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(Hyosub Shin / AJC)" width="1260" height="840" class=" " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1.5;max-width:78.75rem;max-height:52.5rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=2002" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: HYOSUB SHIN / AJC</p></div></div></div></a><div class="story-info"><a class="headline story-tease-gallery" href="/sports/state-sports/aajc-020525-atlanta-dream-tuesday-photos-brittney-griner/LSS2EMKNORHZDLUUAIHVBKCLOI/"><h3>Photos: Atlanta Dream introduce franchise's newest players</h3></a><p class="description">Brittney Griner, Brionna Jones and Shatori Walker-Kimbrough met the media Tuesday as members of the Atlanta Dream.</p></div></div><div class="c-story-tease "><a href="/news/georgia-news/free-agent-brionna-jones-to-sign-with-dream/QHJM4FH6GFBVPNU6QVGW6VEBVI/" class="story-image "><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/UOV3EPY6Q3VMLCQCKWHL5R6NHU.jpg?auth=ce5c90f1bc93b4a6a0b47d05f1c22d45ce52375e42f8eb8c4c63794a084cfa5f&width=1260&height=840&smart=true" alt="Connecticut Sun forward Brionna Jones (42) in action as the Connecticut Sun played the Indiana Fever during a WNBA basketball game, Friday, May 19, 2023, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/AJ Mast, File)" width="1260" height="840" class=" " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1.5;max-width:78.75rem;max-height:52.5rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=2002" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: AP</p></div></div></div></a><div class="story-info"><a class="headline " href="/news/georgia-news/free-agent-brionna-jones-to-sign-with-dream/QHJM4FH6GFBVPNU6QVGW6VEBVI/"><h3>Free-agent Brionna Jones to sign with Dream</h3></a><p class="description">Jones is a three-time All-Star and has played her entire career with the Connecticut Sun after being drafted No. 8 in 2017. </p></div></div><div class="c-story-tease "><a href="/sports/ken-sugiura/signing-brittney-griner-is-exciting-but-can-the-dream-make-it-work/4T5V4FORNZAFLC2WBPCG2TOUII/" class="story-image "><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/NU2KNYNQM5FWHHUOQIICFPXV5A.jpg?auth=757d63975cc50e21816f8d81bfd84ec10b755c36ca655aa66d728d47a6f49db0&width=1260&height=840&smart=true" alt="Phoenix Mercury's Brittney Griner, of Team Stewart, center, reacts as she is introduced before a WNBA All-Star basketball game Saturday, July 15, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)" width="1260" height="840" class=" " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1.5;max-width:78.75rem;max-height:52.5rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=2002" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: AP</p></div></div></div></a><div class="story-info"><a class="headline " href="/sports/ken-sugiura/signing-brittney-griner-is-exciting-but-can-the-dream-make-it-work/4T5V4FORNZAFLC2WBPCG2TOUII/"><h3>Signing Brittney Griner is exciting, but can the Dream make it work?</h3></a><p class="description">In a crowded marketplace in which the Atlanta Dream have struggled to distinguish themselves, signing Brittney Griner as a free agent already has won them eyeballs.</p></div></div><div class="c-story-tease "><a href="/sports/state-sports/wnba-star-brittney-griner-says-she-is-signing-with-the-atlanta-dream/3DFITHQENFEOPBXXRTBMXL3OXY/" class="story-image "><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/SYD352UPQ5BQRPL5YWTTC3C2UU.jpg?auth=ec8c38def02e69ea2b3e750c0e01e5a28fbf08be3180046f7568466465b41d42&width=1260&height=840&smart=true" alt="Brittney Griner, of the Unites States, shoots over Saori Miyazaki, of Japan, in a women's basketball game at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 29, 2024, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)" width="1260" height="840" class=" " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1.5;max-width:78.75rem;max-height:52.5rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=2002" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: Mark J. Terrill/AP</p></div></div></div></a><div class="story-info"><a class="headline " href="/sports/state-sports/wnba-star-brittney-griner-says-she-is-signing-with-the-atlanta-dream/3DFITHQENFEOPBXXRTBMXL3OXY/"><h3>WNBA star Brittney Griner says she is signing with the Atlanta Dream</h3></a><p class="description">Ten-time WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner says she is joining the Atlanta Dream as a free agent.</p></div></div><div class="c-story-tease "><a href="/sports/state-sports/atlanta-dream-preseason-schedule-includes-indiana-fever-caitlin-clark/P7WA4VLL6NE3FJJ3LSJEF7WYJU/" class="story-image "><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/IYPQAEH5EDPJ6YTVTKG4JLVQRA.JPG?auth=2d53d0ba5cb4d487a619883374f442359cc781aaf7fd2fb7aa209bdfd89d49ee&width=1260&height=840&smart=true" alt="Atlanta Dream coach Karl Smesko, center, greets Atlanta Dream players Rhyne Howard, left, and Allisha Gray after his introductory press conference at Signia by Hilton Atlanta, Tuesday, November 19, 2024, in Atlanta. (Jason Getz / AJC)" width="1260" height="840" class=" " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1.5;max-width:78.75rem;max-height:52.5rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=2002" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com</p></div></div></div></a><div