Chennedy Carter WNBA return rumors involve Angel Reese, Atlanta Dream

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Chennedy Carter has played in the WNBA with Angel Reese before.

Social media chatter is wondering if they could reunite with the Atlanta Dream now that Reese has been traded there from the Chicago Sky.

There hasn't been any real reporting on the matter, but women's basketball fans want to see Carter join Reese in the ATL.

Carter has come under fire throughout her WNBA career, both for "conduct detrimental to the team" in 2021 with the Dream and then again in 2024 when she had a hard foul on Caitlin Clark draw a lot of criticism.

That would make her a risky signing in one sense.

But if Carter can handle herself off the court and in her decision-making, her ability would make her worth taking the chance on.

Carter is a career 14.6 point per game scorer.

She came out of Texas A&M as the No. 4 overall pick in the 2020 WNBA Draft after being a near-unstoppable scorer for the Aggies.

She spent her first two seasons with Atlanta before things got dicey.

She played for the Los Angeles Sparks in 2022, no one in the WNBA in 2023 and then the Sky in 2024.

Carter wasn't in the league in 2025.

She's still just 28 years old, so Carter could have a lot of quality ball left to play if she's given the chance.

There are so many free agents this offseason that it's unlikely anyone will rush to sign Carter. But later in the bidding game, if someone needs a scoring guard -- particularly if Reese's new team needs a scoring guard -- maybe Carter is someone worth considering.

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