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2018 Atlanta Dream season

The 2018 WNBA season was the 11th season for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association. The team began its season on May 20, 2018, against the Dallas 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 coach Nicki 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 against Phoenix. Collen was again voted coach of the month. However, on August 9, the team lost their star Angel McCoughtry for the season with torn ligaments in her left knee. The team finished a franchise–best 23–11 which entered them into the 2018 WNBA Playoffs as the second seed.

As the second seed, Atlanta earned a double bye into the semifinal round. There, Atlanta faced off against the Washington 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 star Elena Delle Donne getting injured in game 3. However, the Dream were not able to capitalize and eventually lost the series 2 games to 3.

Transactions

WNBA draft

Trades and Roster Changes

Roster

Depth

Schedule

Preseason

Regular season

Playoffs

Standings

Notes

(#) – Conference Standing, Playoff Seeds shown to the right of team name
x – Clinched Playoff Berth
e – Eliminated from playoffs

Playoffs

Note: Teams re-seeded after second round and semi-finals.

Statistics

Regular Season

Playoffs

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "Atlanta Dream 2018 Season Schedule". WNBA.com. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  2. ^ "Bria Holmes to Miss 2018 Season Due to Pregnancy". dream.wnba.com. January 16, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  3. ^ "Atlanta Dream Sign Two-Time WNBA Champion Renee Montgomery". dream.wnba.com. February 1, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  4. ^ "Atlanta Dream Sign Forward Jessica Breland". dream.wnba.com. February 5, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  5. ^ "Angel McCoughtry Announces Return to Atlanta Dream, WNBA". dream.wnba.com. February 8, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  6. ^ "Damiris Dantas Re-Signs with Atlanta Dream". dream.wnba.com. February 14, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  7. ^ "Elizabeth Williams Signs Multi-Year Contract Extension with Atlanta Dream". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  8. ^ "Atlanta Dream Sign Yelena Leuchanka to training-camp contract". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  9. ^ "Atlanta Dream Trade Bria Holmes to Connecticut Sun". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. April 12, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  10. ^ Dull, Ben. "Atlanta Dream waive Leuchanka, sign Hart and Julien". highposthoops.com. High Post Hoops. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  11. ^ "Atlanta Dream Waive Alexa Hart". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  12. ^ "Atlanta Dream Waive Rosemarie Julien". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  13. ^ "Atlanta Dream Waive Mackenzie Engram, Adaora Elonu". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  14. ^ "Atlanta Dream Waive Maggie Lucas". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  15. ^ "Atlanta Dream Sign Guard Alexis Prince". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  16. ^ "Dream Trade Layshia Clarendon, Draft Pick to Sun For Alex Bentley". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. July 9, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  17. ^ "Tiffany Hayes Signs Multi-Year Extension With Dream". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  18. ^ "Atlanta Dream Sign Adaora Elonu to Seven-Day Contract". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  19. ^ "Phoenix's Griner, Atlanta's Hayes Named WNBA Players Of The Week". wnba.com. WNBA. June 11, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  20. ^ "Atlanta's Hayes, Dallas' Cambage Named WNBA Players Of The Week". wnba.com. WNBA. July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  21. ^ "Atlanta's Hayes, Los Angeles' Parker Named WNBA Players of the Week". wnba.com. WNBA. August 6, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  22. ^ "Atlanta's Hayes, Seattle's Stewart Named WNBA Players Of The Month". wnba.com. WNBA. August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  23. ^ "Atlanta's McCoughtry, Minnesota's Moore Named WNBA Players Of The Week". wnba.com. WNBA. June 25, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  24. ^ "2018 WNBA All-Stars Announced; Elena Delle Donne, Candace Parker To Serve As Player-Captains". wnba.com. WNBA. July 17, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  25. ^ "Atlanta's Breland, Los Angeles' Parker Named WNBA Players Of The Week". wnba.com. WNBA. July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  26. ^ "Atlanta's Collen Named WNBA Coach Of The Month". wnba.com. WNBA. August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  27. ^ "Dream's Nicki Collen Named August Coach Of The Month". wnba.com. WNBA. August 20, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  28. ^ "Atlanta's Nicki Collen Named 2018 WNBA Coach Of The Year". wnba.com. WNBA. August 28, 2018. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
  29. ^ "Atlanta's Chris Sienko Named 2018 WNBA Basketball Executive Of The Year". wnba.com. WNBA. August 28, 2018. Retrieved August 30, 2018.

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