The Atlanta Dream parted ways with coach Tanisha Wright after the 2024 WNBA season, bringing in an entirely new staff under new head coach Karl Smesko. The Dream also signed three free agents over the offseason in future Hall of Famer Brittney Griner, All-Star Jordin Canada, and guard Shatori Walker-Kimbrough.
Through seven games, the Dream have a 5-2 record, which puts them in a tie for third place with the new-look Phoenix Mercury, just behind the 2024 WNBA championship finalists, the New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx.