WNBA icon Lisa Leslie offers candid advice to Angel Reese ahead of Sky star's second season

Lisa Leslie, a three-time WNBA MVP, directed immoderate blunt proposal astatine Angel Reese during a caller sitdown with the Chicago Sky forward.

Leslie joined Reese for the latest variation of the "Unapologetically Angel" podcast. At 1 constituent during the conversation, the WNBA fable answered a question astir which portion of the 2024 All-Star's crippled she could amended heading into play two.

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"The biggest proposal I person for you is going to beryllium however you sprout your layups, period. We're going to hole that. That's fixable for you," Leslie responded.

The two-time WNBA champion past pointed retired immoderate of Reese's strengths erstwhile she is connected the hardwood.

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"I deliberation your changeable from the extracurricular is improving. I emotion that your shot handling is good, your defence is improving. I emotion the information that you were similar putting truthful overmuch unit connected them defensively. And conscionable the thought that you privation to get better. I emotion that."

Leslie continued to praise Reese's willingness to enactment successful the work, which she believes volition yet let the Sky prima to scope her afloat potential.

"Hearing you, and like… yes ‘I privation to learn. I privation to enactment hard. I privation to beryllium better,’ my bosom melted." Leslie added. "The information that you already person that attitude, you're going to get better. And I tin assistance you get better. I'm positive."

Reese delivered a memorable rookie WNBA season, arsenic she broke galore league records. The erstwhile LSU standout finished 15 consecutive games with a double-double, marking the longest streak of games that a subordinate accomplished the feat successful league history.

Reese's scoring ratio successful the overgarment did travel nether immoderate scrutiny, with the Sky guardant making 42.2% of her layup attempts past season.

Reese averaged 13.6 points, 13.1 rebounds and 1.9 assists per crippled successful 2024. Her wide tract extremity percent stood astatine 39.1% past season. 

The Sky finished the 2024 run with a 13-27 grounds and failed to suffice for the WNBA postseason. The franchise parted ways with Teresa Weatherspoon, and aboriginal named Tyler Marsh arsenic the team's adjacent caput coach.

In a clip posted to her podcast's Instagram, Reese said Weatherspoon's dismissal near her "heartbroken."

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