Effectively, the Atlanta Dream determined that she is not the Wright coach.
On Wednesday afternoon, Atlanta normal supervisor and govt vp Dan Padover introduced that the group wouldn’t be retaining Tanisha Wright as head coach. Padover issued the next assertion:
The Atlanta Dream have made the tough determination to half methods with head coach Tanisha Wright. Tanisha was an necessary contributor in our efforts to rebuild the Dream, and we wish to thank her for her arduous work and dedication to the Dream over the past three seasons and want her the perfect sooner or later. At the moment, we imagine a change is required to guide our gamers and group to the subsequent chapter in our efforts to be a high crew within the WNBA.
Wright had simply accomplished the second 12 months of the five-year contract extension she signed after the 2022 season, when she was named Coach of the Yr by the Related Press. Wright departs with a 48-68 document, and is chargeable for main the Dream to back-to-back playoff appearances in 2023 and 2024.
On social media, Wright expressed appreciation for her time on the sidelines in Atlanta, writing:
Over the course of three years this has been an unimaginable expertise for me. I wish to thank each participant I’ve had the pleasure of teaching. You all fought arduous to put some unimaginable floor work, fought arduous for the group and fought arduous for our tradition…for that I’m extraordinarily grateful.
She additional thanked her workers and the group earlier than concluding, “Change is inevitable for development. This subsequent season will probably be my season of development.”
Over the course of three years this has been an unimaginable expertise for me.
I wish to thank each participant I’ve had the pleasure of teaching. You all fought arduous to put some unimaginable floor work, fought arduous for the group and fought arduous for our tradition…for that I’m
— Coach Tanisha Wright (@coachtwright_) October 2, 2024
Exremely grateful.
To the workers I’ve had the chance to work with, it was a pleasure, my hope is that you have discovered as a lot as I’ve discovered by means of our journey collectively.
Lastly, I wish to Thank the Atlanta Dream Group for giving me a possibility to guide such
— Coach Tanisha Wright (@coachtwright_) October 2, 2024
unimaginable folks. Though, our time collectively has come to an finish, I want nothing however the perfect as you proceed your journey of being the perfect group in sports activities.
Change is inevitable for development. This subsequent season will probably be my season of development.
— Coach Tanisha Wright (@coachtwright_) October 2, 2024
The Dream now be part of the Los Angeles Sparks and Chicago Sky, together with the enlargement Golden State Valkyries, in trying to find a head coach.
