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8 hours ago
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Short-handed Fever sign G Aari McDonald
June 2 - The Indiana Fever signed former lottery pick Aari McDonald on Monday via an emergency hardship exception. The 5-foot-6 guard was the No. 3 overall pick in the 2021 WNBA Draft by the Atlanta Dream and was runnerup for the WNBA's 2021 Rookie of the Year honor. She averaged 8.6 points, 2.8 assists and 2.0 rebounds in 116 games (29 starts) for the Dream (2021-23) and Los Angeles Sparks (2024). McDonald spent training camp with the Sparks, but she was placed on waivers two days before this season began. McDonald, 26, arrives as star Fever guard Caitlin Clark remains sidelined with a left quadriceps injury. Veteran guards Sydney Colson (leg) and Sophie Cunningham (ankle) also are dealing with recent injuries for Indiana (2-4), which takes a three-game losing streak into Tuesday's home game against the Washington Mystics. --Field Level Media
USA Today
17 hours ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Aneesah Morrow 2025 WNBA ROY prop bets and current odds
Aneesah Morrow 2025 WNBA ROY prop bets and current odds Aneesah Morrow has +10000 odds to win the WNBA Rookie of the Year award for the 2025 season. Continue scrolling to find current stats, odds and trends for this member of the Connecticut Sun. Morrow is scoring 3.2 points per game this season, while chipping in 2.2 rebounds and 0.0 assists. On defense, they is averaging 0.0 steals and 0.0 blocked shots, and their turnover average is 0.4. Aneesah Morrow futures odds WNBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Monday at 5:13 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub. ROY Odds: +10000 (5th in WNBA, Bet $100 to win $10000) Morrow's next game Matchup: Atlanta Dream at Connecticut Sun Atlanta Dream at Connecticut Sun Game Day: June 6, 2025 June 6, 2025 Game Time: 7:30 p.m. ET 7:30 p.m. ET TV Channel: ION Sign up for Fubo to watch WNBA games live! Aneesah Morrow stats Morrow has taken 3.0 shots per game this season and made 1.0 per game, which account for 3.4% and 2.8%, respectively, of their team's total. They has put up 1.6 threes per game, or 5.4% of their team's shots from beyond the arc this season. Morrow's next opponent, the Dream, have a middling offensive tempo, ranking seventh in the WNBA with 82.6 possessions per game, while their Sun average the fewest possessions per game with 80.3.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Mercury Sign Former Top-10 Pick in Latest WNBA News
Mercury Sign Former Top-10 Pick in Latest WNBA News originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Phoenix Mercury have added a former first-round pick in the WNBA Draft who only turned 24 years old last month. Advertisement Phoenix announced on its social media account Sunday the team has signed Haley Jones. The Atlanta Dream selected Jones at No. 6 overall in the 2023 WNBA Draft. "The Phoenix Mercury have signed guard/forward Haley Jones to a hardship contract," wrote the Mercury social media team. A hardship contract is intended to be a short-term deal to allow WNBA teams to have more than the 12-player roster maximum for a period. It's used in the league to allow teams to add more players when several others on the roster are dealing with injuries. Former Atlanta Dream No. 6 overall pick Haley Jones© Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images Guard Kahleah Cooper and forwards Natasha Mack and Alyssa Thomas are currently sidelined for the Mercury. Advertisement Phoenix guard Lexi Held is also considered day-to-day entering the team's next game against the Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday. Jones was a star with the Stanford Cardinal. The guard started for Stanford in 2020-21 when the team went 31-2 and won the national championship. The following season, Jones made first-team All-America with 13.2 points, 7.9 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game. During her senior season, she made third-team All-America, but her statistics improved to 13.5 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists per game. In 80 games with the Dream, Jones registered 3.8 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists per contest. She started 30 of those 80 games. Advertisement Of those starts, 24 of them came in 2024. The Dream surprisingly released Jones this spring before the start of the 2025 WNBA regular season. Related: Mercury Cut Ties With Award Winner Ahead of Second 2025 Matchup This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 1, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
The Dallas Wings need more out of their backcourt — or anyone, really
Paige Bueckers #5 of the Dallas Wings pushes Allisha Gray #15 of the Atlanta Dream for an inbound pass during the first quarter of a game between the Dallas Wings and Atlanta Dream at Gateway Center Arena on May 24, 2025 in College Park, Georgia. | Photo by Andrew J. Clark/The 3-pointer wasn't falling for the Dallas Wings in the first half on Saturday against the Atlanta Dream. Down the team's two best ball handlers, Atlanta was content to pump the ball into Brittney Griner time and time again, for the most obvious of reasons. Not only did she have five inches of height on Dallas' NaLyssa Smith, who started for the Wings opposite the 34-year-old 6'9 center, but Griner was the Dream's best advantage left on the floor to be played. Griner scored on back-to-back possessions late in the second quarter Saturday afternoon to give the Dream a 32-28 