Ann Wauters, the Chicago Sky’s new assistant coach, has an impressive pedigree. Now her goal is to help them repeat: ‘When you are the champions, you are going to have a target on your back.’

It’s pretty awesome. To be honest, when I was 19 years old it was a whole new world that opened up for me, but I wasn’t aware of the impact it would have. Look at it now with someone like Emma Meesseman, who won a Finals MVP (in 2019), or a youngster like Julie Allemand. That’s already two other Belgians. I’m pretty sure Belgium is smaller than Illinois (laughs). Of course I am proud of the championships and cups, but to see what comes behind you and inspire people to say, “Why not? We are from Belgium and we can do this.” It’s really exciting to see.