2008 Atlanta Dream season
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The 2008 WNBA season
was the first for the Atlanta Dream. The team name was unveiled on January 23, 2008, with the expansion draft held on February 6. The Atlanta Dream had seventeen straight losses. It was the longest losing streak to start a season in WNBA history.
Additionally, Atlanta immediately orchestrated three trades involving players in the expansion draft.
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| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:140px"|Player
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:100px"|Signed
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:210px"|Former team
|- style="height:40px"
| Stacey Lovelace
|| March 27, 2008 || Washington Mystics
|- style="height:40px"
| Kasha Terry
|| July 23, 2008 || Indiana Fever
|- style="height:40px"
| Nikki Teasley
|| August 15, 2008 || Washington Mystics
|}
|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:140px"|Player
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:100px"|Left
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:210px"|New team
|- style="height:40px"
| Carla Thomas|| May 16, 2008 || free agent
|- style="height:40px"
| Chantelle Anderson
|| May 28, 2008 || free agent
|- style="height:40px"
| Stacey Lovelace
|| July 8, 2008 || Detroit Shock
(August 8, 2008)
|}
|-
! colspan=2 style="background:#6495ED; color:white" | 2008 Game Log: Preseason
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The 2008 WNBA season
was the first for the Atlanta Dream. The team name was unveiled on January 23, 2008, with the expansion draft held on February 6. The Atlanta Dream had seventeen straight losses. It was the longest losing streak to start a season in WNBA history.
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! style="background:#6495ED; color:white;" width="10%"| Player
! style="background:#6495ED; color:white;" width="10%"| Nationality
! style="background:#6495ED; color:white;" width="10%"| Former WNBA Team
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| Carla Thomas
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| Chicago Sky
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| Erika DeSouza
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| Connecticut Sun
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| Katie Feenstra
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| Detroit Shock
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| Roneeka Hodges
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| Houston Comets
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| Ann Strother
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| Indiana Fever
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| LaToya Thomas
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| Los Angeles Sparks
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| Kristen Mann
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| Minnesota Lynx
|-
| Ann Wauters
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| New York Liberty
|-
| Jennifer Lacy
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| Phoenix Mercury
|-
| Kristin Haynie
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| Sacramento Monarchs
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| Chantelle Anderson
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| San Antonio Silver Stars
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| Betty Lennox
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| Seattle Storm
|-
| Yelena Leuchanka
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| Washington Mystics
|}
Additionally, Atlanta immediately orchestrated three trades involving players in the expansion draft.
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white" width="3%"| Round
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white" width="4%"| Pick
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white" width="10%"| Player
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white" width="10%"| Nationality
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white" width="10%"| School
|-
| 1
| 8 (from Seattle
)
| Tamera Young
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| James Madison
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| 2
| 24 (from Indiana
)
| Morenike Atunrase
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| Texas A&M
|-
| 3
| 32
| Danielle Hood
|
| Hartford
|-
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! style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width=200"|Date
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white;" colspan=2|Trade
|-
| rowspan=2|February 6, 2008
| width=400|To Atlanta Dream
| width=400|To Detroit Shock
|-
| Ivory Latta
| LaToya Thomas
, and the 18th pick in the 2008 Draft
|-
| rowspan=2|February 6, 2008
| To Atlanta Dream
| To Seattle Storm
|-
| Iziane Castro Marques
, and the 8th pick in the 2008 Draft
| Roneeka Hodges
, and the 4th pick in the 2008 Draft
|-
| rowspan=2|February 6, 2008
| To Atlanta Dream
| To Indiana Fever
|-
| 24th pick in the 2008 Draft
| agreeing not to select specific unprotected Fever players
|-
| rowspan=2|April 9, 2008
| To Atlanta Dream
| To San Antonio Silver Stars
|-
| Camille Little
, draft rights to Chioma Nnamaka
,
and the Silver Stars' first-round pick in the 2009 Draft
| Ann Wauters
, draft rights to Morenike Atunrase
,
and the Dream's second-round pick in the 2009 Draft
|-
| rowspan=2|June 22, 2008
| To Atlanta Dream
| To Seattle Storm
|-
| Storm's second-round pick in the 2009 Draft
| Camille Little
|-
| rowspan=2|July 4, 2008
| To Atlanta Dream
| To Indiana Fever
|-
| Alison Bales
| Kristen Mann
|}
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|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:140px"|Player
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:100px"|Signed
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:210px"|Former team
|- style="height:40px"
| Stacey Lovelace
|| March 27, 2008 || Washington Mystics
|- style="height:40px"
| Kasha Terry
|| July 23, 2008 || Indiana Fever
|- style="height:40px"
| Nikki Teasley
|| August 15, 2008 || Washington Mystics
|}
|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:140px"|Player
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:100px"|Left
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:210px"|New team
|- style="height:40px"
| Carla Thomas|| May 16, 2008 || free agent
|- style="height:40px"
| Chantelle Anderson
|| May 28, 2008 || free agent
|- style="height:40px"
| Stacey Lovelace
|| July 8, 2008 || Detroit Shock
(August 8, 2008)
|}
|-
! colspan=2 style="background:#6495ED; color:white" | 2008 Game Log: Preseason
|- valign="top"
|
The 2008 WNBA season
was the first for the Atlanta Dream. The team name was unveiled on January 23, 2008, with the expansion draft held on February 6. The Atlanta Dream had seventeen straight losses. It was the longest losing streak to start a season in WNBA history.
{| class="navbox wikitable" style="width: 70%"
! style="background:#6495ED; color:white;" width="10%"| Player
! style="background:#6495ED; color:white;" width="10%"| Nationality
! style="background:#6495ED; color:white;" width="10%"| Former WNBA Team
|-
| Carla Thomas
|
| Chicago Sky
|-
| Erika DeSouza
|
| Connecticut Sun
|-
| Katie Feenstra
|
| Detroit Shock
|-
| Roneeka Hodges
|
| Houston Comets
|-
| Ann Strother
|
| Indiana Fever
|-
| LaToya Thomas
|
| Los Angeles Sparks
|-
| Kristen Mann
|
| Minnesota Lynx
|-
| Ann Wauters
|
| New York Liberty
|-
| Jennifer Lacy
|
| Phoenix Mercury
|-
| Kristin Haynie
|
| Sacramento Monarchs
|-
| Chantelle Anderson
|
| San Antonio Silver Stars
|-
| Betty Lennox
|
| Seattle Storm
|-
| Yelena Leuchanka
|
| Washington Mystics
|}
Additionally, Atlanta immediately orchestrated three trades involving players in the expansion draft.
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white" width="3%"| Round
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white" width="4%"| Pick
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white" width="10%"| Player
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white" width="10%"| Nationality
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white" width="10%"| School
|-
| 1
| 8 (from Seattle
)
| Tamera Young
|
| James Madison
|-
| 2
| 24 (from Indiana
)
| Morenike Atunrase
|
| Texas A&M
|-
| 3
| 32
| Danielle Hood
|
| Hartford
|-
|}
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width=200"|Date
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white;" colspan=2|Trade
|-
| rowspan=2|February 6, 2008
| width=400|To Atlanta Dream
| width=400|To Detroit Shock
|-
| Ivory Latta
| LaToya Thomas
, and the 18th pick in the 2008 Draft
|-
| rowspan=2|February 6, 2008
| To Atlanta Dream
| To Seattle Storm
|-
| Iziane Castro Marques
, and the 8th pick in the 2008 Draft
| Roneeka Hodges
, and the 4th pick in the 2008 Draft
|-
| rowspan=2|February 6, 2008
| To Atlanta Dream
| To Indiana Fever
|-
| 24th pick in the 2008 Draft
| agreeing not to select specific unprotected Fever players
|-
| rowspan=2|April 9, 2008
| To Atlanta Dream
| To San Antonio Silver Stars
|-
| Camille Little
, draft rights to Chioma Nnamaka
,
and the Silver Stars' first-round pick in the 2009 Draft
| Ann Wauters
, draft rights to Morenike Atunrase
,
and the Dream's second-round pick in the 2009 Draft
|-
| rowspan=2|June 22, 2008
| To Atlanta Dream
| To Seattle Storm
|-
| Storm's second-round pick in the 2009 Draft
| Camille Little
|-
| rowspan=2|July 4, 2008
| To Atlanta Dream
| To Indiana Fever
|-
| Alison Bales
| Kristen Mann
|}
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| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:140px"|Player
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:100px"|Signed
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:210px"|Former team
|- style="height:40px"
| Stacey Lovelace
|| March 27, 2008 || Washington Mystics
|- style="height:40px"
| Kasha Terry
|| July 23, 2008 || Indiana Fever
|- style="height:40px"
| Nikki Teasley
|| August 15, 2008 || Washington Mystics
|}
|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:140px"|Player
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:100px"|Left
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:210px"|New team
|- style="height:40px"
| Carla Thomas|| May 16, 2008 || free agent
|- style="height:40px"
| Chantelle Anderson
|| May 28, 2008 || free agent
|- style="height:40px"
| Stacey Lovelace
|| July 8, 2008 || Detroit Shock
(August 8, 2008)
|}
|-
! colspan=2 style="background:#6495ED; color:white" | 2008 Game Log: Preseason
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! width="5%" | Game
! width="8%" | Date
! width="10%" | Opponent
! width="7%" | Score
! width="10%" | High points
! width="10%" | High rebounds
! width="10%" | High assists
! width="10%" | Location/Attendance
! width="5%" | Record
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 1
| May 3
| Los Angeles
| L 80-86
| Thomas, Young
(15)
| Young
(5)
| Ingram (4)
| Philips Arena
7,932
| 0-1
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 2
| May 11
| @ Phoenix
| L 84-97
| Lennox
(21)
| Lovelace (6)
| Haynie
, Lennox
(4)
| US Airways Center
1,845
| 0-2
|}
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; the Sun delivered a 32-8 run that stretched into the second quarter to open a 17-point lead. The lead exploded to 34 points. At the conclusion of the game, the Dream were outrebounded 53-29. For the Dream, Stacey Lovelace
had 11 points, five assists and four rebounds.
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! colspan=2 style="background:#6495ED; color:white" | 2008 Game Log: Regular Season
|- valign="top"
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{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"
|-
! width="5%" | Game
! width="8%" | Date
! width="10%" | Opponent
! width="7%" | Score
! width="10%" | High points
! width="10%" | High rebounds
! width="10%" | High assists
! width="10%" | Location/Attendance
! width="5%" | Record
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 1
| May 17
| @ Connecticut
| 67-100
| Lennox
(17)
| Haynie
, Lennox
(7)
| Lovelace (5)
| Mohegan Sun Arena
7,420
| 0-1
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 2
| May 23
| Detroit
| 76-88
| Lennox
(21)
| DeSouza (18)
| Latta
(3)
| Philips Arena
11,609
| 0-2
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 3
| May 25
| Los Angeles
| 56-74
| Castro Marques
(17)
| DeSouza, Feenstra
(6)
| Haynie
, Latta
(4)
| Philips Arena
11,186
| 0-3
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 4
| May 27
| @ Washington
| 74-80
| Lennox
(29)
| DeSouza, Lennox
, Little
, Lovelace (3)
| Latta
(6)
| Verizon Center
6,231
| 0-4
|}
|-
|
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"
|-
! width="5%" | Game
! width="8%" | Date
! width="10%" | Opponent
! width="7%" | Score
! width="10%" | High points
! width="10%" | High rebounds
! width="10%" | High assists
! width="10%" | Location/Attendance
! width="5%" | Record
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 5
| June 3
| Minnesota
| 81-85
| Lennox
(28)
| Feenstra
(9)
| Lennox
(8)
| Philips Arena
5,844
| 0-5
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 6
| June 6
| Chicago
| 72-86
| Latta
(17)
| Little
(7)
| Latta
, Lennox
(5)
| Philips Arena
7,418
| 0-6
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 7
| June 7
| @ Chicago
| 70-91
| Lacy
(18)
| Lacy
(10)
| Lennox
(4)
| UIC Pavilion
3,182
| 0-7
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 8
| June 11
| New York
| 77-81
| Lennox
(28)
| Lennox
(7)
| Latta
(6)
| Philips Arena
5,936
| 0-8
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 9
| June 13
| Indiana
| 67-76
| Young
, Latta
(14)
| Lacy
, Young
(5)
| Latta
(6)
| Philips Arena
8,167
| 0-9
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 10
| June 16
| @ Houston
| 79-88
| Lennox
(29)
| Lennox
(11)
| Young
(3)
| Reliant Arena
6,139
| 0-10
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 11
| June 18
| San Antonio
| 66-81
| Lovelace (18)
| Young
(13)
| Young
(7)
| Philips Arena
6,225
| 0-11
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 12
| June 20
| @ Washington
| 61-72
| Lennox
(18)
| Lennox
(9)
| Latta
(4)
| Verizon Center
7,448
| 0-12
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 13
| June 22
| Detroit
| 76-97
| Latta
(26)
| Young
(11)
| Latta
(10)
| Philips Arena
7,865
| 0-13
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 14
| June 27
| @ Connecticut
| 101-109 (OT)
| Lennox
(44)
| Lennox
(9)
| Lennox
(7)
| Mohegan Sun Arena
7,612
| 0-14
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 15
| June 29
| @ Detroit
| 92-100
| Young
(26)
| Lennox
(8)
| Latta
(5)
| Palace of Auburn Hills
8,798
| 0-15
|}
|-
|
