The Atlanta Dream have extended the contracts of coach Tanisha Wright and general manager Dan Padover through the 2027 season, it was announced Tuesday.
Terms of the extensions, other than the length, were not disclosed, but they represent a lengthy commitment for Wright and Padover. The Dream went 14-22 last season and were in the WNBA playoff race until the last week of the season, while Rhyne Howard, Atlanta’s No. 1 draft pick, was the WNBA Rookie of the Year.
“There is an excitement to know that the ownership group believes in you that much,” Wright told ESPN. “I’m excited to be here and build on the foundation that we started.”
The Dream came under new management in February 2021, when the team was bought by an ownership group headed by real estate investor Larry Gottesdiener. Then-coach Nicki Collen left for the Baylor Bears in May 2021, just before the WNBA season. Mike Petersen and then Darius Taylor coached Atlanta that season to an 8-24 record.
Wright and Padover, who were both with the Las Vegas Aces, were hired a few weeks apart by the Dream in…
