2025 Atlanta Dream season | |
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Coach | Karl Smesko |
Arena | Gateway Center Arena |
Attendance | 4,480 per game |
Results | |
Record | 30–14 (.682) |
Place | 1st (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | 3rd seed Lost in First Round 1–2 to Indiana Fever |
The 2025 Atlanta Dream season is the 18th season for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association, and their first season under head coach, Karl Smesko.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Club | Outcome | Ref. |
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2 | 18 | Te-Hina Paopao | G | ![]() | South Carolina | Signed rookie contract April 18 Made opening day roster | [1] [2] |
3 | 36 | Taylor Thierry | F | Ohio State | [2] [3] |
Date | Details | Ref. |
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October 2, 2024 | Fired head coach, Tanisha Wright | [4] |
November 13, 2024 | Hired Karl Smesko as head coach | [5] |
January 6, 2025 | Hired LaToya Sanders and Brandi Poole as assistant coaches | [6] |
Promoted Brooklyn Cartwright to assistant general manager | ||
March 17, 2025 | Hired Hannah Kronick Spencer as Vice President of Marketing and Consumer Insights | [7] |
Hired Kaila Pettis as Senior Director of Brand and Creative | ||
March 31, 2025 | Hired Chelsea Lyles and Camryn Brown as assistant coaches | [8] |
April 24, 2025 | Promoted Katie Buria to Head Athletic Trainer | [9] |
Hired Taylor Javey as an assistant athletic trainer | ||
Hired Shannon Jackson as a strength and conditioning coach | ||
Promoted Parker Sizemore to Data Analyst and Performance Coordinator | ||
Promoted Sydney Durrah to Senior Manager of Basketball Systems and Player Content Operations | ||
Hired Sheahen Dowling as special assistant to the head coach | ||
August 14, 2025 | Hired Traci Messier as Vice President of Communications and External Affairs | [10] |
Player | Date | Notes | Ref. |
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Maya Caldwell | January 18, 2025 | Training camp contract | [11] |
Player | Date | Notes | Former Team | Ref. |
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Shatori Walker-Kimbrough | February 1 | One-year deal | Washington Mystics | [12] |
Brittney Griner | Phoenix Mercury | [13] | ||
Brionna Jones | Connecticut Sun | [14] | ||
Holly Winterburn | February 5 | Training camp contract | Beşiktaş HDI Sigorta (Turkey) | [15] |
Ashley Joens | March 6 | Athinaikos AS Vurona (Greece) | [16] | |
Maria Gakdeng | April 17 | North Carolina Tar Heels | [17] [18] | |
Emani Jefferson | Florida Gulf Coast Eagles | [17] | ||
Te-Hina Paopao | April 18 | Rookie contract (2025 draft pick – No. 18) | South Carolina Gamecocks | [1] |
Taylor Thierry | Rookie contract (2025 draft pick – No. 36) | Ohio State Buckeyes | [3] | |
DeYona Gaston | April 27 | Training camp contract | Auburn Tigers | [19] |
Shyanne Sellers | May 5 | Awarded off waivers | Golden State Valkyries | [20] |
Kamiah Smalls | August 1 | 7-day contract | Galatasaray (Turkey) | [21] |
August 8 | ||||
Sika Koné | August 15 | Rest of season contract | Free agent | [22] |
Player | Date | Reason | New Team | Ref. |
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Maite Cazorla | January 16, 2022 | Suspended contract – expired | — | |
Ezinne Kalu | October 2, 2024 | Free agency – unrestricted | Zhejiang Golden Bulls (China) | [23] |
Iliana Rupert | December 6, 2024 | Expansion draft | Golden State Valkyries | [24] |
Danielle Robinson | January 1, 2025 | Retired | N/A | [25] [26] |
Lorela Cubaj | January 15, 2025 | Free agency – reserved (qualifying offer extended) | Not signed – retained rights | [27] |
Laeticia Amihere | February 1, 2025 | Waived | Golden State Valkyries | [28] [29] |
Tina Charles | February 2, 2025 | Free agency – uncoreable unrestricted | Connecticut Sun | [30] |
Cheyenne Parker-Tyus | February 6, 2025 | Free agency – unrestricted | Las Vegas Aces | [31] |
Holly Winterburn | April 7, 2025 | Suspended contract – full season | N/A – retained rights | [32] |
DeYona Gaston | May 5, 2025 | Waived | — | [33] |
Maria Gakdeng | May 8, 2025 | — | [34] | |
Emani Jefferson | — | |||
Ashley Joens | May 10, 2025 | — | [35] | |
Shyanne Sellers | May 12, 2025 | — | [36] | |
Haley Jones | May 14, 2025 | Dallas Wings | [37] | |
