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{{short description|Women's basketball team}}
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| name = Atlanta Dream
| current = 2025 Atlanta Dream season
| logo = Atlanta Dream logo.svg
| leagues = [[Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA]]
| conference = [[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|Eastern]]
| founded = 2008<ref>{{cite web|title=Key Dates–Dream History|url=https://ak-static.cms.nba.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2019/06/2019-Media-Guide.pdf#page=48|publisher=WNBA Properties, Inc.|work=2019 Atlanta Dream Media Guide|access-date=October 21, 2019}}</ref>
| history = '''Atlanta Dream'''<br />2008–present
| arena = [[Gateway Center Arena]]
| location = [[College Park, Georgia]]
| colors = Red, dark grey, light grey, light blue, white<ref>{{cite news|title=Atlanta Dream Unveil Bold New Brand|url=https://dream.wnba.com/news/atlanta-dream-unveil-bold-new-brand/|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=Dream.WNBA.com|date=October 18, 2019|access-date=October 19, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Atlanta Dream Reproduction Guideline Sheet|url=https://cdn-assets-us.frontify.com/s3/frontify-enterprise-files-us/eyJwYXRoIjoibmJhXC9maWxlXC80dzJod2RhanVxUjVlQ2JwbkFyYi5wZGYifQ:nba:s4u-eXefC7sctjLEBs0y4XSESVH1bUT50EkWlyj7eo0?width=2400|publisher=WNBA Enterprises, LLC|access-date=October 30, 2019}}</ref><br />{{color box|#E31837}} {{color box|#373A36}} {{color box|#9EA2A2}} {{color box|#5091CD}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}} 
| sponsor = [[Emory Healthcare]]<ref name ="Emory">{{cite web |title=WNBA's Atlanta Dream Announces Emory Healthcare as Franchise's First-Ever Marquee Jersey Partner |url=https://dream.wnba.com/news/wnbas-atlanta-dream-announces-emory-healthcare-as-franchises-first-ever-marquee-jersey-partner/ |website=dream.wnba.com |publisher=WNBA |access-date=July 7, 2022}}</ref>
| coach = [[Karl Smesko]]
| assistants = Camryn Brown<br>Chelsea Lyles<br>[[LaToya Sanders]]<br>[[Brandi Poole]]
| gm = [[Dan Padover]]
| ownership = Larry Gottesdiener<br>Suzanne Abair<br>[[Renee Montgomery]]<ref>{{cite web|title=WNBA's Atlanta Dream Sold to Investor Group Including Renee Montgomery|date=February 26, 2021 |url=https://www.si.com/wnba/2021/02/26/atlanta-dream-sold-renee-montgomery-investors-kelly-loeffler|publisher=Sports Illustrated|access-date=February 26, 2021}}</ref>
| championships = '''0'''
| conf_champs = '''3''' ([[2010 Atlanta Dream season|2010]], [[2011 Atlanta Dream season|2011]], [[2013 Atlanta Dream season|2013]])
| website = {{url|http://dream.wnba.com/}}
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The '''Atlanta Dream''' are an American professional [[basketball]] team based in the [[Atlanta metropolitan area]]. The Dream compete in the [[Women's National Basketball Association]] (WNBA) as a member of the [[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|Eastern Conference]]. The team was founded for the [[2008 WNBA season]]. The team is owned by real estate investors Larry Gottesdiener, Suzanne Abair, and former Dream player [[Renee Montgomery]]. Although the Dream share the Atlanta market with the [[National Basketball Association]]'s [[Atlanta Hawks|Hawks]], the Dream is not affiliated with its NBA counterpart. The Dream play at the [[Gateway Center Arena]] in [[College Park, Georgia]].

The Dream has qualified for the [[WNBA Playoffs]] in ten of its seventeen years in Atlanta and has reached the [[WNBA Finals]] three times. The franchise has been home to many high-quality players such as [[Louisville Cardinals women's basketball|University of Louisville]] standouts [[Angel McCoughtry]] and [[Shoni Schimmel]], former [[2004 WNBA Finals|Finals MVP]] [[Betty Lennox]], and Brazilian sharpshooter [[Izi Castro Marques]]. In [[2010 WNBA Finals|2010]], the Dream went to the [[WNBA Finals]] but fell short to [[Seattle Storm|Seattle]]. They lost to the [[Minnesota Lynx]] in the [[2011 WNBA Finals|2011]] and [[2013 WNBA Finals]].

==History==
===Joining the league===
Before the success of the United States women's basketball team in the 1996 Olympic Games, the [[American Basketball League (1996–1998)|American Basketball League]] had an interest in placing a women's professional basketball team in Atlanta as early as 1995.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://womensbasketballonline.com/history/timeline1990s.html |title=Women's Basketball Timeline: 1990s |access-date=2008-06-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725055100/http://womensbasketballonline.com/history/timeline1990s.html |archive-date=July 25, 2008 |df=mdy}}</ref> Eight of the twelve Olympians played on ABL teams when the league began play in October 1996.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.interbasket.net/players/usa/abl.htm |title=American Basketball League profile by Interbasket |access-date=2008-06-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706142605/http://www.interbasket.net/players/usa/abl.htm|archive-date= July 6, 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Atlanta Glory]] played at [[Forbes Arena]] and lasted two seasons before folding before the start of the 1998–99 season, which would be the ABL's final.

Atlanta had been mentioned as a possible future city for WNBA expansion, but efforts did not come together until the beginning of 2007 when an organizing committee with Atlanta businesswomen/men and politicians began the effort to attract an expansion team.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/wnba/2007-02-19-atlanta_x.htm?csp=34 |title=Atlanta group launching effort to attract WNBA team |work=USA Today |access-date=2008-06-24 |date=2007-02-19}}</ref> The inability of the [[Atlanta Hawks]] of the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] to draw crowds was a concern of the WNBA, and the committee kicked off an effort in February 2007 to gain volunteers and petition signatures. [[Philips Arena]], [[The Arena at Gwinnett Center]], and [[Alexander Memorial Coliseum]] were candidates for venues. By May 2007, the committee had over 1,000 pledges for season tickets, although the goal was 8,000 season tickets in ninety days.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wnba-atl.org/ |title=WNBA-ATL website. |work=From web.archive.org |access-date=2008-06-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070623131127/http://www.wnba-atl.org/ |archive-date=2007-06-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.southernvoice.com/2007/4-20/locallife/sports/6835.cfm |title=Atlanta courts WNBA.|work=Southern Voice |access-date=2008-06-24}}</ref> By July the committee had 1,200 commitments and began searching for an owner.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/wnba/2007-05-30-823826316_x.htm |title=Atlanta committee looking for potential owner for WNBA team. |work=USA Today |access-date=2008-06-24 |date=2007-05-30}}</ref>
[[File:Philips Arena Dream game 2008.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Dream game in 2008]]
On October 16, 2007, it was reported that [[Ron Terwilliger]], an Atlanta businessman and CEO of a national real estate company would be the future owner of an Atlanta franchise.  The next day, at a news conference at Atlanta's [[Centennial Olympic Park]], WNBA president [[Donna Orender]] announced that Atlanta would officially be granted a WNBA expansion franchise.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/wnba/2007-10-17-atlanta-franchise_N.htm |title=Atlanta lands WNBA's 14th team.|work=USA Today |access-date=2008-06-24 |date=2007-10-18}}</ref>

On November 27, 2007, Atlanta named [[Marynell Meadors]], a coach with extensive experience at the college level, the first [[head coach]] and [[general manager]] in franchise history.  This was Meadors' second role as a coach/general manager in the WNBA following a stint with the [[Charlotte Sting]]. Afterward, Meadors had served as a scouting director for the [[Miami Sol]] and had been an assistant coach under [[Richie Adubato]] and [[Tree Rollins]] for the [[Washington Mystics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wnba.com/atlanta/meadors_hiring_071127.html |title=Atlanta Franchise Names Marynell Meadors Head Coach and General Manager. |publisher=WNBA |access-date=2008-06-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081013164227/http://www.wnba.com/atlanta/meadors_hiring_071127.html |archive-date=October 13, 2008 |df=mdy}}</ref> Former NBA player [[Dennis Rodman]] volunteered his name as head coach for the Dream.  Terwilliger declined, stating that he wanted someone with more coaching experience and he felt that the head coach should be a woman, as the WNBA was a women's league.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/print?id=3104918&type=HeadlineNews&imagesPrint=off |title=Atlanta WNBA owner says he's not interested in Rodman as coach.|publisher=ESPN |access-date=2008-06-24}}</ref>

