2020 Dallas Wings season
The 2020 Dallas Wings season was the franchise's 23rd season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and the 5th season for the franchise in Dallas. The regular season started on July 26, 2020, versus the Atlanta Dream.[1] This will be the second season under head coach Brian Agler.
| 2020 Dallas Wings season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Brian Agler |
| Arena | Originally: College Park Center Rescheduled to: IMG Academy gymnasiums, Bradenton, Florida |
| Attendance | 0 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 8–14 (.364) |
| Place | 6th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Did not Qualify |
| Team Leaders | |
| Points | Arike Ogunbowale – 22.8 ppg |
| Rebounds | Satou Sabally – 7.8 rpg |
| Assists | Arike Ogunbowale – 3.4 apg |
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This WNBA season will have an all-time high 36 regular-season games.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4][5]
The Wings started the season strongly, winning two of their first three games. The season then took a downward turn when the team had two separate three game losing streaks, separated by only one win. Dallas finished August 3–3 to arrive at a 6–10 overall record. The team went 2–4 in September, but ended the season with a win. A bright spot for the team was Arike Ogunbowale, who lead the WNBA in scoring and was named to the All-WNBA First Team.
Transactions
WNBA draft
The Wings will make the following selections in the 2020 WNBA Draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Satou Sabally |  Germany |
Oregon |
| 1 | 5 | Bella Alarie |  United States |
Princeton |
| 1 | 7 | Tyasha Harris | United States |
South Carolina |
| 2 | 21 | Luisa Geiselsöder | Germany |
Donau-Ries (Germany) |
Trades and roster changes
| Date | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| February 10, 2020 | Signed G Moriah Jefferson [6] | |
| Signed F/C Megan Gustafson[6] | ||
| Signed C Imani McGee-Stafford[6] | ||
| Signed G Karlie Samuelson[6] | ||
| Signed F Morgan Bertsch[6] | ||
| February 11, 2020 | Signed F Isabelle Harrison[7] | |
| February 12, 2020 | Traded G Skylar Diggins-Smith to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for the 5th and 7th picks in the 2020 WNBA draft and a first round selection in the 2021 WNBA draft.[8] | |
| Traded the first round selection in the 2021 WNBA draft acquired from Phoenix to the Chicago Sky in exchange for C Astou Ndour[8] | ||
| February 14, 2020 | Traded F Azurá Stevens to the Chicago Sky in exchange for Chicago's First Round pick in the 2021 WNBA draft and F Katie Lou Samuelson[9] | |
| February 21, 2020 | Acquired G Marina Mabrey from the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for their Second round pick in the 2021 WNBA draft[10] | |
| April 15, 2020 | Engaged in 3 team trade in which they acquired a 2021 first round draft pick from the Washington Mystics and a second round draft pick New York Liberty for G Tayler Hill and the ninth and fifteenth pick in the 2020 draft to the New York Liberty.[11] | |
| April 23, 2020 | Waived G Kaela Davis[12] | |
| May 26, 2020 | Traded C Kristine Anigwe and a third round pick in the 2021 draft to Los Angeles in exchange for a second round pick in the 2021 draft.[13] | |
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
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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:[14]
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arike Ogunbowale | 22 | 22 | 34.0 | 41.2 | 33.6 | 85.6 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 22.8 |
| Satou Sabally | 16 | 14 | 28.2 | 36.8 | 19.7 | 87.2 | 7.8 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 13.9 |
| Allisha Gray | 20 | 14 | 26.2 | 46.4 | 35.2 | 83.1 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 13.1 |
| Marina Mabrey | 18 | 12 | 22.4 | 43.0 | 41.8 | 66.7 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 10.6 |
| Kayla Thornton | 22 | 14 | 25.3 | 42.5 | 34.7 | 87.5 | 5.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 7.3 |
| Tyasha Harris | 21 | 3 | 19.6 | 43.3 | 33.9 | 63.6 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 6.8 |
| Isabelle Harrison | 13 | 11 | 19.8 | 44.7 | 0 | 78.9 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 6.4 |
| Katie Lou Samuelson | 22 | 4 | 20.0 | 41.7 | 31.7 | 73.3 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 5.0 |
| Moriah Jefferson | 9 | 6 | 16.7 | 41.9 | 33.3 | 58.3 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 5.0 |
| Astou Ndour | 13 | 7 | 11.6 | 35.1 | 24.0 | 0 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| Bella Alarie | 22 | 3 | 14.0 | 36.4 | 7.7 | 83.3 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 2.7 |
| Megan Gustafson | 9 | 0 | 5.2 | 28.6 | 0 | 66.7 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
Awards and honors
| Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arike Ogunbowale | Peak Performer: Points | September 14, 2020 | [15] |
| Satou Sabally | All-Rookie Team | September 27, 2020 | [16] |
| Arike Ogunbowale | All-WNBA First Team | October 4, 2020 | [17] |
References
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- "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.
- "Dallas Wings Sign Jefferson, Gustafson to Multi-Year Deals". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. February 10, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
- "Harrison Signs Multi-Year Deal with Wings". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. February 11, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
- "Wings Trade Diggins-Smith, Acquire Astou Ndour". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. February 12, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
- "Wings Trade for Katie Lou Samuelson". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. February 14, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
- "Wings Trade for Mabrey". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. February 21, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
- "Washington Mystics Acquire 7x All-Star Tina Charles in Three-Team Deal". wnba.com. WNBA. April 15, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- "Wings Waive Kaela Davis". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. April 23, 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- "Wings Trade Anigwe, Waive Karlie Samuelson". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. May 26, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- "Team Stats". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
- "Dallas' Ogunbowale, Los Angeles' Parker And Chicago's Vandersloot Earn 2020 WNBA Peak Performer Awards". wnba.com. WNBA. September 14, 2020. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
- "Rookie Of The Year Crystal Dangerfield Headlines 2020 WNBA All-Rookie Team". wnba.com. WNBA. September 27, 2019. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
- "A'ja Wilson And Candace Parker Unanimously Selected To 2020 All-WNBA First Team". wnba.com. WNBA. October 4, 2020. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
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