2020 Atlanta Dream season
The 2020 WNBA season was the 13th season for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association. The team began its season on July 26, 2020 against the Dallas Wings.[1]
| 2020 Atlanta Dream season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Nicki Collen |
| Arena | Originally: Gateway Center Arena Rescheduled to: IMG Academy gymnasiums, Bradenton, Florida |
| Attendance | 0 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 7–15 (.318) |
| Place | 4th (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Did Not Qualify |
| Team Leaders | |
| Points | Chennedy Carter – 17.4 ppg |
| Rebounds | Monique Billings – 8.5 rpg |
| Assists | Betnijah Laney – 4.0 apg |
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The Dream was originally scheduled to start play its home games at the new Gateway Center Arena at College Park, electing to move from State Farm Arena in the 2019 off-season.[2] The WNBA season was to have a 36-game schedule, which would have been the most games in a season in league history.[3] However, the plan for expanded games was put on hold on April 3, when the WNBA postponed its season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] Under a plan approved on June 15, the league is scheduled to hold a shortened 22-game regular season at IMG Academy, without fans present, starting on July 24.[5][6]
The Dream started the season promisingly, winning two of their first three games. That promise was short lived, as the team lost their next ten games in a row. After the ten game losing streak was broken, the Dream lost their next two games to finish August with a 3–13 record, and a slim hope at making the playoffs. September proved to be a turn in fortunes for the Dream. They recorded four wins in five games to go into their final game against the Washington Mystics, with a chance to make the playoffs. However, Washington prevailed and the Dream missed the playoffs. Their overall winning percentage of .318 was the third worst in team history.
Transactions
WNBA Draft
The Dream made the following selections in the 2020 WNBA Draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Chennedy Carter |  United States |
Texas A&M |
| 2 | 17 | Brittany Brewer | United States |
Texas Tech |
| 3 | 25 | Mikayla Pivec | United States |
Oregon State |
| 3 | 27 | Kobi Thornton | United States |
Clemson |
Trades and roster changes
| Date | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| February 10, 2020 | G Angel McCoughtry left the team to sign with the Las Vegas Aces in free agency.[7] | |
| February 10, 2020 | Dream acquire C Kalani Brown from the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for G Brittney Sykes and C Marie Gülich[8] | |
| February 13, 2020 | Signed F Glory Johnson[9] | |
| February 16, 2020 | Signed F Shekinna Stricklen[10] | |
| February 18, 2020 | Claimed G Alexis Jones off waivers[11] | |
| February 19, 2020 | Acquired G Courtney Williams and the 17th pick in the 2020 WNBA draft in exchange for F Jessica Breland and F Nia Coffey.[12] | |
| April 11, 2020 | Acquired F Nia Coffey in a three team deal that saw Atlanta send the 13th pick in the 2020 draft to New York.[13] | |
| June 18, 2020 | G Renee Montgomery announces that she will sit out of the 2020 season to focus on social justice reform.[14] | |
| June 23, 2020 | G Tiffany Hayes announces she has opted out of the 2020 season.[15] | |
| June 24, 2020 | Signed G Betnijah Laney and F Jaylyn Agnew[16] | |
| July 12, 2020 | Signed F Erica McCall via emergency medical hardship.[17] | |
Roster
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Standings
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Conf. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | x – Las Vegas Aces | 18 | 4 | .818 | – | 8–2 |
| 2 | x – Seattle Storm | 18 | 4 | .818 | – | 8–2 |
| 3 | x – Los Angeles Sparks | 15 | 7 | .682 | 3 | 5–5 |
| 4 | x – Minnesota Lynx | 14 | 8 | .636 | 4 | 4–6 |
| 5 | x – Phoenix Mercury | 13 | 9 | .591 | 5 | 4–6 |
| 6 | x – Chicago Sky | 12 | 10 | .545 | 6 | 6–4 |
| 7 | x – Connecticut Sun | 10 | 12 | .455 | 8 | 7–3 |
| 8 | x – Washington Mystics | 9 | 13 | .409 | 9 | 6–4 |
| 9 | e – Dallas Wings | 8 | 14 | .364 | 10 | 1–9 |
| 10 | e – Atlanta Dream | 7 | 15 | .318 | 11 | 5–5 |
| 11 | e – Indiana Fever | 6 | 16 | .273 | 12 | 4–6 |
| 12 | e – New York Liberty | 2 | 20 | .091 | 16 | 2–8 |
Notes
- x – Clinched playoff berth
- e – Eliminated from playoffs
- Home and Away records not shown, as all games played at a neutral location.
