WNBA team season
The2023 Dallas Wings season was the franchise's 26th season in theWomen's National Basketball Association and the 8th season for the franchise in Dallas - after relocating from Tulsa and Detroit. This was the first season under head coachLatricia Trammell .
On September 19, 2022, the Wings announced that they would not renew the contract of head coachVickie Johnson , effectively firing her.[ 1] On November 7, 2022, the Wings announced that Trammell would be the new head coach for the organization.[ 2]
The season began well, with the Wings winning their first two games and finishing 3–1 in the opening month of May. However, their good run of form did not carry over into June as they lost their first two games, before winning their next two. The team then went on a three game losing streak, and only managed to win two of their final four games in the month after the losing streak. The Wings finished June 4–7 overall, and three of those four wins came againstPhoenix . The Wings turned things around in July where they won six of their first seven games in the month, including being only the second team to defeat theLas Vegas Aces at the time. They would lose two of their last three games, but finish July with a 7–3 record. August became a mixed bag for the team as they won their first game but then went on a three game losing streak. They followed this with a three game winning streak before losing two of their last three games to finish the month 5–5. After starting September with a win over theIndiana Fever , Dallas secured a playoff spot. After securing this spot, they lost their next two games. However, they won their last two games of the season to finish September 3–2. The Wings finished with an overall regular season record of 22–18. Their 22 regular season wins were a franchise best in Dallas, and best since2008 , when the franchise was still located in Detroit.
With their 22–18 record, Dallas was the fourth seed in the2023 WNBA Playoffs . They would face off against theAtlanta Dream in the first round, with the first two games of the series being held in Dallas. In a back-and-forth game one, Dallas had a big fourth quarter and won the game 94–82. Game two began close, but the Wings dominated the second and fourth quarters to win 101–74 to sweep the first round series 2 games to 0. In the second round, the Wings faced off against the first-seededLas Vegas Aces . The first two games of the five game series were in Las Vegas. Game one started as a tight affair, with Dallas trailing by only four points at halftime, but the Aces dominated the third quarter and won the game 91–84. In game two the Wings trailed for most of the game but mounted a comeback that fell short, losing 84–91. The series then moved to Dallas for a must-win game three for the Wings. Dallas took a five-point lead into halftime, but couldn't hold on in the second half losing 61–64 to end their season.
Date Transaction September 19, 2022 Fired Head CoachVickie Johnson [ 3] November 7, 2022 HiredLatricia Trammell as Head Coach[ 4] November 17, 2022 Hired Brandi Poole as Assistant Coach[ 5] January 9, 2023 Hired April Schilling andCourtney Paris as Assistant Coaches[ 6] January 11, 2023 Extended Qualifying Offers toMarina Mabrey andTeaira McCowan [ 7] January 16, 2023 TradedKayla Thornton to theNew York Liberty in exchange forNatasha Howard andCrystal Dangerfield , as part of a 3-Team Trade. The Wings also tradedTyasha Harris to theConnecticut Sun .