On December 5, 2007, an online contest was announced for people to vote on the team name and team colors, while the final choice rested with owner Ron Terwilliger.  The names offered as choices were "Dream", "Flight", "Surge" and "Sizzle".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/12/06/sports/Names-in-the-Game.php |title=Names in the Game|work=International Herald Tribune |access-date=2008-06-24}}</ref> On January 23, 2008, the team name was announced as the Dream, inspired by [[I Have a Dream|the famous speech]] of Atlanta native [[Martin Luther King Jr.]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Atlanta Dream video at 13:15 |url=http://www.wnba.com/dream/dream_080123.html |access-date=2009-04-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514072933/http://www.wnba.com/dream/dream_080123.html |archive-date=May 14, 2008 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all}}</ref> and the team colors were sky blue, red, and white.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wnba.com/dream/dream_080123.html |title=Atlanta's WNBA team named Atlanta Dream |publisher=WNBA |access-date=2008-06-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514072933/http://www.wnba.com/dream/dream_080123.html |archive-date=May 14, 2008 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

Atlanta held its expansion draft on February 6, 2008, when it selected one player from each of the 13 teams in the league. Atlanta traded [[Roneeka Hodges]] and their number four pick in the [[2008 WNBA draft]] to the [[Seattle Storm]] for [[Izi Castro Marques]] and Seattle's eighth pick in the 2008 WNBA Draft. Also, the Dream traded the 18th pick and [[LaToya Thomas]] to the [[Detroit Shock]] for [[Ivory Latta]].

From May 17, 2008, with a season-opening loss against the [[Connecticut Sun]] to July 3, 2008, with a home loss against the [[Houston Comets]], the Dream lost 17 consecutive games, setting the WNBA all-time record for both consecutive losses and losses from opening day.  The 2006 [[Chicago Sky]] had previously lost 13 consecutive games, and the 2002 [[Detroit Shock]] had opened their season 0–13. On July 5, the Dream earned their first win in Atlanta 91–84 against the [[Chicago Sky]], ending the losing streak. They later finished with a 4–30 record.

===The Angel McCoughtry Era (2008–2019)===
Not wanting a repeat of 2008, head coach and general manager [[Marynell Meadors]] acquired players such as [[Sancho Lyttle]], [[Nikki Teasley]], [[Chamique Holdsclaw]], [[Angel McCoughtry]], and [[Michelle Snow]] in the 2008–2009 offseason. In 2009, Atlanta reached the playoffs at 18–16, exceeding their previous record by 14 wins, but lost in the first round to the 2008 champion [[Detroit Shock]] in a sweep. After the season, their coach, Marynell Meadors, was awarded the [[WNBA Coach of the Year Award|Coach of the Year Award]].

The Dream's owner, Ron Terwilliger, announced in August that he wanted to give up his position as the primary owner of the Atlanta franchise.  On October 29, 2009, Kathy Betty took control of the team under the business entity Dream Too, LLC.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-businesswoman-kathy-betty-177579.html |title=Atlanta businesswoman Kathy Betty to buy WNBA team |first=Kristi E. |last=Swartz |newspaper=Atlanta Journal-Constitution |date=2009-10-29 |access-date=2009-10-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091101065201/http://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-businesswoman-kathy-betty-177579.html|archive-date=November 1, 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The 2010 season saw further improvement, finishing in fourth place in the Eastern Conference. The Dream then made it through the first two rounds of the playoffs and secured a trip to the WNBA Finals with a win over the [[New York Liberty]], as they swept New York in two games in the Eastern Conference Finals. They eventually faced the best team in the league, the 28–6 [[Seattle Storm]]. Seattle took the first two games at [[KeyArena|home]] with two close wins. Seattle completed the sweep and won the series in Atlanta.<ref>[http://www.wnba.com/games/20100916/SEAATL/gameinfo.html Seattle @ Atlanta Game 3] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918230403/http://www.wnba.com/games/20100916/SEAATL/gameinfo.html |date=September 18, 2010}}</ref> Even though they were swept, the Dream did not lose any game by a margin of more than three points.

Addressing arguably Atlanta's biggest concern, the team traded for All-Star point guard [[Lindsey Harding]] prior to the 2011 season. Despite the addition, the Dream struggled to open the season, starting with a 2–7 record due to an injury that sidelined [[Angel McCoughtry]] and overseas commitments by [[Sancho Lyttle]]. The team then went on a run of 14 wins and 5 losses after the All-Star break. They carried that momentum into the playoffs, sweeping the [[Connecticut Sun]] and defeating the [[Indiana Fever]] to return to the WNBA Finals. However, they lost to the 27–7 [[Minnesota Lynx]] in three games.

During the 2011 season, Betty sold Dream Too LLC to local investors Mary Brock and [[Kelly Loeffler]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://atlanta.sbnation.com/atlanta-hawks/2011/9/4/2404035/the-atlanta-dream-transfer-ownership-from-kathy-betty-to-mary-brock |title=The Atlanta Dream Transfer Ownership From Kathy Betty To Mary Brock and Kelly Loeffler |website=SB Nation |date=September 4, 2011}}</ref>

The Dream started the 2012 season with a 12–12 record and fired head coach and general manager Meadors during a dispute with league-leading scorer [[Angel McCoughtry]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/8308988/wnba-sad-time-atlanta-dream |title=Sad time for Meadors, Dream |access-date=2012-08-28 |date=2012-08-27 |publisher=ESPN |last=Voepel |first=Mechelle}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/8300116/wnba-angel-mccoughtry-indefinitely-atlanta-dream|title=McCoughtry's absence is puzzling |publisher=ESPN |last=Voepel |first=Mechelle |access-date=2012-08-27 |date=2012-08-24}}</ref> Meadors was replaced by [[Fred Williams (basketball, born 1957)|Fred Williams]], finished with a 19–15 record, and lost in the first round.

The following 2013 season, the team again made it to the WNBA Finals, and again was swept by the Lynx. Williams' contract was not renewed.<ref>[http://www.swishappeal.com/2013/10/18/4853498/fred-williams-out-as-dream-head-coach-gm Fred Williams out as Dream head coach/GM]</ref><ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/wnba/2013/10/18/atlanta-dream-fred-williams-contract/3020875/ Atlanta Dream won't renew coach Fred Williams' contract]</ref>

[[Michael Cooper]] was then hired for the 2014 season. He led the team to the playoffs in 2014 and 2016 but was fired after failing to make the playoffs in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/nba/la-sp-michael-cooper-fired-20170905-story.html|title=Former Laker Michael Cooper fired by WNBA's Atlanta Dream|work=Los Angeles Times|date=September 5, 2017 |access-date=September 5, 2017 |agency=Associated Press}}</ref>

On October 30, 2017, the Dream hired [[Nicki Collen]] as their new head coach. Collen came over to Atlanta after serving as an assistant coach for the [[Connecticut Sun]].<ref name="coach">{{cite web|url=http://www.wnba.com/news/nicki-collen-named-atlanta-dream-head-coach/|title=Nicki Collen Named Atlanta Dream Head Coach|website=wnba.com|publisher=WNBA|date=October 30, 2017|accessdate=June 4, 2018}}</ref> Collen helped the Dream finish first in the Eastern Conference in 2018, finishing with a 23-11 record. They ultimately ended up losing in the Semifinals that year.

2019 was a struggle for the Dream. [[Angel McCoughtry]] was still recovering from her ACL tear that occurred during the 2018 year. Tiffany Hayes and Brittney Sykes were bright spots – both averaging in double figures for the year. But that wasn't enough, the Dream finished with the worst record in the Eastern Conference with a 8-26 record. With the WNBA's lottery system of 2-year combine records, the Dream had the worst shot at receiving the top pick in the [[2020 WNBA draft]] and they received the 4th Overall Pick.

