Possible Roster Moves Upcoming for Dream?

A Latvian team player gets to know Yelena Leuchanka of Belarus.

When desperate, you turn to the authorities - in this case, people who are actually insiders with the Atlanta Dream.

I'm getting strong rumors from sources who have been right before that indicate there could be some personnel moves coming in the next couple of weeks. I'm unable to find out exactly what's going to happen, but I would put cash money on the roster not remaining what it is right now by the end of July.

One source - whom I'll call "Deep Purple" - is actually putting some credence to the thought that Yelena Leuchanka might want to come and play for the Dream. My source writes that Leuchanka has said all along that she wants to come and play in the WNBA this summer and she should decide this week for sure - she is resting after Eurobasket just ended about nine days ago.

Of course, if Leuchanka does come to the Dream, this presents what you call a "good problem", the one caused by an embarrassment of riches. The problem becomes finding space for Yelena among all of our great posts. Which might mean, of course, more trades.

I might have some suggestions for some of those roster moves. I'm sure a lot of readers have some suggestions, too.

An Update on the 2009 Atlanta Dream

Okay, with the Snow signing yesterday, this is what we look like:

A: Players Who Played Last Year

C Mattera (married name of Katie Feenstra)
C Snow (free agent signing)

F/C de Souza
F Lacy
F Lyttle (acquired from dispersal draft)

G/F Castro Marques
G Haynie
G Latta
G Young

B: Players Who Didn't Play Last Year, But Whom We Expect To Play

C Anderson
G Teasley

C: Players Who Might Or Might Not Be Signed, Or Show Up

F Holdsclaw
C Leuchanka
?? #1 Draft Pick

D: Players Who Played Last Year, and Have Been Traded/Waived

Ann Strother
Chioma Nnamaka
Alison Bales
Betty Lennox
Kasha Terry

What Does the 2009 Atlanta Dream Look Like?

With all the changes and waivers, you really do need a scorecard to keep up with the current roster.

I've divided the current roster into A, B, and C classes. Class A is the most likely to see time, Class B is the second most likely, and Class C is the third most likely.

I think Dream fans might want to see the list, in case they blinked when their favorites were waived.

A: Players Who Played Last Year

C Mattera (married name of Katie Feenstra)

F/C de Souza
F/C Terry
F Lacy
F Lyttle (acquired from dispersal draft)

G/F Castro Marques
G Haynie
G Latta
G Young

B: Players Who Didn't Play Last Year, But Whom We Expect To Play

C Anderson
G Teasley

C: Players Who Might Or Might Not Be Signed, Or Show Up

F Holdsclaw
C Snow
C Leuchanka
?? #1 Draft Pick

D: Players Who Played Last Year, and Have Been Traded/Waived

Ann Strother
Chioma Nnamaka
Alison Bales
Betty Lennox