[ 8] January 21, 2023 TradedAllisha Gray to theAtlanta Dream in exchange for the #3 Overall Pick in the2023 WNBA draft and a First-Round Pick in 2025[ 9] February 1, 2023 SignedTeaira McCowan to a 3-Year Deal[ 10] Full Season Contract Suspension ofBella Alarie February 2, 2023 SignedCrystal Dangerfield to a 2-Year Deal[ 11] SignedKalani Brown to a Training Camp Contract February 11, 2023 AcquiredDiamond DeShields , a 2023 First-Round Pick (fromChicago ), a 2024 First-Round Pick (fromChicago ), and the right to swap 2025 First-Round Picks (fromChicago ) in a 4-Team Trade involving theChicago Sky ,New York Liberty , andPhoenix Mercury [ 12] February 22, 2023 Exercised the 4th Year Option onAwak Kuier February 28, 2023 SignedKitija Laksa [ 13] April 12, 2023 SignedMaddy Siegrist to a Rookie Scale Contract April 13, 2023 SignedLou Lopez Sénéchal andAbby Meyers to Rookie Scale Contracts April 15, 2023 SignedAshley Joens to a Rookie Scale Contract May 10, 2023 Suspended the contract ofKitija Laksa for the full season due to Overseas Commitments[ 14] May 15, 2023 WaivedAbby Meyers [ 15] May 16, 2023 Declined Team Option onCharli Collier May 17, 2023 WaivedKalani Brown andCharli Collier [ 16] May 30, 2023 SignedKalani Brown to a Hardship Contract[ 17] June 2, 2023 Temporarily suspended the contract ofTeaira McCowan due to Overseas Commitments June 6, 2023 SignedOdyssey Sims to a Hardship Contract[ 18] [ 19] June 15, 2023 ReleasedOdyssey Sims from the Hardship Contract[ 20] June 20, 2023 ActivatedTeaira McCowan from her temporary contract suspension due to Overseas Commitments June 28, 2023 SignedOdyssey Sims [ 21] WaivedJasmine Dickey andAshley Joens [ 21] ReleasedKalani Brown from her Hardship Contract[ 21] June 29, 2023 SignedKalani Brown to a Hardship Contract[ 22] August 6, 2023 SignedAshley Joens to a 7-Day Contract[ 23]
2023Dallas Wings roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs C 21 Brown, Kalani 6' 7" (2.01m) 245 lb (111kg) 1997-03-21 Baylor 3 G 12 Burton, Veronica 5' 9" (1.75m) 155 lb (70kg) 2000-07-12 Northwestern 1 G 11 Dangerfield, Crystal 5' 5" (1.65m) 130 lb (59kg) 1998-05-11 Connecticut 3 G 88 DeShields, Diamond 6' 1" (1.85m) 172 lb (78kg) 1995-03-05 Tennessee 5 F 6 Howard, Natasha 6' 2" (1.88m) 165 lb (75kg) 1991-09-02 Florida State 9 F/C 28 Kuier, Awak 6' 4" (1.93m) 168 lb (76kg) 2001-08-19 Finland 2 G 8 Lopez Sénéchal, Lou 6' 1" (1.85m) 155 lb (70kg) 1998-05-12 Connecticut R C 7 McCowan, Teaira 6' 7" (2.01m) 239 lb (108kg) 1996-09-28 Mississippi State 4 G 24 Ogunbowale, Arike 5' 8" (1.73m) 165 lb (75kg) 1997-03-02 Notre Dame 4 F 0 Sabally, Satou 6' 4" (1.93m) 175 lb (79kg) 1998-04-25 Oregon 3 F 20 Siegrist, Maddy 6' 2" (1.88m) 175 lb (79kg) 2000-05-22 Villanova R G 2 Sims, Odyssey 5' 8" (1.73m) 155 lb (70kg) 1993-07-13 Baylor 10 G – Robinson, Paige (DP )5' 11" (1.8m) 2000-07-24 Illinois State –
Head coach Latricia Trammell (East Central )Assistant coaches Brandi Poole (Sewanee ) April Schilling (Tennessee )Courtney Paris (Oklahoma )Athletic trainer Branay Hicks (UT Tyler )Legend (C) Team captain(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
2023 game log Total: 22–18 (Home: 11–9; Road: 11–9) May: 3–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–1)
June: 4–7 (Home: 3–2; Road: 1–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 5 June 2 @Washington L 74–75 Ogunbowale Sabally (18)Satou Sabally (14)Satou Sabally (7)Entertainment and Sports Arena 3,2943–2 6 June 4 @Connecticut L 74–80 Satou Sabally (26)Satou Sabally (14)Veronica Burton (7)Mohegan Sun Arena 5,0123–3 7 June 7 Phoenix W 84–79 Satou Sabally (24)Kalani Brown (15)Odyssey Sims (6)College Park Center 4,2424–3 8 June 9 Phoenix W 90–77 Arike Ogunbowale (35)Satou Sabally (16)Odyssey Sims (7)College Park Center 6,2515–3 9 June 11 @New York L 93–102 Arike Ogunbowale (25)Satou Sabally (11)Odyssey Sims (8)Barclays Center 7,6155–4 10 June 14 Los Angeles L 61–79 Kalani Brown (21)Satou Sabally (13)Burton Sabally (4)College Park Center 5,8075–5 11 June 17 Seattle L 103–109 Arike Ogunbowale (41)Natasha Howard (10)Satou Sabally (5)College Park Center 5,0205–6 12 June 20 Atlanta W 85–73 Natasha Howard (23)Kalani Brown (14)Crystal Dangerfield (5)College Park Center 3,3926–6 13 June 23 @Los Angeles L 74–76 Natasha Howard (23)Natasha Howard (12)Arike Ogunbowale (4)Crypto.com Arena 5,7666–7 14 June 25 @Los Angeles L 83–93 Crystal Dangerfield (18)Teaira McCowan (9)Arike Ogunbowale (8)Crypto.com Arena 6,3806–8 15 June 27 @Phoenix W 77–62 Arike Ogunbowale (23)Satou Sabally (12)Satou Sabally (6)Footprint Center 5,6527–8
