Overview
- Reese recorded her 500th rebound during Atlanta’s home win over the Chicago Sky on Saturday, becoming the first player in WNBA history to hit that mark in a single season.
- She finished the game with 23 points and 10 rebounds while adding three blocks and two steals as the Dream beat the Sky 106-81 and strengthened their push for a top-four playoff seed.
- The 500-rebound mark extends a season that already includes a single-game record of 26 rebounds and a single-season record of 31 double-doubles.
- Reese is posting career-best averages (about 16.5 points and 12.4 rebounds per game) and her on/off defensive splits — roughly a 99.6 defensive rating with her on the floor versus 107.6 with her off in cited samples — have become central evidence in her Defensive Player of the Year case.
- Her surge with Atlanta, after being traded from Chicago for future first-round picks, has immediate effects on team outlook and award voting as the regular season closes and the Dream jockey for homecourt in the first round.