The 2022 WNBA season will be the 15th season for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association . The team will begin the season on May 14, 2022, on the road against the Dallas Wings .[1]
This will be 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]
Transactions [ ]
WNBA Draft [ ]
See also: 2022 WNBA Draft
Round
Pick
Player
Nationality
School/Team/Country
1
3
2
14
Trades and Roster Changes [ ]
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]
Roster [ ]
Players Coaches Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs F 5 Agnew, Jaylyn 5' 11" (1.8m) 149 lb (68kg) 1997-07-21 Creighton 1 F 25 Billings, Monique 6' 4" (1.93m) 192 lb (87kg) 1996-05-02 UCLA 4 G 22 5' 11" (1.8m) 160 lb (73kg) 1998-12-15 Georgia R F 12 Coffey, Nia 6' 1" (1.85m) 182 lb (83kg) 1995-06-11 Northwestern 5 G 15 Hayes, Tiffany 5' 10" (1.78m) 155 lb (70kg) 1989-09-29 Connecticut 9 C 0 6' 5" (1.96m) 1996-08-01 Texas A&M R F 31 Jones, N'dea 6' 2" (1.88m) 172 lb (78kg) 1999-05-25 Texas A&M R G 4 McDonald, Aari 5' 6" (1.68m) 141 lb (64kg) 1998-08-20 Arizona 1 F 32 Parker, Cheyenne 6' 4" (1.93m) 193 lb (88kg) 1993-08-22 Middle Tennessee 7 C 1 Vaughn, Kia 6' 4" (1.93m) 205 lb (93kg) 1987-01-24 Rutgers 12 F 2 Walker, Megan 6' 1" (1.85m) 175 lb (79kg) 1998-11-23 Connecticut 2 G 0 Wallace, Kristy 5' 11" (1.8m) 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 )
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
Schedule [ ]
Regular Season [ ]
2022 game log Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
June
: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
July
: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
August
: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
2022 season schedule
Standings [ ]
Notes
(#) – League Standing
x – Clinched playoff berth
e – Eliminated from playoff contention
Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings
Awards and Honors [ ]
Recipient
Award
Date awarded
Ref.
References [ ]
^ "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 .
External links [ ]
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