July: 7–3 (Home: 4–1; Road: 3–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 16 July 2 Washington W 89–72 Satou Sabally (27)Satou Sabally (15)Arike Ogunbowale (5)College Park Center 4,5448–8 17 July 5 @Las Vegas L 82–89 Natasha Howard (32)Natasha Howard (13)Arike Ogunbowale (7)Michelob Ultra Arena 10,1778–9 18 July 7 Las Vegas W 80–78 Arike Ogunbowale (21)Teaira McCowan (12)Crystal Dangerfield (6)College Park Center 6,2519–9 19 July 9 @Indiana W 77–76 Arike Ogunbowale (28)Natasha Howard (8)Howard McCowan Sims (5)Gainbridge Fieldhouse 3,61210–9 20 July 12 @Minnesota W 107–67 Natasha Howard (28)Natasha Howard (14)Arike Ogunbowale (11)Target Center 13,53111–9 21 July 19 @New York W 98–88 Arike Ogunbowale (25)Teaira McCowan (12)Dangerfield Sabally (7)Barclays Center 9,01212–9 22 July 22 Los Angeles W 98–84 Natasha Howard (28)Howard Sabally (11)Dangerfield Sabally (6)College Park Center 5,04113–9 23 July 25 Connecticut L 83–88 Arike Ogunbowale (25)Teaira McCowan (15)Burton Howard Ogunbowale Sabally (3)College Park Center 4,22213–10 24 July 28 Washington W 90–62 McCowan Ogunbowale (18)Satou Sabally (11)Satou Sabally (10)College Park Center 4,04814–10 25 July 30 @Las Vegas L 91–104 Teaira McCowan (25)Teaira McCowan (14)Arike Ogunbowale (5)Michelob Ultra Arena 10,21314–11
August: 5–5 (Home: 1–4; Road: 4–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 26 August 2 @Seattle W 76–65 Arike Ogunbowale (27)Natasha Howard (12)Dangerfield Ogunbowale (4)Climate Pledge Arena 7,42115–11 27 August 4 Chicago L 89–104 Natasha Howard (28)Natasha Howard (12)Natasha Howard (11)College Park Center 3,76215–12 28 August 6 Chicago L 96–104 Satou Sabally (25)Teaira McCowan (9)Satou Sabally (8)College Park Center 4,05715–13 29 August 8 Las Vegas L 84–104 Satou Sabally (21)Kalani Brown (7)Veronica Burton (5)College Park Center 5,19315–14 30 August 12 Connecticut W 91–81 Satou Sabally (28)Satou Sabally (8)Teaira McCowan (6)College Park Center 4,17916–14 31 August 18 @Connecticut W 95–75 Arike Ogunbowale (30)Teaira McCowan (11)Satou Sabally (5)Mohegan Sun Arena 6,58417–14 32 August 20 @Washington W 97–84 Arike Ogunbowale (17)Teaira McCowan (13)Satou Sabally (10)Entertainment and Sports Arena 4,20018–14 33 August 22 @Minnesota L 86–91 Satou Sabally (22)Teaira McCowan (16)Ogunbowale Sabally (7)Target Center 6,92118–15 34 August 24 Minnesota L 81–90 Teaira McCowan (23)Teaira McCowan (18)Brown Dangerfield (4)College Park Center 3,93118–16 35 August 27 @Phoenix W 77–74 Arike Ogunbowale (29)Awak Kuier (9)Natasha Howard (3)Footprint Center 12,16319–16
September: 3–2 (Home: 1–2; Road: 2–0)
2023 season schedule
2023 playoff game log First Round vs. Atlanta Won Series: 2–0
Second Round vs. Las Vegas Lost Series: 0–3
2023 playoff schedule
Notes
(#) – League Standingx – Clinched playoff berthe – Eliminated from postseason contentionSource:Overall standings andCommissioner's Cup Standings Bold – Series winnerItalic – Team with home-court advantage‡ Waived/Released during the season† Traded during the season≠ Acquired during the season
