Rhyne Howard was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2022 WNBA draft and quickly acclimated to the WNBA game, making the All-Star team as a rookie before going on to be named Rookie of the Year.
Howard was 12th in the WNBA in scoring last season with 16.4 PPG and posted solid peripheral numbers with 4.5 RPG, 2.8 APG, 1.6 SPG, 0.8 BPG and 2.5 3PG. She is a do-everything player and the foundation of the Dream moving forward.
Aari McDonald was the No. 3 overall pick in the 2021 WNBA draft. She had a solid rookie season, primarily off the bench, but her shooting percentages (32.2 FG%) were too low for her to have a bigger role. McDonald took a giant step forward in her sophomore campaign, almost doubling her scoring average while improving her FG% by 8.9% (up to 41.1 FG%) to become a dangerous scoring threat.
McDonald was especially potent during her six games as a starter last season, averaging 16.0 PPG (47.8 FG%), 4.7 APG, 2.0 RPG, 1.7 SPG and 1.3 3PG (36.4 3P%) in 35.0 MPG in that midseason stretch.
The Dream’s rotation this season is not yet clear. The Dream brought in two veteran,…
