2018 Dallas Wings season
The 2018 WNBA season will be the 21st season for the Dallas Wings franchise of the WNBA. This will be the franchise's 3rd season in Dallas. The season tips off on May 18.[2]
| 2018 Dallas Wings season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Fred Williams (fired) Taj McWilliams-Franklin (interim) |
| Arena | College Park Center |
| Attendance | 4,752 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 15–19 (.441) |
| Place | 5th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | 8th seed, Lost in First Round to Phoenix 83–101 |
| Team Leaders | |
| Points | Liz Cambage – 23.0 ppg |
| Rebounds | Liz Cambage – 9.7 rpg |
| Assists | Skylar Diggins-Smith – 6.2 apg |
| Media | |
| Television | Fox Sports Southwest[1] |
Dallas had an up and down start to the season, posting a 2–3 record in May followed by a 5–4 record in June. However all but one of these seven losses came to eventual playoff teams. The team posted an 8–5 record in July, including winning 7 of 8 games in the middle of the month. The three straight losses at the end of the month were the beginning of a nine-game losing streak.
In the midst of that losing streak, on August 12, 2018, the Wings fired their head coach Fred Williams. The team had a 14–17 record and was in the 8th and final playoff spot at the time of firing. Assistant Coach Taj McWilliams-Franklin was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[3]
McWilliams-Franklin posted a 1–2 record in her three games in charge. This saw the Wings finish 1–7 in August. However, the one win was an important one. The win was against the Las Vegas Aces, the Wing's playoff rivals. The Wings secured the 8th seed in the 2018 WNBA Playoffs by one game over the Aces. The team lost to the 5th seeded Phoenix Mercury 83–101 in the first round of the playoffs to end their season.
Transactions
WNBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Azurá Stevens |  United States |
Connecticut |
| 2 | 18 | Loryn Goodwin | United States |
Oklahoma State |
| 3 | 30 | Natalie Butler | United States |
George Mason |
Trades and roster changes
| Date | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| February 1, 2018 | Re-signed F Kayla Thornton[4] | |
| February 2, 2018 | Re-signed F Theresa Plaisance[5] | |
| February 5, 2018 | Signed C Liz Cambage[6] | |
| February 28, 2018 | Re-signed F Karima Christmas–Kelly[7] | |
| June 3, 2018 | Signed C Cayla George[8] | |
| July 23, 2018 | Traded F Aerial Powers to Washington Mystics in exchange for G Tayler Hill and 2019 WNBA draft second round pick and the rights to swap first round picks.[9] | |
| August 19, 2018 | Signed Maggie Lucas.[10] | |
Roster
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Game log
Pre-season
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May: 2–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–1)
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Regular season
Playoffs
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WNBA First Round: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
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Standings
| # | Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
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| 1 | Seattle Storm (1) | 26 | 8 | .765 | – | 13–4 | 13–4 | 11–5 |
| 2 | Phoenix Mercury (5) | 20 | 14 | .588 | 6 | 9–8 | 11–6 | 8–8 |
| 3 | Los Angeles Sparks (6) | 19 | 15 | .559 | 7 | 11–6 | 8–9 | 9–7 |
| 4 | Minnesota Lynx (7) | 18 | 16 | .529 | 8 | 9–8 | 9–8 | 9–7 |
| 5 | Dallas Wings (8) | 15 | 19 | .441 | 11 | 10–7 | 5–12 | 7–9 |
| 6 | e –Las Vegas Aces | 14 | 20 | .412 | 12 | 8–9 | 6–11 | 4–12 |
Playoffs
| First round: Single elimination (Aug. 21) | Second round: Single elimination (Aug. 23) | Semifinals: Best-of-five (Aug. 26 – Sept. 4) | WNBA Finals: Best-of-five (Sept. 7 – Sept. 12) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Seattle Storm | 91 | 91 | 66 | 84 | 94 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Connecticut Sun | 86 | 5 | Phoenix Mercury | 87 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 84 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | Phoenix Mercury | 101 | 5 | Phoenix Mercury | 96 | 1 | Seattle Storm | 89 | 75 | 98 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | Dallas Wings | 83 | 3 | Washington Mystics | 76 | 73 | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Atlanta Dream | 84 | 78 | 81 | 76 | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Washington Mystics | 96 | 3 | Washington Mystics | 87 | 75 | 76 | 97 | 86 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | Los Angeles Sparks | 75 | 6 | Los Angeles Sparks | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Minnesota Lynx | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: Teams re-seeded after second round and semi-finals.
