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2022 Atlanta Dream season

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2022 Atlanta Dream season
CoachTanisha Wright
ArenaGateway Center Arena
Attendance2,752 per game
Results
Record14–22 (.389)
Place5th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Team Leaders
PointsRhyne Howard – 16.2 ppg
ReboundsMonique Billings – 6.3 rpg
AssistsErica Wheeler – 3.9 apg

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.

Transactions

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WNBA draft

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Round Pick Player Nationality School/team/country
1 1 Rhyne Howard  United States Kentucky
2 15 Naz Hillmon  United States Michigan

Trades and Roster Changes

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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

Roster

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2022 Atlanta Dream roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs
F 25 United States Billings, Monique Injured 6' 3" (1.91m) 192 lb (87kg) 12-15-1998 UCLA R
G 33 United States Caldwell, Maya 5' 11" (1.8m) 160 lb (73kg) 12-15-1998 Georgia R
G 5 United States Charles, Kaila 6' 1" (1.85m) 170 lb (77kg) 03-23-1998 Maryland 2
F 12 United States Coffey, Nia Injured 6' 1" (1.85m) 182 lb (83kg) 1995-06-11 Northwestern 5
G 23 United States Durr, Asia (AD) Injured 5' 10" (1.78m) 151 lb (68kg) 04-05-1997 Louisville 1
G 15 United States Hayes, Tiffany Injured (S) 5' 10" (1.78m) 155 lb (70kg) 1989-09-29 Connecticut 9
F 00 United States Hillmon, Naz 6' 2" (1.88m) 190 lb (86kg) 04-05-2000 Michigan R
F 10 United States Howard, Rhyne 6' 2" (1.88m) 175 lb (79kg) 04-29-2000 Kentucky R
G 2 United States McDonald, Aari 5' 6" (1.68m) 141 lb (64kg) 1998-08-20 Arizona 1
F/C 1 United States Mompremier, Beatrice 6' 4" (1.93m) 190 lb (86kg) 08-08-1996 Miami (FL) 2
C 32 United States Parker, Cheyenne 6' 4" (1.93m) 193 lb (88kg) 1993-08-22 Middle Tennessee 7
C 7 United States Vaughn, Kia 6' 4" (1.93m) 205 lb (93kg) 1987-01-24 Rutgers 12
G 3 Australia Wallace, Kristy 5' 11" (1.8m) 157 lb (71kg) 1996-01-03 Baylor R
G 17 United States Wheeler, Erica 5' 7" (1.7m) 143 lb (65kg) 1991-05-02 Rutgers 6
Head coach

United States Tanisha Wright (Penn State

Assistant coaches

United States Christie Sides (Louisiana Tech
Australia Paul Goriss
United States Barbara Turner (Connecticut)

Athletic trainer

United States Natalie Trotter

Strength and conditioning coach

United States Drew Williams


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Depth

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Pos. Starter Bench
C Cheyenne Parker Kia Vaughn
Beatrice Mompremier
PF Nia Coffey Monique Billings
Naz Hillmon
SF Rhyne Howard Maya Caldwell
SG Kristy Wallace AD Durr
Tiffany Hayes
PG Erica Wheeler Aari McDonald

Schedule

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Preseason

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2022 pre-season game log
Total: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
April: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 April 24 Washington W 88–69 Kristy Wallace (17) Monique Billings (10) Aari McDonald (6) Gateway Center Arena
854
1–0
May : 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
2 May 1 @ Connecticut L 78–94 Aari McDonald (12) Billings/Hillmon (5) Caldwell/Howard/Parker (3) Mohegan Sun Arena
3,244
1–1
2022 pre-season schedule

Regular season

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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)
July : 3–7 (Home: 1–4; Road: 2–3)
August : 2–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
31 August 3 Indiana W 91–81 Rhyne Howard (20) Maya Caldwell (7) Caldwell
McDonald (6)
Gateway Center Arena
2,071
13–18
32 August 5 Los Angeles W 88–86 Rhyne Howard (28) Naz Hillmon (9) Erica Wheeler (4) Gateway Center Arena
3,138
14–18
33 August 7 @ Minnesota L 71–81 R. Howard
McDonald (16)
Naz Hillmon (7) Cheyenne Parker (5) Target Center
9,421
14–19
34 August 9 @ Las Vegas L 90–97 Caldwell
Wheeler (17)
Naz Hillmon (8) McDonald
Ch. Parker (5)
Michelob Ultra Arena
5,151
14–20
35 August 12 New York L 70–80 Erica Wheeler (16) Monique Billings (9) Erica Wheeler (3) Gateway Center Arena
3,138
14–21
36 August 14 @ New York L 83–87 Rhyne Howard (24) Naz Hillmon (7) Rhyne Howard (7) Barclays Center
7,489
14–22
2022 season schedule

Standings

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# W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1 xLas Vegas Aces 26 10 .722 15–3 13–5 13–5 9–1
2 xChicago Sky 26 10 .722 15–3 14–4 12–6 9–1
3 xConnecticut Sun 25 11 .694 1.0 11–7 13–5 12–6 5–5
4 xSeattle Storm 22 14 .611 4.0 10–8 13–5 9–9 6–4
5 xWashington Mystics 22 14 .611 4.0 11–7 12–6 10–8 5–5
6 xDallas Wings 18 18 .500 8.0 8–10 8–10 10–8 5–5
7 xNew York Liberty 16 20 .444 10.0 10–8 9–9 7–11 6–4
8 xPhoenix Mercury 15 21 .417 11.0 7–11 11–7 4–14 3–7
9 eMinnesota Lynx 14 22 .389 12.0 8–10 7–11 7–11 4–6
10 eAtlanta Dream 14 22 .389 12.0 5–13 8–10 6–12 3–7
11 eLos Angeles Sparks 13 23 .361 13.0 6–12 7–11 6–12 3–7
12 eIndiana Fever 5 31 .139 21.0 2–16 3–15 2–16 2–8

