When the Dream hired Karl Smesko from the college ranks in November, they got two coaches in one.

There’s Smesko, the basketball fanatic — and then there’s “Big Wheeze,” the dad-joke-telling character who has endeared himself to his new team, which is one of the early-season surprises in the WNBA.

Who’s Big Wheeze? Look no further than a recent pregame media session before the home opener, when a reporter asked about his T-shirt, which read, “Pay some respect to women’s sports.”

“You got some new drip today, huh, coach?” the reporter asked.

“Is this drip? I thought something was falling out,” Smesko quipped.

Meet Big Wheeze.

“It’s cool. Big Wheeze is different, but we accept him,” Dream guard Allisha Gray joked. “All around, he’s a great person and a great coach. His jokes — he has d

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