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"
|-
! width="5%" | Game
! width="8%" | Date
! width="10%" | Opponent
! width="7%" | Score
! width="10%" | High points
! width="10%" | High rebounds
! width="10%" | High assists
! width="10%" | Location/Attendance
! width="5%" | Record
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 16
| July 1
| Phoenix
| 79-97
| Lennox
(18)
| Lovelace, Young
(7)
| Latta
(5)
| Philips Arena
9,795
| 0-16
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 17
| July 3
| Houston
| 65-72
| Lennox
(15)
| Feenstra
(9)
| Haynie
, Strother
(3)
| Philips Arena
7,430
| 0-17
|- bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 18
| July 5
| Chicago
| 91-84
| Lacy
, Latta
(18)
| Young
(8)
| Haynie
(11)
| Philips Arena
8,468
| 1-17
|- bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 19
| July 9
| @ Minnesota
| 73-67
| Lennox
(24)
| Bales
(11)
| Haynie
(5)
| Target Center
5,893
| 2-17
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 20
| July 11
| @ San Antonio
| 74-82
| Lennox
(22)
| Bales
(9)
| Lennox
(4)
| AT&T Center
10,943
| 2-18
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 21
| July 13
| @ Chicago
| 66-79
| Feenstra
(21)
| Feenstra
(8)
| Feenstra
, Haynie
, Lennox
(2)
| UIC Pavilion
2,907
| 2-19
|- bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 22
| July 16
| @ Indiana
| 81-77
| Castro Marques
(24)
| Bales
(11)
| Haynie
(7)
| Conseco Fieldhouse
9,303
| 3-19
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 23
| July 18
| @ Sacramento
| 73-77
| Haynie
(12)
| Feenstra
(8)
| Haynie
(4)
| ARCO Arena
7,236
| 3-20
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 24
| July 19
| @ Phoenix
| 84-110
| Latta
(18)
| Terry
(11)
| Latta
(3)
| US Airways Center
7,913
| 3-21
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 25
| July 22
| Sacramento
| 66-79
| Terry
, Latta
(15)
| Terry
(9)
| Haynie
(4)
| Philips Arena
10,431
| 3-22
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 26
| July 25
| Washington
| 75-81
| Castro Marques
(23)
| Bales
(7)
| Haynie
(3)
| Philips Arena
8,279
| 3-23
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 27
| July 27
| New York
| 76-86
| Lennox
(18)
| DeSouza (11)
| Latta
(5)
| Philips Arena
8,759
| 3-24
|}
|-
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{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"
|-
! width="5%" | Game
! width="8%" | Date
! width="10%" | Opponent
! width="7%" | Score
! width="10%" | High points
! width="10%" | High rebounds
! width="10%" | High assists
! width="10%" | Location/Attendance
! width="5%" | Record
|-
| colspan="9" align="center" valign="middle" | Summer Olympic
break
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 28
| August 29
| Connecticut
| 72-98
| Lennox
(19)
| DeSouza, Feenstra
(6)
| Haynie
(6)
| Philips Arena
11,442
| 3-25
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 29
| August 30
| @ Indiana
| 72-87
| Lennox
(27)
| Bales
(5)
| Haynie
(5)
| Conseco Fieldhouse
9,280
| 3-26
|}
|-
|
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"
|-
! width="5%" | Game
! width="8%" | Date
! width="10%" | Opponent
! width="7%" | Score
! width="10%" | High points
! width="10%" | High rebounds
! width="10%" | High assists
! width="10%" | Location/Attendance
! width="5%" | Record
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 30
| September 2
| Seattle
| 69-83
| Lennox
(25)
| DeSouza (8)
| Latta
(4)
| Philips Arena
7,390
| 3-27
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 31
| September 5
| @ New York
| 71-82
| Lennox
(28)
| Lennox
(7)
| Castro Marques
(4)
| Madison Square Garden
7,039
| 3-28
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 32
| September 8
| Indiana
| 77-81
| Lennox
(19)
| Bales
(9)
| Castro Marques
(6)
| Philips Arena
7,706
| 3-29
|- bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 33
| September 11
| @ Los Angeles
| 83-72
| Castro Marques
(23)
| Bales
(9)
| Latta
(10)
| Staples Center
9,060
| 4-29
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 34
| September 12
| @ Seattle
| 72-77
| Young
(20)
| Feenstra
, Haynie
, Terry
(5)
| Latta
(4)
| KeyArena
9,686
| 4-30
|}
|}
|-
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white" width="10%" | Player
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white" width="5%" | GP
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white" width="5%" | GS
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white" width="5%" | MPG
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white" width="5%" | FG%
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white" width="5%" | 3P%
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white" width="5%" | FT%
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white" width="5%" | RPG
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white" width="5%" | APG
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white" width="5%" | SPG
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white" width="5%" | BPG
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white" width="5%" | PPG
|-
|
| style="background:#6495ED;color:red"| 34 || style="background:#6495ED;color:red"| 33 || style="background:#6495ED;color:red"| 29.7 || .415 || style="background:#6495ED;color:red"| .358 || style="background:#6495ED;color:red"| .855 || 4.2 || 2.4 || 1.3 || 0.1 || style="background:#6495ED;color:red"| 17.5
|-
|
| style="background:#6495ED;color:red"| 34 || 31 || 28.2 || .362 || .344 || .802 || 2.1 || style="background:#6495ED;color:red"| 3.6 || 1.3 || 0.0 || 11.4
|-
|
| 12 || 8 || 23.1 || .585 || .000 || .615 || style="background:#6495ED;color:red"| 6.6 || 0.7 || style="background:#6495ED;color:red"| 1.4 || style="background:#6495ED;color:red"| 1.8 || 9.3
|-
|
| 29 || 20 || 23.1 || .353 || .309 || .814 || 2.2 || 1.8 || 0.9 || 0.2 || 9.3
|-
|
| 33 || 15 || 22.6 || .333 || .325 || .691 || 4.2 || 1.2 || 0.9 || 0.3 || 7.3
|-
|
| 33 || 4 || 14.0 || style="background:#6495ED;color:red"| .535 || .000 || .750 || 3.9 || 0.3 || 0.9 || 0.8 || 6.7
|-
|
| 15 || 7 || 17.2 || .404 || .417 || .692 || 3.6 || 1.0 || 1.1 || 0.7 || 6.1
|-
|
| 33 || 22 || 18.3 || .389 || .190 || .673 || 2.7 || 0.8 || 0.6 || 0.2 || 5.7
|-
|
| 17 || 9 || 22.3 || .405 || .333 || .677 || 6.0 || 0.6 || 0.9 || 1.7 || 4.8
|-
|
| 13 || 2 || 17.0 || .420 || .400 || .593 || 3.1 || 0.7 || 0.8 || 0.5 || 4.8
|-
|
| 20 || 8 || 13.8 || .474 || .000 || .606 || 3.2 || 0.5 || 0.5 || 0.6 || 4.6
|-
|
| 13 || 8 || 17.2 || .409 || .500 || 1.000 || 1.5 || 1.1 || 0.6 || 0.3 || 3.5
|-
|
| 33 || 3 || 14.7 || .316 || .313 || .750 || 1.7 || 2.5 || 0.9 || 0.1 || 2.8
|-
|
| 21 || 0 || 7.6 || .353 || .368 || .667 || 0.6 || 0.3 || 0.2 || 0.1 || 1.9
|-
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| 12 || 0 || 7.0 || .231 || .182 || .667 || 1.0 || 0.2 || 0.4 || 0.0 || 1.3
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2008 WNBA season
-Season Highlights:*Candace Parker becomes the second and third player in WNBA history to dunk in a regular season game.*A fight breaks out between the Los Angeles Sparks and the Detroit Shock resulting in four ejections and ten suspensions....
was the first for the Atlanta Dream. The team name was unveiled on January 23, 2008, with the expansion draft held on February 6. The Atlanta Dream had seventeen straight losses. It was the longest losing streak to start a season in WNBA history.
Expansion Draft
The list of players selected in the Expansion Draft includes:| Player | Nationality | Former WNBA Team |
|---|---|---|
| Carla Thomas | Chicago Sky Chicago Sky The Chicago Sky is a professional basketball team based in Rosemont, Illinois, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2006 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Michael J. Alter and Margaret Stender... |
|
| Erika DeSouza | Connecticut Sun Connecticut Sun The Connecticut Sun is a professional basketball team based in Uncasville, Connecticut, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Orlando, Florida before the 1999 season began; the team moved to Connecticut before the 2003 season... |
|
| Katie Feenstra Katie Feenstra Katharen Ruth Mattera is a female professional basketball player for the WNBA.... |
Detroit Shock Detroit Shock The Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion... |
|
| Roneeka Hodges Roneeka Hodges Roneeka Hodges is a current WNBA player for the San Antonio Silver Stars. She is the twin sister of former WNBA player Doneeka Hodges.... |
Houston Comets Houston Comets The Houston Comets were a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Houston, Texas, United States. Formed in 1997, the team was one of the best original eight WNBA teams and won the first four championships of the league's existence. The Comets were the first dynasty of the WNBA and... |
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| Ann Strother Ann Strother Ann Elise Strother is an American basketball coach, and former professional player, most recently for the Indiana Fever. Strother played at the collegiate level for the Connecticut Huskies, helping the team to two national titles.... |
Indiana Fever Indiana Fever The Indiana Fever is a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began... |
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| LaToya Thomas LaToya Thomas LaToya Monique Thomas is a professional basketball player.-College years:Thomas was a standout four-year starter at Mississippi State University.... |
Los Angeles Sparks Los Angeles Sparks The Los Angeles Sparks is a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began... |
|
| Kristen Mann Kristen Mann Kristen Cherie Mann is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA.-Childhood:Daughter of Kathy Deeds and Gene Mann. She has two brothers, Mack and Guy, and one sister named Payton, all younger than her. She was born August 10, 1983 in Lakewood, California... |
Minnesota Lynx Minnesota Lynx The Minnesota Lynx are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1999 season... |
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| Ann Wauters Ann Wauters Ann Hilde Willy Wauters is a Belgian professional basketball player who currently plays for Ros Casares Valencia in Euroleague Women. Wauters played in the WNBA from 2000 to 2009, most recently with the San Antonio Silver Stars. Her primary position is center.-Personal:Wauters began playing... |
New York Liberty New York Liberty The New York Liberty is a professional basketball team based in New York City, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was one of the eight original franchises of the league... |
|
| Jennifer Lacy Jennifer Lacy Jennifer Lacy is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA.Lacy graduated from Agoura Hills High School in Agoura Hills, California in 2001. She played college basketball at Pepperdine, although she was recruited by Arizona, California, UC Santa Barbara, and Washington. She joined the... |
Phoenix Mercury Phoenix Mercury The Phoenix Mercury is a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; it is one of the eight original franchises... |
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| Kristin Haynie Kristin Haynie Kristin Lynne Haynie is an American basketball player in the WNBA for the Sacramento Monarchs.-High school years:Haynie was born and raised in Mason, Michigan... |
Sacramento Monarchs Sacramento Monarchs The Sacramento Monarchs were a basketball team based in Sacramento, California. They played in the Women's National Basketball Association from 1997 until folding on November 20, 2009... |
|
| Chantelle Anderson Chantelle Anderson Chantelle Denise Anderson, pronounced "shawn-tell", is a retired collegiate and professional basketball player who has played in the Women's National Basketball Association and overseas.-Personal:... |
San Antonio Silver Stars San Antonio Silver Stars The San Antonio Silver Stars are a professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Salt Lake City, Utah before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; the team moved to San Antonio... |
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| Betty Lennox Betty Lennox Betty Bernice Lennox is an American professional basketball player most recently playing for the Tulsa Shock in the WNBA. Her nicknames include "Betty Basketball," "Betty Big Buckets," and her most popular nickname "B-Money."-Childhood:Betty grew up in the small town of Grant, OK. Daughter of... |
Seattle Storm Seattle Storm The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began... |
|
| Yelena Leuchanka Yelena Leuchanka Yelena Leuchanka is a Belarusian professional women's basketball player with the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA in the United States. Prior to joining the Dream for their inaugural 2008 season, Leuchanka was a member of the Charlotte Sting in 2006 and Washington Mystics in 2007. She began her college... |
Washington Mystics Washington Mystics The Washington Mystics is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1998 season. The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment , who also owns the Mystics'... |
Additionally, Atlanta immediately orchestrated three trades involving players in the expansion draft.
- Traded LaToya ThomasLaToya ThomasLaToya Monique Thomas is a professional basketball player.-College years:Thomas was a standout four-year starter at Mississippi State University....
and the 18th pick in the 2008 WNBA Draft2008 WNBA DraftThe 2008 WNBA Draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The draft was held on April 9, 2008....
to the Detroit ShockDetroit ShockThe Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion...
in exchange for Ivory LattaIvory LattaIvory Latta is an American professional basketball player. A 5'6" guard noted for her three-point shooting and on-court enthusiasm, she played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels...
. - Also traded the fourth pick in the 2008 WNBA Draft and Roneeka HodgesRoneeka HodgesRoneeka Hodges is a current WNBA player for the San Antonio Silver Stars. She is the twin sister of former WNBA player Doneeka Hodges....
to the Seattle StormSeattle StormThe Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
for Iziane Castro MarquesIziane Castro MarquesIziane "Izi" Castro Marques is a Brazilian professional basketball player. The six-foot forward is a mainstay of the Brazil women's national basketball team, and a starting small forward on the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA.The undrafted Castro Marques was signed by the Miami Sol as a free agent out...
and the eighth pick in the draft. - Acquired the 24th overall draft pick from the Indiana FeverIndiana FeverThe Indiana Fever is a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
in exchange for agreeing not to select specific unprotected Fever players.
