am excited to be in that environment with her again as she can pull more than me more than I think.”

Feeling mutual.

“We don’t do it correctly the first time,” Reese books On social media after she chose the sky Van Laith. “Let’s run it backkkkkkkkkk.”

How does Van Laith fit at the level of professionals?

Questions about Van Lith’s ability to move to WNBA remain due to their size (it’s 5 feet and 9, at best), defensive restrictions and unintended external shots. It is fierce competition, and it won everywhere.

Looking at the sky depth scheme, there is a Luvan Laith road to be a point goalkeeper in the future.

Van Laith said: “First of all, I want to bring hardness, flexibility,” said Van Laith. “Whatever my role, whatever my chance, I think I just want to contribute to the culture of strict players, non -selfish, who I think are looking to join the program.

“This is what I aspire to bring. It’s more than anything else, and I think I am more than I am able to do so.”