2022 Seattle Storm season

The 2022 Seattle Storm season was the franchise's 23rd season in the Women's National Basketball Association. This was the first season back in the newly renovated Climate Pledge Arena.[1]

2022 Seattle Storm season
CoachNoelle Quinn
ArenaClimate Pledge Arena
Attendance10,632 per game
Results
Record2214 (.611)
Place2nd (Western)
Playoff finish4th seed; Lost in Semifinals to Las Vegas Aces
Team Leaders
PointsBreanna Stewart – 21.8 ppg
ReboundsBreanna Stewart – 7.6 ppg
AssistsSue Bird – 6.0 apg

On June 16, 2022, Sue Bird announced that this season would be her final one and that she would be retiring after the season.[2]

The Storm started the season with an opening day win, but went on to lose their next three games. They turned their fortunes around after the three game losing streak, and went on a four game winning streak to end the month of May 5–3. June started with two straight losses, but then the team won four games straight. They won three of their last five games to finish June 7–4. They started July strong, losing one of their first six games in the month. The end of the month saw the team only get two wins out of six games, with five of those six games being on the road. They finished July 7–5 and clinched a playoff spot on July 30. The Storm went 3–2 in August, with their only two losses coming to the first place Las Vegas Aces. They finished the season 22–14, tied for fourth with Washington. They were awarded the 4th seed based on having a better regular season record vs. Washington.

In their First Round series, the Storm had home court advantage as the fourth seed, and faced off against the fifth seeded Washington Mystics. The Storm won a close game one 86–83. They took advantage of their home court and won game two by thirteen points, to sweep the series. In the Semifinals, they were up against the first seeded Aces. The Storm won another close game one, 76–73 in Las Vegas. However, they would go on to lose the next three games and lose the series three games to one. Most of the games in the series were close, with game two being decided by four points, game three going into overtime, and game four being decided by five points.

Transactions

WNBA draft

Round Pick Player Nationality School/team/country
2 17 Elissa Cunane  United States NC State
2 18 Lorela Cubaj  Italy Georgia Tech
2 21 Evina Westbrook  United States UConn
3 33 Jade Melbourne  Australia Canberra Capitals (Australia)

Trades and Roster Changes

Date Transaction
January 4, 2022 Extended Qualifying Offers to Stephanie Talbot, Jordin Canada, and Mercedes Russell[3]
January 14, 2022 Extended a Core Qualifying Offer to Jewell Loyd[4]
January 21, 2022 Hired Pokey Chatman and Ebony Hoffman as assistant coaches[5]
February 1, 2022 Re-Signed Jewell Loyd to a Two-Year Deal[6][7]
Re-Signed Mercedes Russell to a Three-Year Deal[8][9]
February 2, 2022 Re-Signed Breanna Stewart to a One-Year Deal[10][11]
Signed Briann January to a One-Year Deal[12][13]
February 3, 2022 Traded Katie Lou Samuelson and the 9th pick in the 2022 WNBA draft to Los Angeles in exchange for Gabby Williams.[14]
February 4, 2022 Signed Stephanie Talbot to a training-camp contract[15]
February 5, 2022 Rescinded the Qualifying Offer to Jordin Canada[16]
February 18, 2022 Signed Sue Bird to a One-Year Deal[17]
February 24, 2022 Signed Lauren Manis to a training-camp contract[18]
March 21, 2022 Signed Jantel Lavender to a training-camp contract[19]
April 11, 2022 Traded the rights to Lorela Cubaj to the New York Liberty in exchange for a 2nd Round Pick in the 2023 Draft
April 14, 2022 Signed Elissa Cunane and Evina Westbrook to rookie-scale contracts
Signed Paisley Harding, Jenna Giacone, and Raina Perez to training-camp contracts[20]
April 26, 2022 Waived Lauren Manis[21]
April 30, 2022 Waived Paisley Harding and Jenna Giacone[22]
May 2, 2022 Signed Reshanda Gray to a training-camp contract[23]
Waived Elissa Cunane and Raina Perez[24]
May 4, 2022 Waived Evina Westbrook, Mikiah Herbert Harrigan, and Kennedy Burke[25]
May 11, 2022 Signed Raina Perez to a Hardship Contract[26]
May 13, 2022 Signed Kaela Davis to a Hardship Contract[27]
May 16, 2022 Released Raina Perez from her Hardship Contract
May 18, 2022 Released Kaela Davis from her Hardship Contract
May 27, 2022 Signed Kiana Williams to a Hardship Contract[28]
May 28, 2022 Signed Kaela Davis to a Hardship Contract[29]
June 2, 2022 Released Kiana Williams and Kaela Davis from their Hardship Contracts
June 3, 2022 Signed Kiana Williams to a Hardship Contract
June 4, 2022 Released Kiana Williams from her Hardship Contract[30]
June 24, 2022 Waived Reshanda Gray[31]
June 28, 2022 Signed Tina Charles[32]

