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Allisha Gray looks on before a game against the Minnesota Lynx on May 27, 2026.<\/p>\n
Whoever decided that things had to be \u201cspoken into existence\u201d before they were accomplished certainly hasn\u2019t heard the story of Atlanta Dream<\/a> star Allisha Gray.<\/p>\n In what has quietly become one of the WNBA\u2019s most entertaining stories, the four-time All-Star has gone on record on multiple occasions, underestimating herself before \u2014 often in the very next game \u2014 achieving exactly what she said she couldn\u2019t.<\/p>\n Just prior to 2026\u2019s WNBA season starting in early-May, Gray humbly remarked that she \u201cdoesn\u2019t block shots.\u201d <\/p>\n Humorously, the highlight reels thereafter determined that to be untrue, with Gray literally opening Atlanta\u2019s season with a sound defensive rotation and game-winning block over Minnesota Lynx star Olivia Miles<\/a>. This, of course, goes without mentioning the number of high-effort chasedowns<\/a> that followed over the next few weeks.\u00a0<\/p>\n Perhaps, then, there\u2019s just something about the Lynx that sparks a never-before-seen ambition out of her, because d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu arrived during another head-to-head against Minnesota on Aug. 30.<\/p>\n By this point, Dream supporters know the quote all too well. To set the backdrop, one week prior, during an Aug. 24 win over the L.A. Sparks, Gray\u2019s teammate Angel Reese broke the WNBA\u2019s single-game rebounding record (26), to which Gray \u2014\u00a0 positive and animated, as she often is \u2014\u00a0 offered this gem of a quote:<\/p>\n \u201cYo, I was looking at the stat thing and I\u2019m like, \u2018Dang, 20 something,\u2019 how many rebounds she had? Like 20, 21, 22, 23 rebounds? I don\u2019t think I ever in my life got more than 10 rebounds. So, that\u2019s just a talent, like, I\u2019m just in awe watching her rebound, like that\u2019s a talent.\u201d<\/p>\n So, surely, one knows exactly what happened next: one week later, in the 89-81 win over Minnesota, Allisha Gray hustled her way into 11 rebounds, her most in a regular-season game in over a year.<\/p>\n The only spoil to this fun development is that Gray has had multiple games beyond the 10-rebound stratosphere; in fact, Aug. 30 marked the 12th different occasion of her decade-long career. But, only those who \u201caren\u2019t fun at parties,\u201d as they say, are likely to bring it up.<\/p>\n What Could Allisha Gray\u2019s Performance Mean Going Forward?<\/p>\n The greater takeaway is that Allisha Gray\u2019s multifaceted play helped Atlanta secure a signature win against the league\u2019s No. 1 team, a development that could prove key for their confidence with the postseason looming.<\/p>\n After finishing last season at No. 4 on the Most Valuable Player ballots, Gray is positioned for yet another All-WNBA-caliber season in 2026. She currently averages a career-best 19.3 points (on 46.0 percent shooting), and 1.7 \u201cstocks\u201d \u2014 steals plus blocks \u2014 per game.\u00a0<\/p>\n Such excellence could have the Dream positioned for homecourt advantage and favorable seeding during their pursuit of the franchise\u2019s first championship run. As it currently stands, the Dream sit at 26-14, prompting a tie for the No. 4 spot. If the season ended today, their opening round opponent would be a quite-familiar foe: the Indiana Fever<\/a>.<\/p>\n Maybe, just maybe, someone should ask Atlanta\u2019s star to suggest that she \u201cdoesn\u2019t win WNBA titles,\u201d just to see if the reverse psychology could go a perfect three-for-three this season.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tMarlow Ferguson Jr.<\/a> Marlow Ferguson has writing experience with SB Nation’s Blazer’s Edge, Sports Illustrated, NFL ALL DAY, NBA Top Shot and FanSided. He is currently a senior at Webster University, with a goal of graduating with a Communications degree. He’s watched LaMarcus Aldridge’s 2014 Game 1 vs. Houston over a hundred times, can recite the entire movie “White Chicks” word-for-word, and once played basketball against Usher in Atlanta. More about Marlow Ferguson Jr.<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty Allisha Gray looks on before a game against the Minnesota Lynx on May 27, 2026. 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