WNBA Power Rankings for Each Team Ahead of Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese's Debut Season | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

A franchise can certainly do much worse than building around a two-time All-Star who's only 24. But Atlanta has a firm ceiling right now unless Howard can take an All-WNBA leap into the elite tier.

Likewise, a supporting cast that includes Jordin Canada, Allisha Gray, Cheyenne Parker-Tyus will get you to the playoffs but probably not much beyond that. And with Canada, she'll have to show her 33.3 percent clip from beyond the arc wasn't just a one-year aberration.

General manager Dan Padover was a two-time Executive of the Year with the Las Vegas Aces when he joined the Dream following the 2021 season. Since arriving, he has done well to forge an identity for a team that was totally rudderless.

But Padover needs the Dream's version of A'ja Wilson, whom he selected first overall in 2018 with Las Vegas, to bring everything together.