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The Chicago Sky announced today the team has signed Crystal Bradford. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
A 6-foot-0 forward, Bradford, 28, has appeared in 39 career games (10 starts) across two seasons with the Atlanta Dream (2021) and Los Angeles Sparks (2015), recording averages of 6.5 points and 2.9 rebounds in 14.0 minutes per contest.
Last season, Bradford competed in 24 games (9 starts) with the Dream, averaging 8.8 points, 1.5 assists, and 3.8 rebounds in 18.3 minutes of play. Bradford’s best performance of the 2021 season came in her first start with the Dream, when she posted career-highs across the board marking 17 points, 7 assists and 4 steals against the Seattle Storm on July 7, 2021.
Drafted out of Central Michigan University with the No. 7 overall pick in the first round of the 2015 WNBA Draft, the Detroit native is CMU’s only women’s player in program history to have been drafted into the league.

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Chicago Sky Sign Crystal Bradford

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As the end of 2021 draws near, WNBA.com is wrapping up the 25th season by recapping each team’s season. Take a look back at notable contributors and season highlights with the 2021 Season In Review. First up is the Atlanta Dream.
<h2>Overview</h2>
Coming into the 2021 season, the future looked bright for the Dream, as they brought back their main core, drafted Arizona star, Aari McDonald, at No. 3, and were under a new ownership group, including two-time WNBA Champion and former Dream star, Renee Montgomery. Renee made history as the first former WNBA player to become an owner and a senior executive of a WNBA team.
However, two weeks before the season, head coach Nicki Collen left, and the Dream faced more adversity as the season went on, losing two coaches, injury, and Chennedy Carter&#8217;s lengthy suspension. As a result, the Atlanta Dream ended their season 8-24.
The Dream look to rebuild their team for next season, as the majority of the 2021 team are free agents. The Dream have hired 14-year WNBA veteran, <a href="https://dream.wnba.com/news/atlanta-dream-names-tanisha-wright-as-head-coach/">Tanisha Wright</a> as the new head coach and <a href="https://dream.wnba.com/news/atlanta-dream-names-dan-padover-as-general-manager-darius-taylor-as-assistant-general-manager/">Dan Padover</a>, a two-time WNBA Executive of the Year, as the new GM to assist in the remodel. It will be interesting to see how Padover and Wright rebuild this team.
 Note: The Atlanta Dream has announced that Courtney Williams and Crystal Bradford will not return in 2022 after both were involved in an off-the-court altercation. 
<h2>Top Contributors</h2>
Courtney Williams
The elite guard came back in her second season for the Dream with more swagger than ever before, having a career-high season of 16.5 points, 6.8 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 1.1 steals, and 0.5 blocks per game. Her success on the court resulted in her becoming a first-time All-Star this season, where she put up 15 points, 2 assists, and a block to help her team defeat the USAB Women’s National Team. On May 29th, the energetic guard had a clutch performance against the New York Liberty, leading the Dream in points (31), scoring 6 of the Dream&#8217;s 8 points in OT, and knocking down the game-winning three-pointer.
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Tiffany Hayes
After opting out of the 2020 season, Hayes came back stronger than ever, ready to show the WNBA she still had it. Her true form showed at times despite injury this season. On September 14th, Hayes erupted for a season-high 31 points and 11-for-18 FGM against the Indiana Fever.
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Crystal Bradford
Before this season, Crystal Bradford hadn&#8217;t played in the WNBA since the Los Angeles Sparks drafted her at No.7 in 2015. Despite this, Bradford impressed the Dream in training camp with her unique style of play and made a WNBA roster for the first time in six years. She made sure the Dream didn&#8217;t regret their decision by becoming a major spark for the team with 8.8 points per game. Despite a season-ending injury midway through the season, Bradford made an offensive difference for the Dream, and her 1.3 offensive rebounds per game ranked fourth among guards in the league this season. On July 2nd, she had her best performance against the Seattle Storm, with career-highs across the board (17 PTS, 7 AST, and 4 STL).
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🥵 Steal to a pull-up 3? That&#39;s how you feel Crystal Bradford? Alright.
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<h2>Season Highlights</h2>
Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year Winner
On July 12th, the Atlanta Dream were named the Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year at the Sports Humanitarian Awards presented by ESPN for their social justice efforts. As the winners, the Dream received a $100,000 grant that the team donated to the New Georgia Project.
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The Dream were named the Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year at the Sports Humanitarian Awards,
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Four Game Win Streak
Between May 21st and May 29th, the Dream won four games straight against the Indiana Fever, Chicago Sky, Dallas Wings, and New York Liberty.
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Aari McDonald Named to WNBA All-Rookie Team
Aari McDonald was named to the 2021 WNBA All-Rookie Team, after averaging 6.3 points. Her 59 assists and 25 steals led all rookies in the WNBA. McDonald&#8217;s 189 total points, 32 made three-point field goals ranked second. Additionally, McDonald led all first-year players with a 20.7% usage rate.
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AARI. WOW. 😳 <a href="https://twitter.com/AariMcdonald?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AariMcdonald</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CountIt?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CountIt</a> <a href="https://t.co/XlWNQMRIvc">pic.twitter.com/XlWNQMRIvc</a>
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Season In Review: Atlanta Dream