Roster

2022 Seattle Storm roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G 10 United States Bird, Sue 5' 9" (1.75m) 150 lb (68kg) 1980-10-16 Connecticut 18
C 31 United States Charles, Tina 6' 4" (1.93m) 192 lb (87kg) 12-05-1988 Connecticut 12
G 20 United States January, Briann 5' 8" (1.73m) 148 lb (67kg) 1987-01-11 Arizona State 13
F 14 United States Lavender, Jantel 6' 4" (1.93m) 185 lb (84kg) 11-12-1988 Ohio State 10
G 24 United States Loyd, Jewell 5' 10" (1.78m) 148 lb (67kg) 1993-10-05 Notre Dame 7
C 13 Australia Magbegor, Ezi 6' 4" (1.93m) 176 lb (80kg) 1999-08-13 Australia 2
G 11 Russia Prince, Epiphanny 5' 9" (1.75m) 179 lb (81kg) 1988-01-11 Rutgers 12
C 21 United States Russell, Mercedes Injured 6' 6" (1.98m) 195 lb (88kg) 1995-07-27 Tennessee 4
F 30 United States Stewart, Breanna 6' 4" (1.93m) 170 lb (77kg) 1994-08-27 Connecticut 5
F 7 Australia Talbot, Stephanie 6' 2" (1.88m) 192 lb (87kg) 1994-06-15 Australia 4
F 5 France Williams, Gabby 5' 11" (1.8m) 172 lb (78kg) 1996-09-09 Connecticut 3
Head coach
United States / Bulgaria Noelle Quinn (UCLA)
Assistant coaches
United States Pokey Chatman (LSU)
United States Ebony Hoffman (USC)
United States Perry Huang (Fresno Pacific)
Athletic trainer
Caroline Durocher



Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Depth

Pos. Starter Bench
C Tina Charles Ezi Magbegor
Mercedes Russell
PF Breanna Stewart Jantel Lavender
SF Gabby Williams Stephanie Talbot
SG Jewell Loyd Epiphanny Prince
PG Sue Bird Briann January

Schedule

Preseason

2022 pre-season game log
Total: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
April: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1 April 23 Los Angeles W 81–68 Breanna Stewart (20) Ezi Magbegor (8) Breanna Stewart (4) Climate Pledge Arena
5,734
1–0
2 April 28 @ Phoenix W 82–78 Breanna Stewart (16) Breanna Stewart (7) Bird
Stewart (4)
Footprint Center
2,759
2–0
2022 pre-season schedule