WNBA Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 (from Seattle Seattle Storm The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began... ) |
Tamera Young Tamera Young Tamera Young is an American basketball player for the Chicago Sky.-Personal:She is the daughter of Greg Young and Lynda Nichols-Brown and John Brown. She has an older brother, A.J., and two older sisters, Nikia and Valerie... |
James Madison James Madison Dukes The James Madison University Dukes is the name given the athletics teams of James Madison University. The name "Dukes" is derived from Samuel Page Duke, the university's second president. JMU is a charter member of the Colonial Athletic Association, which sponsors sports at the NCAA Division I level... |
|
| 2 | 24 (from Indiana Indiana Fever The Indiana Fever is a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began... ) |
Morenike Atunrase Morenike Atunrase Morenike Olayinka Atunrase is an American basketball player who played for the WNBA's San Antonio Silver Stars during the 2008 season. She was drafted in 2008 out of Texas A&M, where she played from 2004–08.-Early years:... |
Texas A&M Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball The Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team represents Texas A&M University in NCAA Division I women's basketball. The team has been coached by Gary Blair since 2003. The Aggies play home games at Reed Arena, a 12,500-capacity arena in College Station, Texas on the campus of Texas A&M.The Aggies... |
|
| 3 | 32 | Danielle Hood | Hartford University of Hartford The University of Hartford is a private, independent, nonsectarian, coeducational university located in West Hartford, Connecticut. The degree programs at the University of Hartford hold the highest levels of accreditation available in the US, including the Engineering Accreditation Commission of... |
|
Trades
| Date | Trade | |
|---|---|---|
| February 6, 2008 | To Atlanta Dream Atlanta Dream The Atlanta Dream is a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2008 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Dream Too LLC, which is composed of two Atlanta... |
To Detroit Shock Detroit Shock The Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion... |
| Ivory Latta Ivory Latta Ivory Latta is an American professional basketball player. A 5'6" guard noted for her three-point shooting and on-court enthusiasm, she played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels... |
LaToya Thomas LaToya Thomas LaToya Monique Thomas is a professional basketball player.-College years:Thomas was a standout four-year starter at Mississippi State University.... , and the 18th pick in the 2008 Draft 2008 WNBA Draft The 2008 WNBA Draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The draft was held on April 9, 2008.... |
|
| February 6, 2008 | To Atlanta Dream Atlanta Dream The Atlanta Dream is a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2008 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Dream Too LLC, which is composed of two Atlanta... |
To Seattle Storm Seattle Storm The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began... |
| Iziane Castro Marques Iziane Castro Marques Iziane "Izi" Castro Marques is a Brazilian professional basketball player. The six-foot forward is a mainstay of the Brazil women's national basketball team, and a starting small forward on the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA.The undrafted Castro Marques was signed by the Miami Sol as a free agent out... , and the 8th pick in the 2008 Draft 2008 WNBA Draft The 2008 WNBA Draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The draft was held on April 9, 2008.... |
Roneeka Hodges Roneeka Hodges Roneeka Hodges is a current WNBA player for the San Antonio Silver Stars. She is the twin sister of former WNBA player Doneeka Hodges.... , and the 4th pick in the 2008 Draft 2008 WNBA Draft The 2008 WNBA Draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The draft was held on April 9, 2008.... |
|
| February 6, 2008 | To Atlanta Dream Atlanta Dream The Atlanta Dream is a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2008 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Dream Too LLC, which is composed of two Atlanta... |
To Indiana Fever Indiana Fever The Indiana Fever is a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began... |
| 24th pick in the 2008 Draft 2008 WNBA Draft The 2008 WNBA Draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The draft was held on April 9, 2008.... |
agreeing not to select specific unprotected Fever players | |
| April 9, 2008 | To Atlanta Dream Atlanta Dream The Atlanta Dream is a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2008 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Dream Too LLC, which is composed of two Atlanta... |
To San Antonio Silver Stars San Antonio Silver Stars The San Antonio Silver Stars are a professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Salt Lake City, Utah before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; the team moved to San Antonio... |
| Camille Little Camille Little Camille Little is a professional basketball player. In 2007 she began her career in the WNBA with the San Antonio Silver Stars. She played college basketball at North Carolina.-High school:... , draft rights to Chioma Nnamaka Chioma Nnamaka Chioma Nnamaka is a professional basketball player of Swedish and Nigerian heritage and is a member of the WNBA's Atlanta Dream.-High School and college:... , and the Silver Stars' first-round pick in the 2009 Draft 2009 WNBA Draft The 2009 WNBA Draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The draft was held on April 9, 2009. The first round was shown on ESPN2 at 3:00pm ET, while the second and third rounds were shown on ESPNU and NBA TV at... |
Ann Wauters Ann Wauters Ann Hilde Willy Wauters is a Belgian professional basketball player who currently plays for Ros Casares Valencia in Euroleague Women. Wauters played in the WNBA from 2000 to 2009, most recently with the San Antonio Silver Stars. Her primary position is center.-Personal:Wauters began playing... , draft rights to Morenike Atunrase Morenike Atunrase Morenike Olayinka Atunrase is an American basketball player who played for the WNBA's San Antonio Silver Stars during the 2008 season. She was drafted in 2008 out of Texas A&M, where she played from 2004–08.-Early years:... , and the Dream's second-round pick in the 2009 Draft 2009 WNBA Draft The 2009 WNBA Draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The draft was held on April 9, 2009. The first round was shown on ESPN2 at 3:00pm ET, while the second and third rounds were shown on ESPNU and NBA TV at... |
|
| June 22, 2008 | To Atlanta Dream Atlanta Dream The Atlanta Dream is a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2008 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Dream Too LLC, which is composed of two Atlanta... |
To Seattle Storm Seattle Storm The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began... |
| Storm's second-round pick in the 2009 Draft 2009 WNBA Draft The 2009 WNBA Draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The draft was held on April 9, 2009. The first round was shown on ESPN2 at 3:00pm ET, while the second and third rounds were shown on ESPNU and NBA TV at... |
Camille Little Camille Little Camille Little is a professional basketball player. In 2007 she began her career in the WNBA with the San Antonio Silver Stars. She played college basketball at North Carolina.-High school:... |
|
| July 4, 2008 | To Atlanta Dream Atlanta Dream The Atlanta Dream is a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2008 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Dream Too LLC, which is composed of two Atlanta... |
To Indiana Fever Indiana Fever The Indiana Fever is a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began... |
| Alison Bales Alison Bales Alison Marie Bales is an American professional basketball player who plays for the WNBA's Atlanta Dream.-High school:... |
Kristen Mann Kristen Mann Kristen Cherie Mann is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA.-Childhood:Daughter of Kathy Deeds and Gene Mann. She has two brothers, Mack and Guy, and one sister named Payton, all younger than her. She was born August 10, 1983 in Lakewood, California... |
Additions
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| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:210px"|Former team
|- style="height:40px"
| Stacey Lovelace
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA, who played in the WNBA.Lovelace-Tolbert attended college at Purdue University and graduated in 1996. On May 2, 2000 she was assigned with the Indiana Fever later in 2000 Lovelace-Tolbert played with the Seattle Storm...
|| March 27, 2008 || Washington Mystics
Washington Mystics
The Washington Mystics is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1998 season. The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment , who also owns the Mystics'...
|- style="height:40px"
| Kasha Terry
Kasha Terry
Kasha NiCarra Terry, born October 21, 1983 in Nuremberg, Bavaria, West Germany) is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA. Terry is 6'3" tall and weighs 185 lbs .-High school:...
|| July 23, 2008 || Indiana Fever
Indiana Fever
The Indiana Fever is a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
|- style="height:40px"
| Nikki Teasley
Nikki Teasley
Nikki Teasley is a basketball player in the WNBA.She played college basketball at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill....
|| August 15, 2008 || Washington Mystics
Washington Mystics
The Washington Mystics is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1998 season. The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment , who also owns the Mystics'...
|}
Subtractions
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| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:210px"|New team
|- style="height:40px"
| Carla Thomas|| May 16, 2008 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
|- style="height:40px"
| Chantelle Anderson
Chantelle Anderson
Chantelle Denise Anderson, pronounced "shawn-tell", is a retired collegiate and professional basketball player who has played in the Women's National Basketball Association and overseas.-Personal:...
|| May 28, 2008 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
|- style="height:40px"
| Stacey Lovelace
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA, who played in the WNBA.Lovelace-Tolbert attended college at Purdue University and graduated in 1996. On May 2, 2000 she was assigned with the Indiana Fever later in 2000 Lovelace-Tolbert played with the Seattle Storm...
|| July 8, 2008 || Detroit Shock
Detroit Shock
The Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion...
(August 8, 2008)
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Roster
Preseason
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The 2008 WNBA season
2008 WNBA season
-Season Highlights:*Candace Parker becomes the second and third player in WNBA history to dunk in a regular season game.*A fight breaks out between the Los Angeles Sparks and the Detroit Shock resulting in four ejections and ten suspensions....
was the first for the Atlanta Dream. The team name was unveiled on January 23, 2008, with the expansion draft held on February 6. The Atlanta Dream had seventeen straight losses. It was the longest losing streak to start a season in WNBA history.
Expansion Draft
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! style="background:#6495ED; color:white;" width="10%"| Former WNBA Team
|-
| Carla Thomas
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| Chicago Sky
Chicago Sky
The Chicago Sky is a professional basketball team based in Rosemont, Illinois, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2006 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Michael J. Alter and Margaret Stender...
|-
| Erika DeSouza
|
| Connecticut Sun
Connecticut Sun
The Connecticut Sun is a professional basketball team based in Uncasville, Connecticut, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Orlando, Florida before the 1999 season began; the team moved to Connecticut before the 2003 season...
|-
| Katie Feenstra
Katie Feenstra
Katharen Ruth Mattera is a female professional basketball player for the WNBA....
|
| Detroit Shock
Detroit Shock
The Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion...
|-
| Roneeka Hodges
Roneeka Hodges
Roneeka Hodges is a current WNBA player for the San Antonio Silver Stars. She is the twin sister of former WNBA player Doneeka Hodges....
|
| Houston Comets
Houston Comets
The Houston Comets were a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Houston, Texas, United States. Formed in 1997, the team was one of the best original eight WNBA teams and won the first four championships of the league's existence. The Comets were the first dynasty of the WNBA and...
|-
| Ann Strother
Ann Strother
Ann Elise Strother is an American basketball coach, and former professional player, most recently for the Indiana Fever. Strother played at the collegiate level for the Connecticut Huskies, helping the team to two national titles....
|
| Indiana Fever
Indiana Fever
The Indiana Fever is a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
|-
| LaToya Thomas
LaToya Thomas
LaToya Monique Thomas is a professional basketball player.-College years:Thomas was a standout four-year starter at Mississippi State University....
|
| Los Angeles Sparks
Los Angeles Sparks
The Los Angeles Sparks is a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began...
|-
| Kristen Mann
Kristen Mann
Kristen Cherie Mann is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA.-Childhood:Daughter of Kathy Deeds and Gene Mann. She has two brothers, Mack and Guy, and one sister named Payton, all younger than her. She was born August 10, 1983 in Lakewood, California...
|
| Minnesota Lynx
Minnesota Lynx
The Minnesota Lynx are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1999 season...
|-
| Ann Wauters
Ann Wauters
Ann Hilde Willy Wauters is a Belgian professional basketball player who currently plays for Ros Casares Valencia in Euroleague Women. Wauters played in the WNBA from 2000 to 2009, most recently with the San Antonio Silver Stars. Her primary position is center.-Personal:Wauters began playing...
|
| New York Liberty
New York Liberty
The New York Liberty is a professional basketball team based in New York City, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was one of the eight original franchises of the league...
|-
| Jennifer Lacy
Jennifer Lacy
Jennifer Lacy is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA.Lacy graduated from Agoura Hills High School in Agoura Hills, California in 2001. She played college basketball at Pepperdine, although she was recruited by Arizona, California, UC Santa Barbara, and Washington. She joined the...
|
| Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix Mercury
The Phoenix Mercury is a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; it is one of the eight original franchises...
|-
| Kristin Haynie
Kristin Haynie
Kristin Lynne Haynie is an American basketball player in the WNBA for the Sacramento Monarchs.-High school years:Haynie was born and raised in Mason, Michigan...
|
| Sacramento Monarchs
Sacramento Monarchs
The Sacramento Monarchs were a basketball team based in Sacramento, California. They played in the Women's National Basketball Association from 1997 until folding on November 20, 2009...
|-
| Chantelle Anderson
Chantelle Anderson
Chantelle Denise Anderson, pronounced "shawn-tell", is a retired collegiate and professional basketball player who has played in the Women's National Basketball Association and overseas.-Personal:...
|
| San Antonio Silver Stars
San Antonio Silver Stars
The San Antonio Silver Stars are a professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Salt Lake City, Utah before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; the team moved to San Antonio...
|-
| Betty Lennox
Betty Lennox
Betty Bernice Lennox is an American professional basketball player most recently playing for the Tulsa Shock in the WNBA. Her nicknames include "Betty Basketball," "Betty Big Buckets," and her most popular nickname "B-Money."-Childhood:Betty grew up in the small town of Grant, OK. Daughter of...
|
| Seattle Storm
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
|-
| Yelena Leuchanka
Yelena Leuchanka
Yelena Leuchanka is a Belarusian professional women's basketball player with the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA in the United States. Prior to joining the Dream for their inaugural 2008 season, Leuchanka was a member of the Charlotte Sting in 2006 and Washington Mystics in 2007. She began her college...
|
| Washington Mystics
Washington Mystics
The Washington Mystics is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1998 season. The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment , who also owns the Mystics'...
|}
Additionally, Atlanta immediately orchestrated three trades involving players in the expansion draft.
- Traded LaToya ThomasLaToya ThomasLaToya Monique Thomas is a professional basketball player.-College years:Thomas was a standout four-year starter at Mississippi State University....
and the 18th pick in the 2008 WNBA Draft2008 WNBA DraftThe 2008 WNBA Draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The draft was held on April 9, 2008....
to the Detroit ShockDetroit ShockThe Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion...
in exchange for Ivory LattaIvory LattaIvory Latta is an American professional basketball player. A 5'6" guard noted for her three-point shooting and on-court enthusiasm, she played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels...
. - Also traded the fourth pick in the 2008 WNBA Draft and Roneeka HodgesRoneeka HodgesRoneeka Hodges is a current WNBA player for the San Antonio Silver Stars. She is the twin sister of former WNBA player Doneeka Hodges....
to the Seattle StormSeattle StormThe Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
for Iziane Castro MarquesIziane Castro MarquesIziane "Izi" Castro Marques is a Brazilian professional basketball player. The six-foot forward is a mainstay of the Brazil women's national basketball team, and a starting small forward on the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA.The undrafted Castro Marques was signed by the Miami Sol as a free agent out...
and the eighth pick in the draft. - Acquired the 24th overall draft pick from the Indiana FeverIndiana FeverThe Indiana Fever is a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
in exchange for agreeing not to select specific unprotected Fever players.
WNBA Draft
{| class="navbox wikitable"! style="background:#6495ED;color:white" width="3%"| Round
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white" width="4%"| Pick
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white" width="10%"| Player
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white" width="10%"| Nationality
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white" width="10%"| School
|-
| 1
| 8 (from Seattle
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
)
| Tamera Young
Tamera Young
Tamera Young is an American basketball player for the Chicago Sky.-Personal:She is the daughter of Greg Young and Lynda Nichols-Brown and John Brown. She has an older brother, A.J., and two older sisters, Nikia and Valerie...
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| James Madison
James Madison Dukes
The James Madison University Dukes is the name given the athletics teams of James Madison University. The name "Dukes" is derived from Samuel Page Duke, the university's second president. JMU is a charter member of the Colonial Athletic Association, which sponsors sports at the NCAA Division I level...
|-
| 2
| 24 (from Indiana
Indiana Fever
The Indiana Fever is a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
)
| Morenike Atunrase
Morenike Atunrase
Morenike Olayinka Atunrase is an American basketball player who played for the WNBA's San Antonio Silver Stars during the 2008 season. She was drafted in 2008 out of Texas A&M, where she played from 2004–08.-Early years:...
|
| Texas A&M
Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball
The Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team represents Texas A&M University in NCAA Division I women's basketball. The team has been coached by Gary Blair since 2003. The Aggies play home games at Reed Arena, a 12,500-capacity arena in College Station, Texas on the campus of Texas A&M.The Aggies...
