Photos/VideoATLANTA, GA-- Atlanta Dream novice guard Rhyne Howard was called the WNBA Eastern Meeting Player of the Week, the organization announced today. The honor makes her the very first rookie to win the honor in the very first week of their WNBA job given that Tamika Catchings in 2002, and the first Desire novice to ever before earn the WNBA Gamer of the Week is the Dream's initial WNBA Gamer of the Week because Tiffany Hayes won in 2018 and the first novice to win the honor since the 2019 her debut week, Howard averaged 20. 8 factors, 4. 5 rebounds and 2. 3 helps. She began in all 4 games and led the Desire in scoring in each of the group's three led the group to a 66-59 success over the Dallas Wings in her first-ever WNBA game, where she made four three-point field objectives and taped 4 blocks-- the initial gamer in organization background to achieve the landmark in their launching game. Her 12 three-point attempts because video game stands as the most by a Dream gamer considering that Renee Montgomery took 13 in a video game in 2019 Sparks Jersey. In her second expert game, Howard racked up 21 points in a 77-75 win over the Los Angeles Sparks, where she added 8 rebounds and made five three-point area recently, Howard tied the document for third-most points scored in a game by a Dream novice with 33 factors in a gain the Indiana Fever on Might 15. Her 17 factors in the very first quarter of that video game is connected for the third-most scored in a quarter by a first-year player in the WNBA and one of the most ever scored by a newbie in an initial quarter of any type of WNBA 83 factors through her initial 4 games, Howard is simply the 6th newbie in WNBA background to score 80 in such a Dream go back to activity Tuesday evening against the Indiana Fever at 7:00 p. m. ET on Bally Sports Atlanta Dream is a professional ladies's basketball team based in Atlanta, Ga. that strives to build a place where our team, our fans and our city come together to stand for the community we look for to offer. We enter our 15th year in 2022 with new ownership, new leadership, and a commitment to developing the most effective franchise business in the WNBA. We celebrate variety, stand for Atlanta, benefit advancement and creative imagination, and aim to encourage women both on and off the court. The team presently plays home video games at the Entrance Facility Field @ University Park and has received the WNBA Championship in nine of its very first 14 periods.