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WNBA team season
The 2022 WNBA season was the 15th season for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association . The team began the season on May 14, 2022, on the road against the Dallas Wings .[ 1]
This was the first season for new head coach Tanisha Wright . Wright was hired on October 12, 2021.[ 2] Dan Padover was hired as the team's new general manager, while Darius Taylor moved into the assistant general manager role - after serving as the team's interim head coach in the 2021 season .[ 3]
The season stated well for Wright and the Dream, as they finished May 5–3. However, a stronger schedule in June slowed down their momentum as they finished the month 4–8, including a four game and three game losing streak. The Dream's struggles continued in July as they finished the month 3–7. One bright spot in the month was a win over regular season champions Las Vegas , in Las Vegas. The team lost their last four games of the season and finished 2–4 in August. They finished in tenth place overall, missing the playoffs by one game. Their fourteen wins were the most in a season since 2018 for the team.
Trades and Roster Changes [ edit ]
Date
Transaction
October 12, 2021
Hired Tanisha Wright as head coach
December 23, 2021
Renounced the rights to Mengran Sun [ 4]
January 4, 2022
Extended Qualifying Offers to Monique Billings and Jaylyn Agnew [ 5]
January 6, 2022
Signed Jaylyn Agnew to a Qualifying Offer [ 6]
January 13, 2022
Waived Tianna Hawkins [ 7]
January 16, 2022
Suspended Maite Cazorla for Full-Season[ 8]
January 18, 2022
Claimed Megan Walker off of Waivers[ 9]
January 31, 2022
Traded a 2023 Third Round Pick to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for Kia Vaughn [ 10]
February 1, 2022
Re-Signed Tiffany Hayes to a One-Year Deal[ 11] [ 12]
Signed Nia Coffey to a One-Year Deal[ 13]
February 3, 2022
Re-Signed Monique Billings to a One-Year Deal[ 14] [ 15]
February 5, 2022
Traded Chennedy Carter and the rights to Li Yueru to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for Erica Wheeler , a 2023 First-Round Pick, and a 2022 Second Round Pick[ 16]
February 15, 2022
Signed N'dea Jones and Khaalia Hillsman to training-camp contracts[ 17]
February 21, 2022
Signed Kristy Wallace to a Rookie Contract[ 18]
February 23, 2022
Signed Maya Caldwell to a training-camp contract[ 19]
March 29, 2022
Hired Christie Sides, Paul Goriss and Barbara Turner as assistant coaches[ 20]
April 6, 2022
Traded the #3 and #14 picks in the 2022 WNBA Draft, and the right to exchange 1st round picks with the Los Angeles Sparks (from the Erica Wheeler trade) to the Washington Mystics in exchange for the #1 pick in the 2022 WNBA Draft[ 21]
April 12, 2022
Signed Que Morrison to a training-camp contract[ 22]
April 18, 2022
Signed Rhyne Howard and Naz Hillmon to rookie-scale contracts
April 22, 2022
Waived Khaalia Hillsmon [ 23]
April 23, 2022
Waived Que Morrison [ 24]
April 25, 2022
Waived N'dea Jones [ 25]
April 27, 2022
Waived Jaylyn Agnew [ 26]
May 5, 2022
Waived Maya Caldwell
Temporarily Suspend Tiffany Hayes due to Overseas Commitments
May 6, 2022
Claimed Beatrice Mompremier of a waivers[ 27]
May 13, 2022
Activated Tiffany Hayes from her Temporary Suspension
June 8, 2022
Traded Megan Walker and the rights to Raquel Carrera to the New York Liberty in exchange for AD [ 28]
