2018 Atlanta Dream season

The 2018 WNBA season was the 11th season for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association. The team began its season on May 20, 2018, against the Dallas Wings.

The Dream started the season slowly, going 2–2 in May with both losses coming to Dallas. The team continued to not be able to build momentum in June, posting a 5–6 record. The team started well in the month, going on a three game win streak, but couldn't continue that run, winning just 2 of the final 7 games in the month. However, the Dream found another gear in July. The Dream went on an 8 game winning streak and head coach Nicki Collen was awarded the Coach of the Month. The team finished the month 9–2 and in prime playoff position. The team continued its run in August, going 6–1 with their only loss on the road against Phoenix. Collen was again voted coach of the month. However, on August 9, the team lost their star Angel McCoughtry for the season with torn ligaments in her left knee. The team finished a franchise–best 23–11 which entered them into the 2018 WNBA Playoffs as the second seed.

As the second seed, Atlanta earned a double bye into the semifinal round. There, Atlanta faced off against the Washington Mystics. The Mystics were the third seed, finishing one game behind Atlanta in the regular season. The series was a close one, with the Mystics star Elena Delle Donne getting injured in game 3. However, the Dream were not able to capitalize and eventually lost the series 2 games to 3.

Transactions

WNBA draft

Trades and Roster Changes

Roster

Depth

Schedule

Preseason

|- | 1 | May 6 | @ Chicago | W 78–61 | Hayes (16) | Williams (7) | Montgomery (7) | Wintrust Arena<br> | 1–0 |- | 2 | May 11 | vs. Connecticut | L 58–74 | Clarendon (13) | Williams (6) | Montgomery (3) | Webster Bank Arena<br>1,610 | 1–1

Regular season

|- | 1 | May 20 | @ Dallas | L 78–101 | 3 Tied (14) | Sykes (7) | Hayes (6) | College Park Center<br>5,907 | 0–1 |- | 2 | May 23 | @ Chicago | W 81–63 | Hayes (22) | Breland (10) | Williams (6) | Wintrust Arena<br>6,147 | 1–1 |- | 3 | May 26 | Dallas | L 80–87 | McCoughtry (19) | Breland (10) | Hayes (4) | McCamish Pavilion<br>4,749 | 1–2 |- | 4 | May 29 | Minnesota | W 76–74 | Hayes (20) | Tied (7) | Tied (5) | McCamish Pavilion<br>3,785 | 2–2 |-

|- | 5 | June 3 | Phoenix | L 71–78 | McCoughtry (21) | Tied (10) | Clarendon (3) | McCamish Pavilion<br>3,795 | 2–3 |- | 6 | June 5 | Connecticut | W 82–77 | Hayes (22) | Breland (9) | Tied (4) | McCamish Pavilion<br>2,830 | 3–3 |- | 7 | June 8 | @ Las Vegas | W 87–83 | Hayes (24) | Tied (9) | McCoughtry (6) | Mandalay Bay Events Center<br>5,913 | 4–3 |- | 8 | June 10 | @ Seattle | W 67–64 | Hayes (23) | Breland (14) | 4 Tied (2) | KeyArena<br>6,345 | 5–3 |- | 9 | June 12 | @ Los Angeles | L 64–72 | Hayes (16) | Breland (6) | Hayes (3) | Staples Center<br>9,215 | 5–4 |- | 10 | June 14 | Indiana | W 72–67 | Hayes (23) | Breland (13) | McCoughtry (4) | McCamish Pavilion<br>6,561 | 6–4 |- | 11 | June 16 | @ Indiana | L 64–96 | McCoughtry (19) | McCoughtry (8) | Clarendon (4) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>6,234 | 6–5 |- | 12 | June 19 | @ New York | L 72–79 | McCoughtry (39) | McCoughtry (14) | McCoughtry (4) | Westchester County Center<br>1,627 | 6–6 |- | 13 | June 22 | Connecticut | W 75–70 | McCoughtry (25) | Williams (10) | Sykes (4) | McCamish Pavilion<br>4,047 | 7–6 |- | 14 | June 27 | @ Chicago | L 80–93 | Montgomery (19) | Breland (7) | Montgomery (5) | Wintrust Arena<br>8,521 | 7–7 |- | 15 | June 29 | @ Minnesota | L 74–85 | McGee-Stafford (15) | Breland (10) | Montgomery (6) | Target Center<br>9,209 | 7–8 |-

