The 2024 Atlanta Dream season is the 17th season for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association, and their third season under head coach Tanisha Wright.
2024 Atlanta Dream season | |
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Coach | Tanisha Wright |
Arena | Gateway Center Arena |
Attendance | per game |
Results | |
Record | 11–22 (.333) |
Place | 5th (Eastern) |
The season tipped off on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, against the Los Angeles Sparks in Los Angeles.[1]
Transactions
editWNBA draft
editRound | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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1 | 12 | Nyadiew Puoch | Australia | Southside Flyers (Australia) |
2 | 20 | Isobel Borlase | Australia | Adelaide Lightning (Australia) |
3 | 32 | Matilde Villa | Italy | Reyer Venezia (Italy) |
Transactions
editDate | Transaction | |
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January 16, 2024 | Extended qualifying offer to AD Durr[2] | |
January 24, 2024 | Suspended contract of Iliana Rupert for the full season (personal decision)[3] | |
February 1, 2024 | Traded the 8th overall pick in the 2024 WNBA draft and Aari McDonald to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for Jordin Canada and the 12th overall pick in the 2024 Draft[4] | |
Signed Tina Charles and Aerial Powers[5] | ||
Re-signed Nia Coffey[5] | ||
February 28, 2024 | Signed Khadijiah Cave to a training camp contract[6] | |
February 29, 2024 | Exercised team options on Rhyne Howard and Naz Hillmon[2] | |
March 25, 2024 | Signed Lorela Cubaj to a training camp contract[7] | |
April 19, 2024 | Signed Elizabeth Balogun, Taj Cole, and Khaalia Hillsman to a training camp contracts[8] | |
April 27, 2024 | Rescinded qualifying offer to AD Durr[9] | |
April 28, 2024 | Signed Destanni Henderson to a training camp contract[10] | |
May 4, 2024 | Traded a 2025 3rd round draft pick to the Dallas Wings in exchange for Crystal Dangerfield[11] | |
Waived Elizabeth Balogun and Taj Cole[12] | ||
May 7, 2024 | Waived Khaalia Hillsman[13] | |
May 10, 2024 | Waived Khadijiah Cave and Destanni Henderson[14] | |
May 13, 2024 | Suspended the contract of Lorela Cubaj (temporary) | |
May 24, 2024 | Activated Lorela Cubaj | |
June 26, 2024 | Waived Crystal Dangerfield[15] | |
Signed Maya Caldwell[16] | ||
July 4, 2024 | Signed Destanni Henderson to a 7-day hardship contract[17] | |
July 9, 2024 | Suspended the contract of Laeticia Amihere (temporary) | |
July 12, 2024 | Signed Destanni Henderson to second 7-day hardship contract | |
July 18, 2024 | Released Destanni Henderson | |
August 11, 2024 | Activated Laeticia Amihere |
Roster changes
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Depth chart
editPos. | Starter | Bench |
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PG | Jordin Canada | Haley Jones Crystal Dangerfield |
SG | Allisha Gray | Aerial Powers |
SF | Rhyne Howard | Laeticia Amihere Nia Coffey |
PF | Cheyenne Parker | Naz Hillmon |
C | Tina Charles | Lorela Cubaj |
Schedule
editPre-season
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May: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
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2024 pre-season schedule |
Regular season
edit2024 game log Total: 11–21 (Home: 6–10; Road: 5–11) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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May: 4–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–1)
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June
: 3–8 (Home: 1–5; Road: 2–3)
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July
: 0–7 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–5)
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August
: 3–4 (Home: 3–2; Road: 0–2)
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September: 1–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–1)
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2024 season schedule |
Standings
edit# | Team | P | W | L | PCT | GB | Conf. | Home | Road | Cup |
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1 | x – New York Liberty | 33 | 27 | 6 | .818 | — | 15–3 | 14–2 | 13–4 | 5–0 |
2 | x – Connecticut Sun | 33 | 24 | 9 | .727 | 3 | 13–6 | 13–4 | 11–5 | 4–1 |
3 | cx – Minnesota Lynx | 33 | 24 | 9 | .727 | 3 | 14–5 | 15–3 | 9–6 | 4–1 |
4 | x – Las Vegas Aces | 33 | 21 | 12 | .636 | 6 | 10–8 | 11–7 | 10–5 | 2–3 |
