reports are that Delle Donne isn’t thrilled about their direction and she also wants to play closer to her Delaware hometown.

Word is that Della Donne would even sit out a season to get away from here.

Was it something said, what we eat, how we smell?

Maybe Chicago would be close enough to Delle Donne’s home if the Sky were run like the Cubs are now.

Wade certainly wouldn’t want to leave if the Bulls were run like the Blackhawks are.

Delle Donne and Wade symbolize the divide between the stays and stay-nots in Chicago sports.

Players don’t want to leave the Cubs and Hawks.

Dexter Fowler would have preferred staying with the Cubs, but Chris Sale wasn’t devastated when traded from the White Sox. Corey Crawford would prefer staying with the Hawks, but it wouldn’t be shocking if Jimmy Butler wants to leave the Bulls.

The Bears? All of them worth mentioning are gone already anyway.

It’s all part of the potential mass flow of premier athletes from Chicago, willingly or otherwise.

So, again, let’s say Chicago can keep only one between Delle Donne and Wade.

Which should it be?

Delle Donne has to be better at H-O-R-S-E based on outside shooting; Wade better at one-on-one based on hops.

Advantage: Even.

As a Chicago native, Wade can do more to fight urban violence; Delle Donne could speak better for women’s rights.

Advantage: Even.

Delle Donne is in the prime of her career and a former WNBA MVP here; Wade is a three-time NBA champion elsewhere and in the twilight of his career.

Advantage: Delle Donne.

Sports are games of inches or even just an inch, and Delle Donne stands 6-feet-5 to Wade’s 6-4.

Advantage: Delle Donne.

“Elena Delle Donne” is a poetic name; “Dwyane” Wade’s first name is spelled wrong.

Game, set, match: Delle Donne.

OK, so the question is moot anyway.

Both probably will escape Chicago along with Chris Sale, my family doctor and your favorite bartender.

mimrem@dailyherald.com