2022 Atlanta Dream season

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2022 Atlanta Dream season
CoachTanisha Wright
ArenaGateway Center Arena
Attendanceper game
Results
Record0–0
Place0th (Eastern)

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[]

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[]

PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
F5United StatesAgnew, Jaylyn5' 11" (1.8m)149 lb (68kg)1997-07-21Creighton1
F25United StatesBillings, Monique6' 4" (1.93m)192 lb (87kg)1996-05-02UCLA4
G22United States5' 11" (1.8m)160 lb (73kg)1998-12-15GeorgiaR
F12United StatesCoffey, Nia6' 1" (1.85m)182 lb (83kg)1995-06-11Northwestern5
G15United StatesHayes, Tiffany5' 10" (1.78m)155 lb (70kg)1989-09-29Connecticut9
C0United States6' 5" (1.96m)1996-08-01Texas A&MR
F31United StatesJones, N'dea6' 2" (1.88m)172 lb (78kg)1999-05-25Texas A&MR
G4United StatesMcDonald, Aari5' 6" (1.68m)141 lb (64kg)1998-08-20Arizona1
F32United StatesParker, Cheyenne6' 4" (1.93m)193 lb (88kg)1993-08-22Middle Tennessee7
C1United StatesVaughn, Kia6' 4" (1.93m)205 lb (93kg)1987-01-24Rutgers12
F2United StatesWalker, Megan6' 1" (1.85m)175 lb (79kg)1998-11-23Connecticut2
G0AustraliaWallace, Kristy5' 11" (1.8m)1996-01-03BaylorR
G17United StatesWheeler, Erica5' 7" (1.7m)143 lb (65kg)1991-05-02Rutgers6
Head coach
United States Tanisha Wright (Penn State)
Athletic trainer
United States Natalie Trotter
Strength and conditioning coach
United States Drew Williams

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured 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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 May 7 @ Dallas College Park Center
2 May 11 Los Angeles Gateway Center Arena
3 May 13 Las Vegas Gateway Center Arena
4 May 15 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
5 May 17 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
6 May 20 Washington Gateway Center Arena
7 May 24 @ Washington Entertainment and Sports Arena
9 May 29 Phoenix Gateway Center Arena
June : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
10 June 1 Minnesota Gateway Center Arena
11 June 3 Chicago Gateway Center Arena
12 June 5 Indiana Gateway Center Arena
13 June 7 @ Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
14 June 10 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
15 June 15 @ Connecticut Mohegan Sun Arena
16 June 17 @ Chicago Wintrust Arena
17 June 21 Dallas Gateway Center Arena
18 June 24 New York Gateway Center Arena
19 June 26 Connecticut Gateway Center Arena
20 June 28 @ Washington Entertainment and Sports Arena
21 June 30 @ New York Barclays Center
July : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
22 July 3 Seattle Gateway Center Arena
23 July 6 Washington Gateway Center Arena
24 July 12 @ Chicago Wintrust Arena
25 July 15 Connecticut Gateway Center Arena
26 July 17 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
27 July 19 @ Las Vegas Michelob Ultra Arena
28 July 21 @ Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena
29 July 24 @ Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
30 July 28 Minnesota Gateway Center Arena
31 July 30 Dallas Gateway Center Arena
August : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
31 August 3 Indiana Gateway Center Arena
32 August 5 Los Angeles Gateway Center Arena
33 August 7 @ Minnesota Target Center
34 August 9 @ Las Vegas Michelob Ultra Arena
35 August 12 New York Gateway Center Arena
36 August 14 @ New York Barclays Center
2022 season schedule

Standings[]

# Team W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1 Atlanta Dream 0 0 .000 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
2 Chicago Sky 0 0 .000 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
3 Connecticut Sun 0 0 .000 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
4 Dallas Wings 0 0 .000 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
5 Indiana Fever 0 0 .000 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
6 Las Vegas Aces 0 0 .000 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
7 Los Angeles Sparks 0 0 .000 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
8 Minnesota Lynx 0 0 .000 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
9 New York Liberty 0 0 .000 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
10 Phoenix Mercury 0 0 .000 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
11 Seattle Storm 0 0 .000 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
12 Washington Mystics 0 0 .000 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0

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[]

  1. ^ "Atlanta Dream 2022 Season Schedule". WNBA.com. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  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.
  7. ^ "Atlanta Dream PR Tweet". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  8. ^ "Maite Cazorla to Forego 2022 WNBA Season". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  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.
  12. ^ "Richard Cohen Tweet". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  13. ^ "Richard Cohen Tweet 2". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  14. ^ "Dream Re-Sign Monique Billings". wnba.com. WNBA. February 3, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  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.
  18. ^ "Dream Sign Kristy Wallace". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  19. ^ "Dream Sign Maya Caldwell to Training Camp Contract". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 27, 2022.

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