2024 Atlanta Dream season

The 2024 Atlanta Dream season is the 17th season for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association, and their third season under head coach Tanisha Wright.

2024 Atlanta Dream season
CoachTanisha Wright
ArenaGateway Center Arena
Attendanceper game
Results
Record6–9 (.400)
Place3rd (Eastern)
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The season tipped off on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, against the Los Angeles Sparks in Los Angeles.[1]

Transactions

WNBA draft
See also: 2024 WNBA draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 12 Nyadiew Puoch  Australia Southside Flyers (Australia)
2 20 Isobel Borlase  Australia Adelaide Lightning (Australia)
3 32 Matilde Villa  Italy Reyer Venezia (Italy)

Transactions
Date Transaction
January 16, 2024 Extended a Qualifying Offer to AD Durr[2]
January 24, 2024 Suspended the contract of Iliana Rupert for the full season due to Personal Decision. [3]
February 1, 2024 Traded the 8th overall pick in the 2024 WNBA draft and Aari McDonald to the Los Angeles Sparks in exhange for Jordin Canada and the 12th overall pick in the 2024 Draft.[4]
Signed Tina Charles[5]
Signed Aerial Powers[5]
Re-signed Nia Coffey[5]
February 28, 2024 Signed Khadijiah Cave to a Training Camp Contract[6]
February 29, 2024 Exercised Team Options on Rhyne Howard and Naz Hillmon[2]
March 25, 2024 Signed Lorela Cubaj to a Training Camp Contract[7]
April 19, 2024 Signed Taj Cole to a Training Camp Contract[8]
Signed Elizabeth Balogun to a Training Camp Contract[8]
Signed Khaalia Hillsman to a Training Camp Contract[8]
April 28, 2024 Signed Destanni Henderson to a Training Camp Contract[9]
May 4, 2024 Traded a 2025 3rd Round Pick to the Dallas Wings in exchange for Crystal Dangerfield[10]
Waived Elizabeth Balogun and Taj Cole[11]
May 7, 2024 Waived Khaalia Hillsman[12]
May 10, 2024 Waived Khadijiah Cave and Destanni Henderson[13]
May 13, 2024 Suspended the contract of Lorela Cubaj (temporary)
June 26, 2024 Waived Crystal Dangerfield[14]
Signed Maya Caldwell[15]

Roster changes

Roster
Atlanta Dream roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
F7Amihere, Laeticia6' 3" (1.91m)185 lb (84kg)2001-07-10South Carolina1
G11Caldwell, Maya5' 11" (1.8m)160 lb (73kg)1998-12-15Georgia2
G3Canada, Jordin5' 6" (1.68m)135 lb (61kg)1995-08-11UCLA6
C31Charles, Tina6' 4" (1.93m)192 lb (87kg)1988-12-05Connecticut12
F12Coffey, Nia6' 1" (1.85m)182 lb (83kg)1995-06-11Northwestern7
F/C19Cubaj, Lorela6' 4" (1.93m)200 lb (91kg)1999-01-08Georgia Tech2
G15Gray, Allisha6' 0" (1.83m)167 lb (76kg)1995-01-12South Carolina6
F00Hillmon, Naz6' 2" (1.88m)190 lb (86kg)2000-04-05Michigan2
F10Howard, Rhyne 6' 2" (1.88m)175 lb (79kg)2000-04-29Kentucky2
G/F13Jones, Haley6' 1" (1.85m)187 lb (85kg)2001-05-23Stanford1
F32Parker, Cheyenne6' 4" (1.93m)193 lb (88kg)1993-08-22Middle Tennessee9
G/F23Powers, Aerial5' 9" (1.75m)166 lb (75kg)1994-07-17Michigan State8
Head coach
Tanisha Wright (Penn State)
Assistant coaches
Vickie Johnson (Louisiana Tech)
Paul Goriss
Barbara Turner (Connecticut)
Athletic trainer
Natalie Trotter
Strength and conditioning coach
Drew Williams
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured
  WNBA roster page
East
ATL
CHI
CON
IND
NY
WAS
West
DAL
LV
LA
MIN
PHO
SEA

Depth
Pos. Starter Bench
PG Jordin Canada Haley Jones
Crystal Dangerfield
SG Allisha Gray Aerial Powers
SF Rhyne Howard Laeticia Amihere
Nia Coffey
PF Cheyenne Parker Naz Hillmon
C Tina Charles Lorela Cubaj

Schedule

Pre-season
2024 pre-season game log
Total: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
May: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 May 4 Washington W 87–84 Cole
Powers (9)		 Cave
Hillsman (5)		 Taja Cole (6) Gateway Center Arena 1–0
2 May 9 @ Indiana L 80–83 Rhyne Howard (13) Tina Charles (7) Destanni Henderson (5) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
 1–1
2024 pre-season schedule

