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       ARTICLE VIEW: 
       
       Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso spent their careers battling each
       other. Now, in the WNBA, they’ll be teammates
       
       By Leah Asmelash, CNN
       
       Updated: 
       
       4:44 PM EDT, Tue April 16, 2024
       
       Source: CNN
       
       and Kamilla Cardoso have spent much of their college careers battling
       in the paint. But after , one of the most anticipated in league
       history, they’ll finally be on the same team.
       
       Both Cardoso, the Brazilian number 3 pick from the University of South
       Carolina, and Reese, a Baltimore native who was picked seventh out of
       Louisiana State University, were selected by the Chicago Sky —
       creating a formidable duo.
       
       “I’m just so excited I get to play with Kamilla,” Reese said
       shortly after being picked. “I’ve been playing against her since
       high school.”
       
       Similarly, Cardoso expressed excitement about playing with Reese —
       who, like Cardoso, brings height and strength to the frontcourt.
       (Cardoso is 6 foot 7 and Reese is 6 foot 3.)
       
       “Two great players together, nobody’s going to get no rebounds on
       us,” Cardoso joked during a press conference after the draft.
       
       Monday’s draft came eight days after the college women’s basketball
       season ended with a historic championship game in which Cardoso and the
       South Carolina Gamecocks beat Caitlin Clark and Iowa to cap off a
       perfect, undefeated season and take home the trophy.
       
       Nearly tuned in for the matchup, making it the most-watched basketball
       game at any level, regardless of gender, since 2019.
       
       And though Clark finished her college career without a ring, she was
       selected as the by the Indiana Fever.
       
       “I think the biggest thing is I’m just very lucky to be in this
       moment and all these opportunities and these things, they’re once in
       a lifetime,” Clark said.
       
       The WNBA season tips off May 14. The Chicago Sky’s first matchup is
       against the Dallas Wings on May 15.
       
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