Survivor Sweat
Game Changer?!

First of all, let’s make sure Allisha Gray is healthy. If she is, the Atlanta Dream are winning the WNBA championship, and I think they’re going to make it look relatively easy.

You know how high I’ve been on Las Vegas all season. I’ve talked repeatedly about the Aces’ ability to flip the switch in the postseason, and I still have enormous respect for their championship core. But handicapping is about what is happening now, not what we hoped would happen.

Right now, Atlanta is simply better than everyone else.

The Aces are running out of players. As legendary as their Big Three is, they need help, and the injuries keep piling up. There just isn’t enough healthy depth left around them.

Atlanta has the exact opposite problem. The Dream are together, healthy, deep, and peaking at exactly the right time.

The addition of DeWanna Bonner was the finishing touch on an already complete rotation. Her leadership and veteran presence were expected. What wasn’t necessarily expected was Bonner suddenly looking like her prime self again. It has been great watching her thrive in an environment that immediately welcomed her and embraced everything she brings.

Jordin Canada remains the most underrated point guard in the WNBA. She facilitates, defends, competes, and steps into a scoring role whenever the situation demands it.

Angel Reese just keeps getting better. She has become the emotional engine of this team. Her energy is unmatched, her competitiveness is relentless, and she is simply a winner.

Allisha Gray and Rhyne Howard remain the primary scoring weapons, but what makes this team special is how naturally they’ve embraced the new dynamic. Nobody is forcing anything. Everybody is flourishing.

My final hesitation was Karl Smesko.

That hesitation is gone.

This team is too complete, too deep, and too far ahead of the field right now. Smesko has the ship pointed exactly where it needs to go.

Atlanta is currently +195 to win the championship, and I still think there is value at that price.

The Dream are the best team left.

One Team. One Dream
10.5.26