Fox Sports personality Nick Wright has completely changed his tune on Angel Reese this WNBA season.
Back in May of 2025, Wright suggested that Reese needs to improve her game in order to remain a true superstar in the WNBA.
“Angel Reese needs to be better at basketball,” Wright said. “I’m not talking about as a person, I’m not talking about as a podcaster. She needs to be better as a player if we want this rivalry to have some staying power. She had a very busy offseason, but at this moment, it doesn’t seem like the offseason involved a lot of Mikan drills of left-handed layups. Right now, Angel Reese, she is a wildly famous rebounder.”
One year later, Reese took her game to a new level and helped the Dream make a run to the WNBA Finals. In Game 3 on Wednesday night, she had 21 points and 12 rebounds in a 97-71 win over the Valkyries.
Even though he’s been critical of her in the past, Wright gave Reese her flowers after last night’s performance.
“If Angel Reese was going to have her status as a player stay at the level of her status as a celebrity she needed to get better,” Wright said. “Well, this year that changed considerably. She’s been phenomenal. Angel Reese’s performance this playoffs gives her the opportunity to be a step behind A’ja Wilson as the top player in the sport.”
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So close to adding another accolade.
Reese had a great regular season with Atlanta, averaging 16.4 points and 12.1 rebounds per game. She was named the Defensive Player of the Year for the first time in her career.
Although she had zero playoff experience prior to this season, Reese has looked like a 10-year vet in crunch time. In fact, she’s averaging 19.4 points per game in the playoffs on 48.1% shooting from the field.
The Dream are two wins away from winning a WNBA championship. If Reese continues to play well, she’ll end up being the Finals MVP.
