2025 Atlanta Dream season

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

The Dream started the season with a road loss to Washington 90–94 before defeating Indiana 91–90 on the road. They would lose the home rematch to Indiana before ending May on a four game winning streak. The highlight of the streak was a 79–55 defeat of Connecticut. The streak ended in the first game of June where they lost at Connecticut to begin Commissioner's Cup play. They would win their next three Commissisoner's Cup games, including a thirty-three point victory over Washington. They lost their final Cup game 81–86 to New York to finish 3–2 and not qualify for the Final. They finished June 3–2, defeating Washington, Chicago, and New York. They lost the only two games they played against the Western Conference in the month, against Dallas and Minnesota, the latter coming in overtime. The Dream continued to play .500 baksetball as they went 2–3 in their final games before the All-Star Break. They suffered a one-point loss to Seattle and a six-point loss to New York over that stretch. However, in the same streak they defeated Chiacgo by thirty-nine points. After the All-Star Break they went 3–2 to finish July with a 5–5 overall record. They lost to Las Vegas and Golden State over that stretch, while defeating Phoenix, Minnesota, and Dallas. The Dream went on a five-game winning streak to begin August before losing the 2025 WNBA Canada game to Seattle. They won four of their next six games in August to finish the month 9–3. Their losses were both to Las Vegas over this stretch. They also earned a two-point win over Minnesota. The Dream finished September 5–0, defeating Connecticut three times and Los Angeles twice.

The Dream's 30–14 regular season recorded earned them the third seed in the 2025 WNBA playoffs, their highest seed since 2018. The Dream were matched with the sixth-seed Indiana in the first round. The Dream won the first game convincingly, 80–68 at home. The series moved to Indiana for game two, which the Fever won 77–60. Game three returned to Atlanta and was the closest game of the series. The Dream led by seven points at halftime, but could not convert that lead into victory, as they lost 85–87 to be eliminated from the Playoffs.

Draft

Transactions

Front office and coaching

Free agency

Re-signed

Additions

Subtractions / unsigned

Roster

Depth chart

Schedule

Preseason

|- | 1 | May 7 | @ Washington | W 80–70 | Brittney Griner (16) | Brittney Griner (10) | Te-Hina Paopao (4) | CareFirst Arena<br>4,200 | 1–0 |- | 2 | May 10 | Indiana | L 76–81 | Te-Hina Paopao (14) | Allisha Gray (6) | Allisha Gray (4) | Gateway Center Arena<br>3,265 | 1–1

Regular season

|- | 1 | May 16 | @ Washington | L 90–94 | Allisha Gray (25) | Brionna Jones (10) | Allisha Gray (7) | CareFirst Arena<br>4,200 | 0–1 |- | 2 | May 20 | @ Indiana | W 91–90 | Brittney Griner (21) | Brionna Jones (13) | Allisha Gray (6) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse<br>16,269 | 1–1 |- | 3 | May 22 | Indiana | L 76–81 | Rhyne Howard (24) | Brionna Jones (11) | Jones, Paopao (3) | State Farm Arena<br>17,044 | 1–2 |- | 4 | May 24 | Dallas | W 83–75 | Allisha Gray (27) | Brionna Jones (15) | Rhyne Howard (10) | Gateway Center Arena<br>3,265 | 2–2 |- | 5 | May 25 | Connecticut | W 79–55 | Nia Coffey (18) | Nia Coffey (11) | Maya Caldwell (6) | Gateway Center Arena<br>3,265 | 3–2 |- | 6 | May 27 | @ Los Angeles | W 88–82 | Allisha Gray (25) | Rhyne Howard (9) | Rhyne Howard (7) | Crypto.com Arena<br>10,797 | 4–2 |- | 7 | May 30 | @ Seattle | W 94–87 | Rhyne Howard (33) | Naz Hillmon (7) | Rhyne Howard (5) | Climate Pledge Arena<br>9,666 | 5–2

