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2022 WNBA season

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2022 WNBA season
League	Women's National Basketball Association
Sport	Basketball
Duration	May 6 – September 18, 2022
Number of games	36
Number of teams	12
Total attendance	1,215,359
Average attendance	5,679
TV partner(s)	ABC,ESPN,ESPN2,^[1]CBS,CBSSN,NBA TV^[2]
Top draft pick	Rhyne Howard
Picked by	Atlanta Dream
Season MVP	A'ja Wilson (Las Vegas)
Finals champions	Las Vegas Aces (1st title)
Runners-up	Connecticut Sun
Finals MVP	Chelsea Gray (Las Vegas)
WNBA seasons
← 2021 2023 →

The2022 WNBA season was the 26th season of theWomen's National Basketball Association (WNBA). TheChicago Sky were the defending champions.

TheWNBA's second Commissioner's Cup took place during the regular season, with theLas Vegas Aces winning over the Sky.^[3] In the playoffs, the Aces were the first seed and won theFinals over theConnecticut Sun.

The regular season was expanded to 36 games per team, is the most games scheduled in a single WNBA season.^[4] A 36-game season was originally scheduled for2020, but the plan was scrapped due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.^[5] This season also marked the return of an all-series playoffs, which was last used in2015, instead of the prior schedule of two rounds of single-elimination games and byes for the higher-seeded teams. The first-round series used a 2–1 format, with the higher seed hosting the first two games (differing from the 1–1–1 format used up to 2015). The semifinals andfinals remained best-of-five series.^[6] The playoffs began on August 17 and concluded on September 18.^[7]

In May 2022, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced that during this upcoming season, the league would honor thePhoenix Mercury starBrittney Griner with a "BG42" floor decal in a notable spot on the court of all 12 teams. The Mercury center has been detained in Russia since February 2022 after customs officials said they found hashish oil in her luggage at an airport.^[8] The "BG42" floor decal was also prominently found on the Mercury's parent team, thePhoenix Suns, during the rest of the year after she was detained in Russia.

Pick	Player	Nationality	Team	School / club team
1	Rhyne Howard	United States	Atlanta Dream(fromWashington)^[a]	Kentucky
2	NaLyssa Smith	United States	Indiana Fever	Baylor
3	Shakira Austin	United States	Washington Mystics(fromAtlanta)^[a]	Ole Miss
4	Emily Engstler	United States	Indiana Fever(fromLos Angeles viaDallas)^[b]^[c]	Louisville

Off-season
Team	2021 season	2022 season	Reference
Atlanta Dream	Darius Taylor (interim)	Tanisha Wright	^[14]
Las Vegas Aces	Bill Laimbeer	Becky Hammon	^[15]
New York Liberty	Walt Hopkins	Sandy Brondello	^[16]
Phoenix Mercury	Sandy Brondello	Vanessa Nygaard	^[17]
Mid-season
Team	Departing Coach	New Coach	Reference
Indiana Fever	Marianne Stanley	Carlos Knox	^[18]
Los Angeles Sparks	Derek Fisher	Fred Williams	^[19]

Team Wilson134, Team Stewart 112
Scoring by quarter: 23–28,36–11, 33–38,42–35
Pts:Kelsey Plum (30) Rebs:Sylvia Fowles (9) Asts:Courtney Vandersloot (8)		Pts:Jonquel Jones (29) Rebs:Jonquel Jones (13) Asts:Sue Bird/Skylar Diggins-Smith (6)

