Former Sky guard Ariel Atkins settles in as everything changes around her
<p>Nothing about Ariel Atkins’ fresh start with the Sparks has gone as planned.</p><p>Not one thing.</p><p>Kelsey Plum, the superstar guard she was supposed to pair with in the backcourt? Traded to the Mercury at the deadline.</p><p>Raegan Pebley, the general manager who took the big bet on Atkins?
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<p>Nothing about Ariel Atkins’ fresh start with the Sparks has gone as planned.</p><p>Not one thing.</p><p>Kelsey Plum, the superstar guard she was supposed to pair with in the backcourt? Traded to the Mercury at the deadline.</p><p>Raegan Pebley, the general manager who took the big bet on Atkins? Fired weeks earlier.</p><p>And the team that talked about championship aspirations during training camp? Dropped to 10th place after losing to the <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-sky" target="_blank" >Sky</a> on Wednesday night.</p><p>Ownership now says they're open to taking a step backward to move forward.</p><p>Atkins understands that uncertainty is part of the business.
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- <p>Nothing about Ariel Atkins’ fresh start with the Sparks has gone as planned.</p><p>Not one thing.</p><p>Kelsey Plum, the superstar guard she was supposed to pair with in the backcourt? Traded to the Mercury at the deadline.</p><p>Raegan Pebley, the general manager who took the big bet on Atkins?
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Former Sky guard Ariel Atkins settles in as everything changes around her
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