Statistics
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| 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
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Liz Cambage | 32 | 32 | 29.5 | 58.9 | 32.4 | 73.8 | 9.7 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 23.0 |
| Skylar Diggins-Smith | 32 | 32 | 34.1 | 40.3 | 29.7 | 83.9 | 3.3 | 6.2 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 17.9 |
| Karima Christmas-Kelly | 6 | 6 | 27.8 | 44.8 | 44.4 | 81.3 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 9.3 |
| Kayla Thornton | 34 | 32 | 28.6 | 44.7 | 35.5 | 86.0 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 9.2 |
| Allisha Gray | 34 | 34 | 26.7 | 40.3 | 27.0 | 86.3 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 9.2 |
| Azurá Stevens | 34 | 9 | 20.6 | 43.0 | 31.8 | 78.8 | 4.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 8.9 |
| Glory Johnson | 29 | 17 | 22.5 | 41.7 | 31.5 | 78.0 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 8.0 |
| Theresa Plaisance | 7 | 0 | 11.6 | 38.9 | 47.4 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 5.3 |
| Tayler Hill | 7 | 1 | 16.9 | 28.9 | 29.2 | 100.0 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 5.0 |
| Kaela Davis | 27 | 6 | 16.8 | 34.7 | 24.4 | 64.1 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 5.0 |
| Cayla George | 23 | 1 | 10.7 | 43.6 | 30.8 | 50.0 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 3.6 |
| Leticia Romero | 21 | 0 | 7.0 | 31.3 | 20.0 | 86.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Maggie Lucas | 1 | 0 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Awards and honors
| Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
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| Liz Cambage | WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week | June 4, 2018 | [11] |
| Liz Cambage | WNBA All-Star Selection | July 17, 2018 | [12] |
| Skylar Diggins-Smith | |||
| Liz Cambage | WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week | July 23, 2018 | [13] |
| WNBA Peak Performer – Points | August 19, 2018 | [14] |
References
- "Wings Announce Broadcast Schedule With Fox Sports Southwest". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. April 2, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
- "2018 Dallas Wings Schedule". Women's National Basketball Association. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
- "Dallas Wings Relieve Fred Williams Of Coaching Duties". wnba.com. WNBA. August 12, 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
- "Dallas Wings Re-Sign Forward Kayla Thornton". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. February 1, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
- "Dallas Wings Re-Sign Forward Theresa Plaisance to Multi-Year Contract". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. February 2, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
- "Dallas Wings Sign Liz Cambage". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. February 5, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
- "DALLAS WINGS RE-SIGN KARIMA CHRISTMAS-KELLY". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. February 28, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
- "Dallas Wings Add Cayla George". wings.wnba.com. June 3, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- "Mystics Trade Tayler Hill To Wings For Aerial Powers". wnba.com. WNBA. July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- "Dallas Wings Sign Guard Maggie Lucas". wnba.com. WNBA. August 19, 2018. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
- "Tina Charles, Liz Cambage Named Players of the Week". wnba.com. WNBA. June 4, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- "2018 WNBA All-Stars Announced; Elena Delle Donne, Candace Parker To Serve As Player-Captains". wnba.com. WNBA. July 17, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- "Atlanta's Hayes, Dallas' Cambage Named WNBA Players Of The Week". wnba.com. WNBA. July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
- "Cambage, Fowles And Vandersloot Earn 2018 WNBA Peak Performer Awards". wnba.com. WNBA. August 20, 2018. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
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