Dream selected Haley Jones, Laeticia Amihere and Leigha Brown

The Atlanta Dream selected guard Haley Jones with the No. 6 overall pick, Laeticia Amihere with the No. 8 pick, and Leigha Brown with the No. 15 pick (second round) Monday night in the 2023 WNBA Draft.

“We targeted two players at 6 and 8 and feel very fortunate to have landed both of them,” said General Manager Dan Padover.

Jones, a four-year starter for Stanford, finished her career in Palo Alto averaging 13.0 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game. She helped lead the Cardinal to an NCAA Championship in her sophomore season and won the Most Outstanding Player nod after defeating current Dream guard Aari McDonald and the Arizona Wildcats with 17 points and 8 rebounds in the championship game.

“Haley is somebody who we know is a good kid and she is going to be a great culture fit here. She shows extreme versatility in her game, has the ability to play multiple positions and does a lot of different things well while also making others around her better.”head coach Tanisha Wright said.

Amihere closed out her college career with her best offensive season, averaging 7.1 points on 48.7 percent shooting as a senior. She helped lead the Gamecocks to three NCAA Final Four Showings, including the 2022 National Championship, along with three SEC regular season championships and three SEC Tournament titles.

She is now the second Gamecock on the Dream’s preseason roster, joining guard Allisha Gray in Atlanta this summer.

“Laeticia’s size and athleticism are going to translate very well and will turn her into a long-term player in this league,” Wright said

Prior to her time with the Wolverines, Brown was named the Big Ten Sixth Player of the Year as a sophomore with Nebraska.

“She plays with a chip on her shoulder and isn’t afraid to go to battle – that mindset will give her an advantage as she comes in every day and competes for us.” Wright said.

Brown is the second Wolverine on Atlanta’s preseason roster, joining her former Michigan teammate and current Dream forward Naz Hillmon in Atlanta this summer.