#	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Conf.	Home	Road	Cup
1	x –Las Vegas Aces	26	10	.722	–	15–3	13–5	13–5	9–1
2	x –Chicago Sky	26	10	.722	–	15–3	14–4	12–6	9–1
3	x –Connecticut Sun	25	11	.694	1.0	11–7	13–5	12–6	5–5
4	x –Seattle Storm	22	14	.611	4.0	10–8	13–5	9–9	6–4
5	x –Washington Mystics	22	14	.611	4.0	11–7	12–6	10–8	5–5
6	x –Dallas Wings	18	18	.500	8.0	8–10	8–10	10–8	5–5
7	x –New York Liberty	16	20	.444	10.0	10–8	9–9	7–11	6–4
8	x –Phoenix Mercury	15	21	.417	11.0	7–11	11–7	4–14	3–7
9	e –Minnesota Lynx	14	22	.389	12.0	8–10	7–11	7–11	4–6
10	e –Atlanta Dream	14	22	.389	12.0	5–13	8–10	6–12	3–7
11	e –Los Angeles Sparks	13	23	.361	13.0	6–12	7–11	6–12	3–7
12	e –Indiana Fever	5	31	.139	21.0	2–16	3–15	2–16	2–8

Category	Player	Team	Statistic
Points per game	Breanna Stewart	Seattle Storm	21.8 ppg
Rebounds per game	Sylvia Fowles	Minnesota Lynx	9.8 rpg
Assists per game	Natasha Cloud	Washington Mystics	7.0 apg
Steals per game	Brittney Sykes	Los Angeles Sparks	2.0 spg
Blocks per game	A'ja Wilson	Las Vegas Aces	1.9 bpg
Field goal percentage	Sylvia Fowles	Minnesota Lynx	62.2%
Three point FG percentage	Moriah Jefferson	Minnesota Lynx	47.4%
Free throw percentage	Allie Quigley	Chicago Sky	95.0%
Points per game (team)	Las Vegas Aces		90.4 ppg
Field goal percentage (team)	Chicago Sky		48.1%

Round One: Best-of-3			Semifinals: Best-of-5			Finals: Best-of-5

1	Las Vegas Aces	2

8	Phoenix Mercury	0
			1	Las Vegas Aces	3

			4	Seattle Storm	1
4	Seattle Storm	2

5	Washington Mystics	0
						1	Las Vegas Aces	3

						3	Connecticut Sun	1
2	Chicago Sky	2

7	New York Liberty	1
			2	Chicago Sky	2

			3	Connecticut Sun	3
3	Connecticut Sun	2

6	Dallas Wings	1

Date Awarded	Eastern Conference		Western Conference		Reference
Date Awarded	Player	Team	Player	Team	Reference
May 16	Rhyne Howard	Atlanta	A'ja Wilson	Las Vegas	^[23]
May 23	Alyssa Thomas	Connecticut	Jackie Young	Las Vegas	^[24]
May 31	Kelsey Mitchell	Indiana	A'ja Wilson (2)	Las Vegas	^[25]
June 6	Jonquel Jones	Connecticut	Kelsey Plum	Las Vegas	^[26]
June 13	Sabrina Ionescu	New York	Breanna Stewart	Seattle	^[27]
June 21	Kahleah Copper	Chicago	A'ja Wilson (3)	Las Vegas	^[28]
June 27	Courtney Vandersloot	Chicago	Nneka Ogwumike	Los Angeles	^[29]
July 8	Sabrina Ionescu (2)	New York	Aerial Powers	Minnesota	^[30]
July 18	Elena Delle Donne	Washington	Skylar Diggins-Smith	Phoenix	^[31]
July 25	Alyssa Thomas (2)	Connecticut	A'ja Wilson (4)	Las Vegas	^[32]
August 1	Courtney Vandersloot (2)	Chicago	Kelsey Plum (2)	Las Vegas	^[33]
August 8	Sabrina Ionescu (3)	New York	Teaira McCowan	Dallas	^[34]
August 15	Sabrina Ionescu (4)	New York	A'ja Wilson (5)	Las Vegas	^[35]

Month	Eastern Conference		Western Conference		Reference
Month	Player	Team	Player	Team	Reference
May	Alyssa Thomas	Connecticut	A'ja Wilson	Las Vegas	^[36]
June	Sabrina Ionescu	New York	Breanna Stewart	Seattle	^[37]
July	Alyssa Thomas (2)	Connecticut	A'ja Wilson (2)	Las Vegas	^[38]
August	Sabrina Ionescu (2)	New York	Teaira McCowan	Dallas	^[39]

