Overview
- Reese continued to anchor the Dream’s attack with another dominant game, finishing with 18 points and 17 rebounds in Atlanta’s big win over the Mystics on Saturday.
- On June 2 she hit a rare long-range basket that coach Karl Smesko called a “momentum changer,” a shot that also marked her 1,000th WNBA point and made her the fastest player to reach 1,000 points and 900 rebounds in league history.
- A warmup video showing Reese’s three-point form went viral, the original post was deleted after millions of views, and online criticism followed while Reese publicly shot back at detractors.
- Smesko says Reese has been working on changing her release and has shown improved makes in practice, and a well-known shooting coach, Chris “Lethal Shooter” Matthews, publicly offered to work with her.
- Reese’s high-profile fashion and social-media presence amplify every moment, and the club faces a tradeoff between her clear value as an elite rebounder and the need for more reliable outside shooting to open Atlanta’s offense.