WNBA team season
The 2014 WNBA season is the 7th season for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association . This is also the first season the Dream has finished first in the East. In the last game of the Eastern Semis, the Dream had a 16-point lead at the end of the 3rd quarter, but unfortunately gave the other team the lead and lost 81-80.
Transactions
WNBA draft
Trades and Roster Changes
Date
Transaction
January 15, 2014
Cored Erika de Souza
March 11, 2014
Extended a Qualifying Offer to Courtney Clements
March 12, 2014
Traded Alex Bentley and a 3rd Round Pick in the 2014 WNBA draft in a 3-Team Trade involving the Washington Mystics and the Connecticut Sun . Bentley went to the Sun, while the 3rd Round Pick went to Washington. Atlanta received Matee Ajavon and a 2nd Round Pick in the 2014 Draft from the Mystics.[ 1]
March 25, 2014
Signed Samantha Prahlis and Jacki Gemelos to Training Camp Contracts
March 26, 2014
Signed Erika de Souza [ 2]
March 30, 2014
Signed Nádia Colhado to a Training Camp Contract
April 1, 2014
Signed Courtney Clements to a Training Camp Contract
April 3, 2014
Signed Celine Dumerc [ 3]
April 4, 2014
Signed Jhasmin Player to a Training Camp Contract[ 4]
April 10, 2014
Signed Ashley Corral and Amanda Thompson to Training Camp Contracts
April 16, 2014
Signed Shoni Schimmel , Cassie Harberts , and Inga Orekhova to Rookie Scale Contracts
April 23, 2014
Signed Khaalidah Miller to a Training Camp Contract
April 25, 2014
Signed Danielle Wilson and Rebekah Gardner to Training Camp Contracts [ 5]
April 30, 2014
Waived Danielle Wilson, Ashley Corral, and Jacki Gemelos
May 4, 2014
Waived Khaalidah Miller and Rebekah Gardner
May 7, 2014
Exercised the 4th Year Team Option on Tiffany Hayes
Traded Courtney Clements and 2nd Round Pick in the 2015 WNBA draft to the Chicago Sky for Swin Cash and a 3rd Round Pick in the 2015 Draft[ 6]
May 12, 2014
Waived Jhasmin Player, Samantha Prahlis , and Cassie Harberts [ 7]
May 15, 2014
Temporarily Suspend Celine Dumerc due to Overseas Commitments
May 30, 2014
Waived Inga Orekhova
June 2, 2014
Activated Celine Dumerc from her Temporary Suspension[ 8]
July 9, 2014
Traded Swin Cash to the New York Liberty in exchange for Delisha Milton-Jones [ 9]
August 18, 2014
Signed Sancho Lyttle to a Contract Extension
Roster
2014 Atlanta Dream Roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Nat.
Name
Ht.
Wt.
From
G
10
Ajavon, Matee
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
Rutgers
C
31
Colhado, Nadia
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
196 lb (89 kg)
Brazil
F/C
14
de Souza, Erika
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Brazil
G
9
Dumerc, Celine
5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
132 lb (60 kg)
France
G
15
Hayes, Tiffany
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
155 lb (70 kg)
Connecticut
F/C
13
Henry-Morello, Aneika
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
192 lb (87 kg)
Florida
F
20
Lyttle, Sancho
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Houston
G/F
35
McCoughtry, Angel
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
173 lb (78 kg)
Louisville
F
1
Milton-Jones, Delisha
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Florida
G
23
Schimmel, Shoni
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
161 lb (73 kg)
Louisville
G
5
Thomas, Jasmine
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
143 lb (65 kg)
Duke
F
21
Thompson, Amanda
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Oklahoma
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(FA) Free agent
(IN) Inactive
(S) Suspended
Injured
Schedule
Preseason
Regular season
2014 Game Log: Regular Season
May: 3–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–1)
June: 9–2 (Home: 7–0; Road: 2–2)
Game
Date
Time (ET)
Opponent
TV
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location/Attendance
Record
6
June 1