Month	Player	Team	Reference
May	Rhyne Howard	Atlanta	^[40]
June	Rhyne Howard (2)	Atlanta	^[41]
July	Rhyne Howard (3)	Atlanta	^[42]
August	Rhyne Howard (4)	Atlanta	^[43]

Month	Coach	Team	Reference
May	Becky Hammon	Las Vegas	^[44]
June	James Wade	Chicago	^[45]
July	James Wade (2)	Chicago	^[46]
August	Vickie Johnson	Dallas	^[47]

Award		Winner	Position	Team	Votes/Statistic
Most Valuable Player Award		A'ja Wilson	Forward	Las Vegas	31 of 56 votes^[48]
Finals MVP Award		Chelsea Gray	Guard	Las Vegas
Rookie of the Year Award		Rhyne Howard	Guard	Atlanta	53 of 56 votes^[49]
Most Improved Player Award		Jackie Young	Guard	Las Vegas	32 of 56 votes^[50]
Defensive Player of the Year Award		A'ja Wilson	Forward	Las Vegas	20 of 56 votes^[51]
Sixth Player of the Year Award		Brionna Jones	Forward	Connecticut	53 of 56 votes^[52]
Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award		Sylvia Fowles	Center	Minnesota	36 of 56 votes^[53]
Peak Performer: Points		Breanna Stewart	Forward	Seattle	21.8 ppg
Peak Performer: Rebounds		Sylvia Fowles	Center	Minnesota	9.8 rpg
Peak Performer: Assists		Natasha Cloud	Guard	Washington	7.0 apg
Coach of the Year Award		Becky Hammon	Head Coach	Las Vegas	27 of 56 votes^[54]
Basketball Executive of the Year Award		James Wade	Head Coach	Chicago	11 votes^[55]
Team	Members
All-WNBA First Team^[56]	A'ja Wilson	Breanna Stewart	Kelsey Plum	Skylar Diggins-Smith	Candace Parker
All-WNBA Second Team	Alyssa Thomas	Sabrina Ionescu	Nneka Ogwumike	Jonquel Jones	Sylvia Fowles
All-Defensive First Team^[57]	Natasha Cloud (G)	Ariel Atkins (G)	A'ja Wilson (F)	Breanna Stewart (F)	Sylvia Fowles (C)
All-Defensive Second Team^[58]	Brittney Sykes (G)	Gabby Williams (F)	Alyssa Thomas (F)	Jonquel Jones (F)	Ezi Magbegor (C)
All-Rookie Team^[59]	Rhyne Howard	NaLyssa Smith	Shakira Austin	Queen Egbo	Rebekah Gardner

Team	Head coach	Previous job	Years with team	Record with team	Playoff appearances	Finals Appearances	WNBA Championships
Atlanta Dream	Tanisha Wright	Las Vegas Aces (assistant)	0	0–0	0	0	0
Chicago Sky	James Wade	UMMC Ekaterinburg (assistant)	3	48–40	3	1	1
Connecticut Sun	Curt Miller	Los Angeles Sparks (assistant)	6	111–75	5	1	0
Indiana Fever	Marianne Stanley	Washington Mystics (assistant)	2	12–42	0	0	0
New York Liberty	Sandy Brondello	Phoenix Mercury	0	0–0	0	0	0
Washington Mystics	Mike Thibault	Connecticut Sun	9	151–147	7	2	1

v t e 2022 WNBA season by team
Draft Transactions All-Star Game Commissioner's Cup Playoffs Finals
Eastern	Atlanta Dream Chicago Sky Connecticut Sun Indiana Fever New York Liberty Washington Mystics
Western	Dallas Wings Las Vegas Aces Los Angeles Sparks Minnesota Lynx Phoenix Mercury Seattle Storm
← 2021 WNBA season 2023 →

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Standings

Schedule

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Season award winners

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Player of the Month Award

Rookie of the Month Award

Coach of the Month Award

Postseason awards

Coaches

Eastern Conference

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Notes

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