^ "Dallas Wings Announce Coaching Change" .wings.wnba.com . WNBA. RetrievedNovember 20, 2022 .^ Gonzales, Isabel."Dallas Wings hire Los Angeles Sparks assistant Latricia Trammell as next head coach" .CBS Sports . RetrievedNovember 20, 2022 . ^ Voepel, M.A."Dallas Wings fire coach Vickie Johnson despite playoff berth" .ESPN.com . ESPN. RetrievedNovember 20, 2022 . ^ "Dallas Wings Tab Latricia Trammell As Head Coach" .wings.wnba.com . WNBA. RetrievedNovember 20, 2022 .^ "Dallas Wings Name Brani Poole Assistant Coach" .wings.wnba.com . WNBA. RetrievedNovember 20, 2022 .^ "Dallas Wings Announce Remainder of 2023 Coaching Staff" .wings.wnba.com . WNBA. RetrievedJanuary 12, 2023 .^ @RachGall (January 11, 2023)."The Dallas Wings have extended Qualifying Offers to Marina Mabrey and Teaira McCowan. @Winsidr" (Tweet ) – viaTwitter . ^ "Dallas Wings Acquire Natasha Howard and Crystal Dangerfield" .wings.wnba.com . WNBA. RetrievedJanuary 17, 2023 .^ "Atlanta Dream Land Allisha Gray" .dream.wnba.com . WNBA. RetrievedJanuary 22, 2023 .^ "Dallas Wings Sign Teaira McCowan To Multi-Year Deal" .wings.wnba.com . WNBA. RetrievedFebruary 3, 2023 .^ "Dallas Wings Sign Crystal Dangerfield To Multi-Year Deal & Add Former Baylor Standout Kalani Brown With Training Camp Contract" .wings.wnba.com . WNBA. RetrievedFebruary 3, 2023 .^ "Chicago Sky Acquires Marina Mabrey in Four-Team Trade" .sky.wnba.com . WNBA. RetrievedFebruary 12, 2023 .^ "Dallas Wings Sign Kitija Laksa" .wings.wnba.com . WNBA. RetrievedMarch 9, 2023 .^ "Dallas Wings Statement on Kitija Laksa" .wings.wnba.com . WNBA. RetrievedMay 13, 2023 .^ "Dallas Wings Announce Roster Transaction" .wings.wnba.com . WNBA. RetrievedMay 18, 2023 .^ "Dallas Wings Announce 2023 Roster" .wings.wnba.com . WNBA. RetrievedMay 18, 2023 .^ "Dallas Wings Sign Kalani Brown" .wings.wnba.com . WNBA. RetrievedJune 7, 2023 .^ @RachGall (June 6, 2023)."Odyssey Sims has signed a hardship waiver with the Dallas Wings and is expected to play tomorrow night against the Mercury, sources tell @winsidr" (Tweet ) – viaTwitter . ^ "Dallas Wings Sign Odyssey Sims" .wings.wnba.com . WNBA. RetrievedJune 7, 2023 .^ "Crystal Dangerfield Cleared to Return to Action" .wings.wnba.com . WNBA. RetrievedJune 16, 2023 .^a b c "Dallas Wings Sign Odyssey Sims" .wings.wnba.com . WNBA. RetrievedJune 28, 2023 .^ "Dallas Wings Sign Kalani Brown" .wings.wnba.com . WNBA. RetrievedJune 29, 2023 .^ "Dallas Wings Sign Ashley Joens" .wings.wnba.com . WNBA. RetrievedAugust 16, 2023 .^ @WNBA (May 30, 2023)."🏀 Week 1 Players of the Week 🏀 Eastern Conference: @breannastewart @nyliberty 26 PPG, 10 RPG, 3 SPG 2-1 record during the week Western Conference: @Arike_O @DallasWings 26.7 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 3.3 APG 2-1 record during the week #MoreThanGame" (Tweet ) – viaTwitter . ^ "Arike Ogunbowale Wins Kia Western Conference Player of the Month" .wings.wnba.com . WNBA. RetrievedJune 19, 2023 .^a b M.A. Voepel (June 25, 2023)."Brittney Griner, Aliyah Boston named WNBA All-Star starters" .ESPN . RetrievedJune 23, 2023 .^ @WNBA (June 13, 2023)."🏀 Week 3 Players of the Week 🏀 Eastern Conference: @breannastewart @nyliberty 28.5 PPG, 9.0 RPG, 3.5 BPG 2-0 Western Conference: @satou_sabally @dallaswings 19.3 PPG, 12.3 RPG, 1.3 SPG 2-1 #MoreThanGame" (Tweet ) – viaTwitter . ^ "Dallas Wings' Satou Sabally Named 2023 KIA WNBA Most Improved Player" (Press release). WNBA. September 21, 2023. RetrievedSeptember 21, 2023 .^ "Kia WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart, Kia WNBA Defensive Player of the Year A'ja Wilson and Record-Setting Alyssa Thomas Headline 2023 All-WNBA First Team" .wnba.com (Press release). WNBA. October 15, 2023. RetrievedOctober 16, 2023 .^ "Natasha Howard Wins Western Conference Player of the Week" .wings.wnba.com .WNBA . July 13, 2023. RetrievedJuly 22, 2023 .
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