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NEW YORK, Nov 23, 2021 – The WNBA announced today that former Atlanta Dream players Courtney Williams and Crystal Bradford have been suspended without pay for their roles in an altercation outside of an Atlanta-area club in May and for related health and safety protocol violations.  Williams’ suspension is for two games and Bradford’s suspension is for one game.
The suspensions will be served starting with the first regular season game that each player is eligible to play following the signing of a new Standard Player Contract.

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Former Atlanta Dream Players Courtney Williams &amp; Crystal Bradford Suspended

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Skylar Diggins-Smith scores 25 points and 7 assists as Phoenix beat Atlanta, 84-69. Diana Taurasi also added 18 points in the Mercury win.

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GAME RECAP: Mercury 84, Dream 69

Teaira McCowan goes off for 21 points and 14 rebounds to lead Indiana in a 79-68 win against Atlanta.

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Game Recap: Fever 79, Dream 68

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UNCASVILLE, Conn. &#8212; (AP) — Jonquel Jones had 24 points and 16 rebounds, DeWanna Bonner added 22 points and the Connecticut Sun beat the Atlanta Dream 84-72 on Friday night to wrap up a spot in the WNBA Commissioner&#8217;s Cup championship.
Connecticut will represent the Eastern Conference in the inaugural title game Aug. 12 in Phoenix after going 8-1 in Commissioner&#8217;s Cup games. The title-contending teams will be vying for a prize pool of a $500,000.
Brionna Jones added 16 points and nine rebounds and Briann January scored 11 points for Connecticut (13-6). Bonner moved into sixth on the WNBA career list for made free throws, passing Cappie Pondexter.
Jones was 11 of 18 from the floor to help her reach 20-plus points for the eighth time this season. The Sun shot 51.5% while holding Atlanta to 38.5%.
Cheyenne Parker scored all 15 of her points in the first half for Atlanta (6-12), which has lost three straight. Crystal Bradford added 12 points and Aari McDonald 10.

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Sun Wraps Up Spot In Commissioner's Cup Championship

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Crystal Bradford

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<li>Selected No. 7 by the Los Angeles Sparks in the 2015 WNBA Draft.</li>
<li>Left Central Michigan as the program’s all-time leader in points (2,006), rebounds (1,140), field goals made (805) and blocked shots (177).</li>
<li>Earned a gold medal with the 2013 USA World University Games Team in Kazan, Russia.</li>
<li>Has extensive international experience competing in China, Finland, Israel, Poland and Turkey.</li>
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