3:00pm
@ Connecticut
L 76-85
Hayes (17)
de Souza (8)
Lyttle (3)
Mohegan Sun Arena 6,071
3-3
7
June 3
7:00pm
Los Angeles
ESPN2
W 93-85
de Souza (27)
Lyttle (12)
Schimmel (7)
Philips Arena 5,409
4-3
8
June 7
7:00pm
Chicago
SSO
W 97-59
de Souza , McCoughtry (20)
Lyttle (12)
Dumerc (5)
Philips Arena 5,458
5-3
9
June 13
7:30pm
Minnesota
SSO
W 85-82
McCoughtry (23)
Lyttle (12)
Dumerc (7)
Philips Arena 6,684
6-3
10
June 15
4:00pm
@ Washington
W 75-67
de Souza McCoughtry (16)
de Souza (9)
McCoughtry (5)
Verizon Center 7,229
7-3
11
June 18
12:00pm
Washington
FS-S
W 83-73
McCoughtry (27)
Lyttle (10)
McCoughtry (4)
Philips Arena 8,895
8-3
12
June 15
8:00pm
@ Chicago
CN100
W 93-86
Castro Marques (31)
de Souza (13)
Lehning (9)
Allstate Arena 3,292
9-3
13
June 19
7:00pm
@ Indiana
L 91-94
Catchings , Douglas (17)
Catchings (7)
Catchings (6)
Conseco Fieldhouse 8,187
9-4
14
June 23
12:00pm
Tulsa
NBATV SSO FS-OK
W 96-90
McCoughtry (29)
Lyttle (12)
Castro Marques (8)
Philips Arena 9,598
10-4
15
June 27
3:00pm
Los Angeles
NBATV SSO
W 89-81
Castro Marques (25)
Lyttle (11)
Lehning , McCoughtry (5)
Philips Arena 7,855
11-4
16
June 29
7:00pm
Phoenix
SSO
W 94-88
McCoughtry (18)
Leuchanka (9)
K. Miller (8)
Philips Arena 4,073
12-4
July: 5–5 (Home: 3–1; Road: 2–4)
Game
Date
Time (ET)
Opponent
TV
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location/Attendance
Record
17
July 1
7:00pm
Minnesota
SSO
W 76-58
Castro Marques (22)
Lyttle (14)
Lehning (5)
Philips Arena 4,020
13-4
18
July 3
7:00pm
Chicago
NBATV SSO
L 82-88
McCoughtry (20)
de Souza (15)
Lyttle , K. Miller (3)
Philips Arena 6,920
13-5
19
July 7
7:00pm
Connecticut
SSO
W 108-103 (OT)
Castro Marques , McCoughtry (32)
de Souza (13)
Lehning (8)
Philips Arena 5,305
14-5
20
July 14
1:00pm
@ Minnesota
L 81-83
McCoughtry (25)
de Souza (20)
Lehning (6)
Target Center 12,311
14-6
21
July 16
7:00pm
@ Indiana
L 70-89
McCoughtry (27)
Leuchanka (7)
Lehning (3)
Conseco Fieldhouse 7,532
14-7
22
July 17
7:00pm
@ Connecticut
L 80-96
McCoughtry (27)
Lyttle (11)
Castro Marques , Price (5)
Mohegan Sun Arena 7,378
14-8
23
July 21
11:30am
@ Washington
NBATV CSN-MA
L 72-82
McCoughtry (23)
Lyttle (8)
Castro Marques (6)
Verizon Center 14,347
14-9
24
July 25
3:00pm
New York
NBATV SSO
W 82-75
McCoughtry (28)
de Souza , McCoughtry (10)
McCoughtry (6)
Philips Arena 7,030
15-9
25
July 27
1:30pm
@ Tulsa
NBATV COX
W 105-89
Castro Marques (23)
Lyttle (14)
Lehning (6)
BOK Center 3,800
16-9
26
July 30
7:30pm
@ Connecticut
W 94-62
McCoughtry (20)
de Souza (13)
K. Miller , Price (5)
Mohegan Sun Arena 7,003
17-9
August: 2–6 (Home: 1–5; Road: 1–1)
Game
Date
Time (ET)
Opponent
TV
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location/Attendance
Record
27
August 1
3:00pm
Indiana
NBATV SSO
W 90-74
Castro Marques (22)
Lyttle (8)
Lehning , McCoughtry (7)
Philips Arena 6,270
18-9
28
August 3
7:30pm
Washington
ESPN2
L 78-86
McCoughtry (30)
Lyttle (9)
Lehning (6)
Philips Arena 9,072
18-10
29
August 6
7:00pm
@ Indiana
L 93-95
McCoughtry (31)
Lyttle (8)
Lehning (6)
Conseco Fieldhouse 9,214
18-11
30
August 10
7:00pm
Seattle
FS-S
L 70-80
McCoughtry (16)
Lyttle (17)
Lehning (6)
Philips Arena 6,042
18-12
31
August 13
7:00pm
New York
SSO
L 83-90
McCoughtry (22)
Lyttle (13)
Lehning (8)
Philips Arena 6,025
18-13
32
August 14
8:00pm
@ Chicago
CN100
W 92-74
de Souza (17)
Bales (12)
Price (6)
Allstate Arena 4,214
19-13
33
August 17
7:00pm
Chicago
NBATV FS-S
L 79-84
Castro Marques (19)
Leuchanka (11)
Lehning , Miller (4)
Philips Arena 5,209
19-14
34
August 22
3:00pm
Washington
SSO
L 81-90
McCoughtry (19)
Lyttle (11)
Lyttle (6)
Philips Arena 9,570
19-15
Playoffs
Standings
Playoffs Bold – Series winnerItalics – Team with home-court advantage
Statistics
Regular Season
Playoffs
Awards and honors
References
^ Bowman, James. "Matee Ajavon dealt to Atlanta in a three way trade; Lawson to Washington" . swishappeal.com . Swish Appeal. Retrieved June 7, 2022 .
