2024 Atlanta Dream season

WNBA team season
2024 Atlanta Dream season
CoachTanisha Wright
ArenaGateway Center Arena
Attendanceper game
Results
Record10–17 (.370)
Place5th (Eastern)
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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.

The season tipped off on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, against the Los Angeles Sparks in Los Angeles.[1]

Transactions

WNBA draft

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
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

Date Transaction
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April 27, 2024 Rescinded qualifying offer to AD Durr[9]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

Additions

Personnel Signed/Trade Former Team
Isobel Borlase Draft Adelaide Lightning
Maya Caldwell Signed Free Agent
Jordin Canada Trade Los Angeles Sparks
Tina Charles Signed Free Agent
Lorela Cubaj Signed Free Agent
Crystal Dangerfield Trade Dallas Wings
Aerial Powers Signed Minnesota Lynx
Nyadiew Puoch Draft Southside Flyers
Matilde Villa Draft Reyer Venezia

Subtractions

Personnel Reason New Team
Monique Billings Signed Los Angeles Sparks
Crystal Dangerfield Waived
AD Durr Released —
Aari McDonald Trade Los Angeles Sparks
Taylor Mikesell Signed Los Angeles Sparks
Danielle Robinson Released —
Iliana Rupert Suspended Contract —

Roster

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PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
F7CanadaAmihere, Laeticia6' 3" (1.91m)185 lb (84kg)2001-07-10South Carolina1
G11United StatesCaldwell, Maya5' 11" (1.8m)160 lb (73kg)1998-12-15Georgia2
G3United StatesCanada, Jordin5' 6" (1.68m)135 lb (61kg)1995-08-11UCLA6
C31United StatesCharles, Tina6' 4" (1.93m)192 lb (87kg)1988-12-05Connecticut12
F12United StatesCoffey, Nia6' 1" (1.85m)182 lb (83kg)1995-06-11Northwestern7
F/C19ItalyCubaj, Lorela6' 4" (1.93m)200 lb (91kg)1999-01-08Georgia Tech2
G15United StatesGray, Allisha6' 0" (1.83m)167 lb (76kg)1995-01-12South Carolina6
F00United StatesHillmon, Naz6' 2" (1.88m)190 lb (86kg)2000-04-05Michigan2
F10United StatesHoward, Rhyne6' 2" (1.88m)175 lb (79kg)2000-04-29Kentucky2
G/F13United StatesJones, Haley6' 1" (1.85m)187 lb (85kg)2001-05-23Stanford1
F32United StatesParker, Cheyenne Injured6' 4" (1.93m)193 lb (88kg)1993-08-22Middle Tennessee9
G/F23United StatesPowers, Aerial Injured5' 9" (1.75m)166 lb (75kg)1994-07-17Michigan State8
CFranceRupert, Iliana (S)6' 4" (1.93m)189 lb (86kg)2001-07-12France2
GAustraliaBorlase, Isobel (DP)5' 11" (1.8m)2004-09-12Australia
FAustraliaPuoch, Nyadiew (DP)6' 3" (1.91m)2004-06-23Australia
GItalyVilla, Matilde (DP)5' 7" (1.7m)2004-12-09Italy
Head coach
United States Tanisha Wright (Penn State)
Assistant coaches
United States Vickie Johnson (Louisiana Tech)
Australia Paul Goriss
United States Barbara Turner (Connecticut)
Athletic trainer
United States Natalie Trotter
Strength and conditioning coach
United States Drew Williams
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured
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East
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IND
NY
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West
DAL
LV
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MIN
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Depth chart

Pos. Starter Bench
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

Pre-season

2024 pre-season game log
Total: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
May: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 4 Washington W 87–84 Cole
Powers (9) 		Cave
Hillsman (5) 		Taja Cole (6) Gateway Center Arena 1–0
2 May 9 @ Indiana L 80–83 Rhyne Howard (13) Tina Charles (7) Destanni Henderson (5) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
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2024 pre-season schedule