===Rebranding and Turmoil (2020–2021)===
On October 18, 2019, the Dream unveiled an updated logo and color scheme, the first change to their branding since the team's inception in 2008.<ref name="Dream new home, new logo">{{Cite web |url=https://www.11alive.com/article/sports/wnba/atlanta-dream/new-atlanta-dream-logo/85-b3c98880-fd76-4345-b5da-b8d06a7ca9dc |title=Atlanta Dream getting new logo, new home |website=11Alive |publisher=WXIA TV |date=October 18, 2019}}</ref>

Star [[Angel McCoughtry]] announced that she wasn't going to return to the Dream in the 2020 season – choosing to sign with the [[Las Vegas Aces]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Angel McCoughtry leaves Atlanta Dream after 11 years |url=https://www.projectq.us/angel-mccoughtry-leaves-atlanta-dream-after-11-years/ |website=projectq.us |date=February 11, 2020 |publisher=Project Q Atlanta |access-date=July 7, 2022}}</ref> This began the transformation of the new look Dream. [[Tiffany Hayes]] and [[Renee Montgomery]] announced that they would be sitting out the "bubble" season – leaving [[Elizabeth Williams (basketball)|Elizabeth Williams]] as the only starter coming back from the last two seasons. The Dream selected young star guard [[Chennedy Carter]] in the [[2020 WNBA draft]] to start the rebuild.

The Dream played slightly better in 2020 compared to 2019, but still missed the playoffs with a 7-15 record and were the third worst team in the league. Shortly after the [[George Floyd protests]] began, the WNBA and [[Women's National Basketball Players Association|players' union]] decided to put [[Black Lives Matter]] and [[Say Her Name]] slogans on warmup gear and opening weekend uniforms.<ref name="npr_dream">[https://www.npr.org/2021/01/21/959247641/atlanta-dream-co-owned-by-former-sen-kelly-loeffler-is-close-to-being-sold Atlanta Dream, Co-Owned By Former Sen. Kelly Loeffler, Is Close To Being Sold]</ref> By then, team owner [[Kelly Loeffler]] was a Republican U.S. Senator, and she criticized the league's support for Black Lives Matter. At the next game, Dream players wore black T-shirts with the slogan "VOTE WARNOCK," endorsing her election opponent [[Raphael Warnock]], an African-American pastor who then defeated Loeffler.<ref name="npr_dream" /> The players' union then demanded that Loeffler sell her stake in the team.<ref name="npr_dream" /> A three-member investor group, including former Atlanta Dream guard [[Renee Montgomery]], were approved to purchase the team in February 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-26|title=Dream sold to group after pressure on Loeffler|url=https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/30969210/atlanta-dream-sold-group-includes-former-star-renee-montgomery|access-date=2021-03-01|website=ESPN.com|language=en}}</ref>

Collen seemed excited for the upcoming [[2021 WNBA season|2021]], but left the Dream to go to Baylor about a week before the season began.<ref>{{cite web |title=Atlanta Dream's Nicki Collen leaving WNBA to coach Baylor after Kim Mulkey's departure |url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/31385281/atlanta-dream-nicki-collen-leaving-wnba-coach-baylor-kim-mulkey-departure |website=ESPN.com |date=May 3, 2021 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=July 7, 2022}}</ref> The Dream promoted [[Mike Petersen (basketball)|Mike Petersen]] to interim head coach, but he stepped down on July 24 for health reasons. [[Darius Taylor]] took over as interim coach through the end of the regular season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/wnba/news/atlanta-dream-interim-head-coach-mike-petersen-steps-down-due-to-health-reasons/|title=Atlanta Dream interim head coach Mike Petersen steps down due to health reasons|website=cbssports.com|publisher=CBS|date=July 24, 2021|access-date=August 9, 2021}}</ref>

Coaching changes weren't the only issue the Dream faced. [[Chennedy Carter]] was suspended on July 5, 2021, due to conduct detrimental to the team and never played again.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Shapiro |first1=Michael |title=Atlanta Dream Suspend Guard Chennedy Carter for Conduct Detrimental to Team |url=https://www.si.com/wnba/2021/07/06/chennedy-carter-suspended-atlanta-dream-conduct-detrimental-team |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=July 5, 2021 |access-date=July 7, 2022}}</ref> The Dream's season once again put them at the bottom of the standings and missed the playoffs again. They went 8–24 during the year. Following the season, it was announced that [[Courtney Williams (basketball)|Courtney Williams]] and [[Crystal Bradford]] would not be re-signed due to their roles in an altercation off the court. The league announced that they would be suspended for a couple games in the 2022 season.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Maloney |first1=Jack |title=WNBA suspends Courtney Williams, Crystal Bradford for roles in fight outside Atlanta club earlier this year |url=https://www.cbssports.com/wnba/news/wnba-suspends-courtney-williams-crystal-bradford-for-roles-in-fight-outside-atlanta-club-earlier-this-year/ |work=CBS Sports |date=November 24, 2021 |access-date=July 7, 2022}}</ref>

The Dream and Carter could not work out their differences from the following season, and on February 5, 2022, the Dream traded her to the [[Los Angeles Sparks]] in exchange for [[Erica Wheeler (basketball)|Erica Wheeler]] and some draft picks.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sparks trade for Chennedy Carter, send Erica Wheeler to Dream |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4182696/2022/02/05/sparks-trade-for-chennedy-carter-send-erica-wheeler-to-dream/ |access-date=July 7, 2022}}</ref>

===The Rhyne Howard Era (2022–present)===
Tasked with trying to turn the team around, the Dream hired [[Tanisha Wright]] as their new head coach on October 12, 2021. Wright had played in the league for 12 years and had most recently been an assistant under [[Bill Laimbeer]] of the [[Las Vegas Aces]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Atlanta Dream names Tanisha Wright as Head Coach |url=https://dream.wnba.com/news/atlanta-dream-names-tanisha-wright-as-head-coach/ |website=dream.wnba.com |publisher=WNBA |access-date=July 7, 2022}}</ref> Wright hired Christie Sides, [[Paul Goriss]], and [[Barbara Turner (basketball)|Barbara Turner]] to her staff in March of 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Atlanta Dream Head Coach Tanisha Wright Finalizes Coaching and Development Staff |url=https://dream.wnba.com/news/atlanta-dream-head-coach-tanisha-wright-finalizes-coaching-and-development-staff/ |website=dream.wnba.com |publisher=WNBA |access-date=July 7, 2022}}</ref>

The Dream also announced some new partners and sponsors for the upcoming season. [[Microsoft]] and [[Xbox]] were announced on April 5, 2022.<ref name="Microsoft">{{cite web |title=WNBA's Atlanta Dream Partners with Microsoft and Xbox to Empower Girls and Women in Atlanta |url=https://dream.wnba.com/news/wnbas-atlanta-dream-partners-with-microsoft-and-xbox-to-empower-girls-and-women-in-atlanta/ |website=dream.wnba.com |publisher=WNBA |access-date=July 7, 2022}}</ref> The Dream also announced [[Emory Healthcare]] as the first-ever marquee jersey partner. The expanded partnership was put on display as the Emory Healthcare logo made its debut on the Dream’s jerseys during the 2022 season.<ref name ="Emory" />

The Dream began looking for their next face of the franchise and acquire the 1st Overall Pick in the [[2022 WNBA draft]] from the [[Washington Mystics]] on April 6, 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Zucker |first1=Joseph |title=Atlanta Dream Acquire No. 1 Pick in 2022 WNBA draft in Trade with Mystics |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10031896-atlanta-dream-acquire-no-1-pick-in-2022-wnba-draft-in-trade-with-mystics |website=bleacherreport.com |publisher=Bleacher Report |access-date=July 7, 2022}}</ref> They selected [[Rhyne Howard]] out of [[Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball|Kentucky]] as the 1st Overall Pick. Howard was a three-time AP All-America First Team selection, averaged 20.5 points, 7.4 rebounds and 3.3 assists as a senior.<ref>{{cite web |title=Atlanta Dream Selects Rhyne Howard as First Overall Pick in WNBA Draft 2022 Presented by State Farm® |url=https://www.wnba.com/news/atlanta-dream-selects-rhyne-howard-as-first-overall-pick-in-wnba-draft-2022-presented-by-state-farm/ |website=wnba.com |publisher=WNBA |access-date=July 7, 2022}}</ref>

In 2025, the Dream signed 10-time All-Star [[Brittney Griner]] on a one-year deal.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-29 |title=Sources: Griner agrees to 1-year deal with Dream |url=https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/43603843/sources-brittney-griner-agrees-1-year-deal-dream |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Arenas==
The Dream played at [[Philips Arena]] in downtown Atlanta, shared with the [[Atlanta Hawks]], from 2008 to 2016. In 2013, the team qualified for the [[2013 WNBA Finals|WNBA Finals]], but a scheduling conflict forced them to play home games at [[The Arena at Gwinnett Center]], in suburban [[Duluth, Georgia|Duluth]]. Due to renovations to Philips Arena during the Hawks' 2017 and 2018 offseasons, the Dream played home games at [[McCamish Pavilion]] on the campus of the [[Georgia Tech|Georgia Institute of Technology]].

