| 2018Atlanta Dream season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Nicki Collen |
| Arena | McCamish Pavilion |
| Attendance | 4,194 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 23–11 (.676) |
| Place | 1st(Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | 2nd seed; Lost in Semifinals toWashington (2–3) |
| Team Leaders | |
| Points | Tiffany Hayes – 17.2 |
| Rebounds | Jessica Breland – 7.9 |
| Assists | Renee Montgomery – 3.7 |
| Media | |
| Television | Fox Sports South (FS-S),Fox Sports Southeast (FSSE) |
The 2018WNBA season was the 11th season for theAtlanta Dream of theWomen's National Basketball Association. The team began its season on May 20, 2018, against theDallas Wings.[1]
The Dream started the season slowly, going 2–2 in May with both losses coming to Dallas. The team continued to not be able to build momentum in June, posting a 5–6 record. The team started well in the month, going on a three game win streak, but couldn't continue that run, winning just 2 of the final 7 games in the month. However, the Dream found another gear in July. The Dream went on an 8 game winning streak and head coachNicki Collen was awarded the Coach of the Month. The team finished the month 9–2 and in prime playoff position. The team continued its run in August, going 6–1 with their only loss on the road againstPhoenix. Collen was again voted coach of the month. However, on August 9, the team lost their starAngel McCoughtry for the season with torn ligaments in her left knee. The team finished a franchise–best 23–11 which entered them into the2018 WNBA Playoffs as the second seed.
As the second seed, Atlanta earned a double bye into the semifinal round. There, Atlanta faced off against theWashington Mystics. The Mystics were the third seed, finishing one game behind Atlanta in the regular season. The series was a close one, with the Mystics starElena Delle Donne getting injured in game 3. However, the Dream were not able to capitalize and eventually lost the series 2 games to 3.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/team/country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 15 | Monique Billings |  United States | UCLA |
| 2 | 16 | Kristy Wallace |  Australia | Baylor |
| 3 | 27 | Mackenzie Engram | United States | Georgia |
| Date | Transaction | |
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| January 1, 2018 | CoredAngel McCoughtry | |
| Exercised 4th-Year Team Option onBria Holmes andImani McGee-Stafford | ||
| Extended a Qualifying Offer toDamiris Dantas | ||
| January 16, 2018 | Bria Holmes to miss season due to Pregnancy[2] | |
| February 1, 2018 | SignedRenee Montgomery[3] | |
| SignedMaggie Lucas to a training-camp contract | ||
| February 2, 2018 | SignedJessica Breland[4] | |
| February 8, 2018 | SignedAngel McCoughtry[5] | |
| February 13, 2018 | SignedAdaora Elonu to a training-camp contract | |
| February 14, 2018 | SignedDamiris Dantas[6] | |
| March 9, 2018 | SignedBlake Dietrick to a training-camp contract | |
| April 3, 2018 | SignedElizabeth Williams to a Multi-Year Extension[7] | |
| April 5, 2018 | SignedYelena Leuchanka to a training-camp contract[8] | |
| April 12, 2018 | TradedBria Holmes to theConnecticut Sun in exchange for a Second Round Pick in2018 and2019[9] | |
| April 13, 2018 | Signed Alexa Hart and Rosemarie Julien to training-camp contracts | |
| WaivedYelena Leuchanka[10] | ||
| April 18, 2018 | Signed Mackenzie Engram to a rookie-scale contract | |
| April 19, 2018 | SignedMonique Billings to a rookie-scale contract | |
| May 4, 2018 | Waived Alexa Hart[11] | |
| May 13, 2018 | Waived Rosemarie Julien[12] | |
| May 16, 2018 | Waived Mackenzie Engram | |
| May 17, 2018 | WaivedAdaora Elonu[13] | |
| June 30, 2018 | WaivedMaggie Lucas[14] | |
| July 4, 2018 | SignedAlexis Prince to a 7-day contract[15] | |
| July 9, 2018 | TradedLayshia Clarendon and 2nd Round Pick in the2019 WNBA draft to theConnecticut Sun in exchange forAlex Bentley[16] | |
| July 11, 2018 | SignedAlexis Prince to a 2nd 7-day contract | |
| July 18, 2018 | SignedAlexis Prince to a 3rd 7-day contract | |
