| 2018Dallas Wings season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Fred Williams(fired) Taj McWilliams-Franklin(interim) |
| Arena | College Park Center |
| Attendance | 4,752 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 15–19 (.441) |
| Place | 5th(Western) |
| Playoff finish | 8th seed, Lost in First Round toPhoenix 83–101 |
| Team Leaders | |
| Points | Liz Cambage – 23.0 ppg |
| Rebounds | Liz Cambage – 9.7 rpg |
| Assists | Skylar Diggins-Smith – 6.2 apg |
| Media | |
| Television | Fox Sports Southwest[1] |
The 2018 WNBA season will be the 21st season for theDallas Wings franchise of theWNBA. This will be the franchise's 3rd season in Dallas. The season tips off on May 18.[2]
Dallas had an up and down start to the season, posting a 2–3 record in May followed by a 5–4 record in June. However all but one of these seven losses came to eventual playoff teams. The team posted an 8–5 record in July, including winning 7 of 8 games in the middle of the month. The three straight losses at the end of the month were the beginning of a nine-game losing streak.
In the midst of that losing streak, on August 12, 2018, the Wings fired their head coachFred Williams. The team had a 14–17 record and was in the 8th and final playoff spot at the time of firing. Assistant CoachTaj McWilliams-Franklin was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[3]
McWilliams-Franklin posted a 1–2 record in her three games in charge. This saw the Wings finish 1–7 in August. However, the one win was an important one. The win was against theLas Vegas Aces, the Wing's playoff rivals. The Wings secured the 8th seed in the2018 WNBA Playoffs by one game over the Aces. The team lost to the 5th seededPhoenix Mercury 83–101 in the first round of the playoffs to end their season.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Azurá Stevens |  United States | Connecticut |
| 2 | 18 | Loryn Goodwin | United States | Oklahoma State |
| 3 | 30 | Natalie Butler | United States | George Mason |
| Date | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| February 1, 2018 | Re-signed FKayla Thornton[4] | |
| February 2, 2018 | Re-signed FTheresa Plaisance[5] | |
| February 5, 2018 | Signed CLiz Cambage[6] | |
| February 28, 2018 | Re-signed FKarima Christmas–Kelly[7] | |
| June 3, 2018 | Signed CCayla George[8] | |
| July 23, 2018 | Traded FAerial Powers toWashington Mystics in exchange for GTayler Hill and2019 WNBA draft second round pick and the rights to swap first round picks.[9] | |
| August 19, 2018 | SignedMaggie Lucas.[10] | |
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May: 2–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–1)
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WNBA First Round: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
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| 2018 playoff schedule | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
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| 1 | Seattle Storm(1) | 26 | 8 | .765 | – | 13–4 | 13–4 | 11–5 |
| 2 | Phoenix Mercury(5) | 20 | 14 | .588 | 6 | 9–8 | 11–6 | 8–8 |
| 3 | Los Angeles Sparks(6) | 19 | 15 | .559 | 7 | 11–6 | 8–9 | 9–7 |
| 4 | Minnesota Lynx(7) | 18 | 16 | .529 | 8 | 9–8 | 9–8 | 9–7 |
| 5 | Dallas Wings(8) | 15 | 19 | .441 | 11 | 10–7 | 5–12 | 7–9 |
| 6 | e –Las Vegas Aces | 14 | 20 | .412 | 12 | 8–9 | 6–11 | 4–12 |
| First round Single elimination (Aug. 21) | Second round Single elimination (Aug. 23) | Semifinals Best-of-5 (Aug. 26 – Sept. 4) | WNBA Finals Best-of-5 (Sept. 7 – Sept. 12) | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Seattle Storm | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Connecticut Sun | 86 | 5 | Phoenix Mercury | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Phoenix Mercury | 101 | 5 | Phoenix Mercury | 96 | 1 | Seattle Storm | 3 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Dallas Wings | 83 | 3 | Washington Mystics | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Atlanta Dream | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Washington Mystics | 96 | 3 | Washington Mystics | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Los Angeles Sparks | 75 | 6 | Los Angeles Sparks | 64 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Minnesota Lynx | 68 | ||||||||||||||||
Note: Teams re-seeded after second round and semi-finals.
| 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 | ||||
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liz Cambage | 32 | 32 | 29.5 | 58.9 | 32.4 | 73.8 | 9.7 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 23.0 |
| Skylar Diggins-Smith | 32 | 32 | 34.1 | 40.3 | 29.7 | 83.9 | 3.3 | 6.2 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 17.9 |
| Karima Christmas-Kelly | 6 | 6 | 27.8 | 44.8 | 44.4 | 81.3 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 9.3 |
| Kayla Thornton | 34 | 32 | 28.6 | 44.7 | 35.5 | 86.0 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 9.2 |
| Allisha Gray | 34 | 34 | 26.7 | 40.3 | 27.0 | 86.3 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 9.2 |
| Azurá Stevens | 34 | 9 | 20.6 | 43.0 | 31.8 | 78.8 | 4.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 8.9 |
| Glory Johnson | 29 | 17 | 22.5 | 41.7 | 31.5 | 78.0 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 8.0 |
| Theresa Plaisance | 7 | 0 | 11.6 | 38.9 | 47.4 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 5.3 |
| Tayler Hill | 7 | 1 | 16.9 | 28.9 | 29.2 | 100.0 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 5.0 |
| Kaela Davis | 27 | 6 | 16.8 | 34.7 | 24.4 | 64.1 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 5.0 |
| Cayla George | 23 | 1 | 10.7 | 43.6 | 30.8 | 50.0 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 3.6 |
| Leticia Romero | 21 | 0 | 7.0 | 31.3 | 20.0 | 86.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Maggie Lucas | 1 | 0 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
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| Liz Cambage | WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week | June 4, 2018 | [11] |
| Liz Cambage | WNBA All-Star Selection | July 17, 2018 | [12] |
| Skylar Diggins-Smith | |||
| Liz Cambage | WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week | July 23, 2018 | [13] |
| WNBA Peak Performer – Points | August 19, 2018 | [14] |
