The Atlanta Dream's franchise-record 30-win season has helped vault general manager Dan Padover to new heights as the league's first three-time winner of the WNBA Basketball Executive of the Year.

Padover also won the award, which the league announced on Tuesday, when he was with the Las Vegas Aces in 2020 and 2021. He started his fourth season in Atlanta tied for the most honors with two-time winner Cheryl Reeve, who won in 2019 and 2024 with the Minnesota Lynx.

The award was voted on by a panel of the general managers of the WNBA's 13 active teams and the expansion Toronto Tempo, who begin play in 2026. The GMs could not vote for themselves.

Padover was named on the most ballots with 12, including eight first-place votes. Ohemaa Nyanin of the expansion Golden State Valkyries (10 ballo

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