Regular season
2024 game log
Total: 6–9 (Home: 3–6; Road: 3–3)
May: 4–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 May 15 @ Los Angeles W 92–81 Rhyne Howard (25) Tina Charles (14) Naz Hillmon (5) Walter Pyramid
3,847		 1–0
2 May 18 @ Phoenix L 85–88 Allisha Gray (22) Rhyne Howard (9) Haley Jones (5) Footprint Center
10,251		 1–1
3 May 21 Dallas W 83–78 Allisha Gray (21) Tina Charles (11) Rhyne Howard (4) Gateway Center Arena
3,265		 2–1
4 May 26 Minnesota L 79–92 Rhyne Howard (23) Cheyenne Parker-Tyus (8) Howard, Jones (5) Gateway Center Arena
3,265		 2–2
5 May 29 @ Washington W 73–67 Allisha Gray (19) Tina Charles (15) Howard, Jones (4) Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200		 3–2
6 May 31 Las Vegas W 78–74 Allisha Gray (24) Charles, Parker-Tyus (8) Charles, Gray (3) Gateway Center Arena
4,015		 4–2
June: 2–7 (Home: 1–5; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
7 June 2 Connecticut L 50–69 Tina Charles (12) Tina Charles (12) Crystal Dangerfield (3) Gateway Center Arena
3,265		 4–3
8 June 6 New York L 61–78 Allisha Gray (16) Tina Charles (8) Rhyne Howard (5) Gateway Center Arena
3,255		 4–4
9 June 8 @ Chicago W 89–80 Tina Charles (22) Tina Charles (7) Rhyne Howard (10) Wintrust Arena
8,804		 5–4
10 June 11 Washington L 87–68 Rhyne Howard (16) Tina Charles (12) Allisha Gray (5) Gateway Center Arena
3,260		 5–5
11 June 13 @ Indiana L 84–91 Rhyne Howard (26) Charles, Parker-Tyus (6) Coffey, Parker-Tyus (5) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
16,651		 5–6
12 June 16 Los Angeles W 87–74 Allisha Gray (25) Tina Charles (11) Rhyne Howard (5) Gateway Center Arena
3,260		 6–6
13 June 19 @ Minnesota L 55–68 Tina Charles (14) Tina Charles (10) Allisha Gray (4) Target Center
8,206		 6–7
14 June 21 Indiana L 79–91 Tina Charles (24) Naz Hillmon (9) Haley Jones (5) State Farm Arena
17,575		 6–8
15 June 23 New York L 75–96 Tina Charles (19) Haley Jones (8) Gray, Jones (4) Gateway Center Arena
3,260		 6–9
16 June 28 @ Connecticut Mohegan Sun Arena
17 June 30 @ New York Liberty Barclays Center
July : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
18 July 2 Chicago Gateway Center Arena
19 July 5 @ Dallas College Park Center
20 July 7 @ Connecticut Mohegan Sun Arena
21 July 10 @ Chicago Wintrust Arena
22 July 12 Las Vegas Gateway Center Arena
23 July 14 @ Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
24 July 17 @ Minnesota Target Center
August : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
25 August 16 Seattle Gateway Center Arena
26 August 18 Connecticut Gateway Center Arena
27 August 21 Phoenix Gateway Center Arena
28 August 23 Phoenix Gateway Center Arena
29 August 26 Indiana State Farm Arena
30 August 28 @ Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
31 August 30 @ Las Vegas Michelob Ultra Arena
September : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
32 September 1 @ Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena
33 September 3 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
34 September 6 Dallas Gateway Center Arena
35 September 8 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
36 September 10 Minnesota Gateway Center Arena
37 September 13 Washington Gateway Center Arena
38 September 15 @ Washington Entertainment and Sports Arena
39 September 17 Chicago Gateway Center Arena
40 September 19 @ New York Barclays Center
2024 season schedule

Standings
# Team W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1 New York Liberty153.833—10–18–17–25–0
2 Connecticut Sun133.81318–18–15–24–1
3 Minnesota Lynx133.813110–29–14–24–1
4 Seattle Storm106.62544–55–15–54–1
5 Las Vegas Aces86.57156–45–43–22–3
6 Phoenix Mercury88.50065–66–22–63–2
7 Atlanta Dream69.4007.52–63–63–31–4
8 Chicago Sky69.4007.53–73–53–41–4
9 Indiana Fever711.38986–74–43–73–2
10 Los Angeles Sparks413.23510.52–63–41–92–3
11 Washington Mystics413.23510.52–93–51–81–4
12 Dallas Wings313.188112–61–52–80–5

Notes

(#) – League Standing
x – Clinched playoff berth
e – Eliminated from playoff contention
Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings

Statistics
Legend
  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

Regular Season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG


‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season

Awards and honors
Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.

References
  1. "2024 Schedule - Atlanta Dream". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  2. "WNBA Transactions". acrossthetimeline.com. Across The Timeline. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  3. "Iliana Rupert To Sit Out 2024 WNBA Season". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. January 24, 204. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  4. "Dream acquire 2-time WNBA steals leader Canada and send McDonald to Sparks in swap of guards". apnews.com. Associated Press. February 1, 204. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  5. "Atlanta Dream Sign Tina Charles and Aerial Powers; Re-sign Nia Coffey". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. February 1, 204. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  6. "Atlanta Dream Sign Khadijiah Cave to Training Camp Contract". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  7. "Atlanta Dream Sign Forward/Center Lorela Cubaj to Training Camp Contrac". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. March 25, 204. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  8. "WNBA's Atlanta Dream Sign Three Players to Training Camp Contracts". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. April 19, 2024. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  9. "Atlanta Dream Sign Guard Destanni Henderson to Training Camp Contract". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. April 28, 2024. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  10. "Dallas Wings Announce Roster Transaction". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  11. @ATLDreamPR (May 4, 2024). "Roster update: The Atlanta Dream have waived Taj Cole and Elizabeth Balogun, the organization announced today" (Tweet). Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Twitter.
  12. @ATLDreamPR (May 7, 2024). "Roster Update: The Atlanta Dream have waived Khaalia Hillsman, the organization announced today" (Tweet). Retrieved May 11, 2024 – via Twitter.
  13. @ATLDreamPR (May 10, 2024). "The Atlanta Dream have waived Destanni Henderson and Khadijiah Cave, the organization announced today" (Tweet). Retrieved May 11, 2024 – via Twitter.
  14. @ATLDreamPR (June 26, 2024). "The Atlanta Dream have waived guard Crystal Dangerfield, the organization announced today" (Tweet). Retrieved June 26, 2024 – via Twitter.
  15. "Atlanta Dream Sign Guard Maya Caldwell". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. June 26, 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
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