|- | style="background:#FED8B1"| 8 | June 6 | @ Connecticut | L 76–84 | Brittney Griner (18) | Brittney Griner (6) | Rhyne Howard (6) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>8,078 | 5–3 |- | style="background:#FED8B1"| 9 | June 10 | Indiana | W 77–58 | Allisha Gray (23) | Brionna Jones (10) | Canada, Hillmon, Howard (5) | Gateway Center Arena<br>3,265 | 6–3 |- | style="background:#FED8B1"| 10 | June 13 | Chicago | W 88–70 | Rhyne Howard (36) | Brionna Jones (11) | Jordin Canada (8) | Gateway Center Arena<br>3,296 | 7–3 |- | style="background:#FED8B1"| 11 | June 15 | @ Washington | W 89–56 | Allisha Gray (32) | Naz Hillmon (11) | Hillmon, Paopao (5) | CareFirst Arena<br>4,200 | 8–3 |- | style="background:#FED8B1"| 12 | June 17 | @ New York | L 81–86 | Te-Hina Paopao (16) | Hillmon, Howard (7) | Rhyne Howard (9) | Barclays Center<br>15,149 | 8–4 |- | 13 | June 20 | Washington | W 92–91 | Allisha Gray (18) | Brittney Griner (7) | Howard, Jones (6) | Gateway Center Arena<br>3,265 | 9–4 |- | 14 | June 22 | Chicago | W 93–80 | Rhyne Howard (22) | Brionna Jones (11) | Gray, Hillmon (4) | Gateway Center Arena<br>3,283 | 10–4 |- | 15 | June 24 | @ Dallas | L 55–68 | Rhyne Howard (23) | Rhyne Howard (8) | Naz Hillmon (3) | College Park Center<br>6,251 | 10–5 |- | 16 | June 27 | Minnesota | L 92–96 (OT) | Brionna Jones (18) | Gray, Hillmon, Jones (8) | Rhyne Howard (8) | Gateway Center Arena<br>3,265 | 10–6 |- | 17 | June 29 | New York | W 90–81 | Brionna Jones (21) | Allisha Gray (9) | Jordin Canada (8) | Gateway Center Arena<br>3,265 | 11–6

|- | 18 | July 3 | Seattle | L 79–80 | Jordin Canada (25) | Allisha Gray (11) | Jordin Canada (5) | Gateway Center Arena<br>3,265 | 11–7 |- | 19 | July 7 | Golden State | W 90–81 | Allisha Gray (24) | Brionna Jones (8) | Jordin Canada (9) | Gateway Center Arena<br>3,265 | 12–7 |- | 20 | July 11 | @ Indiana | L 82–99 | Jordin Canada (30) | Brittney Griner (8) | Jordin Canada (8) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse<br>16,966 | 12–8 |- | 21 | July 13 | @ New York | L 72–79 | Allisha Gray (16) | Brittney Griner (10) | Jordin Canada (6) | Barclays Center<br>17,265 | 12–9 |- | 22 | July 16 | @ Chicago | W 86–49 | Brittney Griner (15) | Brionna Jones (9) | Jordin Canada (8) | Wintrust Arena<br>9,025 | 13–9 |- align=center |colspan=9 bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Game |- | 23 | July 22 | @ Las Vegas | L 72–87 | Allisha Gray (24) | Allisha Gray (8) | Jordin Canada (6) | Michelob Ultra Arena<br>10,361 | 13–10 |- | 24 | July 23 | @ Phoenix | W 90–79 | Allisha Gray (28) | Brittney Griner (8) | Canada, Gray (6) | PHX Arena<br>11,850 | 14–10 |- | 25 | July 27 | @ Minnesota | W 90–86 | Brittney Griner (22) | Naz Hillmon (9) | Te-Hina Paopao (4) | Target Center<br>8,788 | 15–10 |- | 26 | July 29 | Golden State | L 75–77 | Jordin Canada (21) | Naz Hillmon (8) | Jordin Canada (8) | Gateway Center Arena<br>3,265 | 15–11 |- | 27 | July 30 | @ Dallas | W 88–85 | Naz Hillmon (21) | Te-Hina Paopao (8) | Allisha Gray (7) | College Park Center<br>5,228 | 16–11

