For the third time, the Chicago Sky set a timeline for the opening of the team’s new practice facility.After the team’s morning shootaround Friday, Sky general manager Jeff Pagliocca said November is the new target date for the facility’s opening. When the Sky broke ground on the Bedford Park facility in October 2024, it was projected to open before the 2026 season. Sky president and CEO Adam Fox provided an update this year that said, due to construction delays resulting from winter storms, the team would have access to the facility closer to late spring or early summer.“(It has) of course been a pain point,” Pagliocca told The Athletic. “When you share timelines and don’t reach them, it’s frustrating for all parties. But I believe there are fair reasons to rationalize the delays.”Pagliocca cited evolving interior plans and the expansion of the building’s size in addition to the delays Fox attributed to winter storms.Watch This: Despite missing Diggins, Sky snag first road win since MayThe facility, which is being built in partnership with the Village of Bedford Park, was slated to be 40,000 square feet and cost an estimated $38 million. When the team originally announced facility plans, Sky co-owner and operating chairman Nadia Rawlinson told the Chicago Sun-Times the Village was willing to “come in and put some skin in the game” but declined to share specifics of the Village’s financial contribution.
Chicago Sky defer opening of new practice facility again, cite updated interior plans
GM Jeff Pagliocca cited evolving interior plans and the expansion of the building’s size in addition to delays from winter storms.






