Angel Reese Hits Major WNBA Milestone
Angel Reese came to Atlanta to win.
In the nearly two months since the Chicago Sky traded Reese to the Atlanta Dream, the star forward has repeatedly expressed her championship motivations for joining the Dream.
“I wanted to win,” Reese said in late May. “I wanted to come somewhere where I was gonna be able to win, and it was the perfect fit for me. […] Off the court, I knew this was gonna be the place for me. Everybody knows that. But on the court, I wanted [to go somewhere] so I could help a team get to the championship because I’ve won at every level. I want to win a WNBA championship, no matter what it looks like for me.”
So, Reese likely won’t be overly fazed by the new ways in which she’s writing herself into WNBA history, but it’s still worth celebrating.
In WNBA Commissioner’s Cup play on Tuesday, Reese recorded 12 points, 13 rebounds, and five assists in the Dream’s 91-75 win over the Connecticut Sun in Atlanta.
“Angel Reese’s sixth point of the night marked the 1,000th point of her WNBA career,” Atlanta Dream PR wrote on X. “The two-time All-Star reaches the milestone amid a stellar start to her first season in Atlanta, already posting four double-doubles in eight games while leading the league in offensive rebounds per game and ranking second in rebounds per game.”
In Atlanta’s season-opening win over Minnesota on May 9, Reese notched her 50th career double-double and reached that milestone in the fewest games of any player in league history (65).
Reese was a two-time All-Star and two-time rebounding champion in her first two WNBA seasons with the Sky, so Reese’s individual performance was never the issue. Chicago never won. In 2024, the Sky finished 13-27, then followed that with a league-worst 10-34 campaign last season.
It’s extremely early in the 2026 WNBA season, but Reese may finally get the best of both worlds. The Dream (6-2) have the league’s second-best record behind the Minnesota Lynx (7-2). They’ll continue Commissioner’s Cup play against the Indiana Fever on Thursday.
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This story was originally published June 2, 2026 at 10:37 PM.