^ Lee, Albert. "Atlanta Dream cores and re-signs Erika de Souza to a new contract" . swishappeal.com . Swish Appeal. Retrieved June 7, 2022 .
^ P, Nate. "Atlanta Dream sign France's Celine Dumerc" . swishappeal.com . Swish Appeal. Retrieved June 7, 2022 .
^ P, Nate. "Samantha Prahalis gets a third chance in the WNBA with the Atlanta Dream" . swishappeal.com . Swish Appeal. Retrieved June 7, 2022 .
^ Willis, Kris. "Atlanta Dream open training camp on Sunday, announce roster" . peachtreehoops.com . SB Nation. Retrieved June 7, 2022 .
^ "Dream acquires F Swin Cash from Chicago" . usatoday.com . USA Today. Retrieved June 7, 2022 .
^ Willis, Kris. "Dream waive Samantha Prahalis, Cassie Harberts, Jhasmin Player, roster now at 13" . peachtreehoops.com . SB Nation. Retrieved June 7, 2022 .
^ Willis, Kris. "Dream activate Celine Dumerc, waive rookie Inga Orekhova" . peachtreehoops.com . SB Nation. Retrieved June 7, 2022 .
^ "Dream trade Swin Cash to Liberty" . ESPN.com . ESPN. Retrieved June 7, 2022 .
^ "Atlanta Dream's Angel McCoughtry Named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week" . oursportscentral.com . Our Sports Central. Retrieved June 7, 2022 .
^ "All-Star Starters Shine: McCoughtry and Moore Earn WNBA Player of the Week Honors" . oursportscentral.com . Our Sports Central. Retrieved June 7, 2022 .
^ "Player of the Month History" . wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved June 7, 2022 .
^ a b c "MOORE IS BETTER AS MINNESOTA'S MAYA TOPS ALL VOTE-GETTERS IN 2014 WNBA ALL-STAR BALLOTING PRESENTED BY BOOST MOBILE" . wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved June 7, 2022 .
^ "Atlanta Dream's Erika De Souza Named to WNBA All-Star Team" . oursportscentral.com . Our Sports Central. Retrieved June 7, 2022 .
^ P, Nate. "2014 All-WNBA First and Second Teams: MVP Maya Moore, Minnesota Lynx headline selections" . swishappeal.com . Swish Appeal. Retrieved June 7, 2022 .
^ a b "January Named To All-Defensive First Team, Catchings Makes Second Team" . wnba.com . WNBA. Retrieved June 7, 2022 .
^ "DREAM'S SCHIMMEL NAMED EAST PLAYER OF THE WEEK" . foxsports.com . Fox Sports. Retrieved June 7, 2022 .
^ Killian, Tyler. "Shoni Schimmel scores WNBA All-Star record 29 to lift East by West in OT" . usatoday.com . USA Today. Retrieved June 7, 2022 .
^ Willis, Kris. "Erika de Souza named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week" . peachtreehoops.com . SB Nation. Retrieved June 7, 2022 .
^ "Atlanta Dream's Sancho Lyttle Named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week" . oursportscentral.com . Our Sports Central. Retrieved June 7, 2022 .
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