|- | 16 | July 1 | @ Indiana | W 87–83 | Sykes (20) | Tied (6) | Sykes (7) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>5,277 | 8–8 |- | 17 | July 6 | Seattle | L 86–95 | McCoughtry (26) | Sykes (6) | Dantas (5) | McCamish Pavilion<br>3,935 | 8–9 |- | 18 | July 8 | Phoenix | W 76–70 | Hayes (18) | Breland (12) | McCoughtry (4) | McCamish Pavilion<br>3,952 | 9–9 |- | 19 | July 11 | @ Washington | W 106–89 | McCoughtry (26) | Breland (10) | Breland (7) | Capital One Arena<br>11,354 | 10–9 |- | 20 | July 13 | Indiana | W 98–74 | Hayes (16) | Breland (8) | McCoughtry (7) | McCamish Pavilion<br>3,807 | 11–9 |- | 21 | July 15 | Washington | W 80–77 | Sykes (17) | Breland (10) | Bentley (4) | McCamish Pavilion<br>3,880 | 12–9 |- | 22 | July 17 | @ Connecticut | W 86–83 | McCoughtry (24) | Breland (11) | Tied (4) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>5,555 | 13–9 |- | 23 | July 19 | New York | W 82–68 | Montgomery (24) | Tied (12) | McCoughtry (6) | McCamish Pavilion<br>3,074 | 14–9 |- | 24 | July 22 | Seattle | W 87–74 | Williams (17) | Tied (8) | Hayes (5) | McCamish Pavilion<br>4,916 | 15–9 |- | 25 | July 24 | @ Los Angeles | W 81–87 | McCoughtry (19) | McCoughtry (7) | Montgomery (6) | Staples Center<br>9,324 | 16–9 |- | 26 | July 31 | Washington | L 71–86 | Hayes (18) | Williams (9) | Sykes (5) | McCamish Pavilion<br>3,648 | 16–10 |-

|- | 27 | August 3 | Chicago | W 89–74 | McCoughtry (21) | Breland (9) | Bentley (7) | McCamish Pavilion<br>5,120 | 17–10 |- | 28 | August 5 | @ Minnesota | W 86–66 | Hayes (28) | Tied (8) | Sykes (6) | Target Center<br>9,333 | 18–10 |- | 29 | August 7 | Las Vegas | W 109–100 | Tied (22) | Breland (11) | Bentley (8) | McCamish Pavilion<br>4,033 | 19–10 |- | 30 | August 9 | Los Angeles | W 79–73 | Breland (19) | Breland (9) | Bentley (8) | McCamish Pavilion<br>4,235 | 20–10 |- | 31 | August 11 | Dallas | W 92–82 | Montgomery (24) | Williams (9) | 3 Tied (5) | McCamish Pavilion<br>4,937 | 21–10 |- | 32 | August 12 | @ New York | W 86–77 | Montgomery (30) | Tied (7) | Sykes (4) | Westchester County Center<br>2,362 | 22–10 |- | 33 | August 17 | @ Phoenix | L 95–104 | Bentley (24) | Williams (8) | Bentley (6) | Talking Stick Resort Arena<br>11,177 | 22–11 |- | 34 | August 19 | @ Las Vegas | W 93–78 | Williams (20) | Williams (7) | Montgomery (9) | Mandalay Bay Events Center<br>5,737 | 23–11

Playoffs

|- | 1 | August 26 | Washington | L 84–87 | Bentley (19) | Williams (14) | 5 Tied (2) | McCamish Pavilion<br>5,086 | 0–1 |- | 2 | August 28 | Washington | W 78–75 | Bentley (22) | Breland (14) | Hayes (6) | McCamish Pavilion<br>3,813 | 1–1 |- | 3 | August 31 | Washington | W 81–76 | Hayes (23) | Breland (11) | Montgomery (3) | Charles Smith Center<br>3,867 | 2–1 |- | 4 | September 2 | Washington | 76–97 | Tied (12) | Breland (8) | Montgomery (10) | Charles Smith Center<br>3,722 | 2–2 |- | 5 | September 4 | Washington | 81–86 | Bentley (16) | Breland (12) | Hayes (4) | McCamish Pavilion<br>4,435 | 2–3

Standings

Playoffs

Statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

Awards and honors

References

External links

• THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE ATLANTA DREAM