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2020 Atlanta Dream season
CoachNicki Collen
ArenaOriginally: Gateway Center Arena
Rescheduled to: IMG Academy gymnasiums, Bradenton, Florida
Attendance0 per game
Results
Record2–7 (.222)
Place5th (Eastern)

The 2020 WNBA season will be the 13th season for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association. The team begins its season on July 26, 2020 against the Dallas Wings.[1]

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.[2] The WNBA season was to have a legue high 36-game schedule.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5][6]

Transactions

WNBA Draft

See also: 2020 WNBA Draft

The Dream made the following selections in the 2020 WNBA Draft.

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
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
February 10, 2020 G Angel McCoughtry left the team to sign with the Las Vegas Aces in free agency.[7]
February 10, 2020 Dream acquire C Kalani Brown from the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for G Brittney Sykes and C Marie Gülich[8]
February 13, 2020 Signed F Glory Johnson[9]
February 16, 2020 Signed F Shekinna Stricklen[10]
February 18, 2020 Claimed G Alexis Jones off waivers[11]
February 19, 2020 Acquired G Courtney Williams and the 17th pick in the 2020 WNBA draft in exchange for F Jessica Breland and F Nia Coffey.[12]
April 11, 2020 Acquired F Nia Coffey in a three team deal that saw Atlanta send the 13th pick in the 2020 draft to New York.[13]
June 18, 2020 G Renee Montgomery announces that she will sit out of the 2020 season to focus on social justice reform.[14]
June 23, 2020 G Tiffany Hayes announces she has opted out of the 2020 season.[15]
June 24, 2020 Signed G Betnijah Laney and F Jaylyn Agnew[16]
July 12, 2020 Signed F Erica McCall via emergency medical hardship.[17]

Roster

Atlanta Dream roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
F7CanadaAmihere, Laeticia6' 3" (1.91m)185 lb (84kg)2001-07-10South Carolina1
G3United StatesCanada, Jordin Injured5' 6" (1.68m)135 lb (61kg)1995-08-11UCLA6
C31United StatesCharles, Tina6' 4" (1.93m)192 lb (87kg)1988-12-05Connecticut12
F12United StatesCoffey, Nia6' 1" (1.85m)182 lb (83kg)1995-06-11Northwestern7
F/C19ItalyCubaj, Lorela6' 4" (1.93m)200 lb (91kg)1999-01-08Georgia Tech2
G11United StatesDangerfield, Crystal5' 5" (1.65m)130 lb (59kg)1998-05-11Connecticut4
G15United StatesGray, Allisha6' 0" (1.83m)167 lb (76kg)1995-01-12South Carolina6
F00United StatesHillmon, Naz6' 2" (1.88m)190 lb (86kg)2000-04-05Michigan2
F10United StatesHoward, Rhyne6' 2" (1.88m)175 lb (79kg)2000-04-29Kentucky2
G/F13United StatesJones, Haley6' 1" (1.85m)187 lb (85kg)2001-05-23Stanford1
F32United StatesParker, Cheyenne6' 4" (1.93m)193 lb (88kg)1993-08-22Middle Tennessee9
G/F23United StatesPowers, Aerial5' 9" (1.75m)166 lb (75kg)1994-07-17Michigan State8
Head coach
United States Tanisha Wright (Penn State)
Assistant coaches
United States Vickie Johnson (Louisiana Tech)
Australia Paul Goriss
United States Barbara Turner (Connecticut)
Athletic trainer
United States Natalie Trotter
Strength and conditioning coach
United States Drew Williams
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured
  WNBA roster page
East
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West
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LV
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Game log

