When previewing the Atlanta Dream’s free agency, we suggested the team needed two high-quality, starting-caliber players to support the All-Star trio of Rhyne Howard, Allisha Gray and Cheyenne Parker.
Atlanta’s front office succeeded in adding such players, and then some. General manager Dan Padover and company executed a trade with the Los Angeles Sparks for Jordin Canada and signed unrestricted free agents Tina Charles, who was out of the WNBA last season, and Aerial Powers, who had been a member of the Minnesota Lynx since 2021.
To acquire Canada, who was cored by the Sparks, the Dream sent Aari McDonald and the No. 8 pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft to LA; Atlanta also received the No. 12 pick in the 2024 draft from Los Angeles. Canada agreed to a two-year protected veteran contract, paying her $185,000 in 2024 and $190,000 in 2025. The Dream inked Powers to a one-year protected veteran deal of $155,000. Charles signed a one-year unprotected $130,000 contract. Atlanta also re-signed Nia Coffey to a two-year protected veteran contract for $150,000 in 2024 and 2025.
Here’s what the three newcomers bring to Atlanta, why it was important for the Dream to retain Coffey and what offseason business remains to be done in ATL:
What Jordin Canada brings to the Dream
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