Skylar Diggins

Skylar Diggins is a professional basketball player in the United States who advocates for equal pay in the WNBA and NBA. She has been named to the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) All-Star team four times and the All-WNBA First Team twice.

Early Life and Family

Renee Scott and Tige Diggins welcomed Skylar into the world on August 2, 1990.  Younger siblings named, Destyn, Maurice, Tiger jr, and Hanneaf, and her parents together raised her.

Skylar isn’t the only one in the family who is athletic. Tige, her mother, is a gymnast. At a young age, her mother noticed she was “more into the dirt than dolls.”

At the age of 6, she recalls that no one would give the ball to her because she was a girl.

Skylar made a layup when she finally got a chance to catch the ball. She realized as her passion for basketball developed, she needed to do something about it.

High School Career

Skylar went to Washington High School in South Bend as a child. She was a four-year varsity basketball player throughout her time there.

She scored 2,790 points during her high school basketball career. As a result, Skylar became Indiana’s third-highest female scorer with an average of 25.9 points per game.

She maintains her basketball scores while simultaneously retaining her CGPA in school. She graduated fifth in her class with a 3.93 GPA.

Skylar was not only a great basketball player, but she also played volleyball.

Diggins-Smith guided the Panthers to two state championships, including the 2007 championship season. She was awarded to the first-team all-state team in 2007, 2008, and 2009.

In comparison to other players, Skylar rose to prominence at a very young age. She’s a wonderful person.

Professional Career

The Tulsa Shock selected Skylar third overall in the 2013 WNBA Draft. She set a career-high with 22 points in 2013 and was chosen to the WNBA All-Rookie Team.

Skylar had a breakout year in 2014, earning WNBA All-Star honors and the WNBA Most Improved Player Award.

During a game against the Seattle Storm in 2015, she sustained a torn ACL. She appeared in nine games, averaging 17.8 points per game. She was chosen WNBA All-Star for the second year in a row despite missing the rest of the season.

Skylar was a finalist for the US Olympic squad in 2016, however, she was unable to compete due to a ruptured ACL. She went back to court four weeks later.

Skylar signed a multi-year contract with the Tulsa Shock, now known as the Dallas Wings, in 2016, and returned to play 27 games. Throughout the season, she averaged 13.1 points per game on average.

In 2017, she started all 34 games and averaged 18.5 points per game, guiding the squad to a 7th-place finish in the league.

Against the Indiana Fever, Skylar set a new career-high with 35 points. For the fourth time, she was named to the 2018 WNBA All-Star Game.

Skylar was smacked hard on the chin in the same year, causing damage to a portion of her head. Many speculated that she had suffered a concussion, but she just had dizziness, according to her doctors.

Injury

Skylar has always been a fiery young lady with a tenacious demeanor. She is young and capable, and she is health-conscious.

However, in her third season with the Tulsa Shock in 2015, Diggins had several injuries. Their team was leading the game, and the clock indicated that the game was only 44 seconds away from being over.

Skylar was chasing down a ball at the time he dropped the 31 points.

Her right knee’s ACL was torn as she collapsed. Indeed, it was Diggins’ most serious injury, preventing her from playing for the remainder of the season.

“That was the first major injury I’ve had. It taught me a lot about my body and how I should’ve, or should from now on, take care of it. Injuries aren’t an anomaly. You play sports, and things happen. I knew it wasn’t anything I could control.”
-Skylar Diggins

Net Worth

Skylar is a WNBA player with one of the highest salaries in the league.

She was signed by the Phoenix Mercury for four years in February 2020 under the new collective bargaining agreement of WNBA, which would pay her a base salary estimated at around $215,000 the year.

Skylar had already bargained with her previous squad to obtain her full wage while on maternity leave, even though many athletes are only paid half. Her net worth is estimated to be $400 thousand.

Personal Life

Skylar announced her engagement to Daniel Smith in 2016. While at Notre Dame, the pair met for the first time.

Smith is a former wide receiver at the University of Notre Dame. The pair chose their wedding venue as the Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art on April 29, 2017. On the court, she changed her jersey name to Diggins-Smith after marrying Daniel.

Skylar gave birth to her son, Seven, in 2019. She attempts to keep her son out of the spotlight and away from the paparazzi, and she has not revealed her son’s identity.

Skylar was, nevertheless, pregnant without informing anyone. She later said that she took two months off from basketball during the WNBA season this year.

Personality

Skylar Diggins is a stunning woman with a well-toned athletic physique. Her complexion is tan, her hair is curly black, and her eyes are the same color as her skin.

Diggins, who stands 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 meters) tall and weighs 64 kg, also rocks her body (141 lbs.).

Diggins, it appears, puts in a lot of effort and follows a rigorous diet to maintain her condition. Giant tires, ropes, and sledgehammers are all part of her workout routine. As a result, she gains strength and agility as a result of this.

Social Media

Skylar, like other athletes, is active on social media and communicates with her fans regularly. You may check out her accounts for a closer look at the athlete.

As a result, her Instagram handle has over a million followers. Last but not least, under the handle Skylar Diggins-Smith, (@SkyDigg4), she has 568.9k Twitter followers.

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