2021 Dallas Wings season | |
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Coach | Vickie Johnson |
Arena | College Park Center |
Attendance | 2,101 per game |
Results | |
Record | 14–18 (.438) |
Place | 5th (Western) |
Playoff finish | 7th seed, Lost in First Round to Chicago Sky |
Team Leaders | |
Points | Arike Ogunbowale – 18.7 ppg |
Rebounds | Isabelle Harrison & Satou Sabally – 5.9 rpg |
Assists | Arike Ogunbowale – 3.3 ppg |
The 2021 Dallas Wings season was the franchise's 24th season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and the 6th season for the franchise in Dallas. This was the first season under new head coach Vickie Johnson, after she was hired on December 9, 2020.[1]
The Wings had the #1 and #2 picks in the 2021 WNBA draft. They selected Charli Collier and Awak Kuier, while also adding top talents in Chelsea Dungee and Dana Evans.
The Wings won their first game of the season, but couldn't keep the momentum going as they lost their next four games in a row, to finish May with a 1–4 record. The team improved during the month of June, posting a 7–5 overall record including wins at Seattle and a two-game sweep of Phoenix. The team faltered in July going 1–3 including three straight losses heading into the Olympic break. At the Olympic break their record was 9–12. After the break, they alternated loss and wins to post a 2–3 record in August. They finished out the regular season 3–3 in September, and secured a playoff berth after a win on September 11 vs. the New York Liberty. Their overall record of 14–18 earned the seventh seed in the 2021 WNBA Playoffs.
In the first round of the playoffs, they faced off against the Chicago Sky. The Sky dominated the game from the outset and the Wings outscored the Sky in only one quarter of the game. The Wings lost 64–81 to end their season.
Transactions
[edit]WNBA draft
[edit]Round | Pick | Player | School/Team/Country | Nationality |
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1 | 1 | Charli Collier | Texas | ![]() |
1 | 2 | Awak Kuier | Passalacqua Ragusa (Italy) | ![]() |
1 | 5 | Chelsea Dungee | Arkansas | ![]() |
2 | 13 | Dana Evans | Louisville | ![]() |
Trades and Roster changes
[edit]Date | Details | |
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November 5, 2020 | Exercised Team Option on G Arike Ogunbowale[2] | |
November 10, 2020 | Exercised Team Options on G Marina Mabrey and F Katie Lou Samuelson[3] | |
February 1, 2021 | Signed G Allisha Gray[4] | |
February 8, 2021 | Signed Kayla Thornton to a Contract Extension[5] | |
February 10, 2021 | Traded Katie Lou Samuelson and a 2nd Round Pick in 2022 to the Seattle Storm in exchange for the 1st Pick in the 2021 WNBA draft[6] | |
February 25, 2021 | Waived F Astou Ndour[7] | |
March 12, 2021 | Signed F Luisa Geiselsoder to a Rookie Scale Contract[8] | |
March 31, 2021 | Full Season Suspended F Luisa Geiselsoder due to Overseas Injury[9] | |
April 14, 2021 | Traded the 7th Pick in the 2021 Draft and a 2nd Round Pick in the 2022 Draft to the Los Angeles Sparks for a 1st Round Pick in the 2022 Draft[10] | |
April 16, 2021 | Signed G Dana Evans and G Chelsea Dungee to Rookie Scale Contracts[11] | |
April 18, 2021 | Signed F Awak Kuier to a Rookie Scale Contract[12] | |
Signed G Dee Givens, G Destinee Walker, and F Tori Jarosz to Training Camp Contracts[13] | ||
April 19, 2021 | Signed F Amy Okonkwo to a Training Camp Contract[14] | |
April 30, 2021 | Waived F Amy Okonkwo and F Tori Jarosz[15] | |
May 9, 2021 | Waived G Dee Givens[16] | |
May 10, 2021 | Waived G Destinee Walker[17] | |
Temporarily Suspend F Satou Sabally due to Overseas Commitments[18] | ||
May 12, 2021 | Waived F Megan Gustafson[19] | |
May 14, 2021 | Temporarily Suspend F Awak Kuier due to Overseas Commitments[20] | |
May 15, 2021 | Signed F Kristine Anigwe off of Waivers[21] | |
May 18, 2021 | Temporarily Suspend G Allisha Gray due to Overseas Commitments[22] | |
May 27, 2021 | Activated F Awak Kuier from the Temporary Suspension List[23] | |
June 2, 2021 | Traded G Dana Evans to Chicago in exchange for Chicago's own 2022 3rd Round Draft pick, the right to swap 2022 1st Round draft picks, and G Shyla Heal.[24] | |
Waived G Shyla Heal | ||
Activated G Allisha Gray and F Satou Sabally from the Temporary Suspension List[25] | ||
Waived F Kristine Anigwe[26] |
Roster
