Atlanta Dream forward Angel Reese and guard Rhyne Howard were named to the 2026 All-WNBA Second Team, becoming the first teammates in franchise history to earn All-WNBA honors in the same season.
The league announcement comes as Atlanta holds a 2-1 series lead over the Golden State Valkyries in the WNBA Finals.
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Reese and Howard were also selected to the 2026 WNBA All-Defensive First Team, making them the seventh pair of teammates in league history to earn All-WNBA and All-Defensive team recognition in the same year, the Dream announced.
Their performances helped secure Atlanta’s fourth consecutive postseason appearance, anchoring a defense that ranked among the top three in the league.
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Angel Reese debut season with Dream brings big-time records
According to team officials, Angel Reese was selected as the 2026 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year, becoming the first player in Dream franchise history to win the award.
In her debut season with Atlanta, Reese became the first player in WNBA history to collect 500 rebounds in a single season. She set new league single-season records for total rebounds, offensive rebounds and double-doubles, finishing with 32 double-doubles.
Reese also established new Dream franchise marks for total, offensive and defensive rebounds. On the defensive end, Reese led the league in Defensive Win Shares at 3.4 and recorded a 100.0 defensive rating.
Atlanta surrendered 7.9 fewer points per 100 possessions when Reese was on the court, representing the largest defensive on/off differential among Dream rotation players.
Offensively, Reese scored a career-high 31 points against the Phoenix Mercury on Aug. 22, becoming the fastest player in WNBA history to reach 1,000 career rebounds, accomplishing the mark in 79 games.
Reese was also part of the U.S. squad that won gold at the 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup.
Rhyne Howard sets records as youngest player in WNBA
Howard set a WNBA single-season record by making 129 three-pointers across 40 regular-season games.
A four-time WNBA All-Star, Howard became the youngest player in league history to reach 500 career three-pointers, reaching the mark in 178 games.
Howard also crossed 3,000 career points, becoming the fastest player in WNBA history to combine 3,000 points, 600 assists and 300 steals.
Howard led the WNBA in steals per game at 2.3, ranked third in Defensive Win Shares at 3.2, and set a new Dream single-season record for steals.
The selection is Howard’s second consecutive WNBA All-Defensive Team honor and her first First Team selection.
Reese and Howard become the fourth and fifth players in Dream history to earn All-WNBA honors, joining Angel McCoughtry, Tiffany Hayes and Allisha Gray.
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