2022 Atlanta Dream 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]

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

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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RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/team/country
11Rhyne Howard  United StatesKentucky
215Naz Hillmon  United StatesMichigan

Trades and Roster Changes

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DateTransaction
October 12, 2021Hired Tanisha Wright as head coach
December 23, 2021Renounced the rights to Mengran Sun[4]
January 4, 2022Extended Qualifying Offers to Monique Billings and Jaylyn Agnew[5]
January 6, 2022Signed Jaylyn Agnew to a Qualifying Offer [6]
January 13, 2022Waived Tianna Hawkins[7]
January 16, 2022Suspended Maite Cazorla for Full-Season[8]
January 18, 2022Claimed Megan Walker off of Waivers[9]
January 31, 2022Traded a 2023 Third Round Pick to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for Kia Vaughn[10]
February 1, 2022Re-Signed Tiffany Hayes to a One-Year Deal[11][12]
Signed Nia Coffey to a One-Year Deal[13]
February 3, 2022Re-Signed Monique Billings to a One-Year Deal[14][15]
February 5, 2022Traded 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, 2022Signed N'dea Jones and Khaalia Hillsman to training-camp contracts[17]
February 21, 2022Signed Kristy Wallace to a Rookie Contract[18]
February 23, 2022Signed Maya Caldwell to a training-camp contract[19]
March 29, 2022Hired Christie Sides, Paul Goriss and Barbara Turner as assistant coaches[20]
April 6, 2022Traded 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, 2022Signed Que Morrison to a training-camp contract[22]
April 18, 2022Signed Rhyne Howard and Naz Hillmon to rookie-scale contracts
April 22, 2022Waived Khaalia Hillsmon [23]
April 23, 2022Waived Que Morrison [24]
April 25, 2022Waived N'dea Jones[25]
April 27, 2022Waived Jaylyn Agnew[26]
May 5, 2022Waived Maya Caldwell
Temporarily Suspend Tiffany Hayes due to Overseas Commitments
May 6, 2022Claimed Beatrice Mompremier of a waivers[27]
May 13, 2022Activated Tiffany Hayes from her Temporary Suspension
June 8, 2022Traded Megan Walker and the rights to Raquel Carrera to the New York Liberty in exchange for AD[28]
June 15, 2022Signed Destiny Slocum to a Hardship Contract[29]
June 20, 2022Signed Maya Caldwell to a Hardship Contract[30]
June 23, 2022Released Destiny Slocum from her Hardship Contract
Signed Yvonne Turner to a Hardship Contract[31]
June 27, 2022Released Yvonne Turner and Maya Caldwell from their Hardship Contracts
August 2, 2022Signed Maya Caldwell to a 7-Day Hardship Contract[32]
August 9, 2022Signed Maya Caldwell to a Hardship Contract
August 11, 2022Signed Kaila Charles to a Hardship Contract[33]
Temporarily Suspend Tiffany Hayes

Roster

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2022 Atlanta Dream roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
F25 Billings, Monique  5' 11" (1.8m)160 lb (73kg)12-15-1998UCLAR
G33 Caldwell, Maya5' 11" (1.8m)160 lb (73kg)12-15-1998GeorgiaR
G5 Charles, Kaila6' 1" (1.85m)170 lb (77kg)03-23-1998Maryland2
F12 Coffey, Nia  6' 1" (1.85m)182 lb (83kg)1995-06-11Northwestern5
G23 Durr, Asia (AD)  5' 10" (1.78m)151 lb (68kg)04-05-1997Louisville1
G15 Hayes, Tiffany   (S)5' 10" (1.78m)155 lb (70kg)1989-09-29Connecticut9
F00 Hillmon, Naz6' 2" (1.88m)190 lb (86kg)04-05-2000MichiganR
F10 Howard, Rhyne6' 2" (1.88m)175 lb (79kg)04-29-2000KentuckyR
G2 McDonald, Aari5' 6" (1.68m)141 lb (64kg)1998-08-20Arizona1
F1 Mompremier, Beatrice6' 4" (1.93m)190 lb (86kg)08-08-1996Miami (FL)2
F32 Parker, Cheyenne6' 4" (1.93m)193 lb (88kg)1993-08-22Middle Tennessee7
C7 Vaughn, Kia6' 4" (1.93m)205 lb (93kg)1987-01-24Rutgers12
G3 Wallace, Kristy5' 11" (1.8m)157 lb (71kg)1996-01-03BaylorR
G17 Wheeler, Erica5' 7" (1.7m)143 lb (65kg)1991-05-02Rutgers6
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