The team returned to the renovated and former Philips Arena, which was renamed State Farm Arena in 2018, for the 2019 season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Atlanta Dream Unveil 2019 Schedule |url=https://dream.wnba.com/news/atlanta-dream-unveil-2019-schedule/ |publisher=Atlanta Dream |access-date=December 20, 2018}}</ref> Following the conclusion of the 2019 WNBA regular season, team officials indicated that the Dream would not be returning to State Farm Arena for the 2020 season, citing disagreements with the Hawks' management.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hummer |first1=Steve |title=Dream owners look to future that doesn't include State Farm Arena |url=https://www.ajc.com/sports/dream-owners-look-future-that-doesn-include-state-farm-arena/Cj8a2omttvjnSCF1nwMMdO/# |access-date=September 13, 2019 |work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |date=September 9, 2019}}</ref> The team announced on October 18, 2019, coinciding with their rebranding, they would move to the new [[Gateway Center Arena]] in nearby [[College Park, Georgia|College Park]] for the 2020 season (later delayed to the 2021 season), sharing the arena with the Hawks' [[NBA G League]] affiliate, the [[College Park Skyhawks]].<ref name="Dream new home, new logo" />

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
| colspan="2" style="{{NBA color cell|Atlanta Dream|border=2}};"|'''Arenas'''
|-
! style="width:auto; {{NBA color cell2|Atlanta Dream|border=2}};"|Arena
! style="width:auto; {{NBA color cell2|Atlanta Dream|border=2}};"|Tenure
|-
| [[Philips Arena]] || 2008–2016
|-
| [[McCamish Pavilion]] || 2017–2018
|-
| [[State Farm Arena]] || 2019
|-
| [[Gateway Center Arena]] || 2020–present
|-
|}

==Season-by-season records==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align: center; margin:1em auto;"
|-
!rowspan="2" style="background:#eee;"| Season
!rowspan="2" style="background:#eee;"| Team
!rowspan="2" colspan="2" style="background:#eee;" | Conference
!colspan="3" style="background:#eee;"| Regular season
!rowspan="2" style="background:#eee;"| [[WNBA Playoffs|Playoff]] Results
!rowspan="2" style="background:#eee;"| [[List of WNBA head coaches|Head coach]]
|-
!style="background:#eee;"|W
!style="background:#eee;"|L
!style="background:#eee;"|PCT
|-
|colspan="9" style="text-align:center; {{WNBA color cell|Atlanta Dream}};"|'''Atlanta Dream'''
|-align="center"
!style="background:#eee;"| [[2008 WNBA season|2008]]
| [[2008 Atlanta Dream season|2008]]
| [[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|East]]
| 7th
| 4
| 30
| .118
| Did not qualify
| [[Marynell Meadors]]
|-align="center"
!style="background:#eee;"| [[2009 WNBA season|2009]]
| [[2009 Atlanta Dream season|2009]]
| [[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|East]]
| 2nd
| 18
| 16
| .529
| '''Lost''' Conference Semifinals ([[Detroit Shock|Detroit]], 0–2)
| [[Marynell Meadors]]
|-align="center"
!style="background:#eee;"| [[2010 WNBA season|2010]]
| [[2010 Atlanta Dream season|2010]]
| '''[[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|East]]'''
| 4th
| 19
| 15
| .559
| '''Won''' Conference Semifinals ([[Washington Mystics|Washington]], 2–0)<br />'''Won''' Conference Finals ([[New York Liberty|New York]], 2–0)<br />'''Lost''' WNBA Finals ([[Seattle Storm|Seattle]], 0–3)
| [[Marynell Meadors]]
|-align="center"
!style="background:#eee;"| [[2011 WNBA season|2011]]
| [[2011 Atlanta Dream season|2011]]
| '''[[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|East]]'''
| 3rd
| 20
| 14
| .588
| '''Won''' Conference Semifinals ([[Connecticut Sun|Connecticut]], 2–0)<br />'''Won''' Conference Finals ([[Indiana Fever|Indiana]], 2–1)<br />'''Lost''' WNBA Finals ([[Minnesota Lynx|Minnesota]], 0–3)
| [[Marynell Meadors]]
|-align="center"
!style="background:#eee;"| [[2012 WNBA season|2012]]
| [[2012 Atlanta Dream season|2012]]
| [[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|East]]
| 3rd
| 19
| 15
| .559
| '''Lost''' Conference Semifinals ([[Indiana Fever|Indiana]], 1–2)
| [[Marynell Meadors|M. Meadors]] (12–12)<br />[[Fred Williams (basketball, born 1957)|F. Williams]] (7–3)
|- style="text-align:center;"
!style="background:#eee;"| [[2013 WNBA season|2013]]
| [[2013 Atlanta Dream season|2013]]
| style="width: 10%"|'''[[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|East]]'''
| 2nd
| 17
| 17
| .500
| '''Won''' Conference Semifinals ([[Washington Mystics|Washington]], 2–1)<br />'''Won''' Conference Finals ([[Indiana Fever|Indiana]], 2–0)<br />'''Lost''' WNBA Finals ([[Minnesota Lynx|Minnesota]], 0–3)
| [[Fred Williams (basketball, born 1957)|Fred Williams]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
!style="background:#eee;"| [[2014 WNBA season|2014]]
| [[2014 Atlanta Dream season|2014]]
| [[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|East]]
| '''1st'''
| 19
| 15
| .559
| '''Lost''' Conference Semifinals ([[Chicago Sky|Chicago]], 1–2)
| [[Michael Cooper]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
!style="background:#eee;"| [[2015 WNBA season|2015]]
| [[2015 Atlanta Dream season|2015]]
| [[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|East]]
| 5th
| 15
| 19
| .441
| Did not qualify
| [[Michael Cooper]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
!style="background:#eee;"| [[2016 WNBA season|2016]]
| [[2016 Atlanta Dream season|2016]]
| [[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|East]]
| 4th
| 17
| 17
| .500
| '''Won''' First Round ([[Seattle Storm|Seattle]], 1–0)<br />'''Lost''' Second Round ([[Chicago Sky|Chicago]], 0–1)
| [[Michael Cooper]]
|-
!style="background:#eee;"| [[2017 WNBA season|2017]]
| [[2017 Atlanta Dream season|2017]]
| [[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|East]]
| 5th
| 12
| 22
| .353
| Did not qualify
| [[Michael Cooper]]
|-
!style="background:#eee;"| [[2018 WNBA season|2018]]
| [[2018 Atlanta Dream season|2018]]
| [[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|East]]
| '''1st'''
| 23
| 11
| {{winpct|23|11}}
| '''Lost''' Conference Finals ([[Washington Mystics|Washington]], 2–3)
| [[Nicki Collen]]
|-
!style="background:#eee;"| [[2019 WNBA season|2019]]
| [[2019 Atlanta Dream season|2019]]
| [[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|East]]
| 6th
| 8
| 26
| {{winpct|8|26}}
| Did not qualify
| [[Nicki Collen]]
|-
!style="background:#eee;"| [[2020 WNBA season|2020]]
| [[2020 Atlanta Dream season|2020]]
| [[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|East]]
| 4th
| 7
| 15
| {{winpct|7|15}}
| Did not qualify
| [[Nicki Collen]]
|-
!style="background:#eee;"| [[2021 WNBA season|2021]]
| [[2021 Atlanta Dream season|2021]]
| [[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|East]]
| 5th
| 8
| 24
| {{winpct|8|24}}
| Did not qualify
| [[Mike Petersen (basketball)|Mike Petersen]] (6–13)<br>[[Darius Taylor]] (2–11)
|-
!style="background:#eee;"| [[2022 WNBA season|2022]]
| [[2022 Atlanta Dream season|2022]]
| [[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|East]]
| 5th
| 14
| 22
| {{winpct|14|22}}
| Did not qualify
| [[Tanisha Wright]]
|-
!style="background:#eee;"| [[2023 WNBA season|2023]]
| [[2023 Atlanta Dream season|2023]]
| [[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|East]]
| 3rd
| 19
| 21
| {{winpct|19|21}}
| '''Lost''' First Round ([[Dallas Wings|Dallas]], 0–2)
| [[Tanisha Wright]]
|-
!style="background:#eee;"| [[2024 WNBA season|2024]]
| [[2023 Atlanta Dream season|2024]]
| [[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|East]]
| 3rd
| 15
| 25
| {{winpct|15|25}}
| '''Lost''' First Round ([[New York Liberty|New York]], 0–2)
| [[Tanisha Wright]]
|-
<!--------      AFTER 2024 239–305       ------->
!colspan="4" style="background:#eee;"|Regular season
|style="background:#eee;"| 239
|style="background:#eee;"| 305
|style="background:#eee;"| {{winpct|239|305}}
|colspan="2" style="background:#eee;"| 3 Conference Championships
|-
<!--------      AFTER 2023 17–23       ------->
!colspan="4" style="background:#eee;"|Playoffs
|style="background:#eee;"| 17
|style="background:#eee;"| 25
|style="background:#eee;"| {{winpct|17|25}}
|colspan="2" style="background:#eee;"| '''0 WNBA Championships'''
|}

