2018 Atlanta Dream season


The 2018 WNBA season was the 11th season for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association. The team began its season on May 20, 2018 against the Dallas Wings.
The Dream started the season slowly, going 2–2 in May with both losses coming to Dallas. The team continued to not be able to build momentum in June, posting a 5–6 record. The team started well in the month, going on a three game win streak, but couldn't continue that run, winning just 2 of the final 7 games in the month. However, the Dream found another gear in July. The Dream went on an 8 game winning streak and head coach Nicki Collen was awarded the Coach of the Month. The team finished the month 9–2 and in prime playoff position. The team continued its run in August, going 6–1 with their only loss on the road against Phoenix. Collen was again voted coach of the month. However, on August 9th, the team lost their star Angel McCoughtry for the season with torn ligaments in her left knee. The team finished a franchise–best 23–11 which entered them into the 2018 WNBA Playoffs as the second seed.
As the second seed, Atlanta earned a double bye into the semifinal round. There, Atlanta faced off against the Washington Mystics. The Mystics were the third seed, finishing one game behind Atlanta in the regular season. The series was a close one, with the Mystics star Elena Delle Donne getting injured in game 3. However, the Dream were not able to capitalize and eventually lost the series 2 games to 3.

Transactions

WNBA Draft

The Dream made the following selections in the 2018 WNBA Draft.
RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
215Monique BillingsUCLA
216Kristy WallaceBaylor
327Mackenzie EngramGeorgia

Trades and roster changes

Roster

Game log

Preseason

Regular season

Playoffs

Standings

Statistics

Regular season

Statistics are accurate as of September 20, 2018.
Source:
PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Tiffany Hayes312928.9.441.321.8173.62.71.20.217.2
Angel McCoughtry292827.6.420.276.8366.03.01.30.616.5
Renee Montgomery343427.5.389.371.8811.73.71.30.110.3
Brittney Sykes29720.7.411.268.6633.52.30.30.69.7
Elizabeth Williams333226.8.548.000.5635.81.40.81.89.1
Alex Bentley16020.8.376.310.5291.53.40.90.18.7
Jessica Breland343426.4.428.000.7507.92.01.11.98.3
Damiris Dantas19013.4.433.238.7222.40.80.40.05.4
Alexis Prince203.0.6001.000.0001.00.00.00.03.5
Monique Billings32011.0.441.000.7502.80.40.40.03.3
Imani McGee-Stafford29210.5.453.000.4673.40.60.40.42.9
Blake Dietrick2607.2.343.391.6670.50.40.30.01.4
Adaora Elonu101.0.000.000.0000.00.00.00.00.0

Awards and honors