June 15, 2022
Signed Destiny Slocum to a Hardship Contract[ 29]
June 20, 2022
Signed Maya Caldwell to a Hardship Contract[ 30]
June 23, 2022
Released Destiny Slocum from her Hardship Contract
Signed Yvonne Turner to a Hardship Contract[ 31]
June 27, 2022
Released Yvonne Turner and Maya Caldwell from their Hardship Contracts
August 2, 2022
Signed Maya Caldwell to a 7-Day Hardship Contract[ 32]
August 9, 2022
Signed Maya Caldwell to a Hardship Contract
August 11, 2022
Signed Kaila Charles to a Hardship Contract[ 33]
Temporarily Suspend Tiffany Hayes
2022 Atlanta Dream roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Nat.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
Yrs
F
25
Billings, Monique
6' 3" (1.91m)
192 lb (87kg)
12-15-1998
UCLA
R
G
33
Caldwell, Maya
5' 11" (1.8m)
160 lb (73kg)
12-15-1998
Georgia
R
G
5
Charles, Kaila
6' 1" (1.85m)
170 lb (77kg)
03-23-1998
Maryland
2
F
12
Coffey, Nia
6' 1" (1.85m)
182 lb (83kg)
1995-06-11
Northwestern
5
G
23
Durr, Asia (AD)
5' 10" (1.78m)
151 lb (68kg)
04-05-1997
Louisville
1
G
15
Hayes, Tiffany (S)
5' 10" (1.78m)
155 lb (70kg)
1989-09-29
Connecticut
9
F
00
Hillmon, Naz
6' 2" (1.88m)
190 lb (86kg)
04-05-2000
Michigan
R
F
10
Howard, Rhyne
6' 2" (1.88m)
175 lb (79kg)
04-29-2000
Kentucky
R
G
2
McDonald, Aari
5' 6" (1.68m)
141 lb (64kg)
1998-08-20
Arizona
1
F/C
1
Mompremier, Beatrice
6' 4" (1.93m)
190 lb (86kg)
08-08-1996
Miami (FL)
2
C
32
Parker, Cheyenne
6' 4" (1.93m)
193 lb (88kg)
1993-08-22
Middle Tennessee
7
C
7
Vaughn, Kia
6' 4" (1.93m)
205 lb (93kg)
1987-01-24
Rutgers
12
G
3
Wallace, Kristy
5' 11" (1.8m)
157 lb (71kg)
1996-01-03
Baylor
R
G
17
Wheeler, Erica
5' 7" (1.7m)
143 lb (65kg)
1991-05-02
Rutgers
6
Head coach
Tanisha Wright (Penn State
Assistant coaches
Christie Sides (Louisiana Tech Paul Goriss Barbara Turner (Connecticut )
Athletic trainer
Natalie Trotter
Strength and conditioning coach
Drew Williams
Legend
(C) Team captain
(FA) Free agent
(IN) Inactive
(S) Suspended
Injured
2022 pre-season game log Total: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
April: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
May
: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
2022 pre-season schedule
2022 game log Total: 14–22 (Home: 8–10; Road: 6–12)
May: 5–3 (Home: 2–2; Road: 3–1)
June
: 4–8 (Home: 3–3; Road: 1–5)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
9
June 1
Minnesota
W 84–76
Rhyne Howard (22)
Monique Billings (9)
Erica Wheeler (9)
Gateway Center Arena 1,268
6–3
10
June 3
Chicago
L 65–73
Cheyenne Parker (19)
Cheyenne Parker (6)
Erica Wheeler (5)
Gateway Center Arena 3,138
6–4
11
June 5
Indiana
W 75–66
Coffey Howard (16)
Nia Coffey (10)
Erica Wheeler (4)
Gateway Center Arena 3,000
7–4
12
June 7
@ Seattle
L 60–72
Cheyenne Parker (13)
Cheyenne Parker (10)
Kristy Wallace (4)
Climate Pledge Arena 7,262
7–5
13
June 10
@ Phoenix
L 88–90
Rhyne Howard (25)
Cheyenne Parker (13)
Rhyne Howard (5)
Footprint Center 7,650
7–6
14
June 15
@ Connecticut
L 92–105
Asia Durr (21)
Naz Hillmon (9)
Aari McDonald (5)
Mohegan Sun Arena 4,014
7–7
15
June 17
@ Chicago
L 100–106 (OT)
Asia Durr (21)
Hillmon Parker (6)
Rhyne Howard (7)
Wintrust Arena 7,435
7–8
16
June 21
Dallas
W 80–75
Maya Caldwell (18)
Rhyne Howard (8)
Aari McDonald (5)
Gateway Center Arena N/A
8–8
17
June 24
New York
L 77–89
Asia Durr (23)
Rhyne Howard (8)
Aari McDonald (4)
