This week's power rankings experience a shake up after BOTH New York and Minnesota lose their first games of the season.

(AP) - The Atlanta Dream made a lot of moves in the offseason, hiring Karl Smesko from Florida Gulf Coast and bringing in Brittney Griner and Brionna Jones to complement Rhyne Howard and Allisha Gray.

Alyssa Thomas spent 11 seasons playing for the Connecticut Sun. Eleven seasons of dominance, including a league-leading 15 triple-doubles, five WNBA All-Star selections and eight playoff appearances.