- Updated to include results from September 13, 2020
- Source
Statistics
| 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
Source:[18]
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chennedy Carter | 16 | 16 | 25.4 | 47.3 | 37.5 | 82.1 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 17.4 |
| Betnijah Laney | 22 | 22 | 33.3 | 48.1 | 40.5 | 82.7 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 17.2 |
| Courtney Williams | 20 | 14 | 30.5 | 43.6 | 23.5 | 69.6 | 7.2 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 14.6 |
| Elizabeth Williams | 22 | 22 | 29.2 | 48.9 | 0 | 74.2 | 5.7 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 10.1 |
| Monique Billings | 22 | 16 | 27.1 | 40.0 | 0 | 76.1 | 8.5 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 8.5 |
| Shekinna Stricklen | 22 | 15 | 21.7 | 34.1 | 33.3 | 100 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Blake Dietrick | 22 | 4 | 21.0 | 47.1 | 44.8 | 62.5 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 5.9 |
| Glory Johnson | 18 | 1 | 15.1 | 37.3 | 26.2 | 50.0 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 4.7 |
| Kalani Brown | 10 | 0 | 6.1 | 52.2 | 0 | 60.0 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 3.0 |
| Jaylyn Agnew | 12 | 0 | 5.9 | 26.7 | 23.1 | 80.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Brittany Brewer | 5 | 0 | 6.6 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Kaela Davis | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Awards and honors
| Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Betnijah Laney | Most Improved Player | September 24, 2020 | [19] |
| Chennedy Carter | All-Rookie Team | September 27, 2020 | [20] |
| Betnijah Laney | 1st Team All-Defense | September 29, 2020 | [21] |
| Elizabeth Williams |
References
- "Atlanta Dream 2020 Season Schedule". WNBA.com. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- "Atlanta Dream Announces New Home Court at Gateway Center in College Park" (Press release). Atlanta Dream. October 18, 2019. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
- "Atlanta Dream Announce 2020 Schedule - Atlanta Dream". dream.wnba.com. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- "WNBA Statement Regarding the Start of the 2020 Regular Season". 2020-04-03. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
- "WNBA Announces Plan To Tip Off 2020 Season". WNBA. 2020-06-15. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
- "WNBA announces plans for 2020 season to start late July in Florida". NBC Sports Washington. 2020-06-15. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
- "Angel McCoughtry signs with the Las Vegas Aces". winsidr.com. Winsidr. February 10, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
- "Dream Acquire Kalani Brown From Los Angeles". dream.wnba.com. Atlanta Dream. February 10, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
- "Atlanta Dream Sign Free-Agent Forward Glory Johnson". dream.wnba.com. Atlanta Dream. February 13, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
- "Shekinna Stricklen Signs Multi-Year Deal with Dream". dream.wnba.com. Atlanta Dream. February 16, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
- "Atlanta Dream Claim Alexis Jones Off Waivers". dream.wnba.com. Atlanta Dream. February 18, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
- "Dream Acquire Courtney Williams In Three-Team Trade". dream.wnba.com. Atlanta Dream. February 19, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
- "Atlanta Dream Acquire Nia Coffey in Trade". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. April 11, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- "Montgomery to Miss 2020 Atlanta Dream Season". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. June 18, 2020. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
- "Hayes Opts Out for 2020 Season". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. June 23, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- "Dream Add Free Agents Laney, Agnew". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. June 24, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- "Atlanta Signs Free Agent Forward Erica McCall". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. July 12, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- "Team Stats". wnba.com. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
- "Atlanta Dream's Betnijah Laney Named 2020 Most Improved Player". wnba.com. WNBA. September 24, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
- "Rookie Of The Year Crystal Dangerfield Headlines 2020 WNBA All-Rookie Team". wnba.com. WNBA. September 27, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
- "Two Atlanta Dream Players And Seattle Storm's Alysha Clark Headline 2020 WNBA All-Defensive Team". wnba.com. WNBA. September 29, 2020. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
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