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Those are the only new player announcements that would make me really excited. I have some ideas for DP players too. I will share those later!

A frustrated Angel Reese spoke out on behalf of her teammates Thursday, saying it was "disrespectful" that no one on the Atlanta Dream was selected as a starter for the WNBA All-Star Game.

The Dream (12-7) were in first place in the Eastern Conference heading into Thursday's game against the host Washington Mystics, and fourth in the overall standings, just three games back of first place.

Reese, a two-time All-Star, was especially upset for Dream veteran guards Rhyne Howard and Allisha Gray.

"I expect to be disrespected," Reese said. "For those two though, I think they work so hard and they put a lot of work in, and the way that they're guarded every game and they (have to) adjust. The reason why we're where we are is because of those two.

"For us not to have anyone was just a slap in the face, but they're not going to say anything. I am."

Paige Bueckers, Olivia Miles, Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell were announced as starters among guards, while A'ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart, Jessica Shepard, Aliyah Boston, Gabby Williams and Natasha Howard earned nods in the frontcourt.

All-Star starters are decided by a combination of the fan vote, media vote and player vote. The fan vote accounted for 50% of each player's weighted score while the media and player votes accounted for 25% each. The four guards and six frontcourt players with the best scores were named starters.

Howard and Gray had the fifth- and sixth-highest scores among guards; Reese was seventh among frontcourt players.

Howard and Gray rank 12th and 13th in the league in scoring, respectively, and both are two of the top 3-point shooters in the game. Reese noted that Howard and Jordin Canada rank No. 1 and No. 2 in steals per game.

Gray and Reese rank No. 9 and No. 10 in defensive win shares, with Canada (No. 12) and Howard (No. 16) not far behind.

"Congrats to the ones that were nominated, they were well deserved," Reese said. "But it's a very big shocker to see that none of us were starters, especially where we are as a team in the league.

"I'm sure we're still going to be All-Stars. I have no doubt in my mind that we still will be, but I think it is important to note that none of us were starters on a team that has had so much success this year."

Howard was ranked No. 9 among guards in fan voting, No. 4 by the media and No. 2 by the players. Gray was No. 7 among guarsd in fan voting, No. 8 by the media and No. 6 by players.

Reese was ranked No. 6 by fans, media and players.

By comparison with the Indiana Fever starting trio, Clark was No. 2 and Mitchell was No. 3 among guards in fan voting, while Boston was No. 1 among frontcourt players.

Reese said she wishes Dream fans would have galvanized around their players more.

"I haven't really said much this year in the media, because honestly it's been tough for me over the last two years," Reese said. "But I feel like it was important for me to speak for my teammates that don't necessarily speak for themselves all the time."

Reese added: "I know the work they put in. I know the reason why I'm in Atlanta is because of them. I know that the team success is based off those two as well."

If Karl and the Dream coaching staff don’t have the coaching knowledge or skill to figure out a solution to defeat the “Attack Angel” defensive scheme, they need to call an expert or a consultant or a friend or a legend or someone who can figure it out for them. Immediately.

A’ja, Sandy, Cheryl, Lynne, the Fire coach, and Natalie have all said their game plan for the Dream is to play “team defense” on Angel, specifically.

It literally happened in the first game of the 2026 season.

When they play “team defense” they are swarming, smothering, and hard fouling Angel and no fouls are being called by the refs.

That’s the only way they can try to stop Angel. And it seems like the refs are part of the “team” playing defense on Angel.

By now, Karl and the Dream coaching staff should have come up with a plan and a scheme to counteract the “Attack Angel” defensive scheme.

They know it is coming. Karl and the Dream coaching staff MUST have a solution for it. They must have multiple solutions for it. Now.

Previous ranking: 4

Next seven days: @ GS (June 24), @ GS (June 26), @ SEA (June 27)

The Dream got back-to-back victories over Indiana Thursday (108-101) and Saturday (113-96), then beat Toronto 94-87 on Monday. What stood out in those games? The scoring of guards Rhyne Howard (60 points) and Allisha Gray (57), the rebounding of forward Angel Reese (28) and the playmaking of guard Jordin Canada (30 assists). The Dream have won four in a row and are 7-2 in June. Can they keep it going with their next four games on the road?

Two great bars in this article!

Headline: “Angel Reese ‘Can’t Walk Around Town,’ But She Loves Dream And Atlanta Without Nightmares”

**In the article: “**The Dream were loaded with backcourt All-Stars Rhyne Howard and Allisha Gray, and point guard Jordin Canada was among the league’s best. The bench eventually became long and gifted with Te-Hina Paopao, Madina Okot and others, and then the Dream caused nightmares for their opponents with one of the grandest deals ever during WNBA free agency.”

It was a Forbes article by Terrence Moore. I do not agree with everything in the article, he left out some important players (Naz and Bri) and he doesn’t understand the fake “feud” manufactured by the media and the racists. But those two lines were good and I wanted to share.