| 2016Seattle Storm season | |
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| Coach | Jenny Boucek |
| Arena | KeyArena |
| Attendance | 7,230 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 16–18 (.471) |
| Place | T-3rd(Western) |
| Playoff finish | Lost in First Round to Atlanta |
| Team Leaders | |
| Points | Breanna Stewart 18.3 ppg |
| Rebounds | Breanna Stewart 9.3 rpg |
| Assists | Sue Bird 5.8 apg |
The2016 WNBA season was the 17th season for theSeattle Storm of theWomen's National Basketball Association. The season began on May 15 on the road againstLos Angeles.[1] The Storm would lose that game 66–96, but would rebound in the very next game to defeatPhoenix 81–80. The team would then lose two of its next three, including anovertime loss toWashington to finish May 2–3. They began June with a stretch of games where they went 1–3, only defeating Phoenix over that stretch. In their next four games, they went 1–3 again, defeating onlyIndiana. They finished the month 2–1, defeatingConnecticut andAtlanta before losing toDallas. The Storm finished June 4–7. They lost their first two games in July before defeatingSan Antonio. They would finish the month 2–3, defeating Washington and San Antonio again. They went into the Olympic break 9–15 and out of the playoff picture. However, upon the return from the break, they went 2–1 in August, defeating Los Angeles and Dallas while losing toMinnesota. They began September with a road loss againstChicago before winning four straight games. This run included three road victories and a home victory over Los Angeles. A defeat against Phoenix in the penultimate game left their playoff status in the air. The Storm defeated Chicago 88–75 in the final game of the season to secure a playoff berth. They finished the regular season 16–18 and tied for third place in the Western Conference.
The Storm earned the seventh seed in the2016 WNBA playoffs by virtue of a tiebreaker over the Phoenix Mercury, having won the season series 2–1. As the seventh seed, they traveled to sixth-seed Atlanta for the first round. The Storm won the regular season series between the teams 2–1, but this record did not carry over into the Playoffs. The Storm led 45–37 at halftime, but the Dream won the game 94–85 to end Seattle's season. First overall pickBreanna Stewart was a highlight of the season as she led the team in points and rebounds, wonRookie of the Year, and was selected to theAll-WNBA Second Team. The Storm had two other players make all-WNBA teams, withSue Bird being selected to the First Team, andJewell Loyd also being selected to the Second Team.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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| 1 | 1 | Breanna Stewart |  United States | Connecticut |
| 3 | 26 | Lexi Eaton Rydalch | United States | BYU |
| Date | Details | Ref |
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| February 2, 2016 | Re-signedAlysha Clark | [2] |
| Re-signedJenna O'Hea | ||
| February 9, 2016 | Re-signedCrystal Langhorne | [3] |
| February 12, 2016 | Re-signedRamu Tokashiki | [4] |
| February 16, 2016 | Re-signedSue Bird | [5] |
| June 25, 2016 | The Storm acquiredNoelle Quinn from the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for the rights toAngelica Robinson. | [6] |
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May: 1–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–0)
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May: 2–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–1)
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June: 4–7 (Home: 3–3; Road: 1–4)
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July: 3–5 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–3)
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August: 2–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–1)
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September: 5–2 (Home: 2–0; Road: 3–2)
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| 2016 playoff schedule | ||||||||||||||||||
| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
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| 1 -Minnesota Lynx | 28 | 6 | .824 | — | 15–2 | 13–4 | 15–1 |
| 2 -Los Angeles Sparks | 26 | 8 | .765 | 2 | 14–3 | 12–5 | 11–5 |
| 7 -Seattle Storm | 16 | 18 | .471 | 12 | 10–7 | 6–11 | 7–9 |
| 8 -Phoenix Mercury | 16 | 18 | .471 | 12 | 11–6 | 5–12 | 6–10 |
| e -Dallas Wings | 11 | 23 | .324 | 17 | 6–11 | 5–12 | 8–8 |
| e -San Antonio Stars | 7 | 27 | .206 | 21 | 4–13 | 3–14 | 1–15 |
| First round Single elimination (Sept. 21) | Second round Single elimination (Sept. 24 and 25) | Semifinals Best-of-5 (Sept. 28 – Oct. 6) | WNBA Finals Best-of-5 (Oct. 9 – 20) | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Minnesota Lynx | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | New York Liberty | 94 | 8 | Phoenix Mercury | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Indiana Fever | 78 | 8 | Phoenix Mercury | 101 | 1 | Minnesota Lynx | 2 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Phoenix Mercury | 89 | 2 | Los Angeles Sparks | 3 | |||||||||||||
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| 4 | Chicago Sky | 108 | 4 | Chicago Sky | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Atlanta Dream | 94 | 6 | Atlanta Dream | 98 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Seattle Storm | 85 | ||||||||||||||||
Note: Teams re-seeded after the second round and semifinals.
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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 | ||||
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| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Breanna Stewart | 34 | 34 | 34.7 | 45.7% | 33.8% | 83.3% | 9.3 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 18.3 |
| Sue Bird | 34 | 34 | 31.6 | 44.9% | 44.4% | 78.6% | 2.9 | 5.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 12.8 |
| Jewell Loyd | 34 | 34 | 31.6 | 43.1% | 30.3% | 89.1% | 3.4 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 16.5 |
| Alysha Clark | 33 | 32 | 27.6 | 48.4% | 38.7% | 84.7% | 3.7 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 9.0 |
| Crystal Langhorne | 33 | 33 | 25.5 | 63.0% | 100.0% | 75.9% | 5.5 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 9.5 |
| Noelle Quinn | 20 | 0 | 13.9 | 28.8% | 8.3% | 100.0% | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Ramu Tokashiki | 31 | 1 | 13.0 | 47.2% | 0.0% | 81.8% | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 5.3 |
| Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis | 32 | 0 | 12.3 | 39.1% | 35.4% | 77.8% | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 5.2 |
| Jenna O'Hea | 22 | 2 | 11.5 | 34.8% | 31.6% | 90.0% | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 3.0 |
| Krystal Thomas | 19 | 0 | 9.3 | 57.9% | — | 71.4% | 2.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.4 |
| Monica Wright | 16 | 0 | 6.1 | 30.8% | 10.0% | 60.0% | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Markeisha Gatling | 11 | 0 | 5.8 | 52.9% | — | 100.0% | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| Abby Bishop | 13 | 0 | 5.2 | 36.4% | 16.7% | 75.0% | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Blake Dietrick | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | — | — | 100.0% | — | — | — | — | 1.0 |
| Recipient | Award | Date Awarded | Ref. |
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| Breanna Stewart | Rookie of the Year | September 29, 2016 | [9] |
| All-WNBA Second Team | October 14, 2016 | [10] | |
| All-Rookie Team | September 29, 2016 | [11] | |
| Rookie of the Month | June 2, 2016 | [12] | |
| July 7, 2016 | [13] | ||
| July 26, 2016 | [14] | ||
| September 20, 2016 | [15] | ||
| Western Conference Player of the Week | September 12, 2016 | [16] | |
| Sue Bird | Peak Performer: Assists | September 20, 2016 | [17] |
| All-WNBA First Team | October 14, 2016 | [10] | |
| Jewell Loyd | All-WNBA Second Team |