Aerial Powers | June 10, 2025 | Free agency – unrestricted | Golden State Valkyries | [38] |
Kamiah Smalls | August 13, 2025 | Released | — |
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Pos. | Starter | Bench |
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PG | Jordin Canada | Te-Hina Paopao |
SG | Allisha Gray | Maya Caldwell Shatori Walker-Kimbrough |
SF | Rhyne Howard | Nia Coffey |
PF | Brionna Jones | Naz Hillmon |
C | Brittney Griner |
2025 pre-season game log Total: 1–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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May: 1–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–0)
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2025 pre-season schedule |
2025 game log Total: 30–14 (Home: 16–6; Road: 14–8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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May: 5–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 3–1)
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June : 6–4 (Home: 5–1; Road: 1–3)
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July : 5–5 (Home: 1–2; Road: 4–3)
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August : 9–3 (Home: 5–2; Road: 4–1)
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September : 5–0 (Home: 3–0; Road: 2–0)
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2025 season schedule |
Notes:
2025 playoff game log | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First round vs. Indiana Fever Lost Series 1–2
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2025 playoff schedule |
# | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Conf. | Home | Road | Cup |
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1 | yx – Minnesota Lynx | 34 | 10 | .773 | – | 20–4 | 20–2 | 14–8 | 5–1 |
2 | x – Las Vegas Aces | 30 | 14 | .682 | 4 | 16–8 | 17–5 | 13–9 | 2–4 |
3 | x – Atlanta Dream | 30 | 14 | .682 | 4 | 15–6 | 16–6 | 14–8 | 3–2 |
4 | x – Phoenix Mercury | 27 | 17 | .614 | 7 | 13–11 | 15–7 | 12–10 | 4–2 |
5 | x – New York Liberty | 27 | 17 | .614 | 7 | 15–5 | 17–5 | 10–12 | 4–1 |
6 | cx – Indiana Fever | 24 | 20 | .545 | 10 | 13–8 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 4–1 |
7 | x – Seattle Storm | 23 | 21 | .523 | 11 | 12–12 | 10–12 | 13–9 | 4–2 |
8 | x – Golden State Valkyries | 23 | 21 | .523 | 11 | 9–15 | 14–8 | 9–13 | 3–3 |
9 | e – Los Angeles Sparks | 21 | 23 | .477 | 13 | 10–14 | 9–13 | 12–10 | 2–4 |
10 | e – Washington Mystics | 16 | 28 | .364 | 18 | 8–12 | 10–12 | 6–16 | 2–3 |
11 | e – Connecticut Sun | 11 | 33 | .250 | 23 | 7–14 | 7–15 | 4–18 | 1–4 |
12 | e – Chicago Sky | 10 | 34 | .227 | 24 | 4–17 | 6–16 | 4–18 | 1–4 |
13 | e – Dallas Wings | 10 | 34 | .227 | 24 | 4–20 | 6–16 | 4–18 | 1–5 |
Notes
First Round: Best-of-3 | Semifinals: Best-of-5 | Finals: Best-of-7 | ||||||||||||
1 | Minnesota Lynx | 2 | ||||||||||||
8 | Golden State Valkyries | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Minnesota Lynx | 0 | ||||||||||||
4 | Phoenix Mercury | 0 | ||||||||||||
4 | Phoenix Mercury | 2 | ||||||||||||
5 | New York Liberty | 1 | ||||||||||||
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2 | Las Vegas Aces | 2 | ||||||||||||
7 | Seattle Storm | 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | Las Vegas Aces | 0 | ||||||||||||
6 | Indiana Fever | 0 | ||||||||||||
3 | Atlanta Dream | 1 | ||||||||||||
6 | Indiana Fever | 2 |
Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
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Allisha Gray | Eastern Conference Player of the Week | June 3 | [39] |
June 17 | [40] | ||
August 12 | [41] | ||
Eastern Conference Player of the Month – May | June 4 | [42] | |
WNBA All-Star Starter | June 30 | [43] | |
Eastern Conference Player of the Month – June | July 3 | [44] | |
Eastern Conference Player of the Month – August | September 3 | [45] | |
AP All-WNBA First Team | September 12 | [46] | |
WNBA Most Valuable Player Top 5 Finalist | September 19 | [47] | |
Naz Hillmon | AP Sixth Woman of the Year | September 12 | [46] |
WNBA Sixth Player of the Year | September 20 | [48] | |
Rhyne Howard | WNBA All-Star Reserve | July 7 | [49] |
Eastern Conference Player of the Week | September 2 | [50] | |
September 12 | [51] | ||
Brionna Jones | WNBA All-Star Reserve (replacement player) | July 17 | [52] |