WNBA coring decisions: team-by-team breakdown of what we learned

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - JULY 3: Maya Moore #23 of the Minnesota Lynx reacts during game against the Indiana Fever on July 3, 2018 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - JULY 3: Maya Moore #23 of the Minnesota Lynx reacts during game against the Indiana Fever on July 3, 2018 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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ROSEMONT, IL – AUGUST 4: Courtney Vandersloot #22 and Allie Quigley #14 of the Chicago Sky before the game against the Indiana Fever on August 4, 2015 at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2015 NBAE (Photo by Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images)
ROSEMONT, IL – AUGUST 4: Courtney Vandersloot #22 and Allie Quigley #14 of the Chicago Sky before the game against the Indiana Fever on August 4, 2015 at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2015 NBAE (Photo by Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images) /

In Chicago, Vandersloot received the franchise tag, a season after her wife, Allie Quigley, got it last season. The collective information from that should come as no surprise: the Sky clearly see the duo as a key part of their future, and as such, any dreams other cities had of luring the backcourt away have come to a screeching halt. The remainder of the projected starting lineup is all under contract — Gabby Williams and Diamond DeShields on rookie deals, Stef Dolson through 2019 — but Cheyenne Parker, a critical part of last year’s team and a versatile forward, will attract interest as a free agent for sure.