It’s not every day you get a heartfelt tribute from your old team and a major career upgrade in the same breath, but hey, Tyler Marsh is built differently. The Chicago Sky’s new head coach and Angel Reese’s soon-to-be favorite mentor was wiping away tears (probably) after the Las Vegas Aces dropped a touching farewell video for him this week. And trust us, it was emotional—like, Hallmark-movie-with-a-box-of-tissues emotional.
Marsh Moves to the Windy City, Aces Drop a Video Goodbye
For those not in the loop (where have you been?), Tyler Marsh, former assistant coach and head of player development for the Aces, was recently named head coach of the Chicago Sky. He’s replacing Teresa Weatherspoon, who was handed her walking papers after a rough season that saw the Sky go crash and burn with a 13-27 record. But enough about that—this is Marsh’s moment, and the Aces were quick to recognize it.
The Las Vegas team, clearly still swooning from back-to-back WNBA championships in 2022 and 2023 (no big deal, right?), released a tribute video for their beloved assistant. It featured highlights from Marsh’s time in Sin City, with head coach Becky Hammon all but smothering him with praise. Honestly, if you didn’t get chills, check your pulse.
Marsh, not one to hog the spotlight (yet), responded on X (formerly Twitter) with a tweet that read: “Mann… No, thank YOU! @ Love & appreciate you all.” Could it be any sweeter? Probably not.
Angel Reese? She’s Already Calling It a Win
Now, while Marsh was busy getting misty-eyed over his Aces farewell, Angel Reese was wasting no time turning up on social media. The Chicago Sky’s newest star took to X with a single letter—’W’. That’s right, Reese didn’t need paragraphs, or even words, to show her approval of the Marsh hire. A single ‘W’ was all she wrote, which, let’s be real, is the ultimate internet mic drop.
But the fun didn’t stop there. Reese’s tweet quickly turned into a playful back-and-forth with Aces stars Alysha Clark and Sydney Colson. Reese knows how to stir the pot, and her thumbs were doing the talking. WNBA fans, ever the detectives, jumped in with their own hot takes, speculating how Marsh could take Reese’s already solid game and turn it into something out of this world.
The Sky’s Not the Limit for Marsh, Reese, and Cardoso
Marsh is set to coach a Chicago Sky roster filled with potential—and a bit of uncertainty. The team’s got two of the brightest stars from the 2024 WNBA Draft, Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso, but free agency looms large with key players like guard Chennedy Carter up in the air for 2025. No pressure, though. Marsh is no stranger to tough situations, having helped guide the Aces to those aforementioned championships. But hey, as they say in sports, “Two rings is nice, but how about three?”
Reese, for her part, had a promising rookie season, averaging a cool 13.6 points and an even cooler 13.1 rebounds per game. Sure, a wrist injury sidelined her for the tail end of the season, but that’s all in the past now. With Marsh at the helm, the 2025 season could be the year Chicago stops saying “We used to be good” and starts saying “We’re back, baby!”
If all goes well—and if Reese, Marsh, and Cardoso can stay injury-free—Chicago could be on track to rise from the ashes of 2024 and make a serious playoff push. So buckle up, Sky fans. Things are about to get interesting.
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