Tempering expectations for Holdsclaw's return 
December, 19, 2008
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In her pro career, Chamique Holdsclaw has been one of the more complicated people in women's basketball to write about. So it's with caution that we approach the announcement that she's apparently returning to the WNBA this coming season.
This week, the Atlanta Dream acquired the rights to Holdsclaw, the former Tennessee superstar, from Los Angeles for a first-round draft pick (No. 13).
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Mechelle Voepel
espnW.comMechelle Voepel joined ESPN.com in 1996 and covers women's college hoops, the WNBA and additional collegiate sports for espnW.
Born in Los Angeles, she grew up 40 miles north of St. Louis and is a lifelong Cardinals fan still basking in amazement over their 2011 World Series title.
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