Atlanta adds veteran forward while Sancho Lyttle competes for Spanish National Team
AVERY WARLEY-TALBERT – WNBA.com BIO
ATLANTA (June 11, 2016) – The Atlanta Dream have signed free-agent center Avery Warley-Talbert to a contract, the organization announced Saturday.
Warley-Talbert will take the roster spot of Sancho Lyttle, who is expected to miss the next three games while competing for Spain in the 2016 FIBA Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
The Rio 2016 qualifier will take place in Nantes, France on June 13-19. Spain will compete in Group D with Venezuela and China. The top two teams from each group will advance to the bracket/elimination stage with five invitations at stake for the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Warley-Talbert, a 6-3 center, is a four-year WNBA veteran and has appeared in 104 career games, while making 31 starts for three teams (Phoenix, Chicago, New York). A graduate of Liberty University, Warley-Talbert was originally signed as a free agent by the Phoenix Mercury prior to 2012 season.
She has averaged 2.7 points and 3.9 rebounds while playing 12.8 minutes per game over those 104 contests.
In 2015 Warley-Talbert appeared in 26 games for the New York Liberty, averaging 1.5 points and 2.7 rebounds. She registered a per-48 rebounding number of 15.9 per contest, the top mark on the squad. She was with the Liberty once again for training camp in 2016.
The Dream return to action on Sunday, June 12 at Philips Arena against the Connecticut Sun in a 3 p.m. ET tip.
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Transaction: The Atlanta Dream signed free agent center Avery Warley-Talbert to a contract.
2016 Atlanta Dream Roster (as of June 11, 2016)
| No. | Player | Pos | Ht. | Wt. | Birth Date | Exp | From |
| 10 | Matee Ajavon | G | 5-8 | 160 | 5/7/86 | 8 | Rutgers |
| 11 | Cierra Burdick | F | 6-2 | 162 | 9/30/93 | 1 | Tennessee |
| 23 | Layshia Clarendon | G | 5-9 | 140 | 5/2/91 | 3 | California |
| 8 | Carla Cortijo | G | 5-8 | 135 | 7/21/87 | 1 | Texas |
| 12 | Damiris Dantas* | F | 6-3 | 196 | 11/17/92 | 2 | Brazil |
| 21 | Reshanda Gray | F | 6-2 | 192 | 6/1/93 | 1 | California |
| 15 | Tiffany Hayes | G | 5-10 | 155 | 9/20/89 | 4 | Connecticut |
| 14 | Rachel Hollivay | C | 6-4 | 210 | 10/24/93 | R | Rutgers |
| 32 | Bria Holmes | G | 6-1 | 170 | 4/19/94 | R | West Virginia |
| 20 | Sancho Lyttle** | F | 6-4 | 175 | 9/20/83 | 11 | Houston |
| 35 | Angel McCoughtry | G/F | 6-1 | 160 | 9/10/86 | 7 | Louisville |
| 0 | Meighan Simmons | G | 5-9 | 140 | 1/25/92 | 1 | Tennessee |
| 7 | Avery Warley-Talbert | C | 6-3 | 202 | 5/17/90 | 4 | Liberty |
| 52 | Elizabeth Williams | C/F | 6-3 | 192 | 6/23/93 | 1 | Duke |
* Damiris Dantas has not reported to Atlanta’s training camp and has been suspended for the entire season. She will not be eligible to play for any team during the 2016 season while she competes for the Brazilian National Team.
** Sancho Lyttle is inactive while competing for Spain at the 2016 FIBA Women’s Basketball Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
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The three-time Eastern Conference Champion Atlanta Dream is entering its ninth season in the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA).
The Dream plays their home games at Philips Arena. Atlanta has qualified for the playoffs six times, winning conference titles in 2013, 2011 and 2010.