The Chicago Sky trading their best player in the same year they’re hosting All-Star… tells you everything you need to know about that organization.
Reports came out a couple months back that the reason Chicago got All-Star is because literally nobody else wanted it. Literally, they were the sole bid.
Which tells you something about the Sky. "Nobody else wants to do a thing. Sounds like an opportunity for us!"
"We have a generational talent who is a marketing dream. We don't want to build around her. How can we get rid of her?"
So heading into hosting All-Star without an All-Star? Perfection.