lead at the time. Atlanta outscored Dallas 20-12 in the second on their way to a 83-75 win. The Wings needed an effective answer to stem the tide. Advertisement It's precisely at these times that the Wings' backcourt tandem of Arike Ogunbowale and rookie Paige Bueckers has to be the difference-maker for Dallas. They have to be the instigators. They weren't in Atlanta. The Wings have to get more from the pair of playmakers than the seven first-half points Ogunbowale and Bueckers managed (all by Bueckers) in Saturday's loss. Ogunbowale, in particular, has to get to the line more. At halftime Saturday, it had been seven full quarters since her last trip to the stripe. Ogunbowale made her first bucket of the game over Griner with 2:02 left in the third quarter, then went to the line for the first time a minute later to bring the Wings to within 63-46. Four games into the 2025 season, this team is still a work in progress. Some latitude needs to be afforded for them to get there, but at some point, progress will be expected. We thought Wednesday's 85-81 loss at the Minnesota Lynx was a good sign to that end, only to have the team take a step back in Atlanta on Saturday. Ogunbowale busted out of her shooting slump for 21 points on five 3-point makes in Minneapolis, while Bueckers made plays for both herself and her teammates with 12 points and 10 assists in her third-ever WNBA game. The pair shot just 6-of-25 from the field in the loss to Atlanta. First-year head coach Chris Koclanes has stressed early on this year that everyone on this roster has to hunt their shots on offense. There are buckets to be had — go get them. Smith was effective in the first half, scoring nine and doing it from all three levels to pace Dallas at the break. Advertisement Bueckers went on the hunt starting midway through the second quarter and adjusted nicely to what Atlanta's defense gave her at times throughout Saturday's game. The problem (one of them, anyway) is that Bueckers flashed several times with her shotmaking and playmaking abilities but then receded into the background for several minutes at a time before flashing again. It doesn't help when all an opposing team has to concentrate on is limiting Bueckers and Ogunbowale and letting the rest of the chips fall where they may on defense. These two can't be faulted for everything, and their teammates have to help out more. Consistently taking the ball out of the basket doesn't help either — the Dream shot a collective 10-of-16 (62.5%) in the third quarter to grow their lead to as large as 20 points. It all added up to the Wings getting outscored 51-32 in the second and third quarters in Atlanta. Dallas responded with a 13-0 run that carried over into the fourth and included a four-plus-minute scoreless stretch for the Dream. They cut the lead to five on Kaila Charles' bucket inside on an assist from Ogunbowale's drive-and-dish midway through the fourth. The valiant comeback attempt that comes up just short is becoming a familiar game script for the Wings early in 2025, but so far, it hasn't yielded any results. Seeing five Dallas Wings reach double-figure scoring is nice and all, but someone has to step forward, take the reins and steer this thing toward a win. Allisha Gray led the way for Atlanta with 27 points on four made 3-pointers in Saturday's win over Dallas. Advertisement More from
Yahoo
2 days ago
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- Yahoo
Atlanta Dream Coach Had Strong Words After Brittney Griner's Return
Atlanta Dream Coach Had Strong Words After Brittney Griner's Return originally appeared on Athlon Sports. It was a big night for the Atlanta Dream on Friday as they rallied for a 94-87 win over the Seattle Storm, improving to 5-2 on the season. After trailing by eight after the first quarter and 11 at halftime, Atlanta outscored Seattle 60-42 in the second half to earn the victory. Advertisement Atlanta's head coach, Karl Smesko, continues to impress in his debut WNBA season after a long stint leading the Florida Gulf Coast women's basketball program from 2002-24. Following the comeback win, Smesko praised his team's performance, especially the duo of Rhyne Howard and Allisha Gray, who scored 33 and 28 points, respectively. 'It seems like I'm given a new career high every game," Smesko said. "(Allisha) had her career high again. ... How about my Rhyde or die (Howard) today?" Atlanta needed that offensive production because Brittney Griner, in limited action, played just 14 minutes and went 1-for-7 from the field, finishing with only two points. Advertisement Griner had missed the previous game on Tuesday against the Los Angeles Sparks due to a knee injury. Though she was initially listed as probable, she was cleared to play just before tipoff. Atlanta Dream center Brittney Griner (42).Brett Davis-Imagn Images Even with Griner still working her way back, Smesko liked what he saw from the rest of his squad and ended his postgame comments with a motivating message. "We can still get better, and I think you guys saw we didn't look very good, and then when we got locked in," Smesko said. "Suddenly we're one of the best teams in the league." The Dream will play their third straight road game next Friday against the Connecticut Sun before hosting the Indiana Fever on June 10. Advertisement Related: Sheryl Swoopes Demands Referee From Angel Reese Game Never Officiates Again Related: Brittney Griner's Clear Statement to Dream Teammate After Career Achievement This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on May 31, 2025, where it first appeared.