Gateway Center Arena 2,697
8–9
18
June 26
Connecticut
L 61–72
Aari McDonald (17)
Rhyne Howard (7)
Howard McDonald (4)
Gateway Center Arena 2,722
8–10
19
June 28
@ Washington
L 74–92
Asia Durr (13)
Mompremier Parker (5)
Asia Durr (4)
Entertainment and Sports Arena 3,517
8–11
20
June 30
@ New York
W 92–81 (OT)
Tiffany Hayes (21)
Hillmon Parker (7)
Erica Wheeler (8)
Barclays Center 6,161
9–11
July
: 3–7 (Home: 1–4; Road: 2–3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
21
July 3
Seattle
W 90–76
Cheyenne Parker (21)
Monique Billings (10)
Kristy Wallace (6)
Gateway Center Arena 3,138
10–11
22
July 6
Washington
L 66–85
Billings Hayes R. Howard Ch. Parker (10)
Monique Billings (9)
Monique Billings (4)
Gateway Center Arena 1,810
10–12
23
July 12
@ Chicago
L 75–90
Cheyenne Parker (14)
Tiffany Hayes (8)
R. Howard McDonald (3)
Wintrust Arena 7,074
10–13
24
July 15
Connecticut
L 68–93
Tiffany Hayes (18)
Naz Hillmon (11)
Erica Wheeler (6)
Gateway Center Arena 2,962
10–14
25
July 17
@ Phoenix
W 85–75
Cheyenne Parker (21)
Cheyenne Parker (12)
Erica Wheeler (7)
Footprint Center 7,963
11–14
26
July 19
@ Las Vegas
W 92–76
Tiffany Hayes (31)
Naz Hillmon (10)
Cheyenne Parker (5)
Michelob Ultra Arena 5,952
12–14
27
July 21
@ Los Angeles
L 78–85
Hayes McDonald (18)
Rhyne Howard (9)
Ch. Parker Wheeler (4)
Crypto.com Arena 10,021
12–15
28
July 24
@ Seattle
L 72–82
Rhyne Howard (23)
Naz Hillmon (14)
Hillmon Wheeler (4)
Climate Pledge Arena 12,654
12–16
29
July 28
Minnesota
L 85–92
Tiffany Hayes (24)
Hillmon Ch. Parker (6)
Aari McDonald (3)
Gateway Center Arena 2,396
12–17
30
July 30
Dallas
L 68–81
Rhyne Howard (22)
Hillmon R. Howard Ch. Parker (6)
Erica Wheeler (6)
Gateway Center Arena 3,138
12–18
August
: 2–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–3)
2022 season schedule
Notes
(#) – League Standing
x – Clinched playoff berth
e – Eliminated from playoff contention
Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings
‡ Waived/Released during the season
† Traded during the season
≠ Acquired during the season
^ "Atlanta Dream 2022 Season Schedule" . WNBA.com. Retrieved January 1, 2022 .
^ "Atlanta Dream names Tanisha Wright as Head Coach" . dream.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved January 1, 2022 .
^ "Atlanta Dream names Dan Padover as General Manager, Darius Taylor as Assistant General Manager" . dream.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved January 1, 2022 .
^ "WNBA Transctions – Player Movement" . acrossthetimeline.com . Across the Timeline. Retrieved January 1, 2022 .
^ "Rachel Galligan Tweet" . twitter.com . Twitter. Retrieved January 6, 2022 .
^ "Dream Sign Jaylyn Agnew to training-camp contract" . dream.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved January 6, 2022 .
^ "Atlanta Dream PR Tweet" . twitter.com . Twitter. Retrieved January 13, 2022 .
^ "Maite Cazorla to Forego 2022 WNBA Season" . dream.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved January 16, 2022 .
^ "WNBA Transctions – Player Movement" . acrossthetimeline.com . Across the Timeline. Retrieved January 20, 2022 .
^ "Atlanta Acquires Kia Vaughn in Trade" . dream.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved January 31, 2022 .
^ "Dream Bring Back Hayes, Coffey as Key Pieces to 2022 Roster" . dream.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved February 1, 2022 .