Regular Season

2022 game log
Total: 22–14 (Home: 13–5; Road: 9–9)
May: 5–3 (Home: 5–1; Road: 0–2)
June : 7–4 (Home: 3–3; Road: 4–1)
July : 7–5 (Home: 4–0; Road: 3–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
20 July 1 Indiana W 73–57 Breanna Stewart (20) Tina Charles (8) Jewell Loyd (7) Climate Pledge Arena
8,565
13–7
21 July 3 @ Atlanta L 76–90 Breanna Stewart (19) Ezi Magbegor (7) January
Prince (4)
Gateway Center Arena
3,138
13–8
22 July 5 @ Indiana W 95–73 Jewell Loyd (25) Ezi Magbegor (11) Sue Bird (5) Indiana Farmers Coliseum
2,585
14–8
23 July 7 @ Los Angeles W 106–69 Breanna Stewart (23) Ezi Magbegor (11) Jewell Loyd (7) Crypto.com Arena
6,389
15–8
24 July 12 Dallas W 83–74 Breanna Stewart (19) Tina Charles (9) Sue Bird (7) Climate Pledge Arena
9,486
16–8
25 July 17 Indiana W 81–65 Breanna Stewart (25) Stewart
Williams (8)
Sue Bird (6) Climate Pledge Arena
9,970
17–8
26 July 20 @ Chicago L 74–78 Breanna Stewart (24) Charles
Williams (6)
Bird
Loyd (4)
Wintrust Arena
8,893
17–9
27 July 22 @ Phoenix L 78–94 Breanna Stewart (22) Breanna Stewart (14) Bird
Loyd
Williams (5)
Footprint Center
14,162
17–10
28 July 24 Atlanta W 82–72 Tina Charles (27) Tina Charles (15) Sue Bird (5) Climate Pledge Arena
12,654
18–10
29 July 28 @ Connecticut L 83–88 Breanna Stewart (17) Tina Charles (10) Sue Bird (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
9,137
18–11
30 July 30 @ Washington W 82–77 Breanna Stewart (18) Tina Charles (9) Sue Bird (7) Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200
19–11
31 July 31 @ Washington L 75–78 Breanna Stewart (23) Charles
Stewart (5)
Sue Bird (7) Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200
19–12
August : 3–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
32 August 3 Minnesota W 89–77 Breanna Stewart (33) Breanna Stewart (8) Sue Bird (6) Climate Pledge Arena
13,500
20–12
33 August 7 Las Vegas L 81–89 Breanna Stewart (35) Breanna Stewart (10) Bird
G. Williams (6)
Climate Pledge Arena
18,100
20–13
34 August 9 @ Chicago W 111–100 Breanna Stewart (25) Breanna Stewart (9) Sue Bird (8) Wintrust Arena
9,314
21–13
35 August 12 @ Minnesota W 96–69 Tina Charles (23) Breanna Stewart (10) Gabby Williams (7) Target Center
12,134
22–13
36 August 14 @ Las Vegas L 100–109 Jewell Loyd (38) Breanna Stewart (15) Sue Bird (7) Michelob Ultra Arena
10,015
22–14
2022 season schedule

Playoffs

2022 playoff game log
First Round vs. Washington Mystics
Won Series: 2–0
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1 August 18 Washington W 86–83 Breanna Stewart (23) Breanna Stewart (12) Gabby Williams (6) Climate Pledge Arena
8,917
1–0
2 August 21 Washington W 97–84 Breanna Stewart (21) Breanna Stewart (10) Sue Bird (10) Climate Pledge Arena
12,490
2–0
Semifinals vs. Las Vegas Aces
Lost Series: 1–3
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1 August 28 @ Las Vegas W 76–73 Jewell Loyd (26) Tina Charles (18) Sue Bird (12) Michelob Ultra Arena
9,944
1–0
2 August 31 @ Las Vegas L 73–78 Breanna Stewart (32) Tina Charles (9) Sue Bird (6) Michelob Ultra Arena
9,755
1–1
3 September 4 Las Vegas L 98–110 (OT) Breanna Stewart (20) Breanna Stewart (15) Sue Bird (8) Climate Pledge Arena
15,431
1–2
4 September 6 Las Vegas L 92–97 Breanna Stewart (42) Tina Charles (9) Sue Bird (8) Climate Pledge Arena
11,328
1–3
2022 playoff schedule

Standings

# W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1 xLas Vegas Aces2610.72215–313–513–59–1
2 xChicago Sky2610.72215–314–412–69–1
3 xConnecticut Sun2511.6941.011–713–512–65–5
4 xSeattle Storm2214.6114.010–813–59–96–4
5 xWashington Mystics2214.6114.011–712–610–85–5
6 xDallas Wings1818.5008.08–108–1010–85–5
7 xNew York Liberty1620.44410.010–89–97–116–4
8 xPhoenix Mercury1521.41711.07–1111–74–143–7
9 eMinnesota Lynx1422.38912.08–107–117–114–6
10 eAtlanta Dream1422.38912.05–138–106–123–7
11 eLos Angeles Sparks1323.36113.06–127–116–123–7
12 eIndiana Fever531.13921.02–163–152–162–8

