The Atlanta Dream announced on Saturday that they have acquired former WNBA Rookie of the Year Crystal Dangerfield from the Dallas Wings in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2025 draft. Dangerfield’s arrival comes shortly after the team disclosed that key offseason addition Jordin Canada is out indefinitely with a right hand injury.
Later on Saturday, the Dream defeated the Washington Mystics, 87-84, in their first preseason game. With Canada sidelined, Atlanta’s starting lineup did not include a traditional point guard. Instead, Haley Jones nominally filled the role alongside Rhyne Howard and Allisha Gray.
While Jones, the No. 6 overall pick in 2023, does possess some playmaking skills, she struggled at times as a rookie and was barely playing down the stretch. Furthermore, she’s a non-shooter and the Dream already struggle with spacing moreso than perhaps any team in the league.
Bringing in Dangerfield suggests two things: one, the Dream are not comfortable with Jones running the offense full-time, and two, Canada is going to…
