2025 Atlanta Dream season

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2025 Atlanta Dream season
Coach Karl Smesko
Arena Gateway Center Arena
Attendanceper game
Results
Record0–0
Place0th (Eastern)

The 2025 Atlanta Dream season will be the 18th season for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association, and their first season under head coach, Karl Smesko.

Contents

Draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege/ClubOutcome
218
336

Transactions

Front office and coaching

DateDetailsRef.
October 2, 2024Fired head coach, Tanisha Wright [1]
November 13, 2024Hired Karl Smesko as head coach [2]
January 6, 2025Hired LaToya Sanders and Brandi Poole as assistant coaches [3]
Promoted Brooklyn Cartwright to assistant general manager

Free agency

Re-signed

PlayerDateNotesRef.
Maya Caldwell January 18, 2025Training camp contract [4]

Additions

PlayerDateNotesFormer TeamRef.
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough February 1One-year deal Washington Mystics [5]
Brittney Griner Phoenix Mercury [6]
Brionna Jones Connecticut Sun [7]
Holly Winterburn February 5Training camp contract Beşiktaş HDI Sigorta
(Turkey)		 [8]
Ashley Joens March 7 Athinaikos AS Vurona
(Greece)		 [9]

Subtractions / Unsigned

PlayerDateReasonNew TeamRef.
Iliana Rupert December 6, 2024 Expansion draft Golden State Valkyries [10]
Danielle Robinson January 1, 2025RetiredN/A [11] [12]
Laeticia Amihere February 1, 2025Waived Golden State Valkyries [13] [14]
Tina Charles February 2, 2025Free agency – uncoreable unrestricted Connecticut Sun [15]
Cheyenne Parker-Tyus February 6, 2025Free agency – unrestricted Las Vegas Aces [16]
Maite Cazorla —Suspended – contract expired—
Lorela Cubaj —Free agency – reserved
(qualifying offer pending)		TBA [17]
Ezinne Kalu —Free agency – unrestrictedTBA
Aerial Powers —TBA

Roster

Atlanta Dream roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G 33 Flag of the United States.svg Caldwell, Maya 5' 11" (1.8m)160 lb (73kg)1998-12-15 Georgia 3
G 3 Flag of the United States.svg Canada, Jordin 5' 6" (1.68m)135 lb (61kg)1995-08-11 UCLA 7
F 12 Flag of the United States.svg Coffey, Nia 6' 1" (1.85m)182 lb (83kg)1995-06-11 Northwestern 8
G 15 Flag of the United States.svg Gray, Allisha 6' 0" (1.83m)167 lb (76kg)1995-01-12 South Carolina 8
C 42 Flag of the United States.svg Griner, Brittney 6' 9" (2.06m)205 lb (93kg)1990-10-18 Baylor 11
F 00 Flag of the United States.svg Hillmon, Naz 6' 2" (1.88m)190 lb (86kg)2000-04-05 Michigan 3
F 10 Flag of the United States.svg Howard, Rhyne 6' 2" (1.88m)175 lb (79kg)2000-04-29 Kentucky 3
G 23 Flag of the United States.svg Joens, Ashley 6' 1" (1.85m)160 lb (73kg)2000-03-16 Iowa State 1
C 24 Flag of the United States.svg Jones, Brionna 6' 3" (1.91m)210 lb (95kg)1995-12-18 Maryland 8
G/F 13 Flag of the United States.svg Jones, Haley 6' 1" (1.85m)187 lb (85kg)2001-05-23 Stanford 2
G 32 Flag of the United States.svg Walker-Kimbrough, Shatori 5' 9" (1.75m)140 lb (64kg)1995-05-18 Maryland 8
G 7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Winterburn, Holly 5' 11" (1.8m)2000-10-01Oregon / East LondonR
G – Flag of Australia (converted).svg Borlase, Isobel  (DP)5' 11" (1.8m)2004-09-12 Australia –
F/C 19 Flag of Italy.svg Cubaj, Lorela  (FA)6' 4" (1.93m)200 lb (91kg)1999-01-08 Georgia Tech 3
F – Flag of Australia (converted).svg Puoch, Nyadiew  (DP)6' 3" (1.91m)2004-06-23 Australia –
G – Flag of Italy.svg Villa, Matilde  (DP)5' 7" (1.7m)2004-12-09 Italy –
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg Karl Smesko (Kent State)
Assistant coaches
Flag of the United States.svg Vickie Johnson (Louisiana Tech)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Goriss
Flag of the United States.svg Brandi Poole (Sewanee)
Flag of the United States.svg LaToya Sanders (North Carolina)
Athletic trainer
Flag of the United States.svg Natalie Trotter
Strength and conditioning coach
Flag of the United States.svg Drew Williams
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  WNBA roster page
East
ATL
CHI
CON
IND
NY
WAS
West
DAL
GS
LV
LA
MIN
PHO
SEA

Depth chart

Pos.StarterBench
PG Jordin Canada Haley Jones
SG Allisha Gray Maya Caldwell
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough
Holly Winterburn
SF Rhyne Howard Nia Coffey
PF Brionna Jones Naz Hillmon
C Brittney Griner

Schedule

Pre-season

2025 pre-season game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 7@ Washington CareFirst Arena
2May 10 Indiana Gateway Center Arena
2025 pre-season schedule

