WNBA’s Atlanta Dream Sign Tina Charles and Aerial Powers; Re-sign Nia Coffey

The Atlanta Dream have signed forward Tina Charlesand guard Aerial Powers, and re-signed forward Nia Coffey, the organization announced today.

2012 WNBA MVP, eight-time All-Star and three-time Olympic Gold Medalist Tina Charles will join a young Atlanta Dream core coming off their best season in five years.

“Tina’s ability to score and rebound the basketball at an elite level immediately helps this basketball team,” said Dream General Manager and Executive Vice President Dan Padover. “Tina is a former MVP and Gold Medalist with a ton of ’big game’ experience that I know will aid us throughout the course of the WNBA season.”

Charles has etched her name in the WNBA record books currently sitting fourth in the league all-time in scoring, amassing 7115 points. Additionally, Charles is the second all-time rebounder with 3640, averaging 18.2 points and 9.3 rebounds per game in her career.

“Having a player who has been tried and true throughout her career will be impactful as our young core continues to mature,” said Head Coach Tanisha Wright.

Aerial Powers is the second former WNBA Champion to join the Dream this offseason. The 5’11” guard has averaged 10.7 points and 3.3 rebounds per game over her career and played an integral role in the Washington Mystics winning the Championship in 2019.

“Aerial is one of the most explosive wings in the WNBA and is capable of scoring in a variety of ways,” said Padover.

Nia Coffey will continue her journey in her third consecutive year with Atlanta after starting 31 games last season and shooting a career-high 40.2% from three in 2023. Coffey suffered a hand-injury last August which ended her season. Coffey’s defensive presence and experience played a large role in the Dream returning to the WNBA Playoffs for the first time in five years.

“Nia has been a huge part of our growth the last two years and has played an integral part in any and all successes we’ve had,” said Padover. “She is returning stronger than ever and has established herself as an exceptional defender and three-point shooter.