Kendra Andrews Apr 29, 2026, 08:00 AM ET

ATLANTA -- The drill was simple: Make the next basket and practice is over. The five players on the court for the Atlanta Dream could call whatever play they wanted. Give the ball to whomever. They just had to hit the shot.

Rhyne Howard , Angel Reese , Allisha Gray , Jordin Canada and Naz Hillmon huddled. They pointed to different spots, nodding and shaking their heads as they drew up a play against the Atlanta practice squad.

"Let's go," Dream coach Karl Smesko yelled out. "We're already running late."

The huddle broke. Howard inbounded the ball to Reese, who was just outside the top of the 3-point arc. She backed down her defender, drawing another one as she shuffled her way to the hoop. Reese jabbed, then kicked the ball out to Canada. The guard hopped to the top of the arc and pump-faked, then swung it over to Gray, who was on the right side of the 3-point line.…