Regular season

2025 game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 16@ Washington CareFirst Arena
2May 20@ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
3May 22Indiana Gateway Center Arena
4May 24 Dallas Gateway Center Arena
5May 25 Connecticut Gateway Center Arena
6May 27@ Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena
7May 30@ Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
June : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
8June 6@ Connecticut Mohegan Sun Arena
9June 10 Indiana Gateway Center Arena
10June 13 Chicago Gateway Center Arena
11June 15@ Washington CareFirst Arena
12June 17@ New York Barclays Center
13June 20WashingtonGateway Center Arena
14June 22ChicagoGateway Center Arena
15June 24@ Dallas College Park Center
16June 27 Minneosta Gateway Center Arena
17June 29New YorkGateway Center Arena
July : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
18July 3 Seattle Gateway Center Arena
19July 7 Golden State Gateway Center Arena
20July 11@ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
21July 13@ New York Barclays Center
22July 16@ Chicago Wintrust Arena
23July 22@ Las Vegas Michelob Ultra Arena
24July 23@ Phoenix PHX Arena
25July 27@ Minnesota Target Center
26July 29Golden StateGateway Center Arena
27July 30@ Dallas College Park Center
August : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
28August 1 Phoenix Gateway Center Arena
29August 3 Washington Gateway Center Arena
30August 7@ Chicago Wintrust Arena
31August 10@ Phoenix PHX Arena
32August 13@ Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
33August 15Seattle Rogers Arena
34August 17@ Golden State Chase Center
35August 19@ Las Vegas Michelob Ultra Arena
36August 21 Minneosta Gateway Center Arena
37August 23 New York Gateway Center Arena
38August 27Las VegasGateway Center Arena
39August 29 Dallas Gateway Center Arena
September : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
40September 1@ Connecticut Mohegan Sun Arena
41September 3 Los Angeles Gateway Center Arena
42September 5Los AngelesGateway Center Arena
43September 8ConnecticutGateway Center Arena
44September 10@ ConnecticutMohegan Sun Arena
2025 season schedule

Standings

#
Team
 W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1 Atlanta Dream 00.000—0–00–00–00–0
2 Chicago Sky 00.000—0–00–00–00–0
3 Connecticut Sun 00.000—0–00–00–00–0
4 Dallas Wings 00.000—0–00–00–00–0
5 Golden State Valkyries 00.000—0–00–00–00–0
6 Indiana Fever 00.000—0–00–00–00–0
7 Las Vegas Aces 00.000—0–00–00–00–0
8 Los Angeles Sparks 00.000—0–00–00–00–0
9 Minnesota Lynx 00.000—0–00–00–00–0
10 New York Liberty 00.000—0–00–00–00–0
11 Phoenix Mercury 00.000—0–00–00–00–0
12 Seattle Storm 00.000—0–00–00–00–0
13 Washington Mystics 00.000—0–00–00–00–0

Notes

(#) – League Standing
x – Clinched playoff berth
e – Eliminated from playoff contention
Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings

Statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage TO  Turnovers per game
 PF  Fouls per gameTeam leaderLeague leader

Regular season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPFPPG


‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season


Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDate awardedRef.

References

  1. ↑ "The Atlanta Dream have made the difficult decision to part ways with head coach Tanisha Wright". dream.wnba.com. October 2, 2024.
  2. ↑ Feinberg, Doug; Reynolds, Tim (November 13, 2024). "Atlanta Dream hire longtime Florida Gulf Coast coach Karl Smesko to lead team". Associated Press . Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Atlanta Dream Announce Additions to Coaching Staff and Front Office". Atlanta Dream. WNBA. January 6, 2025. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  4. ↑ @ATLDreamPR (January 18, 2025). "Guard Maya Caldwell has re-signed with the Atlanta Dream, the organization announced today" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ↑ "Atlanta Dream Sign Veteran Guard Shatori Walker-Kimbrough". Atlanta Dream. WNBA. February 1, 2025. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Atlanta Dream Sign Brittney Griner in Historic Free Agent Acquisition". Atlanta Dream. WNBA. February 1, 2025. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Atlanta Dream Sign Three-Time All-Star Brionna Jones". Atlanta Dream. WNBA. February 1, 2025. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  8. ↑ @AtlantaDream (February 5, 2025). "Welcome to the 🅰️! The Dream has signed @hollywinterburn to a Training Camp contract" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ↑ "Atlanta Dream Signs Ashley Joens to Training Camp Contract". Atlanta Dream. March 7, 2025. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Golden State Valkyries begin constructing inaugural roster with 11 selections in 2024 WNBA Expansion Draft". nba.com. NBA . Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  11. ↑ @danirob13 (January 1, 2025). ""Well done, good and faithful servant"" – via Instagram.
  12. ↑ Hansen, Mitchell (January 2, 2025). "Former Minnesota Lynx Fan Favorite Announces Retirement". Canis Hoopus.
  13. ↑ @ATLDreamPR (February 1, 2025). "The Atlanta Dream have waived forward Laeticia Amihere, the organization announced today" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. ↑ "Golden State Valkyries Sign Laeticia Amihere". valkyries.wnba.com. WNBA. February 6, 2025. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  15. ↑ "WNBA's All-Time Rebounds Leader and League Legend Tina Charles Signs with the Connecticut Sun". Connecticut Sun. WNBA. February 2, 2025. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  16. ↑ Philippou, Alexa (February 6, 2025). "Aces sign veteran forward Cheyenne Parker-Tyus to 1-year deal". ESPN . Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  17. ↑ @WNBAMoves (January 15, 2025). "Reserved Qualifying Offer: Lorela Cubaj, Dream" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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