5 | x – Seattle Storm | 33 | 20 | 13 | .606 | 7 | 8–6 | 12–5 | 8–8 | 4–1 |
6 | x – Indiana Fever | 34 | 18 | 16 | .529 | 9.5 | 10–8 | 10–5 | 8–11 | 3–2 |
7 | x – Phoenix Mercury | 34 | 17 | 17 | .500 | 10.5 | 9–8 | 10–7 | 7–10 | 3–2 |
8 | Chicago Sky | 33 | 11 | 22 | .333 | 16 | 5–12 | 4–12 | 7–10 | 1–4 |
9 | Atlanta Dream | 33 | 11 | 22 | .333 | 16 | 4–11 | 6–10 | 5–12 | 1–4 |
10 | Washington Mystics | 33 | 10 | 23 | .303 | 17 | 4–11 | 4–12 | 6–11 | 1–4 |
11 | Dallas Wings | 33 | 9 | 24 | .273 | 18 | 6–12 | 7–10 | 2–14 | 0–5 |
12 | Los Angeles Sparks | 33 | 7 | 26 | .212 | 20 | 4–12 | 5–11 | 2–15 | 2–3 |
Notes
- (#) – League Standing
- c – Commissioner's Cup winners
- x – Clinched playoff berth
- e – Eliminated from playoff contention
- Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings
Statistics
editLegend | |||||||
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GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage | TO | Turnovers per game |
PF | Fouls per game | Team leader | League leader |
Regular Season
editPlayer | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
Awards and honors
editRecipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
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Allisha Gray | WNBA All-Star | July 2, 2024 | [18] |
References
edit- ^ "2024 Schedule - Atlanta Dream". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
- ^ a b "WNBA Transactions". acrossthetimeline.com. Across The Timeline. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ "Iliana Rupert To Sit Out 2024 WNBA Season". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. January 24, 204. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
- ^ "Dream acquire 2-time WNBA steals leader Canada and send McDonald to Sparks in swap of guards". apnews.com. Associated Press. February 1, 204. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
- ^ a b "Atlanta Dream Sign Tina Charles and Aerial Powers; Re-sign Nia Coffey". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. February 1, 204. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
- ^ "Atlanta Dream Sign Khadijiah Cave to Training Camp Contract". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ "Atlanta Dream Sign Forward/Center Lorela Cubaj to Training Camp Contrac". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. March 25, 204. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
- ^ "WNBA's Atlanta Dream Sign Three Players to Training Camp Contracts". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. April 19, 2024. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
- ^ @RachGall (April 27, 2024). "The Atlanta Dream have renounced the rights to AD Durr making them an unrestricted free agent, multiple sources confirm to @Winsidr" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Atlanta Dream Sign Guard Destanni Henderson to Training Camp Contract". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. April 28, 2024. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
- ^ "Dallas Wings Announce Roster Transaction". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ @ATLDreamPR (May 4, 2024). "Roster update: The Atlanta Dream have waived Taj Cole and Elizabeth Balogun, the organization announced today" (Tweet). Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ @ATLDreamPR (May 7, 2024). "Roster Update: The Atlanta Dream have waived Khaalia Hillsman, the organization announced today" (Tweet). Retrieved May 11, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ @ATLDreamPR (May 10, 2024). "The Atlanta Dream have waived Destanni Henderson and Khadijiah Cave, the organization announced today" (Tweet). Retrieved May 11, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ @ATLDreamPR (June 26, 2024). "The Atlanta Dream have waived guard Crystal Dangerfield, the organization announced today" (Tweet). Retrieved June 26, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Atlanta Dream Sign Guard Maya Caldwell". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. June 26, 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ @ATLDreamPR (July 4, 2024). "The Atlanta Dream have signed guard Destanni Henderson to a seven-day hardship contract, the organization announced today" (Tweet). Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Rosters Set for AT&T WNBA All-Star 2024 on July 20". WNBA (Press release). July 2, 2024.