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| 3
| 32
| Danielle Hood
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| Hartford
University of Hartford
The University of Hartford is a private, independent, nonsectarian, coeducational university located in West Hartford, Connecticut. The degree programs at the University of Hartford hold the highest levels of accreditation available in the US, including the Engineering Accreditation Commission of...
|-
|}
Trades
{| class="navbox wikitable" style="width:80%"! style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width=200"|Date
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white;" colspan=2|Trade
|-
| rowspan=2|February 6, 2008
| width=400|To Atlanta Dream
Atlanta Dream
The Atlanta Dream is a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2008 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Dream Too LLC, which is composed of two Atlanta...
| width=400|To Detroit Shock
Detroit Shock
The Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion...
|-
| Ivory Latta
Ivory Latta
Ivory Latta is an American professional basketball player. A 5'6" guard noted for her three-point shooting and on-court enthusiasm, she played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels...
| LaToya Thomas
LaToya Thomas
LaToya Monique Thomas is a professional basketball player.-College years:Thomas was a standout four-year starter at Mississippi State University....
, and the 18th pick in the 2008 Draft
2008 WNBA Draft
The 2008 WNBA Draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The draft was held on April 9, 2008....
|-
| rowspan=2|February 6, 2008
| To Atlanta Dream
Atlanta Dream
The Atlanta Dream is a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2008 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Dream Too LLC, which is composed of two Atlanta...
| To Seattle Storm
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
|-
| Iziane Castro Marques
Iziane Castro Marques
Iziane "Izi" Castro Marques is a Brazilian professional basketball player. The six-foot forward is a mainstay of the Brazil women's national basketball team, and a starting small forward on the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA.The undrafted Castro Marques was signed by the Miami Sol as a free agent out...
, and the 8th pick in the 2008 Draft
2008 WNBA Draft
The 2008 WNBA Draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The draft was held on April 9, 2008....
| Roneeka Hodges
Roneeka Hodges
Roneeka Hodges is a current WNBA player for the San Antonio Silver Stars. She is the twin sister of former WNBA player Doneeka Hodges....
, and the 4th pick in the 2008 Draft
2008 WNBA Draft
The 2008 WNBA Draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The draft was held on April 9, 2008....
|-
| rowspan=2|February 6, 2008
| To Atlanta Dream
Atlanta Dream
The Atlanta Dream is a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2008 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Dream Too LLC, which is composed of two Atlanta...
| To Indiana Fever
Indiana Fever
The Indiana Fever is a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
|-
| 24th pick in the 2008 Draft
2008 WNBA Draft
The 2008 WNBA Draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The draft was held on April 9, 2008....
| agreeing not to select specific unprotected Fever players
|-
| rowspan=2|April 9, 2008
| To Atlanta Dream
Atlanta Dream
The Atlanta Dream is a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2008 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Dream Too LLC, which is composed of two Atlanta...
| To San Antonio Silver Stars
San Antonio Silver Stars
The San Antonio Silver Stars are a professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Salt Lake City, Utah before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; the team moved to San Antonio...
|-
| Camille Little
Camille Little
Camille Little is a professional basketball player. In 2007 she began her career in the WNBA with the San Antonio Silver Stars. She played college basketball at North Carolina.-High school:...
, draft rights to Chioma Nnamaka
Chioma Nnamaka
Chioma Nnamaka is a professional basketball player of Swedish and Nigerian heritage and is a member of the WNBA's Atlanta Dream.-High School and college:...
,
and the Silver Stars' first-round pick in the 2009 Draft
2009 WNBA Draft
The 2009 WNBA Draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The draft was held on April 9, 2009. The first round was shown on ESPN2 at 3:00pm ET, while the second and third rounds were shown on ESPNU and NBA TV at...
| Ann Wauters
Ann Wauters
Ann Hilde Willy Wauters is a Belgian professional basketball player who currently plays for Ros Casares Valencia in Euroleague Women. Wauters played in the WNBA from 2000 to 2009, most recently with the San Antonio Silver Stars. Her primary position is center.-Personal:Wauters began playing...
, draft rights to Morenike Atunrase
Morenike Atunrase
Morenike Olayinka Atunrase is an American basketball player who played for the WNBA's San Antonio Silver Stars during the 2008 season. She was drafted in 2008 out of Texas A&M, where she played from 2004–08.-Early years:...
,
and the Dream's second-round pick in the 2009 Draft
2009 WNBA Draft
The 2009 WNBA Draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The draft was held on April 9, 2009. The first round was shown on ESPN2 at 3:00pm ET, while the second and third rounds were shown on ESPNU and NBA TV at...
|-
| rowspan=2|June 22, 2008
| To Atlanta Dream
Atlanta Dream
The Atlanta Dream is a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2008 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Dream Too LLC, which is composed of two Atlanta...
| To Seattle Storm
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
|-
| Storm's second-round pick in the 2009 Draft
2009 WNBA Draft
The 2009 WNBA Draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The draft was held on April 9, 2009. The first round was shown on ESPN2 at 3:00pm ET, while the second and third rounds were shown on ESPNU and NBA TV at...
| Camille Little
Camille Little
Camille Little is a professional basketball player. In 2007 she began her career in the WNBA with the San Antonio Silver Stars. She played college basketball at North Carolina.-High school:...
|-
| rowspan=2|July 4, 2008
| To Atlanta Dream
Atlanta Dream
The Atlanta Dream is a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2008 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Dream Too LLC, which is composed of two Atlanta...
| To Indiana Fever
Indiana Fever
The Indiana Fever is a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
|-
| Alison Bales
Alison Bales
Alison Marie Bales is an American professional basketball player who plays for the WNBA's Atlanta Dream.-High school:...
| Kristen Mann
Kristen Mann
Kristen Cherie Mann is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA.-Childhood:Daughter of Kathy Deeds and Gene Mann. She has two brothers, Mack and Guy, and one sister named Payton, all younger than her. She was born August 10, 1983 in Lakewood, California...
|}
Additions
{| cellspacing="0"| valign="top" |
{|class="navbox wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:140px"|Player
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:100px"|Signed
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:210px"|Former team
|- style="height:40px"
| Stacey Lovelace
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA, who played in the WNBA.Lovelace-Tolbert attended college at Purdue University and graduated in 1996. On May 2, 2000 she was assigned with the Indiana Fever later in 2000 Lovelace-Tolbert played with the Seattle Storm...
|| March 27, 2008 || Washington Mystics
Washington Mystics
The Washington Mystics is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1998 season. The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment , who also owns the Mystics'...
|- style="height:40px"
| Kasha Terry
Kasha Terry
Kasha NiCarra Terry, born October 21, 1983 in Nuremberg, Bavaria, West Germany) is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA. Terry is 6'3" tall and weighs 185 lbs .-High school:...
|| July 23, 2008 || Indiana Fever
Indiana Fever
The Indiana Fever is a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
|- style="height:40px"
| Nikki Teasley
Nikki Teasley
Nikki Teasley is a basketball player in the WNBA.She played college basketball at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill....
|| August 15, 2008 || Washington Mystics
Washington Mystics
The Washington Mystics is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1998 season. The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment , who also owns the Mystics'...
|}
Subtractions
{|class="navbox wikitable" style="text-align: center"|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:140px"|Player
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:100px"|Left
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:210px"|New team
|- style="height:40px"
| Carla Thomas|| May 16, 2008 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
|- style="height:40px"
| Chantelle Anderson
Chantelle Anderson
Chantelle Denise Anderson, pronounced "shawn-tell", is a retired collegiate and professional basketball player who has played in the Women's National Basketball Association and overseas.-Personal:...
|| May 28, 2008 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
|- style="height:40px"
| Stacey Lovelace
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA, who played in the WNBA.Lovelace-Tolbert attended college at Purdue University and graduated in 1996. On May 2, 2000 she was assigned with the Indiana Fever later in 2000 Lovelace-Tolbert played with the Seattle Storm...
|| July 8, 2008 || Detroit Shock
Detroit Shock
The Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion...
(August 8, 2008)
|}
Roster
Preseason
{| class="toccolours" width=90% style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;"|-
! colspan=2 style="background:#6495ED; color:white" | 2008 Game Log: Preseason
|- valign="top"
|
The 2008 WNBA season
2008 WNBA season
-Season Highlights:*Candace Parker becomes the second and third player in WNBA history to dunk in a regular season game.*A fight breaks out between the Los Angeles Sparks and the Detroit Shock resulting in four ejections and ten suspensions....
was the first for the Atlanta Dream. The team name was unveiled on January 23, 2008, with the expansion draft held on February 6. The Atlanta Dream had seventeen straight losses. It was the longest losing streak to start a season in WNBA history.
Expansion Draft
The list of players selected in the Expansion Draft includes:{| class="navbox wikitable" style="width: 70%"
! style="background:#6495ED; color:white;" width="10%"| Player
! style="background:#6495ED; color:white;" width="10%"| Nationality
! style="background:#6495ED; color:white;" width="10%"| Former WNBA Team
|-
| Carla Thomas
|
| Chicago Sky
Chicago Sky
The Chicago Sky is a professional basketball team based in Rosemont, Illinois, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2006 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Michael J. Alter and Margaret Stender...
|-
| Erika DeSouza
|
| Connecticut Sun
Connecticut Sun
The Connecticut Sun is a professional basketball team based in Uncasville, Connecticut, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Orlando, Florida before the 1999 season began; the team moved to Connecticut before the 2003 season...
|-
| Katie Feenstra
Katie Feenstra
Katharen Ruth Mattera is a female professional basketball player for the WNBA....
|
| Detroit Shock
Detroit Shock
The Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion...
|-
| Roneeka Hodges
Roneeka Hodges
Roneeka Hodges is a current WNBA player for the San Antonio Silver Stars. She is the twin sister of former WNBA player Doneeka Hodges....
|
| Houston Comets
Houston Comets
The Houston Comets were a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Houston, Texas, United States. Formed in 1997, the team was one of the best original eight WNBA teams and won the first four championships of the league's existence. The Comets were the first dynasty of the WNBA and...
|-
| Ann Strother
Ann Strother
Ann Elise Strother is an American basketball coach, and former professional player, most recently for the Indiana Fever. Strother played at the collegiate level for the Connecticut Huskies, helping the team to two national titles....
|
| Indiana Fever
Indiana Fever
The Indiana Fever is a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
|-
| LaToya Thomas
LaToya Thomas
LaToya Monique Thomas is a professional basketball player.-College years:Thomas was a standout four-year starter at Mississippi State University....
|
| Los Angeles Sparks
Los Angeles Sparks
The Los Angeles Sparks is a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began...
|-
| Kristen Mann
Kristen Mann
Kristen Cherie Mann is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA.-Childhood:Daughter of Kathy Deeds and Gene Mann. She has two brothers, Mack and Guy, and one sister named Payton, all younger than her. She was born August 10, 1983 in Lakewood, California...
|
| Minnesota Lynx
Minnesota Lynx
The Minnesota Lynx are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1999 season...
|-
| Ann Wauters
Ann Wauters
Ann Hilde Willy Wauters is a Belgian professional basketball player who currently plays for Ros Casares Valencia in Euroleague Women. Wauters played in the WNBA from 2000 to 2009, most recently with the San Antonio Silver Stars. Her primary position is center.-Personal:Wauters began playing...
|
| New York Liberty
New York Liberty
The New York Liberty is a professional basketball team based in New York City, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was one of the eight original franchises of the league...
|-
| Jennifer Lacy
Jennifer Lacy
Jennifer Lacy is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA.Lacy graduated from Agoura Hills High School in Agoura Hills, California in 2001. She played college basketball at Pepperdine, although she was recruited by Arizona, California, UC Santa Barbara, and Washington. She joined the...
|
| Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix Mercury
The Phoenix Mercury is a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; it is one of the eight original franchises...
|-
| Kristin Haynie
Kristin Haynie
Kristin Lynne Haynie is an American basketball player in the WNBA for the Sacramento Monarchs.-High school years:Haynie was born and raised in Mason, Michigan...
|
| Sacramento Monarchs
Sacramento Monarchs
The Sacramento Monarchs were a basketball team based in Sacramento, California. They played in the Women's National Basketball Association from 1997 until folding on November 20, 2009...
|-
| Chantelle Anderson
Chantelle Anderson
Chantelle Denise Anderson, pronounced "shawn-tell", is a retired collegiate and professional basketball player who has played in the Women's National Basketball Association and overseas.-Personal:...
|
| San Antonio Silver Stars
San Antonio Silver Stars
The San Antonio Silver Stars are a professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Salt Lake City, Utah before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; the team moved to San Antonio...
|-
| Betty Lennox
Betty Lennox
Betty Bernice Lennox is an American professional basketball player most recently playing for the Tulsa Shock in the WNBA. Her nicknames include "Betty Basketball," "Betty Big Buckets," and her most popular nickname "B-Money."-Childhood:Betty grew up in the small town of Grant, OK. Daughter of...
|
| Seattle Storm
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
|-
| Yelena Leuchanka
Yelena Leuchanka
Yelena Leuchanka is a Belarusian professional women's basketball player with the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA in the United States. Prior to joining the Dream for their inaugural 2008 season, Leuchanka was a member of the Charlotte Sting in 2006 and Washington Mystics in 2007. She began her college...
|
| Washington Mystics
Washington Mystics
The Washington Mystics is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1998 season. The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment , who also owns the Mystics'...
|}
Additionally, Atlanta immediately orchestrated three trades involving players in the expansion draft.
- Traded LaToya ThomasLaToya ThomasLaToya Monique Thomas is a professional basketball player.-College years:Thomas was a standout four-year starter at Mississippi State University....
and the 18th pick in the 2008 WNBA Draft2008 WNBA DraftThe 2008 WNBA Draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The draft was held on April 9, 2008....
to the Detroit ShockDetroit ShockThe Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion...
in exchange for Ivory LattaIvory LattaIvory Latta is an American professional basketball player. A 5'6" guard noted for her three-point shooting and on-court enthusiasm, she played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels...
. - Also traded the fourth pick in the 2008 WNBA Draft and Roneeka HodgesRoneeka HodgesRoneeka Hodges is a current WNBA player for the San Antonio Silver Stars. She is the twin sister of former WNBA player Doneeka Hodges....
to the Seattle StormSeattle StormThe Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
for Iziane Castro MarquesIziane Castro MarquesIziane "Izi" Castro Marques is a Brazilian professional basketball player. The six-foot forward is a mainstay of the Brazil women's national basketball team, and a starting small forward on the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA.The undrafted Castro Marques was signed by the Miami Sol as a free agent out...
and the eighth pick in the draft. - Acquired the 24th overall draft pick from the Indiana FeverIndiana FeverThe Indiana Fever is a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
in exchange for agreeing not to select specific unprotected Fever players.
