The No.1 overall draft pick from 2022 has developed into one of the league’s best and most versatile players in her three seasons as a pro. She has averaged 17.0 points per game in her career so far and ended the 2024 season No. 4 league-wide in steals.
- Chelsea Leite
FanSided Contributor
As a large, 6-foot-2 guard, Howard uses her size to her advantage all over the court. She can shoot a nasty 3-pointer with a quick release (her buzzer-beater to win Team USA bronze in 3x3 last summer is a perfect example). Her defense is also suffocating, and her quick hands lead to her increased number of steals in games.
She has averaged a 25 [ercemt usage rate through her three seasons in Atlanta, but this will be the team’s first season under new coach Karl Smesko. Howard’s role may end up changing a little bit, given that Smesko is a coach who has historically run a perimeter shooting-heavy system. If he continues that with the Dream, it should only mean Howard’s shooting improves.