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 | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Noelle Quinn |
| Arena | Climate Pledge Arena |
| Attendance | 10,632 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 22–14 (.611) |
| Place | 2nd (Western) |
| Playoff finish | 4th seed; Lost in Semifinals to Las Vegas Aces |
| Team Leaders | |
| Points | Breanna Stewart – 21.8 ppg |
| Rebounds | Breanna Stewart – 7.6 ppg |
| Assists | Sue 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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
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Schedule
Preseason
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April: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
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Regular Season
Playoffs
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Semifinals vs. Las Vegas Aces Lost Series: 1–3
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Standings
| # | W | L | PCT | GB | Conf. | Home | Road | Cup | |
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| 1 | x – Las Vegas Aces | 26 | 10 | .722 | – | 15–3 | 13–5 | 13–5 | 9–1 |
| 2 | x – Chicago Sky | 26 | 10 | .722 | – | 15–3 | 14–4 | 12–6 | 9–1 |
| 3 | x – Connecticut Sun | 25 | 11 | .694 | 1.0 | 11–7 | 13–5 | 12–6 | 5–5 |
| 4 | x – Seattle Storm | 22 | 14 | .611 | 4.0 | 10–8 | 13–5 | 9–9 | 6–4 |
| 5 | x – Washington Mystics | 22 | 14 | .611 | 4.0 | 11–7 | 12–6 | 10–8 | 5–5 |
| 6 | x – Dallas Wings | 18 | 18 | .500 | 8.0 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 10–8 | 5–5 |
| 7 | x – New York Liberty | 16 | 20 | .444 | 10.0 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 6–4 |
| 8 | x – Phoenix Mercury | 15 | 21 | .417 | 11.0 | 7–11 | 11–7 | 4–14 | 3–7 |
| 9 | e – Minnesota Lynx | 14 | 22 | .389 | 12.0 | 8–10 | 7–11 | 7–11 | 4–6 |
| 10 | e – Atlanta Dream | 14 | 22 | .389 | 12.0 | 5–13 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 3–7 |
| 11 | e – Los Angeles Sparks | 13 | 23 | .361 | 13.0 | 6–12 | 7–11 | 6–12 | 3–7 |
| 12 | e – Indiana Fever | 5 | 31 | .139 | 21.0 | 2–16 | 3–15 | 2–16 | 2–8 |
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 | |||||||
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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- @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.
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