WNBA Draft
{| class="navbox wikitable"! style="background:#6495ED;color:white" width="3%"| Round
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white" width="4%"| Pick
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white" width="10%"| Player
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white" width="10%"| Nationality
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white" width="10%"| School
|-
| 1
| 8 (from Seattle
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
)
| Tamera Young
Tamera Young
Tamera Young is an American basketball player for the Chicago Sky.-Personal:She is the daughter of Greg Young and Lynda Nichols-Brown and John Brown. She has an older brother, A.J., and two older sisters, Nikia and Valerie...
|
| James Madison
James Madison Dukes
The James Madison University Dukes is the name given the athletics teams of James Madison University. The name "Dukes" is derived from Samuel Page Duke, the university's second president. JMU is a charter member of the Colonial Athletic Association, which sponsors sports at the NCAA Division I level...
|-
| 2
| 24 (from Indiana
Indiana Fever
The Indiana Fever is a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
)
| Morenike Atunrase
Morenike Atunrase
Morenike Olayinka Atunrase is an American basketball player who played for the WNBA's San Antonio Silver Stars during the 2008 season. She was drafted in 2008 out of Texas A&M, where she played from 2004–08.-Early years:...
|
| Texas A&M
Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball
The Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team represents Texas A&M University in NCAA Division I women's basketball. The team has been coached by Gary Blair since 2003. The Aggies play home games at Reed Arena, a 12,500-capacity arena in College Station, Texas on the campus of Texas A&M.The Aggies...
|-
| 3
| 32
| Danielle Hood
|
| Hartford
University of Hartford
The University of Hartford is a private, independent, nonsectarian, coeducational university located in West Hartford, Connecticut. The degree programs at the University of Hartford hold the highest levels of accreditation available in the US, including the Engineering Accreditation Commission of...
|-
|}
Trades
{| class="navbox wikitable" style="width:80%"! style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width=200"|Date
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white;" colspan=2|Trade
|-
| rowspan=2|February 6, 2008
| width=400|To Atlanta Dream
Atlanta Dream
The Atlanta Dream is a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2008 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Dream Too LLC, which is composed of two Atlanta...
| width=400|To Detroit Shock
Detroit Shock
The Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion...
|-
| Ivory Latta
Ivory Latta
Ivory Latta is an American professional basketball player. A 5'6" guard noted for her three-point shooting and on-court enthusiasm, she played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels...
| LaToya Thomas
LaToya Thomas
LaToya Monique Thomas is a professional basketball player.-College years:Thomas was a standout four-year starter at Mississippi State University....
, and the 18th pick in the 2008 Draft
2008 WNBA Draft
The 2008 WNBA Draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The draft was held on April 9, 2008....
|-
| rowspan=2|February 6, 2008
| To Atlanta Dream
Atlanta Dream
The Atlanta Dream is a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2008 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Dream Too LLC, which is composed of two Atlanta...
| To Seattle Storm
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
|-
| Iziane Castro Marques
Iziane Castro Marques
Iziane "Izi" Castro Marques is a Brazilian professional basketball player. The six-foot forward is a mainstay of the Brazil women's national basketball team, and a starting small forward on the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA.The undrafted Castro Marques was signed by the Miami Sol as a free agent out...
, and the 8th pick in the 2008 Draft
2008 WNBA Draft
The 2008 WNBA Draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The draft was held on April 9, 2008....
| Roneeka Hodges
Roneeka Hodges
Roneeka Hodges is a current WNBA player for the San Antonio Silver Stars. She is the twin sister of former WNBA player Doneeka Hodges....
, and the 4th pick in the 2008 Draft
2008 WNBA Draft
The 2008 WNBA Draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The draft was held on April 9, 2008....
|-
| rowspan=2|February 6, 2008
| To Atlanta Dream
Atlanta Dream
The Atlanta Dream is a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2008 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Dream Too LLC, which is composed of two Atlanta...
| To Indiana Fever
Indiana Fever
The Indiana Fever is a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
|-
| 24th pick in the 2008 Draft
2008 WNBA Draft
The 2008 WNBA Draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The draft was held on April 9, 2008....
| agreeing not to select specific unprotected Fever players
|-
| rowspan=2|April 9, 2008
| To Atlanta Dream
Atlanta Dream
The Atlanta Dream is a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2008 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Dream Too LLC, which is composed of two Atlanta...
| To San Antonio Silver Stars
San Antonio Silver Stars
The San Antonio Silver Stars are a professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Salt Lake City, Utah before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; the team moved to San Antonio...
|-
| Camille Little
Camille Little
Camille Little is a professional basketball player. In 2007 she began her career in the WNBA with the San Antonio Silver Stars. She played college basketball at North Carolina.-High school:...
, draft rights to Chioma Nnamaka
Chioma Nnamaka
Chioma Nnamaka is a professional basketball player of Swedish and Nigerian heritage and is a member of the WNBA's Atlanta Dream.-High School and college:...
,
and the Silver Stars' first-round pick in the 2009 Draft
2009 WNBA Draft
The 2009 WNBA Draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The draft was held on April 9, 2009. The first round was shown on ESPN2 at 3:00pm ET, while the second and third rounds were shown on ESPNU and NBA TV at...
| Ann Wauters
Ann Wauters
Ann Hilde Willy Wauters is a Belgian professional basketball player who currently plays for Ros Casares Valencia in Euroleague Women. Wauters played in the WNBA from 2000 to 2009, most recently with the San Antonio Silver Stars. Her primary position is center.-Personal:Wauters began playing...
, draft rights to Morenike Atunrase
Morenike Atunrase
Morenike Olayinka Atunrase is an American basketball player who played for the WNBA's San Antonio Silver Stars during the 2008 season. She was drafted in 2008 out of Texas A&M, where she played from 2004–08.-Early years:...
,
and the Dream's second-round pick in the 2009 Draft
2009 WNBA Draft
The 2009 WNBA Draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The draft was held on April 9, 2009. The first round was shown on ESPN2 at 3:00pm ET, while the second and third rounds were shown on ESPNU and NBA TV at...
|-
| rowspan=2|June 22, 2008
| To Atlanta Dream
Atlanta Dream
The Atlanta Dream is a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2008 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Dream Too LLC, which is composed of two Atlanta...
| To Seattle Storm
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
|-
| Storm's second-round pick in the 2009 Draft
2009 WNBA Draft
The 2009 WNBA Draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The draft was held on April 9, 2009. The first round was shown on ESPN2 at 3:00pm ET, while the second and third rounds were shown on ESPNU and NBA TV at...
| Camille Little
Camille Little
Camille Little is a professional basketball player. In 2007 she began her career in the WNBA with the San Antonio Silver Stars. She played college basketball at North Carolina.-High school:...
|-
| rowspan=2|July 4, 2008
| To Atlanta Dream
Atlanta Dream
The Atlanta Dream is a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2008 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Dream Too LLC, which is composed of two Atlanta...
| To Indiana Fever
Indiana Fever
The Indiana Fever is a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
|-
| Alison Bales
Alison Bales
Alison Marie Bales is an American professional basketball player who plays for the WNBA's Atlanta Dream.-High school:...
| Kristen Mann
Kristen Mann
Kristen Cherie Mann is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA.-Childhood:Daughter of Kathy Deeds and Gene Mann. She has two brothers, Mack and Guy, and one sister named Payton, all younger than her. She was born August 10, 1983 in Lakewood, California...
|}
Additions
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| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:100px"|Signed
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:210px"|Former team
|- style="height:40px"
| Stacey Lovelace
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA, who played in the WNBA.Lovelace-Tolbert attended college at Purdue University and graduated in 1996. On May 2, 2000 she was assigned with the Indiana Fever later in 2000 Lovelace-Tolbert played with the Seattle Storm...
|| March 27, 2008 || Washington Mystics
Washington Mystics
The Washington Mystics is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1998 season. The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment , who also owns the Mystics'...
|- style="height:40px"
| Kasha Terry
Kasha Terry
Kasha NiCarra Terry, born October 21, 1983 in Nuremberg, Bavaria, West Germany) is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA. Terry is 6'3" tall and weighs 185 lbs .-High school:...
|| July 23, 2008 || Indiana Fever
Indiana Fever
The Indiana Fever is a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
|- style="height:40px"
| Nikki Teasley
Nikki Teasley
Nikki Teasley is a basketball player in the WNBA.She played college basketball at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill....
|| August 15, 2008 || Washington Mystics
Washington Mystics
The Washington Mystics is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1998 season. The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment , who also owns the Mystics'...
|}
Subtractions
{|class="navbox wikitable" style="text-align: center"|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:140px"|Player
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:100px"|Left
| style="background:#6495ED;color:white; width:210px"|New team
|- style="height:40px"
| Carla Thomas|| May 16, 2008 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
|- style="height:40px"
| Chantelle Anderson
Chantelle Anderson
Chantelle Denise Anderson, pronounced "shawn-tell", is a retired collegiate and professional basketball player who has played in the Women's National Basketball Association and overseas.-Personal:...
|| May 28, 2008 || free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
|- style="height:40px"
| Stacey Lovelace
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA, who played in the WNBA.Lovelace-Tolbert attended college at Purdue University and graduated in 1996. On May 2, 2000 she was assigned with the Indiana Fever later in 2000 Lovelace-Tolbert played with the Seattle Storm...
|| July 8, 2008 || Detroit Shock
Detroit Shock
The Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion...
(August 8, 2008)
|}
Roster
Preseason
{| class="toccolours" width=90% style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;"|-
! colspan=2 style="background:#6495ED; color:white" | 2008 Game Log: Preseason
|- valign="top"
|
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"
|-
! width="5%" | Game
! width="8%" | Date
! width="10%" | Opponent
! width="7%" | Score
! width="10%" | High points
! width="10%" | High rebounds
! width="10%" | High assists
! width="10%" | Location/Attendance
! width="5%" | Record
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 1
| May 3
| Los Angeles
Los Angeles Sparks
The Los Angeles Sparks is a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began...
| L 80-86
| Thomas, Young
Tamera Young
Tamera Young is an American basketball player for the Chicago Sky.-Personal:She is the daughter of Greg Young and Lynda Nichols-Brown and John Brown. She has an older brother, A.J., and two older sisters, Nikia and Valerie...
(15)
| Young
Tamera Young
Tamera Young is an American basketball player for the Chicago Sky.-Personal:She is the daughter of Greg Young and Lynda Nichols-Brown and John Brown. She has an older brother, A.J., and two older sisters, Nikia and Valerie...
(5)
| Ingram (4)
| Philips Arena
Philips Arena
Philips Arena is an indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia.Completed in 1999 to replace The Omni, at a cost of $213.5 million, it is home to the Atlanta Hawks, of the National Basketball Association, and the Atlanta Dream, of the Women's National Basketball Association...
7,932
| 0-1
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 2
| May 11
| @ Phoenix
Phoenix Mercury
The Phoenix Mercury is a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; it is one of the eight original franchises...
| L 84-97
| Lennox
Betty Lennox
Betty Bernice Lennox is an American professional basketball player most recently playing for the Tulsa Shock in the WNBA. Her nicknames include "Betty Basketball," "Betty Big Buckets," and her most popular nickname "B-Money."-Childhood:Betty grew up in the small town of Grant, OK. Daughter of...
(21)
| Lovelace (6)
| Haynie
Kristin Haynie
Kristin Lynne Haynie is an American basketball player in the WNBA for the Sacramento Monarchs.-High school years:Haynie was born and raised in Mason, Michigan...
, Lennox
Betty Lennox
Betty Bernice Lennox is an American professional basketball player most recently playing for the Tulsa Shock in the WNBA. Her nicknames include "Betty Basketball," "Betty Big Buckets," and her most popular nickname "B-Money."-Childhood:Betty grew up in the small town of Grant, OK. Daughter of...
(4)
| US Airways Center
US Airways Center
US Airways Center is a sports and entertainment arena located in downtown Phoenix, Arizona. It opened in 1992, and is the home of the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association, the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association, and the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena...
1,845
| 0-2
|}
|}
Regular season
The Atlanta Dream lost their first game in franchise history, 67-100. Their opponent was the Connecticut SunConnecticut Sun
The Connecticut Sun is a professional basketball team based in Uncasville, Connecticut, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Orlando, Florida before the 1999 season began; the team moved to Connecticut before the 2003 season...
; the Sun delivered a 32-8 run that stretched into the second quarter to open a 17-point lead. The lead exploded to 34 points. At the conclusion of the game, the Dream were outrebounded 53-29. For the Dream, Stacey Lovelace
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA, who played in the WNBA.Lovelace-Tolbert attended college at Purdue University and graduated in 1996. On May 2, 2000 she was assigned with the Indiana Fever later in 2000 Lovelace-Tolbert played with the Seattle Storm...
had 11 points, five assists and four rebounds.
{| class="toccolours" width=90% style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan=2 style="background:#6495ED; color:white" | 2008 Game Log: Regular Season
|- valign="top"
|
May
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"
|-
! width="5%" | Game
! width="8%" | Date
! width="10%" | Opponent
! width="7%" | Score
! width="10%" | High points
! width="10%" | High rebounds
! width="10%" | High assists
! width="10%" | Location/Attendance
! width="5%" | Record
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 1
| May 17
| @ Connecticut
Connecticut Sun
The Connecticut Sun is a professional basketball team based in Uncasville, Connecticut, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Orlando, Florida before the 1999 season began; the team moved to Connecticut before the 2003 season...
| 67-100
| Lennox
Betty Lennox
Betty Bernice Lennox is an American professional basketball player most recently playing for the Tulsa Shock in the WNBA. Her nicknames include "Betty Basketball," "Betty Big Buckets," and her most popular nickname "B-Money."-Childhood:Betty grew up in the small town of Grant, OK. Daughter of...
(17)
| Haynie
Kristin Haynie
Kristin Lynne Haynie is an American basketball player in the WNBA for the Sacramento Monarchs.-High school years:Haynie was born and raised in Mason, Michigan...
, Lennox
Betty Lennox
Betty Bernice Lennox is an American professional basketball player most recently playing for the Tulsa Shock in the WNBA. Her nicknames include "Betty Basketball," "Betty Big Buckets," and her most popular nickname "B-Money."-Childhood:Betty grew up in the small town of Grant, OK. Daughter of...
