Kahleah Copper extension: Chicago Sky sign three-time All-Star to two-year deal worth $490K, per report

Copper's extension will keep her in Chicago through 2025

By Jack Maloney Sep 10, 2023 at 2:37 pm ET• 2 min read

The Chicago Sky announced on Sunday that the organization has signed Kahleah Copper to a two-year extension that will keep the three-time All-Star in Chicago through 2025. Terms of the deal were not announced by the Sky, but Copper's agent told Annie Costabile of the Chicago Sun-Timesthat it will pay Copper $490,000 in total. 

"Chicago has been everything I could've asked for and more over the past seven seasons," Copper stated in a press release. "This is where I've grown as a player, as a person and where I'm proud to say I've become one with this community. This city doesn't cut corners and pours everything it has into each day. That's a standard I'm proud to upkeep. I'm ready and excited to grow and build on my legacy here and give this city, our fans, my teammates, coaches and the entire Sky organization everything I have to bring another championship back home."

Copper was set to be one of the biggest names on the free agent market this winter, but she has settled her short-term future ahead of time. It's no surprise that this is just a two-year extension, which will expire in 2025. That is a critical year for the league, as the players have the ability to opt out of the current collective bargaining agreement and the media rights deal will be renegotiated. Copper has positioned herself to be a free agent when the salary cap and max deals will rise.