The 2024 Atlanta Dream season was the 17th season for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association, and their third season under head coach Tanisha Wright.
The season tipped off on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, against the Los Angeles Sparks in Los Angeles.[1] The Dream started the season on an up-and-down run as they went 2–2 in their first four games. They defeated Washington and Las Vegas to end May 4–2. Their winning streak did not extend into June as they lost four of their first five games in the month, with the lone win coming in Chicago. They defeated Los Angeles again and Connecticut as the only other two wins in the month to finish 3–8 in June. Seven of the eight losses in the month came by double digits. Rhyne Howard injured her ankle on June 21 and missed nine games.[2] The Dream would only win one game during her absence, and went 0–7 in July prior to the Olympic Break. The losing streak featured a three point loss in Dallas as the closest game. The Dream returned healthier from the Olympic Break and won the first three games in August. However, they lost the next four games in August, with three of those losses coming by five points or less. They finished August 3–4 and in the hunt for the eighth and final playoff spot. The Dream won two of the first three games in September, including an overtime win against Dallas. They would go on to lose their next three games, including another overtime game against Indiana, and a three point loss to playoff rivals Washington. However, they followed that with three straight wins, including a win against Washington and their other playoff rival Chicago. The final game of the season was a win at New York, where the Dream clinched the eighth seed. They finished the regular season 15–25.
The Dream faced the Liberty in the first versus eighth seed First Round playoff series. The Dream lost the best-of-three series two games to zero. They lost game one by fourteen points and game two by nine points to end their season. It was the second straight year the Dream were swept two games to zero in the First Round. After the season, the Dream and Head Coach Tanisha Wright parted ways.[3]
Transactions
WNBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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| 1 | 12 | Nyadiew Puoch |  Australia
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Southside Flyers (Australia) |
| 2 | 20 | Isobel Borlase | Australia
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Adelaide Lightning (Australia) |
| 3 | 32 | Matilde Villa |  Italy
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Reyer Venezia (Italy) |
Transactions
| Date | Transaction | |
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| January 16, 2024 | Extended qualifying offer to AD Durr[4] | |
| January 24, 2024 | Suspended contract of Iliana Rupert for the full season (personal decision)[5] | |
| 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[6] | |
| Signed Tina Charles and Aerial Powers[7] | ||
| Re-signed Nia Coffey[7] | ||
| February 28, 2024 | Signed Khadijiah Cave to a training camp contract[8] | |
| February 29, 2024 | Exercised team options on Rhyne Howard and Naz Hillmon[4] | |
| March 25, 2024 | Signed Lorela Cubaj to a training camp contract[9] | |
| April 19, 2024 | Signed Elizabeth Balogun, Taj Cole, and Khaalia Hillsman to a training camp contracts[10] | |
| April 27, 2024 | Rescinded qualifying offer to AD Durr[11] | |
| April 28, 2024 | Signed Destanni Henderson to a training camp contract[12] | |
| May 4, 2024 | Traded a 2025 3rd round draft pick to the Dallas Wings in exchange for Crystal Dangerfield[13] | |
| Waived Elizabeth Balogun and Taj Cole[14] | ||
| May 7, 2024 | Waived Khaalia Hillsman[15] | |
| May 10, 2024 | Waived Khadijiah Cave and Destanni Henderson[16] | |
| May 13, 2024 | Suspended the contract of Lorela Cubaj (temporary) | |
| May 24, 2024 | Activated Lorela Cubaj | |
| June 26, 2024 | Waived Crystal Dangerfield[17] | |
| Signed Maya Caldwell[18] | ||
| July 4, 2024 | Signed Destanni Henderson to a 7-day hardship contract[19] | |
| 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 | |
| September 18, 2024 | Signed Ezinne Kalu | |
Roster changes
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Roster
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Depth chart
| Pos. | Starter | Bench |
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| PG | Jordin Canada | Haley Jones Crystal Dangerfield |
| SG | Allisha Gray | Aerial Powers 
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| SF | Rhyne Howard | Laeticia Amihere Nia Coffey |
| PF | Cheyenne Parker
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Naz Hillmon |
| C | Tina Charles | Lorela Cubaj |
Schedule
Pre-season
| 2024 pre-season game log Total: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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May: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
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| 2024 pre-season schedule | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Regular season
| 2024 game log Total: 15–25 (Home: 8–12; Road: 7–13) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
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August
: 3–4 (Home: 3–2; Road: 0–2)
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September
: 5–4 (Home: 2–2; Road: 3–2)
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Playoffs
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First round vs. New York Liberty Lost Series: 0–2
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| 2024 playoff schedule | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Standings
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Conf. | Home | Road | Cup |
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| 1 | yx – New York Liberty | 32 | 8 | .800 | — | 16–4 | 16–4 | 16–4 | 5–0 |
| 2 | cx – Minnesota Lynx | 30 | 10 | .750 | 2 | 14–6 | 16–4 | 14–6 | 4–1 |
| 3 | x – Connecticut Sun | 28 | 12 | .700 | 4 | 14–6 | 14–6 | 14–6 | 4–1 |
