Diamond DeShields

29-Year-Old ForwardF
 Chicago Sky  WNBA
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Injury Knee
Est. Return 5/15/2024
2024 Fantasy Outlook
DeShields missed the entire 2023 campaign due to a knee injury but signed with the Sky ahead of the 2024 season and will return to the city where she spent the first four seasons of her career. Despite missing all of last year, she was productive over her past two seasons, which she spent with the Sky and Mercury. During that time, she averaged 12.2 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 26.1 minutes per game. It's not yet clear whether she'll be healthy for the start of the 2024 campaign, but her health has been one of the biggest issues that has held her back in the WNBA to begin her career. If she can remain on the court this season, she should have a chance to secure a sizable role for a Chicago squad that will be in rebuild mode after losing several key players, including Kahleah Copper, Alanna Smith and Courtney Williams. DeShields is a somewhat risky fantasy target due to her health concerns during her career, but she should provide solid mid-round value if she doesn't struggle too much with injuries in 2024. Read Past Outlooks
Returning to Chicago
FChicago Sky
Knee
February 5, 2024
DeShields (knee) signed a contract with the Sky on Monday.
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DeShields spent the first four seasons of her career in Chicago but played in Phoenix in 2022 and missed the entire 2023 campaign with a knee injury after signing with the Wings. She was productive over her first two WNBA seasons with the Sky, but she sustained a significant back injury while playing overseas in December of 2019. DeShields wasn't as effective when returning to action during the 2020 campaign, but she's shown improvement over the past two seasons in which she's been healthy. The 28-year-old joins a frontcourt that includes Kahleah Copper, Elizabeth Williams and Isabelle Harrison (knee), and if she's healthy, DeShields should have a chance to carve out a role on a team that missed out on several big-name free agents this offseason.
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DeShields will join her third team in as many years in 2023 after being traded from the Mercury to the Wings in February. While Deshields could see some time in the starting lineup later in the season, she is slated to miss extended time to open the 2023 campaign. DeShields has averaged double-digit points in four of her first five professional seasons, but her totals in rebounds and assists remain inconsistent. A cold spell in 2022 lost her a starting role in Phoenix, and she averaged just 9.6 points and 3.9 rebounds in 20.7 minutes per game over 11 appearances off the bench. She's shown she can be productive, but her upside may be limited while in a bench role.
After playing a sizable role for the Sky last season, Chicago shipped DeShields to the Mercury as part of a three-team trade involving the Fever. DeShields finished three of her first four seasons in the league averaging double figures in scoring. However, her 49.9 true shooting percentage last season ranked 97th in the league, well below the mark preferred for a high-volume scorer whose primary contribution comes in that area. DeShields does add some defensive value, however, collecting 1.2 steals per game in 2021.
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Won't return for playoffs
FDallas Wings
Knee
September 11, 2023
DeShields (knee) has been ruled out for the duration of the 2023 WNBA Playoffs, Dorothy J. Gentry of The Athletic reports.
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Will miss regular-season finale
FDallas Wings
Knee
September 9, 2023
DeShields (knee) is out for Sunday's game versus the Liberty, The Wings Bulletin reports.
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Out for approximately three months
FDallas Wings
Knee
May 30, 2023
DeShields (knee) is expected to miss approximately three months, Jasmine Harper of Winsidr.com reports.
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Sidelined with knee injury
FDallas Wings
Knee
May 17, 2023
The Wings announced Wednesday that DeShields will "miss extended time" to begin the season while she contends with a knee injury.
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Heading to Dallas
FDallas Wings
February 10, 2023
The Mercury agreed Thursday to trade DeShields to the Wings, Andraya Carter of ESPN.com reports.
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