Caitlin Clark, Preseason Fever live updates: Indiana hosts Atlanta Dream as No. 1 pick plays first home game

The Dream led 30-24 after the first quarter. Atlanta finished a distant fifth in the standings last season at 19-21 after struggling down the stretch. It was the Dream’s best season since 2018.

They are one of the teams that will compete with Indiana for the middle of the standings (5-8) and playoff positioning. Atlanta returns 2021 No. 1 overall pick Rhyne Howard (17.5 ppg, 4.9 ppg, 3.5 ppg), Olympic 3×3 champion Allisha Gray (17.1 ppg, 4.9 ppg, 3.1 ppg) and center Cheyenne Parker (15 ppg, 6.7 ppg). Tina Charles, a veteran WNBA center and Olympic gold medalist who didn’t play last year, signed in free agency, still looking for her first WNBA championship.