(7)
| Lovelace (5)
| Mohegan Sun Arena
Mohegan Sun Arena
The Mohegan Sun Arena is a 10,000 seat multi-purpose arena in Uncasville, Connecticut located inside Mohegan Sun. The arena facility features of configurable exhibition space and a clear span...
7,420
| 0-1
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 2
| May 23
| Detroit
Detroit Shock
The Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion...
| 76-88
| Lennox
Betty Lennox
Betty Bernice Lennox is an American professional basketball player most recently playing for the Tulsa Shock in the WNBA. Her nicknames include "Betty Basketball," "Betty Big Buckets," and her most popular nickname "B-Money."-Childhood:Betty grew up in the small town of Grant, OK. Daughter of...
(21)
| DeSouza (18)
| Latta
Ivory Latta
Ivory Latta is an American professional basketball player. A 5'6" guard noted for her three-point shooting and on-court enthusiasm, she played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels...
(3)
| Philips Arena
Philips Arena
Philips Arena is an indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia.Completed in 1999 to replace The Omni, at a cost of $213.5 million, it is home to the Atlanta Hawks, of the National Basketball Association, and the Atlanta Dream, of the Women's National Basketball Association...
11,609
| 0-2
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 3
| May 25
| Los Angeles
Los Angeles Sparks
The Los Angeles Sparks is a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began...
| 56-74
| Castro Marques
Iziane Castro Marques
Iziane "Izi" Castro Marques is a Brazilian professional basketball player. The six-foot forward is a mainstay of the Brazil women's national basketball team, and a starting small forward on the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA.The undrafted Castro Marques was signed by the Miami Sol as a free agent out...
(17)
| DeSouza, Feenstra
Katie Feenstra
Katharen Ruth Mattera is a female professional basketball player for the WNBA....
(6)
| Haynie
Kristin Haynie
Kristin Lynne Haynie is an American basketball player in the WNBA for the Sacramento Monarchs.-High school years:Haynie was born and raised in Mason, Michigan...
, Latta
Ivory Latta
Ivory Latta is an American professional basketball player. A 5'6" guard noted for her three-point shooting and on-court enthusiasm, she played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels...
(4)
| Philips Arena
Philips Arena
Philips Arena is an indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia.Completed in 1999 to replace The Omni, at a cost of $213.5 million, it is home to the Atlanta Hawks, of the National Basketball Association, and the Atlanta Dream, of the Women's National Basketball Association...
11,186
| 0-3
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 4
| May 27
| @ Washington
Washington Mystics
The Washington Mystics is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1998 season. The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment , who also owns the Mystics'...
| 74-80
| Lennox
Betty Lennox
Betty Bernice Lennox is an American professional basketball player most recently playing for the Tulsa Shock in the WNBA. Her nicknames include "Betty Basketball," "Betty Big Buckets," and her most popular nickname "B-Money."-Childhood:Betty grew up in the small town of Grant, OK. Daughter of...
(29)
| DeSouza, Lennox
Betty Lennox
Betty Bernice Lennox is an American professional basketball player most recently playing for the Tulsa Shock in the WNBA. Her nicknames include "Betty Basketball," "Betty Big Buckets," and her most popular nickname "B-Money."-Childhood:Betty grew up in the small town of Grant, OK. Daughter of...
, Little
Camille Little
Camille Little is a professional basketball player. In 2007 she began her career in the WNBA with the San Antonio Silver Stars. She played college basketball at North Carolina.-High school:...
, Lovelace (3)
| Latta
Ivory Latta
Ivory Latta is an American professional basketball player. A 5'6" guard noted for her three-point shooting and on-court enthusiasm, she played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels...
(6)
| Verizon Center
Verizon Center
Verizon Center is a sports and entertainment arena in Washington, D.C., USA, named after telecommunications sponsor Verizon Communications, and has been nicknamed the "Phone Booth" because of its association with telecommunications companies...
6,231
| 0-4
|}
|
June
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"
|-
! width="5%" | Game
! width="8%" | Date
! width="10%" | Opponent
! width="7%" | Score
! width="10%" | High points
! width="10%" | High rebounds
! width="10%" | High assists
! width="10%" | Location/Attendance
! width="5%" | Record
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 5
| June 3
| Minnesota
Minnesota Lynx
The Minnesota Lynx are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1999 season...
| 81-85
| Lennox
Betty Lennox
Betty Bernice Lennox is an American professional basketball player most recently playing for the Tulsa Shock in the WNBA. Her nicknames include "Betty Basketball," "Betty Big Buckets," and her most popular nickname "B-Money."-Childhood:Betty grew up in the small town of Grant, OK. Daughter of...
(28)
| Feenstra
Katie Feenstra
Katharen Ruth Mattera is a female professional basketball player for the WNBA....
(9)
| Lennox
Betty Lennox
Betty Bernice Lennox is an American professional basketball player most recently playing for the Tulsa Shock in the WNBA. Her nicknames include "Betty Basketball," "Betty Big Buckets," and her most popular nickname "B-Money."-Childhood:Betty grew up in the small town of Grant, OK. Daughter of...
(8)
| Philips Arena
Philips Arena
Philips Arena is an indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia.Completed in 1999 to replace The Omni, at a cost of $213.5 million, it is home to the Atlanta Hawks, of the National Basketball Association, and the Atlanta Dream, of the Women's National Basketball Association...
5,844
| 0-5
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 6
| June 6
| Chicago
Chicago Sky
The Chicago Sky is a professional basketball team based in Rosemont, Illinois, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2006 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Michael J. Alter and Margaret Stender...
| 72-86
| Latta
Ivory Latta
Ivory Latta is an American professional basketball player. A 5'6" guard noted for her three-point shooting and on-court enthusiasm, she played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels...
(17)
| Little
Camille Little
Camille Little is a professional basketball player. In 2007 she began her career in the WNBA with the San Antonio Silver Stars. She played college basketball at North Carolina.-High school:...
(7)
| Latta
Ivory Latta
Ivory Latta is an American professional basketball player. A 5'6" guard noted for her three-point shooting and on-court enthusiasm, she played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels...
, Lennox
Betty Lennox
Betty Bernice Lennox is an American professional basketball player most recently playing for the Tulsa Shock in the WNBA. Her nicknames include "Betty Basketball," "Betty Big Buckets," and her most popular nickname "B-Money."-Childhood:Betty grew up in the small town of Grant, OK. Daughter of...
(5)
| Philips Arena
Philips Arena
Philips Arena is an indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia.Completed in 1999 to replace The Omni, at a cost of $213.5 million, it is home to the Atlanta Hawks, of the National Basketball Association, and the Atlanta Dream, of the Women's National Basketball Association...
7,418
| 0-6
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 7
| June 7
| @ Chicago
Chicago Sky
The Chicago Sky is a professional basketball team based in Rosemont, Illinois, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2006 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Michael J. Alter and Margaret Stender...
| 70-91
| Lacy
Jennifer Lacy
Jennifer Lacy is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA.Lacy graduated from Agoura Hills High School in Agoura Hills, California in 2001. She played college basketball at Pepperdine, although she was recruited by Arizona, California, UC Santa Barbara, and Washington. She joined the...
(18)
| Lacy
Jennifer Lacy
Jennifer Lacy is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA.Lacy graduated from Agoura Hills High School in Agoura Hills, California in 2001. She played college basketball at Pepperdine, although she was recruited by Arizona, California, UC Santa Barbara, and Washington. She joined the...
(10)
| Lennox
Betty Lennox
Betty Bernice Lennox is an American professional basketball player most recently playing for the Tulsa Shock in the WNBA. Her nicknames include "Betty Basketball," "Betty Big Buckets," and her most popular nickname "B-Money."-Childhood:Betty grew up in the small town of Grant, OK. Daughter of...
(4)
| UIC Pavilion
UIC Pavilion
The UIC Pavilion is a 6,958-seat multi-purpose arena, located at 525 S. Racine Street on the West Side in Chicago, Illinois, USA, which opened in 1982. It is home to the University of Illinois at Chicago Flames basketball team and the former home of the Chicago Sky WNBA team...
3,182
| 0-7
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 8
| June 11
| New York
New York Liberty
The New York Liberty is a professional basketball team based in New York City, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was one of the eight original franchises of the league...
| 77-81
| Lennox
Betty Lennox
Betty Bernice Lennox is an American professional basketball player most recently playing for the Tulsa Shock in the WNBA. Her nicknames include "Betty Basketball," "Betty Big Buckets," and her most popular nickname "B-Money."-Childhood:Betty grew up in the small town of Grant, OK. Daughter of...
(28)
| Lennox
Betty Lennox
Betty Bernice Lennox is an American professional basketball player most recently playing for the Tulsa Shock in the WNBA. Her nicknames include "Betty Basketball," "Betty Big Buckets," and her most popular nickname "B-Money."-Childhood:Betty grew up in the small town of Grant, OK. Daughter of...
(7)
| Latta
Ivory Latta
Ivory Latta is an American professional basketball player. A 5'6" guard noted for her three-point shooting and on-court enthusiasm, she played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels...
(6)
| Philips Arena
Philips Arena
Philips Arena is an indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia.Completed in 1999 to replace The Omni, at a cost of $213.5 million, it is home to the Atlanta Hawks, of the National Basketball Association, and the Atlanta Dream, of the Women's National Basketball Association...
5,936
| 0-8
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 9
| June 13
| Indiana
Indiana Fever
The Indiana Fever is a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
| 67-76
| Young
Tamera Young
Tamera Young is an American basketball player for the Chicago Sky.-Personal:She is the daughter of Greg Young and Lynda Nichols-Brown and John Brown. She has an older brother, A.J., and two older sisters, Nikia and Valerie...
, Latta
Ivory Latta
Ivory Latta is an American professional basketball player. A 5'6" guard noted for her three-point shooting and on-court enthusiasm, she played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels...
(14)
| Lacy
Jennifer Lacy
Jennifer Lacy is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA.Lacy graduated from Agoura Hills High School in Agoura Hills, California in 2001. She played college basketball at Pepperdine, although she was recruited by Arizona, California, UC Santa Barbara, and Washington. She joined the...
, Young
Tamera Young
Tamera Young is an American basketball player for the Chicago Sky.-Personal:She is the daughter of Greg Young and Lynda Nichols-Brown and John Brown. She has an older brother, A.J., and two older sisters, Nikia and Valerie...
(5)
| Latta
Ivory Latta
Ivory Latta is an American professional basketball player. A 5'6" guard noted for her three-point shooting and on-court enthusiasm, she played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels...
(6)
| Philips Arena
Philips Arena
Philips Arena is an indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia.Completed in 1999 to replace The Omni, at a cost of $213.5 million, it is home to the Atlanta Hawks, of the National Basketball Association, and the Atlanta Dream, of the Women's National Basketball Association...
8,167
| 0-9
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 10
| June 16
| @ Houston
Houston Comets
The Houston Comets were a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Houston, Texas, United States. Formed in 1997, the team was one of the best original eight WNBA teams and won the first four championships of the league's existence. The Comets were the first dynasty of the WNBA and...
| 79-88
| Lennox
Betty Lennox
Betty Bernice Lennox is an American professional basketball player most recently playing for the Tulsa Shock in the WNBA. Her nicknames include "Betty Basketball," "Betty Big Buckets," and her most popular nickname "B-Money."-Childhood:Betty grew up in the small town of Grant, OK. Daughter of...
(29)
| Lennox
Betty Lennox
Betty Bernice Lennox is an American professional basketball player most recently playing for the Tulsa Shock in the WNBA. Her nicknames include "Betty Basketball," "Betty Big Buckets," and her most popular nickname "B-Money."-Childhood:Betty grew up in the small town of Grant, OK. Daughter of...
(11)
| Young
Tamera Young
Tamera Young is an American basketball player for the Chicago Sky.-Personal:She is the daughter of Greg Young and Lynda Nichols-Brown and John Brown. She has an older brother, A.J., and two older sisters, Nikia and Valerie...
(3)
| Reliant Arena
Reliant Arena
The Reliant Arena, formerly the "Astroarena", is a 350,000 square feet sports center in Reliant Park, in Houston, Texas, USA. It is one of the state's major arenas and convention centers. Reliant became the home of the Women's National Basketball Association's Houston Comets for what proved to...
6,139
| 0-10
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 11
| June 18
| San Antonio
San Antonio Silver Stars
The San Antonio Silver Stars are a professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Salt Lake City, Utah before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; the team moved to San Antonio...
| 66-81
| Lovelace (18)
| Young
Tamera Young
Tamera Young is an American basketball player for the Chicago Sky.-Personal:She is the daughter of Greg Young and Lynda Nichols-Brown and John Brown. She has an older brother, A.J., and two older sisters, Nikia and Valerie...
(13)
| Young
Tamera Young
Tamera Young is an American basketball player for the Chicago Sky.-Personal:She is the daughter of Greg Young and Lynda Nichols-Brown and John Brown. She has an older brother, A.J., and two older sisters, Nikia and Valerie...
(7)
| Philips Arena
Philips Arena
Philips Arena is an indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia.Completed in 1999 to replace The Omni, at a cost of $213.5 million, it is home to the Atlanta Hawks, of the National Basketball Association, and the Atlanta Dream, of the Women's National Basketball Association...
6,225
| 0-11
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 12
| June 20
| @ Washington
Washington Mystics
The Washington Mystics is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1998 season. The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment , who also owns the Mystics'...
| 61-72
| Lennox
Betty Lennox
Betty Bernice Lennox is an American professional basketball player most recently playing for the Tulsa Shock in the WNBA. Her nicknames include "Betty Basketball," "Betty Big Buckets," and her most popular nickname "B-Money."-Childhood:Betty grew up in the small town of Grant, OK. Daughter of...
(18)
| Lennox
Betty Lennox
Betty Bernice Lennox is an American professional basketball player most recently playing for the Tulsa Shock in the WNBA. Her nicknames include "Betty Basketball," "Betty Big Buckets," and her most popular nickname "B-Money."-Childhood:Betty grew up in the small town of Grant, OK. Daughter of...
(9)
| Latta
Ivory Latta
Ivory Latta is an American professional basketball player. A 5'6" guard noted for her three-point shooting and on-court enthusiasm, she played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels...
(4)
| Verizon Center
Verizon Center
Verizon Center is a sports and entertainment arena in Washington, D.C., USA, named after telecommunications sponsor Verizon Communications, and has been nicknamed the "Phone Booth" because of its association with telecommunications companies...