Regular season

2020 game log
Total: 2–7
July
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 July 26 Dallas Wings W 105–95 Billings (30) Billings (13) Carter (8) IMG Academy 1–0
2 July 29 Minnesota Lynx L 70–100 E. Williams (16) Billings (7) Tied (4) IMG Academy 1–1
3 July 31 New York Liberty W 84–78 Laney (30) Billings (15) Carter (3) IMG Academy 2–1
August
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
4 August 2 Indiana Fever L 77–93 C. Williams (18) Billings (8) Laney (6) IMG Academy 2–2
5 August 4 Phoenix Mercury L 74–81 Carter (26) C. Williams (9) Laney (5) IMG Academy 2–3
6 August 6 Seattle Storm L 92–93 Carter (35) C. Williams (10) Carter (7) IMG Academy 2–4
7 August 8 Dallas Wings L 75–85 Laney (16) Tied (7) 3 tied (3) IMG Academy 2–5
8 August 10 Connecticut Sun L 82–93 Stricklen (18) C. Williams (7) Dietrick (6) IMG Academy 2–6
9 August 12 Seattle Storm L 63–100 Laney (17) Tied (7) Dietrick (4) IMG Academy 2–7
10 August 14 Phoenix Mercury IMG Academy
0 		0–0
11 August 16 Chicago Sky IMG Academy
0 		0–0
12 August 19 Washington Mystics IMG Academy
0 		0–0
13 August 21 Los Angeles Sparks IMG Academy
0 		0–0
14 August 23 Minnesota Lynx IMG Academy
0 		0–0
15 August 26 Washington Mystics IMG Academy
0 		0–0
16 August 28 Minnesota Lynx IMG Academy
0 		0–0
17 August 30 Los Angeles Sparks IMG Academy
0 		0–0
September
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
18 September 1 Indiana Fever IMG Academy
0 		0–0
19 September 3 New York Liberty IMG Academy
0 		0–0
20 September 5 Las Vegas Aces IMG Academy
0 		0–0
21 September 9 Chicago Sky IMG Academy
0 		0–0
22 September 11 Connecticut Sun IMG Academy
0 		0–0
2020 season schedule

Standings

# Team W L PCT GB Conf.
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
Source


References

  1. ^ "Atlanta Dream 2020 Season Schedule". WNBA.com. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "Atlanta Dream Announces New Home Court at Gateway Center in College Park" (Press release). Atlanta Dream. October 18, 2019. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  3. ^ "Atlanta Dream Announce 2020 Schedule - Atlanta Dream". dream.wnba.com. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  4. ^ "WNBA Statement Regarding the Start of the 2020 Regular Season". 2020-04-03. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  5. ^ "WNBA Announces Plan To Tip Off 2020 Season". WNBA. 2020-06-15. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  6. ^ "WNBA announces plans for 2020 season to start late July in Florida". NBC Sports Washington. 2020-06-15. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  7. ^ "Angel McCoughtry signs with the Las Vegas Aces". winsidr.com. Winsidr. February 10, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  8. ^ "Dream Acquire Kalani Brown From Los Angeles". dream.wnba.com. Atlanta Dream. February 10, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  9. ^ "Atlanta Dream Sign Free-Agent Forward Glory Johnson". dream.wnba.com. Atlanta Dream. February 13, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  10. ^ "Shekinna Stricklen Signs Multi-Year Deal with Dream". dream.wnba.com. Atlanta Dream. February 16, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  11. ^ "Atlanta Dream Claim Alexis Jones Off Waivers". dream.wnba.com. Atlanta Dream. February 18, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  12. ^ "Dream Acquire Courtney Williams In Three-Team Trade". dream.wnba.com. Atlanta Dream. February 19, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  13. ^ "Atlanta Dream Acquire Nia Coffey in Trade". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. April 11, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  14. ^ "Montgomery to Miss 2020 Atlanta Dream Season". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. June 18, 2020. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  15. ^ "Hayes Opts Out for 2020 Season". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. June 23, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  16. ^ "Dream Add Free Agents Laney, Agnew". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. June 24, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  17. ^ "Atlanta Signs Free Agent Forward Erica McCall". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. July 12, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2020.

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