Dream Waive Jessica Morrow

The WNBA put it the release of 2009 third-round Atlanta Dream draft pick Jessica Morrow on their transactions board, but there appears to be no press release of any kind.

I can't figure this out at all - yeah, Morrow was just a lowly draft pick but there was no harm in giving her a look-see.

Here's what training camp on May 17th looks like now:

A: Players Who Played Last Year

C Snow (free agent signing)

F/C de Souza
F Lacy
F Lyttle

G/F Castro Marques
G Latta
G Young

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

C Anderson
G Teasley
F Holdsclaw

C: Players Acquired by Draft or Who Have Not Made a Commitment

C Leuchanka
G/F McCoughtry
G Lehning

We're down to thirteen players. We have two camp spaces. Hmm...are we thinking of signing another veteran...?

Silver Stars Bible Study Camp To Open; Katie Mattera Newest Member

From the San Antonio Silver Stars:

SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Silver Stars have signed center Katie Feenstra Mattera to a free agent contract, Head Coach and General Manager Dan Hughes announced today. Per team policy, terms of the contract have not been released.
“We are pleased to have Katie join the Silver Stars,” said Hughes. “She will add an interior presence with strong rebounding, plus she is an outstanding teammate.”

Indeed. Katie Mattera's not as bad as some Dream fans made her out to be in 2008.

Let's see...Becky Hammon, Erin Buescher, Katie Mattera and draftee Megan Frazee...this team has God on speed dial.

Free Agency Now Officially Opens in WNBA

We have now moved up to the next benchmark on the WNBA calendar - we were formerly in the period where a team could talk to free agents; we are now in the period where free agents can be signed.

Do I expect anyone to be signed right away? No. Ever since the WNBA began listing their complete team transactions (2001), no free agent has ever been signed in January.

You'll just have to wait till February for the excitement. Then again, this is the Atlanta Dream, baby! Anything can happen in the ATL!

Three More Years of Izi

According to WNBA.com three days ago, the Atlanta Dream signed Iziane Castro Marques to a three-year extension.