I Was 84% on Angel Reese. I'm Raising It.

I said Angel Reese was the most important basketball player in Atlanta. That was June 20. I was 84% sure.

I'm raising it to 91%.

Here's what happened in the seven days since I filed that take: Reese became the fastest player in WNBA history to reach 1,000 career rebounds. Seventy-nine games. Tina Charles held the record at 89. Reese broke it by ten. Not close. Not debatable. Done.

She hit the milestone on an offensive board at State Farm Arena, converted it into two points, and the building lost its mind. That building. The one with HAWKS painted on the floor. 17,044 people showed up. Not for Jalen Johnson. Not for Trae Young's ghost. For her.

Two days earlier in Indiana she shoved Clark on a screen, drew the foul, watched Clark wave her arms, and mocked the whole performance with a smile. That clip did 500,000 views before tip-off ended. Then she dropped 21 and 11 anyway.

The Dream took two of three from the Fever in June. Won 108-101 on the road. Won 113-96 at home -- a franchise scoring record. The Fever got one. The Dream got everything else.

The Dream are 12-5 and second in the East. Fifty consecutive sellouts. Six State Farm Arena dates because five wasn't enough. Reese is averaging 11.8 rebounds per game, first in the WNBA.

I was 84%. I'm 91% now. The 9% is Johnson's future. But futures don't fill 17,000 seats on a Friday night.

Receipts. Filed.