Sue Bird praised Chennedy Carter as a future star in a resurfaced NSFW TikTok video

By no means are the Chicago Sky a real heavyweight in the WNBA just yet.

They have a lot of work to do before they’re ready to contend. However, with young pillars like tenacious forward Angel Reese and electric guard Chennedy Carter, it sure seems like the future is very bright in Chicago.

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After Carter’s recent turn toward star-like play — she’s scored at least 20 points in four of her last five games at the time of publishing — WNBA fans started digging back into the archives for older thoughts about the former No. 4 overall pick. One video on TikTok features Sue Bird singing the praises of Carter to Diana Taurasi and Penny Taylor all the way back in 2020 when the Sky guard was still just a rookie.

These are quite the compliments to receive from an all-time great.

(Warning: NSFW language in the video below.)

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Sue was so baffled when she found out she had to guard her during the team usa tour #foryou #wnba #fyp #womensbasketball #ncaaw #womensports #chennedycarter #chicagosky #suebird #dianataurasi #pennytaylor

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Listen, Carter still has so much to improve upon before she’ll get this kind of reputation from everyone. But for Bird to highlight her years before her unofficial breakout began shows that the legend unsurprisingly knows her ball. It’s also worth noting that Bird said this while knowing that the New York Liberty’s superstar shooter, Sabrina Ionescu, came from the same draft class (2020) as Carter.

That is what we like to call conviction in your take.