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 | |
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| 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 |
| Rebounds | Monique Billings – 8.5 |
| Assists | Betnijah Laney – 4.0 |
On October 18, 2019, the Dream unveiled a rebrand of their logo and color scheme for their upcoming season.[2] 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.[3] The WNBA season was to have a 36-game schedule, which would have been the most games in a season in league history.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6][7]
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 |
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| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| January 21, 2020 | Exercised 4th-Year Team Option on Marie Gülich and Monique Billings | |
| Extended a Qualifying Offer to Alaina Coates | ||
| January 22, 2020 | Renounced the rights to Celine Dumerc and Isabelle Yacoubou | |
| February 10, 2020 | Traded Brittney Sykes and Marie Gülich to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for Kalani Brown[8] | |
| February 12, 2020 | Signed Glory Johnson[9] | |
| February 16, 2020 | Signed Shekinna Stricklen[10] | |
| February 18, 2020 | Claimed Alexis Jones off waivers[11] | |
| February 19, 2020 | Traded Jessica Breland and Nia Coffey to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for Courtney Williams and the 17th pick in the 2020 WNBA draft from the Connecticut Sun - as part of a 3-team trade[12] | |
| February 23, 2020 | Signed Blake Dietrick to a training-camp contract[13] | |
| February 25, 2020 | Signed Elīna Babkina to a training-camp contract[14] | |
| April 16, 2020 | Signed Alaina Coates to a training-camp contract[15] | |
| April 19, 2020 | Signed Mikayla Pivec to a rookie-scale contract | |
| April 20, 2020 | Signed Brittany Brewer to a rookie-scale contract | |
| April 23, 2020 | Signed Chennedy Carter to a rookie-scale contract | |
| April 27, 2020 | Waived Alaina Coates | |
| May 23, 2020 | Waived Elīna Babkina[16] | |
| May 24, 2020 | Full Season Suspension of Maite Cazorla due to her sitting out the 2020 Season due to Personal Reasons[17] | |
| May 25, 2020 | Full Season Suspension of Mikayla Pivec due to her sitting out the 2020 Season due to Personal Reasons[18] | |
| June 18, 2020 | Renee Montgomery Opts Out of the 2020 Season[19] | |
| June 23, 2020 | Tiffany Hayes Opts Out of the 2020 Season[20] | |
| June 24, 2020 | Signed Betnijah Laney and Jaylyn Agnew[21] | |
| July 12, 2020 | Signed Erica McCall to a Hardship Contract[22] | |
| July 29, 2020 | Released Erica McCall from her Hardship Contract | |
| August 23, 2020 | Waived Alexis Jones | |
| Signed Kaela Davis to a 7-day contract[23] | ||
| August 31, 2020 | Signed Kaela Davis to a 2nd 7-day contract | |
| September 7, 2020 | Signed Kaela Davis | |
Roster
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Schedule
Regular Season
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Standings
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Conf. |
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| 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 | |||||||
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | [24] |
| WNBA All-Defense 1st Team | September 29 | [25] | |
| Chennedy Carter | All-Rookie Team | September 27 | [26] |
| Elizabeth Williams | WNBA All-Defense 1st Team | September 29 | [25] |
References
- "Atlanta Dream 2020 Season Schedule". WNBA.com. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- "Atlanta Dream Unveil Bold New Brand". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
- "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". April 3, 2020. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
- "WNBA Announces Plan To Tip Off 2020 Season". WNBA. June 15, 2020. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
- "WNBA announces plans for 2020 season to start late July in Florida". NBC Sports Washington. June 15, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 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.
- "Blake Dietrick Returning to Atlanta Dream". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
- "Atlanta Dream Signs Guard Elīna Babkina". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
- Atlanta Dream PR [@ATLDreamPR] (April 16, 2020). "TRANSACTION: Atlanta Dream sign Alaina Coates to a training camp contract" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- Atlanta Dream PR [@ATLDreamPR] (May 23, 2020). "TRANSACTION: The Dream have waived Elīna Babkina" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- Atlanta Dream PR [@ATLDreamPR] (May 24, 2020). "Maite Cazorla has chosen to stay in Spain and will miss the 2020 Atlanta Dream season due to personal reasons. We look forward to welcoming her back in 2021" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- Atlanta Dream PR [@ATLDreamPR] (May 25, 2020). "Mikayla Pivec has chosen to sit out the 2020 WNBA season for personal reasons and will be suspended by the Atlanta Dream. We look forward to having Pivec attend training camp in 2021" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "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.
- "Atlanta Signs Free Agent Forward-Guard Kaela Davis". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
- "Atlanta Dream's Betnijah Laney Named 2020 Most Improved Player". wnba.com. WNBA. September 24, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
- "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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