On Wednesday, the Atlanta Dream announced that Tanisha Wright would not be returning as head coach of the franchise.
In what started as a positive tenure in 2022, totaling their highest win count since 2018 at that time, Wright didn’t produce a positive incline in wins as the Dream continued to add talent to the roster in the following years.
Of the three franchises that fired their coaches following the 2024 WNBA season, the Dream clearly have the most immediate talent. Most teams would feel lucky to have either Rhyne Howard or Allisha Gray as a franchise cornerstone and the Dream have both, among several other solid talents.
The other two franchises who fired their coaches, the Sparks and Sky, have released two coaches with strong but differing cases as to why they could be the coach that takes this talented Atlanta Dream team to the next level.
Curt Miller, former Los Angeles Sparks head coach
Curt Miller found himself in an odd middle ground as the head coach of the Los Angeles Sparks this season. You have two big-time rookies in Cameron Brink, who goes down with a season-ending injury, and Rickea Jackson, who truly got rolling at the end of the season.