==Players==

===Current roster===
{{Atlanta Dream roster}}

===Other rights owned===
{|  border="0" style="border:1px solid black;"
| '''Nationality'''
|
| '''Name'''
|
| '''Years pro'''
|
| '''Last played'''
|
| '''Drafted'''
|-
| {{flagicon|Hungary}} ||
| [[Dalma Ivanyi]] ||
| 5 ||
| [[2006 WNBA season|2006]] ||
| [[1999 WNBA Draft|1999]]
|}

===Former players===

*[[Kalani Brown]] (2020-2021), currently with the [[Phoenix Mercury]]
*[[Izi Castro Marques]] (2008–2011)
*[[Érika de Souza]] (2008–2015)
*[[Katie Feenstra-Mattera]] (2008)
*[[Lindsey Harding]] (2011–2012), currently an assistant  coach of the [[Los Angeles Lakers]]
*[[Chamique Holdsclaw]] (2009) [[File:Philips Arena basketball.jpg|thumb|200px|right|State Farm Arena]]
*[[Ivory Latta]] (2008–2009)
*[[Shalee Lehning]] (2009–2011)
*[[Betty Lennox]] (2008)
*[[Camille Little]] (2008), currently an assistant coach with the [[Dallas Wings]]
*[[Sancho Lyttle]] (2009–2017)
*[[Kristen Mann]] (2008)
*[[Angel McCoughtry]] (2009–2019)
*[[Coco Miller]] (2009–2011)
*[[DeLisha Milton-Jones]] (2014–2015)
*[[Shoni Schimmel]] (2014–2015)
*[[Michelle Snow]] (2009)
*[[Nikki Teasley]] (2008)

==Coaches and staff==
===Owners===
*[[Ron Terwilliger]] (2008–2009)
*Kathy Betty (2010)
*Dream Too LLC, composed of Mary Brock and [[Kelly Loeffler]] (2011–2021)
*Larry Gottesdiener, Suzanne Abair, and [[Renee Montgomery]] (2021–present)

===Executives===
*President & COO – Bill Bolen (2008–2009)<ref>[https://www.linkedin.com/in/billbolen/] {{dead link|date=October 2017}}</ref>
*Co-owner & CEO – Kathy Betty (2010–2011)<ref>[https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathy-betty-6aa81134/] {{dead link|date=October 2017}}</ref>
*CEO – Peter J. Canalichio (2012)<ref>[https://www.linkedin.com/in/petecanalichio/] {{dead link|date=October 2017}}</ref>
*CEO – Ashley Preisinger (2012–2014)<ref>[https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashley-preisinger-53b08a13/] {{dead link|date=October 2017}}</ref>
*President & CEO – Theresa Wenzel (2014–2016) <ref>[https://www.linkedin.com/in/theresa-wenzel-78377811b/] {{dead link|date=October 2017}}</ref>
*President & General Manager – Chris Sienko (2017–2021)
*President & COO – Morgan Shaw Parker (2022–present)

===Head coaches===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; text-align:center;"
|+ style="{{WNBA color cell|Atlanta Dream}};border:1px #aaa solid;"|Atlanta Dream head coaches
|-
! rowspan="2" | Name
! rowspan="2" | Start
! rowspan="2" | End
! rowspan="2" | Seasons
! colspan="4" | Regular season
! colspan="4" | Playoffs
|-
! W !! L !! PCT !! G !! W !! L !! PCT !! G
|-
| '''[[Marynell Meadors]]''' || November 27, 2007 || August 27, 2012 || 5 || 73 || 87 || .456 || 160 || 8 || 9 || .471 || 17
|-
| '''[[Fred Williams (basketball, born 1957)|Fred Williams]]''' || August 27, 2012 || October 18, 2013 || 2 || 24 || 20 || .545 || 44 || 5 || 6 || .455 || 11
|-
| '''[[Michael Cooper]]''' || November 21, 2013 || September 5, 2017 || 4 || 63 || 73 || .463 || 136 || 2 || 3 || .400 || 5
|-
| '''[[Nicki Collen]]''' || October 30, 2017 || May 3, 2021 || 3 || 38 || 52 || {{winpct|38|52}} || 90 || 2 || 3 || {{winpct|2|3}} || 5
|-
| '''[[Mike Petersen (basketball)|Mike Petersen]]''' (interim) || May 3, 2021 || July 24, 2021 || 1 || 6 || 13 || {{winpct|6|13}} || 19 || 0 || 0 || {{winpct|0|0}} || 0
|-
| '''[[Darius Taylor]]''' (interim) || July 24, 2021 || October 12, 2021 || 1 || 2 || 11 || {{winpct|2|11}} || 13 || 0 || 0 || {{winpct|0|0}} || 0
|-
| '''[[Tanisha Wright]]''' || October 12, 2021 || October 2, 2024 || 3 || 48 || 68 || {{winpct|48|68}} || 116 || 0 || 4 || {{winpct|0|4}} || 4
|}

===General managers===
*[[Marynell Meadors]] (2008–2012)
*[[Fred Williams (basketball, born 1957)|Fred Williams]] (2012–2013)
*[[Angela Taylor (basketball)|Angela Taylor]] (2014–2016)
*Chris Sienko (2017–2021)
*[[Dan Padover]] (2021–present)

===Assistant coaches===
{{div col}}
*[[Katy Steding]] (2008)
*[[Fred Williams (basketball, born 1957)|Fred Williams]] (2008–2012)
*Sue Panek (2008–2011)
*[[Carol Ross]] (2009–2011)
*Joe Ciampi (2012–2013)
*[[Julie Plank]] (2013)
*[[Karleen Thompson]] (2013–2017)
*[[Teresa Edwards]] (2014)
*[[Tellis Frank]] (2015)
*Miles Cooper (2016–2017)
*Mike Petersen (2017–2020)
*[[Darius Taylor]] (2017–2021)
*La'Keshia Frett (2021–2022)
*Daynia La-Force (2021–2022)
*[[Christie Sides]] (2022)
*[[Paul Goriss]] (2022–2024)
*[[Barbara Turner (basketball)|Barbara Turner]] (2022–2024)
*[[Vickie Johnson]] (2023–2024)
*[[LaToya Sanders]] (2025–present)
*[[Brandi Poole]] (2025–present)
*Camryn Brown (2025–present)
*Chelsea Lyles (2025–present)
{{div col end}}