Depth

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Pos.StarterBench
CCheyenne ParkerKia Vaughn
Beatrice Mompremier
PFNia Coffey Monique Billings
Naz Hillmon
SFRhyne HowardMaya Caldwell
SGKristy WallaceAD Durr
Tiffany Hayes
PGErica WheelerAari 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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1April 24WashingtonW 88–69Kristy Wallace (17)Monique Billings (10)Aari McDonald (6)Gateway Center Arena
854
1–0
May: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
2May 1@ ConnecticutL 78–94Aari 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)
August: 2–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–3)
2022 season schedule

Standings

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# W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1xLas Vegas Aces2610.72215–313–513–59–1
2xChicago Sky2610.72215–314–412–69–1
3xConnecticut Sun2511.6941.011–713–512–65–5
4xSeattle Storm2214.6114.010–813–59–96–4
5xWashington Mystics2214.6114.011–712–610–85–5
6xDallas Wings1818.5008.08–108–1010–85–5
7xNew York Liberty1620.44410.010–89–97–116–4
8xPhoenix Mercury1521.41711.07–1111–74–143–7
9eMinnesota Lynx1422.38912.08–107–117–114–6
10eAtlanta Dream1422.38912.05–138–106–123–7
11eLos Angeles Sparks1323.36113.06–127–116–123–7
12eIndiana Fever531.13921.02–163–152–162–8

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
  GPGames 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 gameTeam leaderLeague leader

Regular Season

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PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Rhyne Howard343431.4.361.343.7924.52.81.60.816.2
Tiffany Hayes111127.5.545.429.6833.62.10.70.116.2
Cheyenne Parker363526.2.500.218.7956.22.01.10.911.8
Aari McDonald36624.3.411.338.8712.32.61.40.011.1
Maya Caldwell9723.8.514.563.8002.42.20.80.210.9
AD Durr15219.9.422.458.7741.91.70.30.110.7
Erica Wheeler303026.3.355.329.7563.13.91.10.18.4
Kristy Wallace291820.8.407.3687862.32.20.60.26.6
Monique Billings23817.4.470.000.7656.31.10.80.36.5
Nia Coffey161621.0.347.290.7425.20.80.60.16.4
Destiny Slocum3013.7.364.333.6001.31.30.00.04.7
Naz Hillmon341219.8.480.000.8215.11.20.60.34.4
Megan Walker1209.6.368.368.6670.80.40.30.03.3
Kia Vaughn29113.8.400.000.6923.20.90.30.32.5
Beatrice Mompremier2108.3.455.000.3852.80.40.10.62.1
Yvonne Turner208.0.000.000.5001.00.50.50.00.5
Kaila Charles102.0.000.000.0000.00.00.00.00.0


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

Awards and honors

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RecipientAwardDate awardedRef.
Rhyne HowardEastern Conference Player of the WeekMay 16[34]
WNBA Rookie of the Month - MayJune 1[35]
WNBA All-Star SelectionJune 28[36]
WNBA Rookie of the Month - JuneJuly 5[37]
WNBA Rookie of the Month - JulyAugust 2[38]
WNBA Rookie of the Month - AugustAugust 16[39]
WNBA Rookie of the YearAugust 25[40]
WNBA All-Rookie TeamAugust 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.
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  13. ^ "Richard Cohen Tweet 2". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
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  22. ^ "Dream Sign Georgia's Que Morrison to training-camp contract". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
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  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.
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  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.
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  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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