2025 Atlanta Dream season

2025 Atlanta Dream season
Coach	Karl Smesko
Arena	Gateway Center Arena
Attendance	per game
Results
Record	0–0
Place	0th (Eastern)
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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.

Draft

See also: 2025 WNBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Club	Outcome
2	18
3	36

Transactions

Front office and coaching

Main article: List of 2025 WNBA season transactions

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

Free agency

Re-signed

Player	Date	Notes	Ref.
Maya Caldwell	January 18, 2025	Training camp contract	[4]

Additions

Player	Date	Notes	Former Team	Ref.
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough	February 1, 2025	One-year deal	Washington Mystics	[5]
Brittney Griner			Phoenix Mercury	[6]
Brionna Jones			Connecticut Sun	[7]
Holly Winterburn	February 5, 2025	Training camp contract	Beşiktaş HDI Sigorta	[8]

Subtractions / Unsigned

Player	Date	Reason	New Team	Ref.
Iliana Rupert	December 6, 2024	Expansion draft	Golden State Valkyries	[9]
Danielle Robinson	January 1, 2025	Retired	N/A	[10][11]
Laeticia Amihere	February 1, 2025	Waived	Golden State Valkyries	[12][13]
Tina Charles	February 2, 2025	Free agency – uncoreable unrestricted	Connecticut Sun	[14]
Cheyenne Parker-Tyus	February 6, 2025	Free agency – unrestricted	Las Vegas Aces	[15]
Maite Cazorla	—	Suspended – contract expired	—
Lorela Cubaj	—	Free agency – reserved (qualifying offer pending)	TBA	[16]
Ezinne Kalu	—	Free agency – unrestricted	TBA
Aerial Powers	—		TBA

Roster

Atlanta Dream roster v t e
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs G 33 Caldwell, Maya 5' 11" (1.8m) 160 lb (73kg) 1998-12-15 Georgia 3 G 3 Canada, Jordin 5' 6" (1.68m) 135 lb (61kg) 1995-08-11 UCLA 7 F 12 Coffey, Nia 6' 1" (1.85m) 182 lb (83kg) 1995-06-11 Northwestern 8 F/C 19 Cubaj, Lorela (FA) 6' 4" (1.93m) 200 lb (91kg) 1999-01-08 Georgia Tech 3 G 15 Gray, Allisha 6' 0" (1.83m) 167 lb (76kg) 1995-01-12 South Carolina 8 C 42 Griner, Brittney 6' 9" (2.06m) 205 lb (93kg) 1990-10-18 Baylor 11 F 00 Hillmon, Naz 6' 2" (1.88m) 190 lb (86kg) 2000-04-05 Michigan 3 F 10 Howard, Rhyne 6' 2" (1.88m) 175 lb (79kg) 2000-04-29 Kentucky 3 C 24 Jones, Brionna 6' 3" (1.91m) 210 lb (95kg) 1995-12-18 Maryland 8 G/F 13 Jones, Haley 6' 1" (1.85m) 187 lb (85kg) 2001-05-23 Stanford 2 G 32 Walker-Kimbrough, Shatori 5' 9" (1.75m) 140 lb (64kg) 1995-05-18 Maryland 8 G Winterburn, Holly 5' 11" (1.8m) 2000-10-01 Oregon / East London R G Borlase, Isobel (DP) 5' 11" (1.8m) 2004-09-12 Australia F Puoch, Nyadiew (DP) 6' 3" (1.91m) 2004-06-23 Australia G Villa, Matilde (DP) 5' 7" (1.7m) 2004-12-09 Italy	Head coach Karl Smesko (Kent State) Assistant coaches Vickie Johnson (Louisiana Tech) Paul Goriss Brandi Poole (Sewanee) LaToya Sanders (North Carolina) Athletic trainer Natalie Trotter Strength and conditioning coach Drew Williams Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured   WNBA roster page
East ATL CHI CON IND NY WAS West DAL GS LV LA MIN PHO SEA

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench
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) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
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) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
June : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
July : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
August : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
September : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
2025 season schedule

Standings

#	v t e Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Conf.	Home	Road	Cup
1	Atlanta Dream	0	0	.000	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
2	Chicago Sky	0	0	.000	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
3	Connecticut Sun	0	0	.000	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
4	Dallas Wings	0	0	.000	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
5	Golden State Valkyries	0	0	.000	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
6	Indiana Fever	0	0	.000	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
7	Las Vegas Aces	0	0	.000	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
8	Los Angeles Sparks	0	0	.000	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
9	Minnesota Lynx	0	0	.000	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
10	New York Liberty	0	0	.000	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
11	Phoenix Mercury	0	0	.000	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
12	Seattle Storm	0	0	.000	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
13	Washington Mystics	0	0	.000	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0

Notes

(#) – League Standing

x – Clinched playoff berth

e – Eliminated from playoff contention

Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings

Statistics

Legend
GP	Games 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 game		Team leader		League leader

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PF	PPG

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

Awards and honors

Recipient	Award	Date awarded	Ref.

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. "Golden State Valkyries begin constructing inaugural roster with 11 selections in 2024 WNBA Expansion Draft". nba.com. NBA. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
10. @danirob13 (January 1, 2025). ""Well done, good and faithful servant"" – via Instagram.
11. Hansen, Mitchell (January 2, 2025). "Former Minnesota Lynx Fan Favorite Announces Retirement". Canis Hoopus.
12. @ATLDreamPR (February 1, 2025). "The Atlanta Dream have waived forward Laeticia Amihere, the organization announced today" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
13. "Golden State Valkyries Sign Laeticia Amihere". valkyries.wnba.com. WNBA. February 6, 2025. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
14. "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.
15. Philippou, Alexa (February 6, 2025). "Aces sign veteran forward Cheyenne Parker-Tyus to 1-year deal". ESPN. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
16. @WNBAMoves (January 15, 2025). "Reserved Qualifying Offer: Lorela Cubaj, Dream" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

External links

• Official Site of the Atlanta Dream