The WNBA world got rocked on Monday afternoon when the Chicago Sky announced they were trading former LSU forward Angel Reese to the Atlanta Dream.
Reese, the No. 7 pick of the 2024 WNBA Draft, has now joined forces with Rhyne Howard, Allisha Gray and Britney Griner in A-Town.
The Dream posted the Eastern Conference’s best record (30-14) in 2025. Their 30 wins are 7 more than Reese notched in her 2 seasons with Chicago combined (23). While Reese is surely grateful for her Sky tenure, she appears to have no qualms about moving to the ATL.
In 2024, Atlanta won just 15 games and fired head coach Tanisha Wright. The Dream immediately doubled their win total under first-year head coach Karl Smesko, but were upset by the No. 6 seed Indiana Fever — who did not have superstar Caitlin Clark due to injury — at the same playoff stage. Their desire to win now led them to ship two first-round picks to the Sky for Reese.
Reese, a two-time All-Star, has averaged a double-double and led the league in rebounding in both of her WNBA seasons. The 2-time All-Star raised her shooting percentage by nearly 7 points (39.1% to 45.8%) last year. She also posted nearly twice as many assists per game (3.7) as the year prior (1.9). If she can provide the all-around game she demonstrated in 2025 alongside Howard and Gray, Atlanta will have a real shot at winning its first championship in 2026.
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