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Game Log
[edit]Preseason
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May: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0)
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Regular season
[edit]Playoffs
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First round
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Standings
[edit]# | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Conf. | Home | Road | Cup |
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1 | x – Connecticut Sun | 26 | 6 | .813 | – | 12–3 | 15–1 | 11–5 | 9–1 |
2 | x – Las Vegas Aces | 24 | 8 | .750 | 2 | 11–4 | 13–3 | 11–5 | 6–4 |
3 | x – Minnesota Lynx | 22 | 10 | .688 | 4 | 10–5 | 13–3 | 9–7 | 7–3 |
4 | x – Seattle Storm | 21 | 11 | .656 | 5 | 9–6 | 11–5 | 10–6 | 8–2 |
5 | x – Phoenix Mercury | 19 | 13 | .594 | 7 | 6–9 | 7–9 | 12–4 | 5–5 |
6 | x – Chicago Sky | 16 | 16 | .500 | 10 | 10–5 | 6–10 | 10–6 | 6–4 |
7 | x – Dallas Wings | 14 | 18 | .438 | 12 | 7–8 | 7–9 | 7–9 | 3–7 |
8 | x – New York Liberty | 12 | 20 | .375 | 14 | 6–9 | 7–9 | 5–11 | 5–5 |
9 | e – Washington Mystics | 12 | 20 | .375 | 14 | 7–8 | 8–8 | 4–12 | 4–6 |
10 | e – Los Angeles Sparks | 12 | 20 | .375 | 14 | 2–13 | 8–8 | 4–12 | 1–9 |
11 | e – Atlanta Dream | 8 | 24 | .250 | 18 | 6–9 | 4–12 | 4–12 | 4–6 |
12 | e – Indiana Fever | 6 | 26 | .188 | 20 | 4–11 | 4–12 | 2–14 | 2–8 |
Notes
- (#) – League Standing
- x – Clinched playoff berth
- e – Eliminated from playoff contention
- Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings
Playoffs
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2 | Las Vegas Aces | 96 | 91 | 60 | 93 | 84 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Seattle Storm | 80 | 5 | Phoenix Mercury | 90 | 117 | 87 | 76 | 87 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Phoenix Mercury | 83 | 5 | Phoenix Mercury | 85OT | 5 | Phoenix Mercury | 77 | 91OT | 50 | 74 | – | ||||||||||||||
8 | New York Liberty | 82 | 6 | Chicago Sky | 91 | 86 | 86 | 80 | – | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Connecticut Sun | 95 | 79 | 83 | 69 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Minnesota Lynx | 76 | 6 | Chicago Sky | 1012OT | 68 | 86 | 79 | – | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Chicago Sky | 81 | 6 | Chicago Sky | 89 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Dallas Wings | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: Teams re-seeded after each round.
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
[edit]Source:[27]
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Arike Ogunbowale | 32 | 32 | 31.3 | 38.3 | 37.6 | 86.4 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 18.7 |
Marina Mabrey | 32 | 8 | 24.2 | 40.5 | 34.2 | 88.2 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 13.3 |
Allisha Gray | 25 | 16 | 2.8 | 43.8 | 36.6 | 86.2 | 5.2 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 11.9 |
Satou Sabally | 17 | 14 | 24.9 | 41.8 | 32.7 | 77.0 | 5.9 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 11.9 |
Isabelle Harrison | 28 | 5 | 23.8 | 53.8 | 0.0 | 78.3 | 5.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 10.9 |
Kayla Thornton | 31 | 25 | 27.6 | 42.1 | 34.9 | 84.9 | 5.6 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 7.5 |
Moriah Jefferson | 29 | 28 | 17.2 | 44.9 | 46.0 | 60.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 5.4 |
Tyasha Harris | 32 | 3 | 16.3 | 33.6 | 33.9 | 83.3 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 4.4 |
Charli Collier | 28 | 18 | 12.3 | 46.5 | 0.0 | 69.6 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 3.4 |
Bella Alarie | 31 | 11 | 13.1 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 85.0 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.6 |
Awak Kuier | 16 | 0 | 8.9 | 30.8 | 16.7 | 78.6 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 2.4 |
Chelsea Dungee | 14 | 0 | 4.6 | 17.6 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
Awards and honors
[edit]Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
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Arike Ogunbowale | WNBA All-Star Selection | June 30 | [28] |
Satou Sabally | |||
Charli Collier | WNBA All-Rookie Team | October 5 | [29] |
Arike Ogunbowale | All-WNBA Second Team | October 15 | [30] |
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