Allisha Gray, Dream Reportedly Finalizing 'Max-Plus' Contract After Angel Reese Trade

Veteran guard Allisha Gray capitalized on a career year with the Atlanta Dream to return to the team on a new multiyear contract.

Per Sean Hurd of Andscape, Gray is finalizing a three-year "max-plus" contract to stay in Atlanta just days after the Dream landed Angel Reese in a trade with the Chicago Sky.

Gray earned her third straight All-Star nod in 2025 on top of finishing third in the Most Improved Player voting and placing fourth on the MVP ballot. She averaged 18.4 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists across 42 games.

The Dream as a whole exceeded expectations in Karl Smesko's first season as head coach. They tied for the WNBA's second-best record (30-14), and their .682 winning percentage was the best in franchise history.

Atlanta came up short in the first round of the playoffs against the Indiana Fever, but that didn't erase the progress made in Year 1 under Smesko.

His offense, which aligns with the Moreyball philosophy, also showcased the Dream's players in a big way, Gray included.

The 30-year-old attempted (255) and made (98) more three-pointers than she ever had, and she did so while posting the second-highest three-point percentage (38.4).

Gray's best performance came in a July 23 win over the Phoenix Mercury. She finished with 28 points, seven rebounds, six assists and one steal. Her 32 points a month earlier against the Washington Mystics were a career high as well.

"You know, I just thought that she would really thrive in this style," Smesko told the Associated Press' Charles Odum in June. "I mean, she makes such good reads. She likes being in a place where she has a lot of freedom and can just look for her opportunities to attack and create shots, rather than just necessarily have to run a play every time down. She's been one of the best players in the league so far this year."

For a franchise that has long struggled to attract outside talent, re-signing Gray was a top priority for Atlanta.

The first-round exit to Indiana was a bit of a reality check for whether the 6'0" guard can be the first scoring option on a team with big playoff aspirations. She's simply not the kind of singular talent who can take over a game with regularity in a postseason series.

That wasn't an argument for letting Gray walk as a free agent, though. She's clearly a winning player based on the Dream's regular-season record, and replacing her with a player of equal or better quality was no given for general manager Dan Padover.

The front office will hope, with almost every veteran in the WNBA hitting the open market, that Gray's presence along with Smesko's seamless transition to the pro game will make Atlanta a more attractive destination than it has been in the past.