| 4 | x – Las Vegas Aces | 27 | 13 | .675 | 5 | 12–8 | 13–7 | 14–6 | 2–3 |
| 5 | x – Seattle Storm | 25 | 15 | .625 | 7 | 13–7 | 14–6 | 11–9 | 4–1 |
| 6 | x – Indiana Fever | 20 | 20 | .500 | 12 | 11–9 | 12–8 | 8–12 | 3–2 |
| 7 | x – Phoenix Mercury | 19 | 21 | .475 | 13 | 10–10 | 10–10 | 9–11 | 3–2 |
| 8 | x – Atlanta Dream | 15 | 25 | .375 | 17 | 7–13 | 8–12 | 7–13 | 1–4 |
| 9 | e – Washington Mystics | 14 | 26 | .350 | 18 | 7–13 | 5–15 | 9–11 | 1–4 |
| 10 | e – Chicago Sky | 13 | 27 | .325 | 19 | 5–15 | 6–14 | 7–13 | 1–4 |
| 11 | e – Dallas Wings | 9 | 31 | .225 | 23 | 6–14 | 7–13 | 2–18 | 0–5 |
| 12 | e – Los Angeles Sparks | 8 | 32 | .200 | 24 | 5–15 | 5–15 | 3–17 | 2–3 |
Notes
- (#) – League Standing
- c – Commissioner's Cup winners
- y – Regular Season Champion
- x – Clinched playoff berth
- e – Eliminated from playoff contention
- Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings
Playoffs
| Round One: Best-of-3 | Semifinals: Best-of-5 | Finals: Best-of-5 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | New York Liberty | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Atlanta Dream | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | New York Liberty | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Las Vegas Aces | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Las Vegas Aces | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Seattle Storm | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | New York Liberty | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Minnesota Lynx | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Minnesota Lynx | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Phoenix Mercury | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Minnesota Lynx | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Connecticut Sun | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Connecticut Sun | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Indiana Fever | 0 | ||||||||||||
Bold: series winner
Statistics
| Legend | |||||||
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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
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PF | PPG |
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| Rhyne Howard | 30 | 29 | 33.9 | .371 | .329 | .784 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 17.3 |
| Allisha Gray | 40 | 40 | 33.3 | .403 | .342 | .769 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 15.6 |
| Tina Charles | 39 | 39 | 29.7 | .456 | .262 | .785 | 9.6 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 14.9 |
| Jordin Canada | 20 | 18 | 31.2 | .390 | .281 | .781 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 10.6 |
| Cheyenne Parker | 25 | 11 | 19.7 | .444 | .214 | .886 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 9.2 |
| Aerial Powers | 17 | 2 | 17.9 | .355 | .389 | .791 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 8.6 |
| Naz Hillmon | 40 | 19 | 21.7 | .552 | .333 | .762 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 5.7 |
| Maya Caldwell ≠ | 25 | 6 | 16.2 | .416 | .300 | .800 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 5.2 |
| Destanni Henderson ≠ ‡ | 6 | 0 | 17.5 | .345 | .100 | .429 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 4.0 |
| Haley Jones | 40 | 24 | 17.8 | .397 | .214 | .702 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 3.9 |
| Nia Coffey | 40 | 11 | 13.3 | .324 | .273 | .762 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 3.3 |
| Crystal Dangerfield ‡ | 15 | 0 | 14.1 | .278 | .217 | 1.000 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 3.1 |
| Ezinne Kalu ≠ | 1 | 0 | 13.0 | .333 | .000 | .500 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| Lorela Cubaj | 28 | 1 | 7.9 | .429 | — | .600 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Laeticia Amihere | 16 | 0 | 5.2 | .269 | — | .294 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
Playoffs
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PF | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allisha Gray | 2 | 2 | 33.5 | .520 | .455 | .800 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 17.5 |
| Rhyne Howard | 2 | 2 | 34.5 | .448 | .231 | .500 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 16.5 |
| Tina Charles | 2 | 2 | 29.0 | .522 | — | .667 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 13.0 |
| Laeticia Amihere | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | .600 | — | .500 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 8.0 |
| Naz Hillmon | 2 | 2 | 24.0 | .538 | — | 1.000 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 7.5 |
| Jordin Canada | 2 | 2 | 27.0 | .417 | .250 | .000 | 1.0 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 5.5 |
| Ezinne Kalu | 1 | 0 | 15.0 | .250 | .000 | .667 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| Haley Jones | 2 | 0 | 9.0 | .429 | — | 1.000 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| Nia Coffey | 2 | 0 | 11.0 | .333 | .250 | — | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 |
| Lorela Cubaj | 2 | 0 | 11.0 | .500 | — | — | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
| Maya Caldwell | 2 | 0 | 9.0 | .250 | .000 | — | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Awards and honors
| Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allisha Gray | WNBA All-Star | July 2, 2024 | [20] |
References
- ^ "2024 Schedule - Atlanta Dream". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
- ^ Michael Voepel (June 21, 2024). "Dream's Rhyne Howard out indefinitely with left ankle injury". ESPN. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
- ^ "The Atlanta Dream have made the difficult decision to part ways with head coach Tanisha Wright". dream.wnba.com. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
- ^ a b "WNBA Transactions". acrossthetimeline.com. Across The Timeline. Retrieved April 20, 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 April 20, 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 May 4, 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.
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