class="story-info"><a class="headline " href="/sports/state-sports/atlanta-dream-preseason-schedule-includes-indiana-fever-caitlin-clark/P7WA4VLL6NE3FJJ3LSJEF7WYJU/"><h3>Atlanta Dream exhibition schedule includes Indiana Fever, Caitlin Clark</h3></a></div></div><div class="c-story-tease "><a href="/sports/state-sports/atlanta-dream-to-play-first-wnba-regular-season-game-outside-us/3ARD44X5RBEIHFAG3DFLVOMIHU/" class="story-image "><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/2LMVCGTJU56JD7HFR4XM7S2THA.JPG?auth=093a1a076209471e1a3f596240a4853b86e60466e11ba7dc0dffb385e03734cc&width=1260&height=840&smart=true" alt="ajc.com" width="1260" height="840" class=" " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1.5;max-width:78.75rem;max-height:52.5rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=2002" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com</p></div></div></div></a><div class="story-info"><a class="headline " href="/sports/state-sports/atlanta-dream-to-play-first-wnba-regular-season-game-outside-us/3ARD44X5RBEIHFAG3DFLVOMIHU/"><h3>Atlanta Dream to play first WNBA regular-season game outside U.S.</h3></a></div></div><div class="c-story-tease "><a href="/politics/kelly-loeffler-is-picked-to-head-the-federal-sba-who-is-she/QJUOLNCKXBNSIINT32WZQGOWHI/" class="story-image "><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/SZV2S4MIWZXISHQY2CFCCJC23U.jpg?auth=e660b781819e4d5e878986a6b38d9efe9b9d5b53a304ea7c7526e53bcba8aedd&width=1260&height=840&smart=true" alt="Former U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler, a wealthy Atlanta businessperson, is President-elect Donald Trump's choice to lead the Small Business Administration. Vino Wong vwong@ajc.com" width="1260" height="840" class=" " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1.5;max-width:78.75rem;max-height:52.5rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=2002" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div></div></div></div></a><div class="story-info"><a class="headline " href="/politics/kelly-loeffler-is-picked-to-head-the-federal-sba-who-is-she/QJUOLNCKXBNSIINT32WZQGOWHI/"><h3>Who is Kelly Loeffler?</h3></a><p class="description">Kelly Loeffler, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's choice to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson in 2019, is Donald Trump's pick to lead the Small Business Administration.</p></div></div><div class="c-story-tease "><a href="/sports/state-sports/dream-introduce-coach-karl-smesko-who-wants-team-atlanta-will-be-proud-of/CRWJESG5IRC57NECOMJITOOMEU/" class="story-image "><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/Y4YJDHWY3QI7W4TCC6ZQNOTBMY.JPG?auth=50ebcb3242aaa67ee8914512c7e50ce180974be40490dfb5cf5ff7f2285ed065&width=1260&height=840&smart=true" alt="Atlanta Dream head coach Karl Smesko speaks during his introductory press conference at Signia by Hilton Atlanta, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, in Atlanta. (Jason Getz / AJC) " width="1260" height="840" class=" " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1.5;max-width:78.75rem;max-height:52.5rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=2002" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com</p></div></div></div></a><div class="story-info"><a class="headline " href="/sports/state-sports/dream-introduce-coach-karl-smesko-who-wants-team-atlanta-will-be-proud-of/CRWJESG5IRC57NECOMJITOOMEU/"><h3>Dream introduce coach Karl Smesko, who wants team Atlanta will be proud of</h3></a></div></div><div class="MP02 arc_ad b-margin-bottom-d30-m20 "></div><div class="RP01 arc_ad b-margin-bottom-d30-m20 tablet-smallDesktop-only"></div><div class="c-story-tease "><a href="/sports/state-sports/karl-smesko-named-new-head-coach-of-atlanta-dream/CMAJ45P66VHWBDFQDWUHIZEPIU/" class="story-image "><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/HOWW3BFEP5HLVCCDNHGMGPKHQU.jpg?auth=74cffa4e48a0861bcd18126d02d0a54cef32ed121ce99c3ec1f30f6547905ea7&width=1260&height=840&smart=true" alt="Florida Gulf Coast head coach Karl Smesko watches play on the court during a first-round college basketball game against Oklahoma in the NCAA Tournament, Saturday, March 23, 2024, in Bloomington, Ind. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler)" width="1260" height="840" class=" " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1.5;max-width:78.75rem;max-height:52.5rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=2002" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: AP</p></div></div></div></a><div class="story-info"><a class="headline " href="/sports/state-sports/karl-smesko-named-new-head-coach-of-atlanta-dream/CMAJ45P66VHWBDFQDWUHIZEPIU/"><h3>Karl Smesko named new head coach of Atlanta Dream</h3></a></div></div><div class="c-story-tease "><a href="/things-to-do/new-renee-montgomery-documentary-spotlights-social-activism/Z2GCFKJCCREQLMTXZUPJXFLAC4/" class="story-image "><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/FDKLDCAWW5AJ5JAC74FAFSWBNI.jpg?auth=0819a3385fcc791103d5dcd8740d34f9487ffb08a85fe05ed902c80c97651e2f&width=1260&height=840&smart=true" alt="Renee Montgomery, the former WNBA player, became an unexpected owner of the Atlanta Dream after a conflict between the players and owner Kelly Loeffler. 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