^ "Richard Cohen Tweet" . twitter.com . Twitter. Retrieved February 1, 2022 .
^ "Richard Cohen Tweet 2" . twitter.com . Twitter. Retrieved February 1, 2022 .
^ "Dream Re-Sign Monique Billings" . wnba.com . WNBA. February 3, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2022 .
^ Nusbaum, Spencer. "Spencer Nusbaum Tweet" . twitter.com . Twitter. Retrieved February 10, 2022 .
^ "Dream Acquire Erica Wheeler, 2023 First Round Pick and 2022 Second Round Pick in Trade with Sparks" . dream.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved February 10, 2022 .
^ "Dream Sign Aggies Jones, Hillsman to training-camp contracts" . dream.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved February 16, 2022 .
^ "Dream Sign Kristy Wallace" . dream.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved February 27, 2022 .
^ "Dream Sign Maya Caldwell to training-camp contract" . dream.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved February 27, 2022 .
^ "Atlanta Dream Head coach Tanisha Wright Finalizes Coaching and Development Staff" . dream.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved April 9, 2022 .
^ "Dream Lands 2022 Number One Overall Draft Pick" . dream.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved April 6, 2022 .
^ "Dream Sign Georgia's Que Morrison to training-camp contract" . dream.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved April 13, 2022 .
^ "The Atlanta Dream announced today the team has waived center Khaalia Hillsman" . twitter.com . Twitter. Retrieved April 23, 2022 .
^ "The Atlanta Dream announced today the team has waived guard Que Morrison" . twitter.com . Twitter. Retrieved April 23, 2022 .
^ "The Atlanta Dream announced today the team has waived forward N'Dea Jones" . twitter.com . Twitter. Retrieved April 26, 2022 .
^ "The Atlanta Dream announced today the team has waived forward Jaylyn Agnew" . twitter.com . Twitter. Retrieved April 28, 2022 .
^ Atlanta Dream PR. "The Atlanta Dream have been awarded Beatrice Mompremier off waivers" . twitter.com . Twitter. Retrieved May 6, 2022 .
^ "Atlanta Dream Acquire AD in Trade with New York" . dream.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved June 8, 2022 .
^ "Dream Sign Destiny Slocum" . dream.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved June 15, 2022 .
^ "Dream Sign Maya Caldwell" . dream.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved June 20, 2022 .
^ "Dream Sign Yvonne Turner" . dream.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved June 24, 2022 .
^ "Maya Caldwell Returns to Dream on Hardship Contract" . dream.wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved August 4, 2022 .
^ Atlanta Dream [@AtlantaDream] (August 12, 2022). "ROSTER UPDATE: The Atlanta Dream has signed Kaila Charles to a hardship contract. She will be available for tonight's game. #DoItForTheDream" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ @WNBA (May 16, 2022). "Players of the Week are in! @_ajawilson22 and @howard_rhyne getting the season started right!👏" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ @WNBA (June 1, 2022). "From No. 1 Draft pick to @KIA WNBA Rookie of the Month 🔥 Congrats, @howard_rhyne 👏 #MoreThan" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ "Chicago Sky Trio of Kahleah Copper, Emma Meesseman, Courtney Vandersloot Highlight Reserves for AT&T WNBA All-Star 2022" . wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved July 1, 2022 .
^ @WNBA (July 5, 2022). "BACK TO BACK @Kia Rookie of the Month honors for @howard_rhyne 🤩👏" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ @WNBA (August 2, 2022). "BACK TO BACK TO BACK @KIA Rookie of the Month honors for @howard_rhyne 👏" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ @WNBA (August 16, 2022). "ANOTHER ONE 🚨 For the 4th consecutive time this season, @howard_rhyne is your @KIA #WNBA Rookie of the Month 🙌 #MoreThan" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ "Atlanta Dream's Rhyne Howard Named 2022 Kia Rookie of the Year" . wnba.com (Press release). WNBA. August 25, 2022. Retrieved August 25, 2022 .
^ Maloney, Jack (August 25, 2022). "2022 WNBA Rookie of the Year: Dream's Rhyne Howard wins honor, highlights All-Rookie team" . cbssports.com . CBS . Retrieved August 25, 2022 .
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