Notes

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

Statistics

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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

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Rhyne Howard 34 34 31.4 .361 .343 .792 4.5 2.8 1.6 0.8 16.2
Tiffany Hayes 11 11 27.5 .545 .429 .683 3.6 2.1 0.7 0.1 16.2
Cheyenne Parker 36 35 26.2 .500 .218 .795 6.2 2.0 1.1 0.9 11.8
Aari McDonald 36 6 24.3 .411 .338 .871 2.3 2.6 1.4 0.0 11.1
Maya Caldwell 9 7 23.8 .514 .563 .800 2.4 2.2 0.8 0.2 10.9
AD Durr 15 2 19.9 .422 .458 .774 1.9 1.7 0.3 0.1 10.7
Erica Wheeler 30 30 26.3 .355 .329 .756 3.1 3.9 1.1 0.1 8.4
Kristy Wallace 29 18 20.8 .407 .368 786 2.3 2.2 0.6 0.2 6.6
Monique Billings 23 8 17.4 .470 .000 .765 6.3 1.1 0.8 0.3 6.5
Nia Coffey 16 16 21.0 .347 .290 .742 5.2 0.8 0.6 0.1 6.4
Destiny Slocum 3 0 13.7 .364 .333 .600 1.3 1.3 0.0 0.0 4.7
Naz Hillmon 34 12 19.8 .480 .000 .821 5.1 1.2 0.6 0.3 4.4
Megan Walker 12 0 9.6 .368 .368 .667 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.0 3.3
Kia Vaughn 29 1 13.8 .400 .000 .692 3.2 0.9 0.3 0.3 2.5
Beatrice Mompremier 21 0 8.3 .455 .000 .385 2.8 0.4 0.1 0.6 2.1
Yvonne Turner 2 0 8.0 .000 .000 .500 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.5
Kaila Charles 1 0 2.0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0


Waived/Released during the season
Traded during the season
Acquired during the season

Awards and honors

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Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Rhyne Howard Eastern Conference Player of the Week May 16 [34]
WNBA Rookie of the Month - May June 1 [35]
WNBA All-Star Selection June 28 [36]
WNBA Rookie of the Month - June July 5 [37]
WNBA Rookie of the Month - July August 2 [38]
WNBA Rookie of the Month - August August 16 [39]
WNBA Rookie of the Year August 25 [40]
WNBA All-Rookie Team August 25 [41]

References

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  2. ^ "Atlanta Dream names Tanisha Wright as Head Coach". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  3. ^ "Atlanta Dream names Dan Padover as General Manager, Darius Taylor as Assistant General Manager". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  4. ^ "WNBA Transctions – Player Movement". acrossthetimeline.com. Across the Timeline. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  5. ^ "Rachel Galligan Tweet". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  6. ^ "Dream Sign Jaylyn Agnew to training-camp contract". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
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  9. ^ "WNBA Transctions – Player Movement". acrossthetimeline.com. Across the Timeline. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  10. ^ "Atlanta Acquires Kia Vaughn in Trade". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  11. ^ "Dream Bring Back Hayes, Coffey as Key Pieces to 2022 Roster". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
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  13. ^ "Richard Cohen Tweet 2". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
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  15. ^ Nusbaum, Spencer. "Spencer Nusbaum Tweet". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ "Dream Sign Aggies Jones, Hillsman to training-camp contracts". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
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  19. ^ "Dream Sign Maya Caldwell to training-camp contract". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
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  22. ^ "Dream Sign Georgia's Que Morrison to training-camp contract". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  23. ^ "The Atlanta Dream announced today the team has waived center Khaalia Hillsman". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  24. ^ "The Atlanta Dream announced today the team has waived guard Que Morrison". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  25. ^ "The Atlanta Dream announced today the team has waived forward N'Dea Jones". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  26. ^ "The Atlanta Dream announced today the team has waived forward Jaylyn Agnew". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  27. ^ Atlanta Dream PR. "The Atlanta Dream have been awarded Beatrice Mompremier off waivers". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  28. ^ "Atlanta Dream Acquire AD in Trade with New York". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  29. ^ "Dream Sign Destiny Slocum". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
  30. ^ "Dream Sign Maya Caldwell". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  31. ^ "Dream Sign Yvonne Turner". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  32. ^ "Maya Caldwell Returns to Dream on Hardship Contract". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  33. ^ 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.
  34. ^ @WNBA (May 16, 2022). "Players of the Week are in! @_ajawilson22 and @howard_rhyne getting the season started right!👏" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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  36. ^ "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.
  37. ^ @WNBA (July 5, 2022). "BACK TO BACK @Kia Rookie of the Month honors for @howard_rhyne 🤩👏" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  38. ^ @WNBA (August 2, 2022). "BACK TO BACK TO BACK @KIA Rookie of the Month honors for @howard_rhyne 👏" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  39. ^ @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.
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