The Latest Breaking News from Teresa Weatherspoon

The South Bend native is the point guard the Sky desperately need.

On top of being a five-time All-Star, Weatherspoon was named Defensive Player of the Year in the league’s first two seasons (1997, 1998.) Her team, she said, will hang their hats on the defensive side of the ball. Weatherspoon already has players that can fulfill those expectations.

The former Pelicans assistant, a Hall of Famer, replaces interim coach Emre Vatansever.

Weatherspoon, a former assistant with the NBA’s Pelicans, has been in talks with the Sky since at least August.

According to multiple sources the Sky have spoken with Hall of Famer Teresa Weatherspoon regarding the coaching position.

This offseason will prove even more significant than last year as ownership and management are tasked with naming the next coach and general manager, who, whether in a dual role or separate, will face completing a rebuild they didn’t start.

The Pelicans hired Weatherspoon, 57, as a two-way player-development coach in 2019, the same year she was inducted into the Hall of Fame, and kept her as an assistant for four years before releasing her in June.

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