7,448
| 0-12
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 13
| June 22
| Detroit
Detroit Shock
The Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion...
| 76-97
| Latta
Ivory Latta
Ivory Latta is an American professional basketball player. A 5'6" guard noted for her three-point shooting and on-court enthusiasm, she played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels...
(26)
| Young
Tamera Young
Tamera Young is an American basketball player for the Chicago Sky.-Personal:She is the daughter of Greg Young and Lynda Nichols-Brown and John Brown. She has an older brother, A.J., and two older sisters, Nikia and Valerie...
(11)
| Latta
Ivory Latta
Ivory Latta is an American professional basketball player. A 5'6" guard noted for her three-point shooting and on-court enthusiasm, she played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels...
(10)
| Philips Arena
Philips Arena
Philips Arena is an indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia.Completed in 1999 to replace The Omni, at a cost of $213.5 million, it is home to the Atlanta Hawks, of the National Basketball Association, and the Atlanta Dream, of the Women's National Basketball Association...
7,865
| 0-13
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 14
| June 27
| @ Connecticut
Connecticut Sun
The Connecticut Sun is a professional basketball team based in Uncasville, Connecticut, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Orlando, Florida before the 1999 season began; the team moved to Connecticut before the 2003 season...
| 101-109 (OT)
| Lennox
Betty Lennox
Betty Bernice Lennox is an American professional basketball player most recently playing for the Tulsa Shock in the WNBA. Her nicknames include "Betty Basketball," "Betty Big Buckets," and her most popular nickname "B-Money."-Childhood:Betty grew up in the small town of Grant, OK. Daughter of...
(44)
| Lennox
Betty Lennox
Betty Bernice Lennox is an American professional basketball player most recently playing for the Tulsa Shock in the WNBA. Her nicknames include "Betty Basketball," "Betty Big Buckets," and her most popular nickname "B-Money."-Childhood:Betty grew up in the small town of Grant, OK. Daughter of...
(9)
| Lennox
Betty Lennox
Betty Bernice Lennox is an American professional basketball player most recently playing for the Tulsa Shock in the WNBA. Her nicknames include "Betty Basketball," "Betty Big Buckets," and her most popular nickname "B-Money."-Childhood:Betty grew up in the small town of Grant, OK. Daughter of...
(7)
| Mohegan Sun Arena
Mohegan Sun Arena
The Mohegan Sun Arena is a 10,000 seat multi-purpose arena in Uncasville, Connecticut located inside Mohegan Sun. The arena facility features of configurable exhibition space and a clear span...
7,612
| 0-14
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 15
| June 29
| @ Detroit
Detroit Shock
The Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion...
| 92-100
| Young
Tamera Young
Tamera Young is an American basketball player for the Chicago Sky.-Personal:She is the daughter of Greg Young and Lynda Nichols-Brown and John Brown. She has an older brother, A.J., and two older sisters, Nikia and Valerie...
(26)
| Lennox
Betty Lennox
Betty Bernice Lennox is an American professional basketball player most recently playing for the Tulsa Shock in the WNBA. Her nicknames include "Betty Basketball," "Betty Big Buckets," and her most popular nickname "B-Money."-Childhood:Betty grew up in the small town of Grant, OK. Daughter of...
(8)
| Latta
Ivory Latta
Ivory Latta is an American professional basketball player. A 5'6" guard noted for her three-point shooting and on-court enthusiasm, she played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels...
(5)
| Palace of Auburn Hills
8,798
| 0-15
|}
|
July
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"
|-
! width="5%" | Game
! width="8%" | Date
! width="10%" | Opponent
! width="7%" | Score
! width="10%" | High points
! width="10%" | High rebounds
! width="10%" | High assists
! width="10%" | Location/Attendance
! width="5%" | Record
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 16
| July 1
| Phoenix
Phoenix Mercury
The Phoenix Mercury is a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; it is one of the eight original franchises...
| 79-97
| Lennox
Betty Lennox
Betty Bernice Lennox is an American professional basketball player most recently playing for the Tulsa Shock in the WNBA. Her nicknames include "Betty Basketball," "Betty Big Buckets," and her most popular nickname "B-Money."-Childhood:Betty grew up in the small town of Grant, OK. Daughter of...
(18)
| Lovelace, Young
Tamera Young
Tamera Young is an American basketball player for the Chicago Sky.-Personal:She is the daughter of Greg Young and Lynda Nichols-Brown and John Brown. She has an older brother, A.J., and two older sisters, Nikia and Valerie...
(7)
| Latta
Ivory Latta
Ivory Latta is an American professional basketball player. A 5'6" guard noted for her three-point shooting and on-court enthusiasm, she played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels...
(5)
| Philips Arena
Philips Arena
Philips Arena is an indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia.Completed in 1999 to replace The Omni, at a cost of $213.5 million, it is home to the Atlanta Hawks, of the National Basketball Association, and the Atlanta Dream, of the Women's National Basketball Association...
9,795
| 0-16
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 17
| July 3
| Houston
Houston Comets
The Houston Comets were a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Houston, Texas, United States. Formed in 1997, the team was one of the best original eight WNBA teams and won the first four championships of the league's existence. The Comets were the first dynasty of the WNBA and...
| 65-72
| Lennox
Betty Lennox
Betty Bernice Lennox is an American professional basketball player most recently playing for the Tulsa Shock in the WNBA. Her nicknames include "Betty Basketball," "Betty Big Buckets," and her most popular nickname "B-Money."-Childhood:Betty grew up in the small town of Grant, OK. Daughter of...
(15)
| Feenstra
Katie Feenstra
Katharen Ruth Mattera is a female professional basketball player for the WNBA....
(9)
| Haynie
Kristin Haynie
Kristin Lynne Haynie is an American basketball player in the WNBA for the Sacramento Monarchs.-High school years:Haynie was born and raised in Mason, Michigan...
, Strother
Ann Strother
Ann Elise Strother is an American basketball coach, and former professional player, most recently for the Indiana Fever. Strother played at the collegiate level for the Connecticut Huskies, helping the team to two national titles....
(3)
| Philips Arena
Philips Arena
Philips Arena is an indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia.Completed in 1999 to replace The Omni, at a cost of $213.5 million, it is home to the Atlanta Hawks, of the National Basketball Association, and the Atlanta Dream, of the Women's National Basketball Association...
7,430
| 0-17
|- bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 18
| July 5
| Chicago
Chicago Sky
The Chicago Sky is a professional basketball team based in Rosemont, Illinois, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2006 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Michael J. Alter and Margaret Stender...
| 91-84
| Lacy
Jennifer Lacy
Jennifer Lacy is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA.Lacy graduated from Agoura Hills High School in Agoura Hills, California in 2001. She played college basketball at Pepperdine, although she was recruited by Arizona, California, UC Santa Barbara, and Washington. She joined the...
, Latta
Ivory Latta
Ivory Latta is an American professional basketball player. A 5'6" guard noted for her three-point shooting and on-court enthusiasm, she played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels...
(18)
| Young
Tamera Young
Tamera Young is an American basketball player for the Chicago Sky.-Personal:She is the daughter of Greg Young and Lynda Nichols-Brown and John Brown. She has an older brother, A.J., and two older sisters, Nikia and Valerie...
(8)
| Haynie
Kristin Haynie
Kristin Lynne Haynie is an American basketball player in the WNBA for the Sacramento Monarchs.-High school years:Haynie was born and raised in Mason, Michigan...
(11)
| Philips Arena
Philips Arena
Philips Arena is an indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia.Completed in 1999 to replace The Omni, at a cost of $213.5 million, it is home to the Atlanta Hawks, of the National Basketball Association, and the Atlanta Dream, of the Women's National Basketball Association...
8,468
| 1-17
|- bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 19
| July 9
| @ Minnesota
Minnesota Lynx
The Minnesota Lynx are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1999 season...
| 73-67
| Lennox
Betty Lennox
Betty Bernice Lennox is an American professional basketball player most recently playing for the Tulsa Shock in the WNBA. Her nicknames include "Betty Basketball," "Betty Big Buckets," and her most popular nickname "B-Money."-Childhood:Betty grew up in the small town of Grant, OK. Daughter of...
(24)
| Bales
Alison Bales
Alison Marie Bales is an American professional basketball player who plays for the WNBA's Atlanta Dream.-High school:...
(11)
| Haynie
Kristin Haynie
Kristin Lynne Haynie is an American basketball player in the WNBA for the Sacramento Monarchs.-High school years:Haynie was born and raised in Mason, Michigan...
(5)
| Target Center
Target Center
The Target Center is an arena in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is sponsored by Target Corporation. The arena has a capacity of 20,500 people. It contains 702 club seats and 68 suites....
5,893
| 2-17
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 20
| July 11
| @ San Antonio
San Antonio Silver Stars
The San Antonio Silver Stars are a professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Salt Lake City, Utah before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; the team moved to San Antonio...
| 74-82
| Lennox
Betty Lennox
Betty Bernice Lennox is an American professional basketball player most recently playing for the Tulsa Shock in the WNBA. Her nicknames include "Betty Basketball," "Betty Big Buckets," and her most popular nickname "B-Money."-Childhood:Betty grew up in the small town of Grant, OK. Daughter of...
(22)
| Bales
Alison Bales
Alison Marie Bales is an American professional basketball player who plays for the WNBA's Atlanta Dream.-High school:...
(9)
| Lennox
Betty Lennox
Betty Bernice Lennox is an American professional basketball player most recently playing for the Tulsa Shock in the WNBA. Her nicknames include "Betty Basketball," "Betty Big Buckets," and her most popular nickname "B-Money."-Childhood:Betty grew up in the small town of Grant, OK. Daughter of...
(4)
| AT&T Center
AT&T Center
AT&T Center is an indoor arena, located in San Antonio, Texas, USA. It seats 18,581, for basketball , 13,800, for ice hockey and 19,000, for concerts or religious gatherings and contains 2,018 club seats, 50 luxury suites and 32 bathrooms .It was completed in 2002, as the SBC...
10,943
| 2-18
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 21
| July 13
| @ Chicago
Chicago Sky
The Chicago Sky is a professional basketball team based in Rosemont, Illinois, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2006 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Michael J. Alter and Margaret Stender...
| 66-79
| Feenstra
Katie Feenstra
Katharen Ruth Mattera is a female professional basketball player for the WNBA....
(21)
| Feenstra
Katie Feenstra
Katharen Ruth Mattera is a female professional basketball player for the WNBA....
(8)
| Feenstra
Katie Feenstra
Katharen Ruth Mattera is a female professional basketball player for the WNBA....
, Haynie
Kristin Haynie
Kristin Lynne Haynie is an American basketball player in the WNBA for the Sacramento Monarchs.-High school years:Haynie was born and raised in Mason, Michigan...
, Lennox
Betty Lennox
Betty Bernice Lennox is an American professional basketball player most recently playing for the Tulsa Shock in the WNBA. Her nicknames include "Betty Basketball," "Betty Big Buckets," and her most popular nickname "B-Money."-Childhood:Betty grew up in the small town of Grant, OK. Daughter of...
(2)
| UIC Pavilion
UIC Pavilion
The UIC Pavilion is a 6,958-seat multi-purpose arena, located at 525 S. Racine Street on the West Side in Chicago, Illinois, USA, which opened in 1982. It is home to the University of Illinois at Chicago Flames basketball team and the former home of the Chicago Sky WNBA team...
2,907
| 2-19
|- bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 22
| July 16
| @ Indiana
Indiana Fever
The Indiana Fever is a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
| 81-77
| Castro Marques
Iziane Castro Marques
Iziane "Izi" Castro Marques is a Brazilian professional basketball player. The six-foot forward is a mainstay of the Brazil women's national basketball team, and a starting small forward on the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA.The undrafted Castro Marques was signed by the Miami Sol as a free agent out...
(24)
| Bales
Alison Bales
Alison Marie Bales is an American professional basketball player who plays for the WNBA's Atlanta Dream.-High school:...
(11)
| Haynie
Kristin Haynie
Kristin Lynne Haynie is an American basketball player in the WNBA for the Sacramento Monarchs.-High school years:Haynie was born and raised in Mason, Michigan...
(7)
| Conseco Fieldhouse
Conseco Fieldhouse
Conseco Fieldhouse is a multi-purpose arena located in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Opened in November 1999 to replace Market Square Arena, it is home to the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association and the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association...
9,303
| 3-19
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 23
| July 18
| @ Sacramento
Sacramento Monarchs
The Sacramento Monarchs were a basketball team based in Sacramento, California. They played in the Women's National Basketball Association from 1997 until folding on November 20, 2009...
| 73-77
| Haynie
Kristin Haynie
Kristin Lynne Haynie is an American basketball player in the WNBA for the Sacramento Monarchs.-High school years:Haynie was born and raised in Mason, Michigan...
(12)
| Feenstra
Katie Feenstra
Katharen Ruth Mattera is a female professional basketball player for the WNBA....
(8)
| Haynie
Kristin Haynie
Kristin Lynne Haynie is an American basketball player in the WNBA for the Sacramento Monarchs.-High school years:Haynie was born and raised in Mason, Michigan...
(4)
| ARCO Arena
ARCO Arena
Power Balance Pavilion is an indoor arena, located in the Natomas area of Sacramento, California. It is the home of the NBA's Sacramento Kings.-Background:...
7,236
| 3-20
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 24
| July 19
| @ Phoenix
Phoenix Mercury
The Phoenix Mercury is a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; it is one of the eight original franchises...
| 84-110
| Latta
Ivory Latta
Ivory Latta is an American professional basketball player. A 5'6" guard noted for her three-point shooting and on-court enthusiasm, she played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels...
(18)
| Terry
Kasha Terry
Kasha NiCarra Terry, born October 21, 1983 in Nuremberg, Bavaria, West Germany) is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA. Terry is 6'3" tall and weighs 185 lbs .-High school:...
(11)
| Latta
Ivory Latta
Ivory Latta is an American professional basketball player. A 5'6" guard noted for her three-point shooting and on-court enthusiasm, she played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels...
(3)
| US Airways Center
US Airways Center
US Airways Center is a sports and entertainment arena located in downtown Phoenix, Arizona. It opened in 1992, and is the home of the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association, the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association, and the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena...
7,913
| 3-21
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 25
| July 22
| Sacramento
Sacramento Monarchs
The Sacramento Monarchs were a basketball team based in Sacramento, California. They played in the Women's National Basketball Association from 1997 until folding on November 20, 2009...
| 66-79
| Terry
Kasha Terry
Kasha NiCarra Terry, born October 21, 1983 in Nuremberg, Bavaria, West Germany) is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA. Terry is 6'3" tall and weighs 185 lbs .-High school:...
