The Dream’s blockbuster trade for Angel Reese in the offseason was a surprise for everyone—even the team’s employees.
As Dream president Morgan Shaw Parker recalls, heads started popping up amongst desks after Amazon Prime Video’s Taylor Rooks broke the news of the trade on April 6. Soon after, a celebration broke out: The Dream had secured one of the WNBA’s top stars.
“It was a party in the office,” Shaw Parker says.
Now, the Dream are dedicated to turning that splash into a steady current of success in Atlanta. That starts with personnel, including a core held down by guards Allisha Gray and Jordin Canada, along with forward Rhyne Howard.
Despite those key players becoming free agents this past offseason upon the ratification of the new collective bargaining agreement, the trio was among the group that chose to return—a sign that players believe in the direction of the organization.
“To be able to get that class back and to be able to re-sign them when plenty of other teams wanted them, they chose us and so did Angel,” Shaw Parker says. “And that’s really special, and we don't take that for granted.”
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