==Statistics==
{{Basketball stats log start|style={{WNBA color cell|Atlanta Dream}};|title=Atlanta Dream statistics}}
{{Basketball stats log section|first=y|hide=y|style={{WNBA color cell2|Atlanta Dream}};|title=2000s}}
|-
| '''[[2008 Atlanta Dream season|2008]]'''
| [[Betty Lennox|B. Lennox]] (17.5)
| [[Érika de Souza|E. de Souza]] (6.6)
| [[Ivory Latta|I. Latta]] (3.6)
| 74.5 vs 84.7
| 31.7 vs 37.2
| .396 vs .450
|-
| '''[[2009 Atlanta Dream season|2009]]'''
| [[Izi Castro Marques|I. Castro Marques]] (14.4)
| [[Érika de Souza|E. de Souza]] (9.1)
| [[Shalee Lehning|S. Lehning]] (3.7)
| 84.1 vs 82.3
| 37.0 vs 34.5
| .449 vs .421
|-
{{Basketball stats log section|hide=y|style={{WNBA color cell2|Atlanta Dream}};|title=2010s}}
|-
| '''[[2010 Atlanta Dream season|2010]]'''
| [[Angel McCoughtry|A. McCoughtry]] (21.1)
| [[Sancho Lyttle|S. Lyttle]] (9.9)
| [[Shalee Lehning|S. Lehning]] (4.8)
| 85.4 vs 83.1
| 38.8 vs 34.1
| .444 vs .435
|-
| '''[[2011 Atlanta Dream season|2011]]'''
| [[Angel McCoughtry|A. McCoughtry]] (21.6)
| [[Érika de Souza|E. de Souza]] (7.5)
| [[Lindsey Harding|L. Harding]] (4.8)
| 82.5 vs 80.8
| 36.1 vs 34.6
| .446 vs .431
|-
| '''[[2012 Atlanta Dream season|2012]]'''
| [[Angel McCoughtry|A. McCoughtry]] (21.4)
| [[Érika de Souza|E. de Souza]] (8.2)
| [[Lindsey Harding|L. Harding]] (4.5)
| 78.6 vs 75.8
| 34.8 vs 34.5
| .434 vs .415
|-
| '''[[2013 Atlanta Dream season|2013]]'''
| [[Angel McCoughtry|A. McCoughtry]] (21.5)
| [[Érika de Souza|E. de Souza]] (9.9)
| [[Angel McCoughtry|A. McCoughtry]] (4.4)
| 76.9 vs 75.4
| 35.6 vs 35.7
| .423 vs .420
|-
| '''[[2014 Atlanta Dream season|2014]]'''
| [[Angel McCoughtry|A. McCoughtry]] (18.5)
| [[Sancho Lyttle|S. Lyttle]] (9.0)
| [[Celine Dumerc|C. Dumerc]] (4.0)
| 80.6 vs 78.6
| 37.7 vs 34.3
| .433 vs .429
|-
| '''[[2015 Atlanta Dream season|2015]]'''
| [[Angel McCoughtry|A. McCoughtry]] (20.1)
| [[Sancho Lyttle|S. Lyttle]] (8.3)
| [[Shoni Schimmel|S. Schimmel]] (3.2)
| 77.8 vs 79.8
| 34.6 vs 32.1
| .411 vs .436
|-
| '''[[2016 Atlanta Dream season|2016]]'''
| [[Angel McCoughtry|A. McCoughtry]] (19.5)
| [[Elizabeth Williams (basketball)|E. Williams]] (8.1)
| [[Layshia Clarendon|L. Clarendon]] (3.5)
| 81.8 vs 84.0
| 36.5 vs 34.9
| .422 vs .435
|-
| '''[[2017 Atlanta Dream season|2017]]'''
| [[Tiffany Hayes|T. Hayes]] (16.3)
| [[Elizabeth Williams (basketball)|E. Williams]] (7.2)
| [[Layshia Clarendon|L. Clarendon]] (6.6)
| 78.9 vs 82.7
| 35.1 vs 36.0
| .409 vs .438
|-
| '''[[2018 Atlanta Dream season|2018]]'''
| [[Tiffany Hayes|T. Hayes]] (17.2)
| [[Jessica Breland|J. Breland]] (7.9)
| [[Renee Montgomery|R. Montgomery]] (3.7)
| 81.8 vs 79.5 
| 35.8 vs 36.5
| .426 vs .423
|-
| '''[[2019 Atlanta Dream season|2019]]'''
| [[Tiffany Hayes|T. Hayes]] (14.7)
| [[Jessica Breland|J. Breland]] (7.3)
| [[Alex Bentley|A. Bentley]] (3.0)
| 71.2 vs 78.9
| 36.1 vs 39.5
| .371 vs .416
|-
{{Basketball stats log section|hide=n|style={{WNBA color cell2|Atlanta Dream}};|title=2020s}}
|-
| '''[[2020 Atlanta Dream season|2020]]'''
| [[Chennedy Carter|C. Carter]] (17.4)
| [[Monique Billings|M. Billings]] (8.5)
| [[Betnijah Laney|B. Laney]] (4.0)
| 81.0 vs 87.6
| 34.9 vs 35.0
| .442 vs .457
|-
| '''[[2021 Atlanta Dream season|2021]]'''
| [[Courtney Williams (basketball)|C. Williams]] (16.5)
| [[Courtney Williams (basketball)|C. Williams]] (6.8)
| [[Courtney Williams (basketball)|C. Williams]] (4.0)
| 78.7 vs 84.3
| 24.4 vs 29.6
| .417 vs .457
|-
| '''[[2022 Atlanta Dream season|2022]]'''
| [[Rhyne Howard|R. Howard]] (16.2)
| [[Monique Billings|M. Billings]] (6.3)
| [[Erica Wheeler (basketball)|E. Wheeler]] (3.9)
| 78.5 vs 81.5
| 35.5 vs 33.9
| .420 vs .432
|-
| '''[[2023 Atlanta Dream season|2023]]'''
| [[Rhyne Howard|R. Howard]] (17.5)
| [[Cheyenne Parker (basketball)|Ch. Parker]] (6.7)
| [[Rhyne Howard|R. Howard]] (3.5)
| 82.5 vs 84.0
| 36.1 vs 35.7
| .428 vs .430
|-
| '''[[2024 Atlanta Dream season|2024]]'''
| [[Rhyne Howard|R. Howard]] (17.3)
| [[Tina Charles (basketball)|T. Charles]] (9.6)
| [[Jordin Canada|J. Canada]] (5.8)
| 77.0 vs 79.8
| 36.1 vs 34.6
| .408 vs .429
{{Basketball stats log end}}

==Media coverage and social media==
Currently, some Dream games are broadcast on [[Bally Sports Southeast]] and [[Bally Sports South]].<ref>{{cite news|work=Atlanta Dream |title=FOX Sports South and FOX Sports Southeast to be Exclusive Regional Broadcaster of Atlanta Dream |date=2020-07-24 |url=https://dream.wnba.com/news/fox-sports-south-and-fox-sports-southeast-to-be-exclusive-regional-broadcaster-of-atlanta-dream-2/ |access-date=2022-03-27}}</ref> Some Dream games are broadcast nationally on [[ESPN]], [[WNBA on ESPN|ESPN2]], [[ESPN on ABC|ABC]], [[Ion Television]], [[CBS]] and [[CBS Sports Network]].<ref>{{cite news|work=Sports Business |title=WNBA Extends TV Rights Deal with ESPN and ABC |date=2007-06-18 |url=http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162162/wnba-extends-tv-rights-deal-with-espn-and-abc |access-date=2009-08-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091110001608/http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162162/wnba-extends-tv-rights-deal-with-espn-and-abc |archive-date=November 10, 2009 |df=mdy }}</ref>

In late 2024/early 2025, the team gained publicity as a video of a young man dancing courtside at an Atlanta Dream game went viral on social media platforms [[Instagram]] and [[TikTok]]. The meme was dubiously nicknamed "chopped chin", in reference to the man's elongated chin.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hamilton |first=Phillip  |date=2025-01-02 |title=What Is The 'Chopped Chin' Meme? Instagram Reels' Viral 'Running Into You In My Head' Memes Explained |url=https://knowyourmeme.com/editorials/guides/what-is-the-chopped-chin-meme-instagram-reels-viral-running-into-you-in-my-head-memes-explained |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=Know Your Meme |language=en}}</ref>

