The Chicago Sky made some big moves on Monday ahead of the 2026 regular season tipping off this weekend. For starters, the team announced that Hailey Van Lith was waived on Monday after just one season in Chicago. The TCU product was the 11th overall pick in the 2025 WNBA draft, but now she will search for a new home in her second season. Chicago general manager Jeff Pagliocca told ESPN’s Kendra Andrews that there was a conflicting “style-of-play preference” between the guard and the Sky’s coaching staff, leading to the team’s decision to waive her. Van Lith played in 29 games for the Sky last season, all off the bench, averaging 3.5 points, 1.1 rebounds and 1.6 assists. These stats were significantly lower than what the college phenom recorded in her collegiate career. In her final season at TCU, for instance, Van Lith averaged 17.9 points, 4.6 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game.…