|- | 28 | August 1 | Phoenix | W 95–72 | Allisha Gray (26) | Naz Hillmon (9) | Jordin Canada (11) | Gateway Center Arena<br>3,283 | 17–11 |- | 29 | August 3 | Washington | W 99–83 | Brionna Jones (23) | Naz Hillmon (13) | Jordin Canada (9) | Gateway Center Arena<br>3,315 | 18–11 |- | 30 | August 7 | @ Chicago | W 86–65 | Allisha Gray (25) | Naz Hillmon (11) | Jordin Canada (6) | Wintrust Arena<br>7,221 | 19–11 |- | 31 | August 10 | @ Phoenix | W 74–66 | Allisha Gray (17) | Naz Hillmon (13) | Allisha Gray (5) | PHX Arena<br>13,953 | 20–11 |- | 32 | August 13 | @ Seattle | W 85–75 | Rhyne Howard (25) | Allisha Gray (11) | Rhyne Howard (7) | Climate Pledge Arena<br>10,687 | 21–11 |- | bgcolor=#febffc| 33 | August 15 | Seattle | L 78–80 | Rhyne Howard (21) | Brionna Jones (10) | Allisha Gray (4) | Rogers Arena<br>15,892 | 21–12 |- | 34 | August 17 | @ Golden State | W 79–63 | Rhyne Howard (14) | Brionna Jones (9) | Rhyne Howard (6) | Chase Center<br>18,064 | 22–12 |- | 35 | August 19 | @ Las Vegas | L 72–74 | Rhyne Howard (19) | Brittney Griner (8) | Rhyne Howard (6) | Michelob Ultra Arena<br>10,420 | 22–13 |- | 36 | August 21 | Minnesota | W 75–73 | Allisha Gray (27) | Naz Hillmon (9) | Te-Hina Paopao (4) | Gateway Center Arena<br>3,265 | 23–13 |- | 37 | August 23 | New York | W 78–62 | Allisha Gray (19) | Hillmon, Howard, Jones (8) | Rhyne Howard (6) | Gateway Center Arena<br>3,305 | 24–13 |- | 38 | August 27 | Las Vegas | L 75–81 | Howard, Jones (19) | Naz Hillmon (15) | Rhyne Howard (7) | Gateway Center Arena<br>3,326 | 24–14 |- | 39 | August 29 | Dallas | W 100–78 | Rhyne Howard (24) | Te-Hina Paopao (6) | Te-Hina Paopao (8) | Gateway Center Arena<br>3,268 | 25–14

|- | 40 | September 1 | @ Connecticut | W 93–76 | Rhyne Howard (23) | Brionna Jones (11) | Naz Hillmon (6) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>8,081 | 26–14 |- | 41 | September 3 | Los Angeles | W 86–75 | Rhyne Howard (19) | Brionna Jones (13) | Jordin Canada (10) | Gateway Center Arena<br>3,265 | 27–14 |- | 42 | September 5 | Los Angeles | W 104–85 | Rhyne Howard (37) | Hillmon, Jones (9) | Jordin Canada (8) | Gateway Center Arena<br>3,314 | 28–14 |- | 43 | September 8 | Connecticut | W 87–62 | Rhyne Howard (18) | Allisha Gray (6) | Canada, Howard (6) | Gateway Center Arena<br>3,319 | 29–14 |- | 44 | September 10 | @ Connecticut | W 88–72 | Brittney Griner (17) | Maya Caldwell (9) | Te-Hina Paopao (6) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>7,508 | 30–14

Notes:

• Games highlighted in <span style="color:#FED8B1;">██</span> represent Commissioner's Cup games.
• Game highlighted in <span style="color:#febffc;">██</span> represents the 2025 WNBA Canada game.

Playoffs

|- | 1 | September 14 | Indiana | W 80–68 | Gray, Howard (20) | Naz Hillmon (9) | Canada, Gray (4) | Gateway Center Arena<br>3,800 | 1–0 |- | 2 | September 16 | @ Indiana | L 60–77 | Te-Hina Paopao (11) | Gray, Hillmon (7) | Jordin Canada (6) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse<br>16,682 | 1–1 |- |3 | September 18 | Indiana | L 85–87 | Allisha Gray (19) | Allisha Gray (12) | Jordin Canada (10) | Gateway Center Arena<br>3,800 | 1–2

Standings

Playoffs

Statistics

Source:

Regular season

Playoffs

Awards and honors

References

External links

• Official Site of the Atlanta Dream