Marina Mabrey

Mabrey has shown improvement over the first five seasons of her professional career, and she took one of her most significant steps after being traded from the Wings to the Sky ahead of the 2023 campaign. The 27-year-old served exclusively as a starter alongside Courtney Williams in the backcourt and averaged a career-high 15.0 points to go with 3.7 rebounds and 3.6 assists in 30.0 minutes per game while appearing in all but one game. In previous seasons, Mabrey hasn't displayed as much upside as some other players being selected in the earlier rounds of fantasy drafts due to her inconsistency in the rebounding and assist columns. However, she should have a chance to take on a leading role for a rebuilding Sky squad in 2024 since Williams, Kahleah Copper and Alanna Smith are all playing elsewhere. Mabrey should be Chicago's top offensive option this season and could see her role increase even more following an impressive first year with the team in 2023.

Mabrey expressed her interest in moving on from Dallas during the offseason and was granted her wish, heading to Chicago as part of a four-team trade and snaring a three-year deal with her new club. Mabrey moves out from the shadow of Arike Ogunbowale in Dallas, but she still doesn't have a true point guard at her side in the backcourt, joining another scorer in Courtney Williams to form the Sky's new tandem. Williams' usage (20.5 percent) isn't on the same plane as Ogunbowale's (27.6), so Mabrey should claim more shot opportunities with the Sky. Mabrey's new deal suggests the Sky are committed to her being a big part of the plans, and she has the tools and environment in Chicago to surpass her 13.6 points, 3.7 assists, 3.6 rebounds and 1.2 blocks-plus steals from last season.

Mabrey finished as the Wings' second-leading scorer (13.3) behind Arike Ogunbowale during the 2021 campaign. She scored 20-plus points eight times, including a season-high 28 on two occasions. However, she started just eight games after starting 12 during the 2020 campaign - her first with Dallas. The 5-foot-11 guard figures to operate behind Arike Ogunbowale, Moriah Jefferson and Allisha Gray once again during the 2022 campaign, but she should still garner plenty of opportunities off the bench. As a sporadic player, it may be difficult to trust her on a game-by-game basis, but her ceiling is certainly intriguing in terms of fantasy potential.