| July 25, 2018 | SignedAlexis Prince | |
| August 7, 2018 | SignedTiffany Hayes to a Multi-Year Extension[17] | |
| August 10, 2018 | SignedAdaora Elonu to a 7-day contract[18] | |
| August 17, 2018 | SignedAdaora Elonu | |
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| # | Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
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| 1 | Atlanta Dream(2) | 23 | 11 | .676 | – | 13–4 | 10–7 | 12–4 |
| 2 | Washington Mystics(3) | 22 | 12 | .647 | 1 | 12–5 | 10–7 | 12–4 |
| 3 | Connecticut Sun(4) | 21 | 13 | .618 | 2 | 13–4 | 8–9 | 9–7 |
| 4 | e –Chicago Sky | 13 | 21 | .382 | 10 | 7–10 | 6–11 | 6–10 |
| 5 | e –New York Liberty | 7 | 27 | .206 | 16 | 4–13 | 3–14 | 6–10 |
| 6 | e –Indiana Fever | 6 | 28 | .176 | 17 | 2–15 | 4–13 | 3–13 |
Notes
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiffany Hayes | 31 | 29 | 28.9 | .441 | .321 | .817 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 17.2 |
| Angel McCoughtry | 29 | 28 | 27.6 | .420 | .276 | .836 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 16.5 |
| Renee Montgomery | 34 | 34 | 27.5 | .389 | .371 | .881 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 10.3 |
| Brittney Sykes | 29 | 7 | 20.7 | .411 | .268 | .663 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 9.7 |
| Elizabeth Williams | 33 | 32 | 26.8 | .548 | .000 | .563 | 5.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 9.1 |
| Alex Bentley | 16 | 0 | 20.8 | .376 | .310 | .529 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 8.7 |
| Jessica Breland | 34 | 34 | 26.4 | .428 | .000 | .750 | 7.9 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 8.3 |
| Damiris Dantas | 19 | 0 | 13.4 | .433 | .238 | .722 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 5.4 |
| Alexis Prince | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | .600 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 |
| Monique Billings | 32 | 0 | 11.0 | .441 | .000 | .750 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 3.3 |
| Imani McGee-Stafford | 29 | 2 | 10.5 | .453 | .000 | .467 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.9 |
| Blake Dietrick | 26 | 0 | 7.2 | .343 | .391 | .667 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| Adaora Elonu | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiffany Hayes | 5 | 5 | 33.6 | 44.4 | 37.5 | 80.0 | 6.2 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 16.4 |
| Alex Bentley | 5 | 0 | 24.0 | 44.4 | 32.0 | 75.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 15.6 |
| Brittney Sykes | 5 | 5 | 27.0 | 47.3 | 41.2 | 50.0 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 12.6 |
| Elizabeth Williams | 5 | 5 | 31.4 | 51.1 | 0.0 | 54.5 | 8.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 10.8 |
| Jessica Breland | 5 | 5 | 31.0 | 37.0 | 0.0 | 83.3 | 10.8 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 9.0 |
| Renee Montgomery | 5 | 5 | 31.6 | 29.3 | 28.6 | 84.6 | 2.0 | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 8.6 |
| Monique Billings | 5 | 0 | 12.8 | 47.4 | 0.0 | 57.9 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 5.8 |
| Imani McGee-Stafford | 4 | 0 | 5.8 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| Adaora Elonu | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Blake Dietrick | 3 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiffany Hayes | Eastern Conference Player of the Week | June 11, 2018 | [19] |
| July 23, 2018 | [20] | ||
| August 6, 2018 | [21] | ||
| Eastern Conference Player of the Month - July | August 1, 2018 | [22] | |
| Angel McCoughtry | Eastern Conference Player of the Week | June 24, 2018 | [23] |
| WNBA All-Star Selection | July 17, 2018 | [24] | |
| Jessica Breland | Eastern Conference Player of the Week | July 15, 2018 | [25] |
| Nicki Collen | WNBA Coach of the Month - July | August 2, 2018 | [26] |
| WNBA Coach of the Month - August | August 20, 2018 | [27] | |
| WNBA Coach of the Year | August 28, 2018 | [28] | |
| Chris Sienko | WNBA Basketball Executive of the Year | August 28, 2018 | [29] |
