Best duos in Atlanta Dream history
Nothing's more exciting on a WNBA court than when two teammates are in sync and together make magic happen. The WNBA as a league has been around for just over 25 years, but in that short amount of time, it has built a solid reputation for having the best basketball players in the world, who thrill fans with their skillful moves and elevate the excitement and drama of each game no different than their male counterparts in the NBA.
The most successful teams, however, don't just revolve around one player. They find more success when they have players who can work together to bring victory to their team. Just as in the NBA, every team in the womens' league throughout its brief but storied history has had a dynamic duo whose names, like Cooper and Swoopes, Fowles and Moore, and Ogwumike and Parker, have earned the right to be spoken in the same breath as Jordan and Pippen, Magic and James Worthy, Bird and McHale.
Who are they, these players whose tag-team dominance drive up the score and whose names are inextricably tied to their franchise? Stacker compiled a list of the best duos in Atlanta Dream history using stats from Basketball Reference.
Read on to see which women have been setting the tone for women's basketball on your favorite team.
#10. 2012 Atlanta Dream
- F-G Angel McCoughtry: 3.6 win shares (#16 player in 2012)
- G Lindsey Harding: 3.4 win shares (#20 player in 2012)
- Total: 7 win shares (#7 duo in 2012)
#9. 2015 Atlanta Dream
- F-G Angel McCoughtry: 4.3 win shares (#6 player in 2015)
- F Sancho Lyttle: 2.8 win shares (#24 player in 2015)
- Total: 7.1 win shares (#9 duo in 2015)
#8. 2016 Atlanta Dream
- G Tiffany Hayes: 3.9 win shares (#16 player in 2016)
- C-F Elizabeth Williams: 3.4 win shares (#17 player in 2016)
- Total: 7.3 win shares (#9 duo in 2016)
#7. 2018 Atlanta Dream
- G Tiffany Hayes: 4.1 win shares (#16 player in 2018)
- C-F Elizabeth Williams: 3.3 win shares (#21 player in 2018)
- Total: 7.4 win shares (#9 duo in 2018)
#6. 2017 Atlanta Dream
- G Tiffany Hayes: 4.2 win shares (#12 player in 2017)
- C-F Elizabeth Williams: 3.2 win shares (#21 player in 2017)
- Total: 7.4 win shares (#8 duo in 2017)
#5. 2011 Atlanta Dream
- F-G Angel McCoughtry: 4.7 win shares (#10 player in 2011)
- F-C Erika de Souza: 2.9 win shares (#27 player in 2011)
- Total: 7.6 win shares (#8 duo in 2011)
#4. 2010 Atlanta Dream
- F Sancho Lyttle: 4.4 win shares (#12 player in 2010)
- F-G Angel McCoughtry: 4.1 win shares (#15 player in 2010)
- Total: 8.5 win shares (#7 duo in 2010)
#3. 2009 Atlanta Dream
- F Sancho Lyttle: 4.6 win shares (#5 player in 2009)
- F-C Erika de Souza: 4 win shares (#14 player in 2009)
- Total: 8.6 win shares (#5 duo in 2009)
#2. 2014 Atlanta Dream
- F-C Erika de Souza: 5 win shares (#7 player in 2014)
- G Tiffany Hayes: 4.9 win shares (#10 player in 2014)
- Total: 9.9 win shares (#4 duo in 2014)
#1. 2013 Atlanta Dream
- F-C Erika de Souza: 5.8 win shares (#7 player in 2013)
- F-G Angel McCoughtry: 4.8 win shares (#12 player in 2013)
- Total: 10.6 win shares (#5 duo in 2013)