Regular season

2024 game log
Total: 10–17 (Home: 6–8; Road: 4–9)
May: 4–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 15 @ Los Angeles W 92–81 Rhyne Howard (25) Tina Charles (14) Naz Hillmon (5) Walter Pyramid
3,847 		1–0
2 May 18 @ Phoenix L 85–88 Allisha Gray (22) Rhyne Howard (9) Haley Jones (5) Footprint Center
10,251 		1–1
3 May 21 Dallas W 83–78 Allisha Gray (21) Tina Charles (11) Rhyne Howard (4) Gateway Center Arena
3,265 		2–1
4 May 26 Minnesota L 79–92 Rhyne Howard (23) Cheyenne Parker-Tyus (8) Howard, Jones (5) Gateway Center Arena
3,265 		2–2
5 May 29 @ Washington W 73–67 Allisha Gray (19) Tina Charles (15) Howard, Jones (4) Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200 		3–2
6 May 31 Las Vegas W 78–74 Allisha Gray (24) Charles, Parker-Tyus (8) Charles, Gray (3) Gateway Center Arena
4,015 		4–2
June : 3–8 (Home: 1–5; Road: 2–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
7 June 2 Connecticut L 50–69 Tina Charles (12) Tina Charles (12) Crystal Dangerfield (3) Gateway Center Arena
3,265 		4–3
8 June 6 New York L 61–78 Allisha Gray (16) Tina Charles (8) Rhyne Howard (5) Gateway Center Arena
3,255 		4–4
9 June 8 @ Chicago W 89–80 Tina Charles (22) Tina Charles (7) Rhyne Howard (10) Wintrust Arena
8,804 		5–4
10 June 11 Washington L 87–68 Rhyne Howard (16) Tina Charles (12) Allisha Gray (5) Gateway Center Arena
3,260 		5–5
11 June 13 @ Indiana L 84–91 Rhyne Howard (26) Charles, Parker-Tyus (6) Coffey, Parker-Tyus (5) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
16,651 		5–6
12 June 16 Los Angeles W 87–74 Allisha Gray (25) Tina Charles (11) Rhyne Howard (5) Gateway Center Arena
3,260 		6–6
13 June 19 @ Minnesota L 55–68 Tina Charles (14) Tina Charles (10) Allisha Gray (4) Target Center
8,206 		6–7
14 June 21 Indiana L 79–91 Tina Charles (24) Naz Hillmon (9) Haley Jones (5) State Farm Arena
17,575 		6–8
15 June 23 New York L 75–96 Tina Charles (19) Haley Jones (8) Gray, Jones (4) Gateway Center Arena
3,260 		6–9
16 June 28 @ Connecticut W 78–74 Allisha Gray (17) Charles, Jones (6) Jordin Canada (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,008 		7–9
17 June 30 @ New York L 75–81 Allisha Gray (24) Tina Charles (12) Jordin Canada (9) Barclays Center
10,823 		7–10
July : 0–7 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
18 July 2 Chicago L 77–85 Charles, Gray (19) Tina Charles (14) Jordin Canada (7) Gateway Center Arena
3,260 		7–11
19 July 5 @ Dallas L 82–85 Allisha Gray (19) Tina Charles (8) Allisha Gray (8) College Park Center
5,872 		7–12
20 July 7 @ Connecticut L 67–80 Laeticia Amihere (8) Tina Charles (4) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,527 		7–13
21 July 10 @ Chicago L 69–78 Allisha Gray (20) Cheyenne Parker-Tyus (8) Maya Caldwell (4) Wintrust Arena
9,025 		7–14
22 July 12 Las Vegas L 70–84 Cheyenne Parker-Tyus (17) Tina Charles (12) Destanni Henderson (5) Gateway Center Arena
3,344 		7–15
23 July 14 @ Seattle L 70–81 Maya Caldwell (19) Parker-Tyus, Powers (8) Maya Caldwell (4) Climate Pledge Arena
10,036 		7–16
24 July 17 @ Minnesota L 79–86 Cheyenne Parker-Tyus (16) Rhyne Howard (9) Destanni Henderson (4) Target Center
15,013 		7–17
August: 3–0 (Home: 3–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
25 August 16 Seattle W 83–81 Rhyne Howard (30) Naz Hillmon (13) Jordin Canada (8) Gateway Center Arena
3,260 		8–17
26 August 18 Connecticut W 82–70 Tina Charles (22) Tina Charles (15) Jordin Canada (6) Gateway Center Arena
3,330 		9–17
27 August 21 Phoenix W 72–63 Allisha Gray (21) Tina Charles (17) Jordin Canada (6) Gateway Center Arena
3,260 		10–17
28 August 23 Phoenix Gateway Center Arena
29 August 26 Indiana State Farm Arena
30 August 28 @ Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
31 August 30 @ Las Vegas Michelob Ultra Arena
September : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
32 September 1 @ Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena
33 September 3 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
34 September 6 Dallas Gateway Center Arena
35 September 8 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
36 September 10 Minnesota Gateway Center Arena
37 September 13 Washington Gateway Center Arena
38 September 15 @ Washington Entertainment and Sports Arena
39 September 17 Chicago Gateway Center Arena
40 September 19 @ New York Barclays Center
2024 season schedule

