The secrets behind Angel Reese's legendary rebounding
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- Angel Reese grabbed her 1,000th career rebound in just 79 WNBA games — 10 games faster than all-time leader Tina Charles — and leads the league with 384 rebounds this season at a 12.0 per-game clip
- Reese is on pace to set the WNBA single-season rebounding record and become the first player to crack 500 rebounds, with 11 games remaining on Atlanta's schedule
- Reese's rookie-season total of 446 rebounds ranks second all-time behind A'ja Wilson's 451, and all three of her seasons rank in the WNBA's top 10 for single-season boards
- Atlanta Dream coach Karl Smesko credits Reese's 8-to-10-foot rebounding radius; teammate Rhyne Howard points to her tenacity, while former Sky teammate Elizabeth Williams highlights a quick first step that makes her elusive around the rim
- Reese has logged 49 'mebounds' — offensive rebounds of her own missed shots — this season, and at 6-4 with a 6-5¾ wingspan she outrebounds taller opponents like 6-6 Seattle Storm center Dominique Malonga
- Reese's rebounding is a family inheritance: mother Angel Webb averaged 13.2 rebounds at UMBC in 1991-92, while brother Julian Reese averaged 10.5 boards in 13 NBA games with the Washington Wizards
Why it matters: Reese's 79-game march to 1,000 career rebounds already beats Charles as the fastest in WNBA history, and her current 12.0-per-game pace puts the 500-rebound single-season barrier — never crossed in league history — within reach over Atlanta's final 11 games. Her three straight All-Star seasons all rank in the league's top 10, suggesting the production is structural rather than a hot streak.
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