==All-time notes==

===Regular season attendance===
* A sellout for a basketball game at [[State Farm Arena]] has differed slightly throughout its history:
** 18,729 from 2008 to 2011
** 18,371 in 2012
** 18,238 in 2013
** 18,118 in 2014
** 18,047 in 2015 and 2016
** 16,600 in 2019
* A sellout for a basketball game at [[McCamish Pavilion]] has been 8,600 since 2012, before the Dream temporarily moved in for 2017 and 2018.
* A sellout for a basketball game at the [[Gateway Center Arena]] is 3,500 since 2021.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin:0.5em auto;"
|+ style="{{WNBA color cell|Atlanta Dream}};border:#aaa 1px solid;"|Regular season all-time attendance
|- 
! Year
! Average
! High
! Low
! Sellouts
! Total for year
! WNBA game average
|-
| '''2008''' || 8,468 (6th) || 11,609 || 5,844 || 0 || 143,950 || 7,948
|-
| '''2009''' || 7,102 (11th) || 11,304 || 5,424 || 0 || 120,737 || 8,039
|-
| '''2010''' || 6,293 (10th) || 9,598 || 2,515 || 0 || 106,983 || 7,834
|-
| '''2011''' || 6,487 (10th) || 8,038 || 4,423 || 0 || 110,278 || 7,954
|-
| '''2012''' || 5,453 (11th) || 8,872 || 2,813 || 0 || 92,708 || 7,452
|-
| '''2013''' || 5,853 (11th) || 10,155 || 4,019 || 0 || 99,493 || 7,531
|-
| '''2014''' || 5,864 (11th) || 9,439 || 3,496 || 0 || 99,687 || 7,578
|-
| '''2015''' || 6,122 (9th) || 9,814 || 3,856 || 0 || 104,080 || 7,184
|-
| '''2016''' || 5,614 (11th) || 10,345 || 3,611 || 0 || 95,431 || 7,655
|-
| '''2017''' || 4,452 (11th) || 7,413 || 3,359 || 0 || 75,684 || 7,716
|-
| '''2018''' || 4,194 (11th) || 6,561 || 2,830 || 0 || 71,304 || 6,721 
|-
| '''2019''' || 4,270 (11th) || 7,047 || 2,119 || 0 || 72,596 || 6,535
|-
| '''2020''' || colspan=6 | Due to the [[Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports|COVID-19 pandemic]], the season was played in [[IMG Academy|Bradenton, Florida]] without fans.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-15|title=WNBA Announces Plan To Tip Off 2020 Season|url=https://www.wnba.com/news/wnba-announces-plan-to-tip-off-2020-season/|access-date=2020-06-17|website=WNBA|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-15|title=WNBA announces plans for 2020 season to start late July in Florida|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/washington/mystics/wnba-announces-plans-2020-season-start-late-july-florida|access-date=2020-06-15|website=NBC Sports Washington}}</ref>
|-
| '''2021''' || 1,347 (10th) || 2,537 || 561 || 0 || 21,549 || 2,636
|-
| '''2022''' || 2,752 (11th) || 3,138 || 1,268 || 8 || 44,030 || 5,679
|-
| '''2023''' || 3,006 (12th) || 3,209 || 2,394 || 12 || 60,128 || 6,615
|-
| '''2024''' || 4,744 (12th) || 17,608{{efn|group=att|The Dream played two 2024 home games at State Farm Arena.}} || 3,255 || 20 || 94,877 || 9,807
|}
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===Draft picks===
*'''2008 Expansion Draft''': Carla Thomas, Érika de Souza, Katie Feenstra, Roneeka Hodges, Ann Strother, LaToya Thomas, Kristen Mann, Ann Wauters, Jennifer Lacy, Kristin Haynie, Chantelle Anderson, Betty Lennox, Yelena Leuchanka
*'''2008''': Tamera Young (8), Morenike Atunrase (24), Danielle Hood (32)
*'''2009 [[Houston Comets|Houston]] Dispersal Draft''': Sancho Lyttle (1)
*'''2009''': Angel McCoughtry (1), Shalee Lehning (25), Jessica Morrow (27)
*'''2010 [[Sacramento Monarchs|Sacramento]] Dispersal Draft''': selection waived
*'''2010''': Chanel Mokango (9), Brigitte Ardossi (21), Brittainey Raven (33)
*'''2011''': Ta'Shia Phillips (8), Rachel Jarry (18), Kelsey Bolte (32)
*'''2012''': Tiffany Hayes (14), Isabelle Yacoubou (32, ''ineligible'')
*'''2013''': Alex Bentley (13), Anne Marie Armstrong (31)
*'''2014''': Shoni Schimmel (8), Inga Orekhova (18), Cassie Harberts (20)
*'''2015''': Samantha Logic (10), Ariel Massengale (29), Lauren Okafor (34)
*'''2016''': Bria Holmes (9), Rachel Hollivay (13), Courtney Walker (16), Niya Johnson (28)
*'''2017''': Brittney Sykes (7), Jordan Reynolds (19), Oderah Chidom (31)
*'''2018''': Monique Billings (15), [[Kristy Wallace]] (16), Mackenzie Engram (27)
*'''2019''': [[Brianna Turner]] (11), [[Maite Cazorla]] (23), [[Li Yueru]] (35)
*'''2020''': [[Chennedy Carter]] (4), [[Brittany Brewer]] (17), [[Mikayla Pivec]] (25), Kobi Thornton (27)
*'''2021''': [[Aari McDonald]] (3), [[Raquel Carrera]] (15), [[Lindsey Pulliam]] (27)
*'''2022''': [[Rhyne Howard]] (1), [[Naz Hillmon]] (15)
*'''2023''': [[Haley Jones]] (6), [[Laeticia Amihere]] (8), [[Leigha Brown]] (15)
*'''2024''': [[Nyadiew Puoch]] (12), [[Isobel Borlase]] (20), [[Matilde Villa]] (32)
*'''2025''': [[Te-Hina Paopao]] (18), Taylor Thierry (36)