Notes

(#) – League Standing
x – Clinched playoff berth
e – Eliminated from playoff contention
Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings

Playoffs

Round One:
Best-of-3
Semifinals:
Best-of-5
Finals:
Best-of-5
         
1 Las Vegas Aces 2
8 Phoenix Mercury 0
1 Las Vegas Aces 3
4 Seattle Storm 1
4 Seattle Storm 2
5 Washington Mystics 0
1 Las Vegas Aces 3
3 Connecticut Sun 1
2 Chicago Sky 2
7 New York Liberty 1
2 Chicago Sky 2
3 Connecticut Sun 3
3 Connecticut Sun 2
6 Dallas Wings 1

Bold Series winner

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

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Breanna Stewart 34 34 30.9 .472 .379 .837 7.6 2.9 1.6 0.9 21.8
Jewell Loyd 36 36 30.3 .396 .385 .893 2.6 3.4 1.1 0.2 16.3
Tina Charles 18 10 25.2 .477 .341 .885 7.4 1.8 0.6 0.6 12.6
Kaela Davis 1 0 18.0 .571 .667 1.000 2.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 11.0
Ezi Magbegor 33 23 24.8 .550 .345 .736 5.6 1.4 0.9 1.8 9.5
Sue Bird 31 31 26.4 .403 .389 1.000 1.9 6.0 1.2 0.1 7.8
Gabby Williams 36 36 25.6 .444 .257 .778 5.0 3.1 1.5 0.4 7.5
Stephanie Talbot 34 1 16.1 .464 .397 .583 3.1 1.3 0.7 0.3 5.0
Epiphanny Prince 33 0 12.3 .355 .356 .840 1.0 1.8 0.6 0.1 3.9
Jantel Lavender 27 4 12.2 .409 .208 .667 3.3 0.9 0.1 0.1 3.8
Briann January 36 5 16.9 .377 .311 .826 1.0 2.4 0.6 0.2 3.7
Reshanda Gray 11 0 7.7 .500 .667 .833 2.2 0.1 0.2 0.0 2.5
Mercedes Russell 5 0 10.8 .500 .000 .667 1.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 2.0
Kiana Williams 3 0 9.0 .250 .250 .000 0.7 1.7 0.0 0.0 1.7
Raina Perez 1 0 2.0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0


Waived/Released during the season
Traded during the season
Acquired during the season

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Breanna Stewart 6 6 38.8 .513 .520 .892 9.5 4.2 1.0 1.8 27.0
Jewell Loyd 6 6 37.0 .389 .357 .929 2.3 2.5 0.5 0.0 19.2
Tina Charles 6 6 26.2 .431 .231 .286 8.8 1.8 0.5 0.5 11.5
Sue Bird 6 6 35.7 .431 .433 1.000 2.2 7.7 0.8 0.2 10.2
Gabby Williams 4 4 25.3 .667 .333 .857 4.0 2.8 1.5 0.3 10.0
Stephanie Talbot 6 2 21.3 .448 .500 .600 4.3 1.7 0.5 0.5 6.2
Ezi Magbegor 6 0 15.5 .583 .000 .667 2.7 1.0 0.7 1.0 5.0
Briann January 6 0 7.2 .500 .000 .000 0.5 1.2 0.0 0.0 1.0
Epiphanny Prince 6 0 5.7 .200 .000 .000 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.3

Awards and honors

Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Breanna Stewart Western Conference Player of the Week June 13 [33]
WNBA All-Star Starter & Co-Captain June 22 [34]
Western Conference Player of the Month - June July 5 [35]
Peak Performer:Points August 15 [36]
All-Defensive First Team August 30 [37]
All-WNBA First Team September 15 [38]
Sue Bird WNBA All-Star Starter & Co-Captain June 22 [34]
Jewell Loyd WNBA All-Star Selection June 28 [39]
Gabby Williams All-Defensive Second Team August 30 [40]
Ezi Magbegor