Standings

# Team P W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1 x – New York Liberty 28 24 4 .857 — 15–2 13–1 11–3 5–0
2 Connecticut Sun 27 20 7 .741 3.5 10–5 11–3 9–4 4–1
3 c – Minnesota Lynx 28 20 8 .714 4 12–4 12–3 8–5 4–1
4 Seattle Storm 28 18 10 .643 6 8–6 11–3 7–7 4–1
5 Las Vegas Aces 27 17 10 .630 6.5 9–6 9–7 8–3 2–3
6 Phoenix Mercury 29 15 14 .517 9.5 9–6 9–4 6–10 3–2
7 Indiana Fever 28 13 15 .464 11 7–8 8–5 5–10 3–2
8 Chicago Sky 27 11 16 .407 12.5 5–9 4–9 7–7 1–4
9 Atlanta Dream 27 10 17 .370 13.5 4–10 6–8 4–9 1–4
10 Dallas Wings 27 6 21 .222 17.5 3–12 4–8 2–13 0–5
11 Los Angeles Sparks 28 6 22 .214 18 4–11 4–10 2–12 2–3
12 Washington Mystics 28 6 22 .214 18 3–10 3–11 3–11 1–4
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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

Legend
  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 PPG


‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season

Awards and honors

Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Allisha Gray WNBA All-Star July 2, 2024 [18]

References

  1. ^ "2024 Schedule - Atlanta Dream". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "WNBA Transactions". acrossthetimeline.com. Across The Timeline. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Iliana Rupert To Sit Out 2024 WNBA Season". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. January 24, 204. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Atlanta Dream Sign Khadijiah Cave to Training Camp Contract". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Atlanta Dream Sign Forward/Center Lorela Cubaj to Training Camp Contrac". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. March 25, 204. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  8. ^ "WNBA's Atlanta Dream Sign Three Players to Training Camp Contracts". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. April 19, 2024. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  9. ^ @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.
  10. ^ "Atlanta Dream Sign Guard Destanni Henderson to Training Camp Contract". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. April 28, 2024. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  11. ^ "Dallas Wings Announce Roster Transaction". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  12. ^ @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.
  13. ^ @ATLDreamPR (May 7, 2024). "Roster Update: The Atlanta Dream have waived Khaalia Hillsman, the organization announced today" (Tweet). Retrieved May 11, 2024 – via Twitter.
  14. ^ @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.
  15. ^ @ATLDreamPR (June 26, 2024). "The Atlanta Dream have waived guard Crystal Dangerfield, the organization announced today" (Tweet). Retrieved June 26, 2024 – via Twitter.
  16. ^ "Atlanta Dream Sign Guard Maya Caldwell". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. June 26, 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  17. ^ @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.
  18. ^ "Rosters Set for AT&T WNBA All-Star 2024 on July 20". WNBA (Press release). July 2, 2024.
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