, Latta
Ivory Latta
Ivory Latta is an American professional basketball player. A 5'6" guard noted for her three-point shooting and on-court enthusiasm, she played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels...
(15)
| Terry
Kasha Terry
Kasha NiCarra Terry, born October 21, 1983 in Nuremberg, Bavaria, West Germany) is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA. Terry is 6'3" tall and weighs 185 lbs .-High school:...
(9)
| Haynie
Kristin Haynie
Kristin Lynne Haynie is an American basketball player in the WNBA for the Sacramento Monarchs.-High school years:Haynie was born and raised in Mason, Michigan...
(4)
| Philips Arena
Philips Arena
Philips Arena is an indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia.Completed in 1999 to replace The Omni, at a cost of $213.5 million, it is home to the Atlanta Hawks, of the National Basketball Association, and the Atlanta Dream, of the Women's National Basketball Association...
10,431
| 3-22
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 26
| July 25
| Washington
Washington Mystics
The Washington Mystics is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1998 season. The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment , who also owns the Mystics'...
| 75-81
| Castro Marques
Iziane Castro Marques
Iziane "Izi" Castro Marques is a Brazilian professional basketball player. The six-foot forward is a mainstay of the Brazil women's national basketball team, and a starting small forward on the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA.The undrafted Castro Marques was signed by the Miami Sol as a free agent out...
(23)
| Bales
Alison Bales
Alison Marie Bales is an American professional basketball player who plays for the WNBA's Atlanta Dream.-High school:...
(7)
| Haynie
Kristin Haynie
Kristin Lynne Haynie is an American basketball player in the WNBA for the Sacramento Monarchs.-High school years:Haynie was born and raised in Mason, Michigan...
(3)
| Philips Arena
Philips Arena
Philips Arena is an indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia.Completed in 1999 to replace The Omni, at a cost of $213.5 million, it is home to the Atlanta Hawks, of the National Basketball Association, and the Atlanta Dream, of the Women's National Basketball Association...
8,279
| 3-23
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 27
| July 27
| New York
New York Liberty
The New York Liberty is a professional basketball team based in New York City, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was one of the eight original franchises of the league...
| 76-86
| Lennox
Betty Lennox
Betty Bernice Lennox is an American professional basketball player most recently playing for the Tulsa Shock in the WNBA. Her nicknames include "Betty Basketball," "Betty Big Buckets," and her most popular nickname "B-Money."-Childhood:Betty grew up in the small town of Grant, OK. Daughter of...
(18)
| DeSouza (11)
| Latta
Ivory Latta
Ivory Latta is an American professional basketball player. A 5'6" guard noted for her three-point shooting and on-court enthusiasm, she played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels...
(5)
| Philips Arena
Philips Arena
Philips Arena is an indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia.Completed in 1999 to replace The Omni, at a cost of $213.5 million, it is home to the Atlanta Hawks, of the National Basketball Association, and the Atlanta Dream, of the Women's National Basketball Association...
8,759
| 3-24
|}
|
August
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"
|-
! width="5%" | Game
! width="8%" | Date
! width="10%" | Opponent
! width="7%" | Score
! width="10%" | High points
! width="10%" | High rebounds
! width="10%" | High assists
! width="10%" | Location/Attendance
! width="5%" | Record
|-
| colspan="9" align="center" valign="middle" | Summer Olympic
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
break
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 28
| August 29
| Connecticut
Connecticut Sun
The Connecticut Sun is a professional basketball team based in Uncasville, Connecticut, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Orlando, Florida before the 1999 season began; the team moved to Connecticut before the 2003 season...
| 72-98
| Lennox
Betty Lennox
Betty Bernice Lennox is an American professional basketball player most recently playing for the Tulsa Shock in the WNBA. Her nicknames include "Betty Basketball," "Betty Big Buckets," and her most popular nickname "B-Money."-Childhood:Betty grew up in the small town of Grant, OK. Daughter of...
(19)
| DeSouza, Feenstra
Katie Feenstra
Katharen Ruth Mattera is a female professional basketball player for the WNBA....
(6)
| Haynie
Kristin Haynie
Kristin Lynne Haynie is an American basketball player in the WNBA for the Sacramento Monarchs.-High school years:Haynie was born and raised in Mason, Michigan...
(6)
| Philips Arena
Philips Arena
Philips Arena is an indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia.Completed in 1999 to replace The Omni, at a cost of $213.5 million, it is home to the Atlanta Hawks, of the National Basketball Association, and the Atlanta Dream, of the Women's National Basketball Association...
11,442
| 3-25
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 29
| August 30
| @ Indiana
Indiana Fever
The Indiana Fever is a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
| 72-87
| Lennox
Betty Lennox
Betty Bernice Lennox is an American professional basketball player most recently playing for the Tulsa Shock in the WNBA. Her nicknames include "Betty Basketball," "Betty Big Buckets," and her most popular nickname "B-Money."-Childhood:Betty grew up in the small town of Grant, OK. Daughter of...
(27)
| Bales
Alison Bales
Alison Marie Bales is an American professional basketball player who plays for the WNBA's Atlanta Dream.-High school:...
(5)
| Haynie
Kristin Haynie
Kristin Lynne Haynie is an American basketball player in the WNBA for the Sacramento Monarchs.-High school years:Haynie was born and raised in Mason, Michigan...
(5)
| Conseco Fieldhouse
Conseco Fieldhouse
Conseco Fieldhouse is a multi-purpose arena located in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Opened in November 1999 to replace Market Square Arena, it is home to the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association and the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association...
9,280
| 3-26
|}
|
September
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"
|-
! width="5%" | Game
! width="8%" | Date
! width="10%" | Opponent
! width="7%" | Score
! width="10%" | High points
! width="10%" | High rebounds
! width="10%" | High assists
! width="10%" | Location/Attendance
! width="5%" | Record
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 30
| September 2
| Seattle
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
| 69-83
| Lennox
Betty Lennox
Betty Bernice Lennox is an American professional basketball player most recently playing for the Tulsa Shock in the WNBA. Her nicknames include "Betty Basketball," "Betty Big Buckets," and her most popular nickname "B-Money."-Childhood:Betty grew up in the small town of Grant, OK. Daughter of...
(25)
| DeSouza (8)
| Latta
Ivory Latta
Ivory Latta is an American professional basketball player. A 5'6" guard noted for her three-point shooting and on-court enthusiasm, she played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels...
(4)
| Philips Arena
Philips Arena
Philips Arena is an indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia.Completed in 1999 to replace The Omni, at a cost of $213.5 million, it is home to the Atlanta Hawks, of the National Basketball Association, and the Atlanta Dream, of the Women's National Basketball Association...
7,390
| 3-27
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 31
| September 5
| @ New York
New York Liberty
The New York Liberty is a professional basketball team based in New York City, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was one of the eight original franchises of the league...
| 71-82
| Lennox
Betty Lennox
Betty Bernice Lennox is an American professional basketball player most recently playing for the Tulsa Shock in the WNBA. Her nicknames include "Betty Basketball," "Betty Big Buckets," and her most popular nickname "B-Money."-Childhood:Betty grew up in the small town of Grant, OK. Daughter of...
(28)
| Lennox
Betty Lennox
Betty Bernice Lennox is an American professional basketball player most recently playing for the Tulsa Shock in the WNBA. Her nicknames include "Betty Basketball," "Betty Big Buckets," and her most popular nickname "B-Money."-Childhood:Betty grew up in the small town of Grant, OK. Daughter of...
(7)
| Castro Marques
Iziane Castro Marques
Iziane "Izi" Castro Marques is a Brazilian professional basketball player. The six-foot forward is a mainstay of the Brazil women's national basketball team, and a starting small forward on the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA.The undrafted Castro Marques was signed by the Miami Sol as a free agent out...
(4)
| Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG and known colloquially as The Garden, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the New York City borough of Manhattan and located at 8th Avenue, between 31st and 33rd Streets, situated on top of Pennsylvania Station.Opened on February 11, 1968, it is the...
7,039
| 3-28
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 32
| September 8
| Indiana
Indiana Fever
The Indiana Fever is a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
| 77-81
| Lennox
Betty Lennox
Betty Bernice Lennox is an American professional basketball player most recently playing for the Tulsa Shock in the WNBA. Her nicknames include "Betty Basketball," "Betty Big Buckets," and her most popular nickname "B-Money."-Childhood:Betty grew up in the small town of Grant, OK. Daughter of...
(19)
| Bales
Alison Bales
Alison Marie Bales is an American professional basketball player who plays for the WNBA's Atlanta Dream.-High school:...
(9)
| Castro Marques
Iziane Castro Marques
Iziane "Izi" Castro Marques is a Brazilian professional basketball player. The six-foot forward is a mainstay of the Brazil women's national basketball team, and a starting small forward on the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA.The undrafted Castro Marques was signed by the Miami Sol as a free agent out...
(6)
| Philips Arena
Philips Arena
Philips Arena is an indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia.Completed in 1999 to replace The Omni, at a cost of $213.5 million, it is home to the Atlanta Hawks, of the National Basketball Association, and the Atlanta Dream, of the Women's National Basketball Association...
7,706
| 3-29
|- bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 33
| September 11
| @ Los Angeles
Los Angeles Sparks
The Los Angeles Sparks is a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began...
| 83-72
| Castro Marques
Iziane Castro Marques
Iziane "Izi" Castro Marques is a Brazilian professional basketball player. The six-foot forward is a mainstay of the Brazil women's national basketball team, and a starting small forward on the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA.The undrafted Castro Marques was signed by the Miami Sol as a free agent out...
(23)
| Bales
Alison Bales
Alison Marie Bales is an American professional basketball player who plays for the WNBA's Atlanta Dream.-High school:...
(9)
| Latta
Ivory Latta
Ivory Latta is an American professional basketball player. A 5'6" guard noted for her three-point shooting and on-court enthusiasm, she played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels...
(10)
| Staples Center
Staples Center
Staples Center is a multi-purpose sports arena in Downtown Los Angeles. Adjacent to the L.A. Live development, it is located next to the Los Angeles Convention Center complex along Figueroa Street. Opening on October 17, 1999, it is one of the major sporting facilities in the Greater Los Angeles...
9,060
| 4-29
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 34
| September 12
| @ Seattle
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
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| Young
Tamera Young
Tamera Young is an American basketball player for the Chicago Sky.-Personal:She is the daughter of Greg Young and Lynda Nichols-Brown and John Brown. She has an older brother, A.J., and two older sisters, Nikia and Valerie...
(20)
| Feenstra
Katie Feenstra
Katharen Ruth Mattera is a female professional basketball player for the WNBA....
, Haynie
Kristin Haynie
Kristin Lynne Haynie is an American basketball player in the WNBA for the Sacramento Monarchs.-High school years:Haynie was born and raised in Mason, Michigan...
, Terry
Kasha Terry
Kasha NiCarra Terry, born October 21, 1983 in Nuremberg, Bavaria, West Germany) is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA. Terry is 6'3" tall and weighs 185 lbs .-High school:...
(5)
| Latta
Ivory Latta
Ivory Latta is an American professional basketball player. A 5'6" guard noted for her three-point shooting and on-court enthusiasm, she played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels...
(4)
| KeyArena
KeyArena
KeyArena at Seattle Center , is a multipurpose arena, in Seattle, Washington. It is located north of downtown in the entertainment complex known as Seattle Center, the site of the 1962 World's Fair, the Century 21 Exposition...
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Regular season
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! style="background:#6495ED;color:white" width="10%" | Player
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white" width="5%" | GP
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white" width="5%" | GS
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white" width="5%" | MPG
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white" width="5%" | FG%
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white" width="5%" | 3P%
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white" width="5%" | FT%
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white" width="5%" | RPG
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white" width="5%" | APG
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white" width="5%" | SPG
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white" width="5%" | BPG
! style="background:#6495ED;color:white" width="5%" | PPG
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| style="background:#6495ED;color:red"| 34 || style="background:#6495ED;color:red"| 33 || style="background:#6495ED;color:red"| 29.7 || .415 || style="background:#6495ED;color:red"| .358 || style="background:#6495ED;color:red"| .855 || 4.2 || 2.4 || 1.3 || 0.1 || style="background:#6495ED;color:red"| 17.5
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| style="background:#6495ED;color:red"| 34 || 31 || 28.2 || .362 || .344 || .802 || 2.1 || style="background:#6495ED;color:red"| 3.6 || 1.3 || 0.0 || 11.4
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| 12 || 8 || 23.1 || .585 || .000 || .615 || style="background:#6495ED;color:red"| 6.6 || 0.7 || style="background:#6495ED;color:red"| 1.4 || style="background:#6495ED;color:red"| 1.8 || 9.3
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| 29 || 20 || 23.1 || .353 || .309 || .814 || 2.2 || 1.8 || 0.9 || 0.2 || 9.3
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| 33 || 15 || 22.6 || .333 || .325 || .691 || 4.2 || 1.2 || 0.9 || 0.3 || 7.3
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| 33 || 4 || 14.0 || style="background:#6495ED;color:red"| .535 || .000 || .750 || 3.9 || 0.3 || 0.9 || 0.8 || 6.7
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| 15 || 7 || 17.2 || .404 || .417 || .692 || 3.6 || 1.0 || 1.1 || 0.7 || 6.1
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| 33 || 22 || 18.3 || .389 || .190 || .673 || 2.7 || 0.8 || 0.6 || 0.2 || 5.7
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| 17 || 9 || 22.3 || .405 || .333 || .677 || 6.0 || 0.6 || 0.9 || 1.7 || 4.8
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| 13 || 2 || 17.0 || .420 || .400 || .593 || 3.1 || 0.7 || 0.8 || 0.5 || 4.8
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| 20 || 8 || 13.8 || .474 || .000 || .606 || 3.2 || 0.5 || 0.5 || 0.6 || 4.6
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| 13 || 8 || 17.2 || .409 || .500 || 1.000 || 1.5 || 1.1 || 0.6 || 0.3 || 3.5
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| 33 || 3 || 14.7 || .316 || .313 || .750 || 1.7 || 2.5 || 0.9 || 0.1 || 2.8
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| 21 || 0 || 7.6 || .353 || .368 || .667 || 0.6 || 0.3 || 0.2 || 0.1 || 1.9
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| 12 || 0 || 7.0 || .231 || .182 || .667 || 1.0 || 0.2 || 0.4 || 0.0 || 1.3
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