References

  1. "Welcome Home to Climate Pledge Arena". Seattle Storm. November 16, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  2. "Sue Bird announces retirement at end of 2022 season". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  3. "Seattle Storm PR Tweet". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  4. "Seattle Storm PR Tweet". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  5. "Storm head coach Noelle Quinn announces 2022 coaching staff". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  6. "Jewell Loyd re-signs with the Storm". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  7. "Rachel Galligan Tweet". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  8. "Seattle Storm Re-Signs Mercedes Russell". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  9. "Richard Cohen Tweet". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  10. "Breanna Stewart returns to the Storm". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  11. "Chris Haynes Tweet". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  12. "Storm Signs Free Agent Guard Briann January". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  13. "Richard Cohen 2". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  14. "Storm & Sparks Complete Trade". wnba.com. WNBA. February 3, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  15. "Storm Re-Signs Forward Stephanie Talbot". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  16. "Seattle Storm PR". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  17. "Sue Bird Re-Signs For 21st Year In Seattle". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  18. "Seattle Storm Sign Lauren Manis to training-camp contract". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  19. "Storm Sign Free Agent Forward Jantel Lavender". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  20. "Storm adds three to finalize training camp roster". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  21. "ROSTER UPDATE: The Storm has waived Lauren Manis". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  22. "ROSTER UPDATE: The Storm has waived guards Jenna Giacone and Paisley Harding". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  23. "Storm signs forward Reshanda Gray to training camp contract". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  24. "ROSTER UPDATE: Storm waives guard Raina Perez and center Elissa Cunane". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  25. "ROSTER UPDATE: The Storm has waived Evina Westbrook, Kiki Herbert Harrigan, and Kennedy Burke". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
  26. "Storm signs Raina Perez". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  27. "Storm signs Kaela Davis to hardship contract". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  28. "Storm signs Kiana Williams". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  29. "Storm Signs Kaela Davis to Hardship Contract". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  30. "ROSTER UPDATE: Sue Bird and Ezi Magbegor have been cleared to return from health and safety protocols and will be active for Sunday's game vs Connecticut. In a corresponding move, the Storm has released Kiana Williams from her hardship contract". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  31. "Seattle waives Reshanda Gray". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  32. "Storm signs center Tina Charles". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  33. @WNBA (June 13, 2022). "We had some pretty memorable games from these two this week 🔥 The WNBA Players of the Week are @breannastewart and @sabrina_i20 👏" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  34. "AT&T WNBA All-Star Starters Announced With Seattle Storm's Sue Bird Extending Record-Number of All-Star Selections to 13". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  35. @WNBA (July 5, 2022). "These two WENT OFF all June! 👏 @breannastewart & @sabrina_i20 are your Western and Eastern Conference @Kia #WNBA Players of the Month 🤩" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  36. @WNBA (August 15, 2022). "THE BEST OF THE BEST 👏 Congratulations to @breannastewart, @SylviaFowles, and @T_Cloud4 for being named the 2022 WNBA Peak Performers 🙌 #MoreThan" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  37. @WNBA (August 30, 2022). "Your 2022 #WNBA All-Defensive First Team ⬇️ @_ajawilson22 @T_Cloud4 @SylviaFowles @breannastewart @arielatkinssvn #MoreThan" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  38. "Kia WNBA MVP A'ja Wilson Leads 2022 All-WNBA First Team" (Press release). WNBA. September 15, 2022. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
  39. "Chicago Sky Trio of Kahleah Copper, Emma Meesseman, Courtney Vandersloot Highlight Reserves for AT&T WNBA All-Star 2022". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  40. @WNBA (August 30, 2022). "Your 2022 #WNBA All-Defensive Second Team ⬇️ @athomas_25 @ezimagbegor @jus242 @BrittBundlez @gabbywilliams15 #MoreThan" (Tweet) via Twitter.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.