===Trades===
*'''February 6, 2008''': The Dream traded LaToya Thomas and the 18th pick in the 2008 WNBA draft to the Detroit Shock in exchange for Ivory Latta.
*'''February 6, 2008''': The Dream traded the fourth pick in the 2008 WNBA draft and Roneeka Hodges to the Seattle Storm for Izi Castro Marques and the eighth pick in the draft.
*'''February 6, 2008''': The Dream acquired the 24th pick in the 2008 WNBA draft from the Indiana Fever in exchange for agreeing not to select specific unprotected Fever players in the expansion draft.
*'''April 9, 2008''': The Dream traded Ann Wauters, draft rights to Morenike Atunrase, and a second-round pick in the 2009 WNBA draft to the San Antonio Silver Stars in exchange for Camille Little, draft rights to Chioma Nnamaka, and a first-round pick in the 2009 WNBA draft.
*'''June 22, 2008''': The Dream traded Camille Little to the Seattle Storm in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2009 WNBA draft.
*'''July 4, 2008''': The Dream traded Kristen Mann to the Indiana Fever in exchange for Alison Bales.
*'''December 17, 2008''': The Dream traded the 13th pick in the 2009 WNBA draft to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for the rights to Chamique Holdsclaw.
*'''January 21, 2009''': The Dream traded Alison Bales to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for the 18th pick in the 2009 Draft.
*'''April 9, 2009''': The Dream traded the 18th pick in the 2009 WNBA draft to the Detroit Shock in exchange for Ashley Shields.
*'''August 12, 2009''': The Dream traded Tamera Young to the Chicago Sky in exchange for Armintie Price.
*'''March 11, 2010''': The Dream traded Michelle Snow to the San Antonio Silver Stars in exchange for Dalma Ivanyi and the right to swap second-round picks in the 2010 Draft.
*'''April 11, 2011''': The Dream traded Rachel Jarry and second-round pick in 2012 WNBA draft to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Felicia Chester.
*'''April 11, 2011''': The Dream traded Ta'Shia Phillips, Kelly Miller and first-round pick in 2012 WNBA draft to the Washington Mystics in exchange for Lindsey Harding and second-round pick in 2012 Draft.
*'''February 19, 2013''': The Dream traded the 7th and 19th pick in the 2013 WNBA draft to the Washington Mystics in exchange for Jasmine Thomas and second-round pick in 2013 Draft.
*'''March 12, 2014''': The Dream traded Alex Bentley and the 32nd pick in the 2014 WNBA draft to the Connecticut Sun in exchange for Matee Ajavon and the 18th pick in the 2014 Draft from the Washington Mystics.
*'''May 7, 2014''': The Dream traded Courtney Clements to the Chicago Sky in exchange for Swin Cash.
*'''July 9, 2014''': The Dream traded Swin Cash to the New York Liberty in exchange for DeLisha Milton-Jones.
*'''April 16, 2015''': The Dream traded Jasmine Thomas to the Connecticut Sun in exchange for Brittany Hrynko.
*'''July 27, 2015''': The Dream traded Érika de Souza to the Chicago Sky in exchange for Damiris Dantas, Reshanda Gray, and a first-round pick in 2016 Draft from the Minnesota Lynx. Minnesota received Sylvia Fowles and a second-round pick in 2016 WNBA draft from Chicago as part of this trade.
*'''February 3, 2016''': The Dream traded the 4th pick in the 2016 Draft to the Connecticut Sun in exchange for Elizabeth Williams.
*'''May 2, 2016''': The Dream traded Shoni Schimmel to the New York Liberty in exchange for second-round pick in 2017 Draft.
*'''January 26, 2017:''' The Dream traded Reshanda Gray to the Connecticut Sun in exchange for Aneika Henry-Morello.
*'''April 12, 2018:''' The Dream receive 15th pick in 2018 WNBA draft and a second-round pick in 2019 WNBA draft in exchange for Bria Holmes.
*'''July 9, 2018:''' The Dream receive Alex Bentley in exchange for Layshia Clarendon and a second-round pick in 2019 WNBA draft.
*'''May 16, 2019:''' The Dream receive Dallas' third-round pick in the 2020 WNBA draft in exchange for Imani McGee-Stafford.
*'''February 10, 2020:''' The Dream traded Brittney Sykes and Marie Gülich to Los Angeles in exchange for Kalani Brown.
*'''February 19, 2020:''' The Dream traded Jessica Breland and Nia Coffey to Phoenix as part of a three-way trade with Connecticut in exchange for Courtney Williams and the 17th pick in the 2020 WNBA draft.
*'''February 21, 2021:''' The Dream traded their third-round pick in the 2022 Draft in exchange for Yvonne Turner.
*'''January 31, 2022:''' The Dream traded a third-round pick in the 2023 Draft to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for Kia Vaughn.
*'''February 5, 2022:''' The Dream traded Chennedy Carter and the rights to Li Yueru to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for Erica Wheeler, a second-round pick in the 2022 WNBA Draft, and a first-round pick in the 2023 WNBA Draft.
*'''April 6, 2022:''' The Dream traded the 3rd and 14th overall picks in the 2022 WNBA Draft, and the right to swap first-round picks with the Los Angeles Sparks to the Washington Mystics in exchange for the 1st Overall Pick in the 2022 WNBA Draft.
*'''June 8, 2022:''' The Dream traded Megan Walker and the rights to Raquel Carrera to the New York Liberty in exchange for AD Durr.
*'''January 12, 2023:''' The Dream traded Kristy Wallace to Indiana in exchange for Danielle Robinson.
*'''January 21, 2023:''' The Dream traded the third pick in the 2023 Draft and a first round pick in the 2025 Draft in exchange for Allisha Gray.
*'''February 9, 2023:''' The Dream traded Tiffany Hayes to Connecticut in exchange for the sixth pick in the 2023 Draft.
*'''May 16, 2023:''' The Dream traded Leigha Brown to Connecticut in exchange for a third round pick in the 2025 Draft.
*'''February 1, 2024:''' The Dream traded the 8th pick in the 2024 Draft and Aari McDonald to Los Angeles in exchange for Jordin Canada and the 12th pick in the 2024 Draft.
*'''May 4, 2024:''' The Dream traded their third round pick in the 2025 Draft to Dallas in exchange for Crystal Dangerfield.

===All-Stars===
*'''2008''': No All-Star Game
*'''2009''': Érika de Souza, Sancho Lyttle
*'''2010''': Izi Castro Marques, Sancho Lyttle, Angel McCoughtry
*'''2011''': Angel McCoughtry
*'''2012''': No All-Star Game
*'''2013''': Angel McCoughtry, Érika de Souza
*'''2014''': Angel McCoughtry, Érika de Souza, Shoni Schimmel
*'''2015''': Angel McCoughtry, Shoni Schimmel
*'''2016''': No All-Star Game
*'''2017''': Layshia Clarendon, Tiffany Hayes, Elizabeth Williams
*'''2018''': Angel McCoughtry
*'''2019''': None Selected
*'''2020''': No All-Star Game
*'''2021''': Courtney Williams
*'''2022''': Rhyne Howard
*'''2023''': Allisha Gray, Rhyne Howard, Cheyenne Parker
*'''2024''': Allisha Gray

===Olympians===
*'''2012''': Angel McCoughtry, Érika de Souza ([[Brazil women's national basketball team|BRA]])
*'''2016''': Angel McCoughtry
*'''2024''': Laeticia Amihere ([[Canada women's national basketball team|CAN]]), Rhyne Howard, ([[United States women's national 3x3 team|USA 3x3]]), Iliana Rupert ([[France women's national basketball team|FRA]])

===Honors and awards===
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*'''2009''' ''Rookie of the Year:'' Angel McCoughtry
*'''2009''' ''Coach of the Year:'' Marynell Meadors
*'''2009''' ''All-Defensive Second Team:'' Angel McCoughtry
*'''2009''' ''All-Rookie Team:'' Angel McCoughtry
*'''2010''' ''All-WNBA First Team:'' Angel McCoughtry
*'''2010''' ''All-Defensive First Team:'' Angel McCoughtry
*'''2010''' ''All-Defensive Second Team:'' Sancho Lyttle
*'''2011''' ''All-WNBA First Team:'' Angel McCoughtry
*'''2011''' ''All-Defensive First Team:'' Angel McCoughtry
*'''2011''' ''All-Defensive Second Team:'' Sancho Lyttle and Armintie Price
*'''2012''' ''Peak Performer (Points):'' Angel McCoughtry
*'''2012''' ''All-Defensive First Team:'' Sancho Lyttle
*'''2012''' ''All-Defensive Second Team:'' Armintie Price
*'''2012''' ''All-Rookie Team:'' Tiffany Hayes
*'''2013''' ''All-WNBA Second Team:'' Angel McCoughtry
*'''2013''' ''All-Defensive First Team:'' Angel McCoughtry and Armintie Price
*'''2013''' ''All-Rookie Team:'' Alex Bentley
*'''2014''' ''WNBA All-Star Game MVP:'' Shoni Schimmel
*'''2014''' ''All-Defensive First Team:'' Angel McCoughtry and Sancho Lyttle
*'''2014''' ''All-WNBA Second Team:'' Angel McCoughtry
*'''2015''' ''All-Defensive First Team:'' Angel McCoughtry
*'''2015''' ''All-Defensive Second Team:'' Sancho Lyttle
*'''2015''' ''Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award:'' DeLisha Milton-Jones
*'''2015''' ''All-WNBA First Team:'' Angel McCoughtry
*'''2016''' ''Most Improved Player:'' Elizabeth Williams
*'''2016''' ''All-Defensive First Team:'' Angel McCoughtry
*'''2017''' ''All-Rookie Team:'' Brittney Sykes
*'''2018''' ''Coach of the Year:'' Nicki Collen
*'''2018''' ''Executive of the Year:'' Chris Sienko
*'''2018''' ''All-Defensive First Team:'' Jessica Breland
*'''2018''' ''All-Defensive Second Team:'' Tiffany Hayes
*'''2020''' ''Most Improved Player:'' Betnijah Laney
*'''2020''' ''All-Rookie Team:'' Chennedy Carter
*'''2020''' ''All-Defensive First Team:'' Betnijah Laney, Elizabeth Williams
*'''2022''' ''Rookie of the Year:'' Rhyne Howard
*'''2022''' ''All-Rookie Team:'' Rhyne Howard
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.espn.com/wnba/news/story?id=3066469 Article announcing new franchise]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081013164227/http://www.wnba.com/atlanta/meadors_hiring_071127.html Atlanta names Meadors Head coach/ General manager]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080514072933/http://www.wnba.com/dream/dream_080123.html Atlanta announces Team Name]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090614080546/http://www.wnba.com/dream/expansion_analysis_080206.html Atlanta's expansion draft results]

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