2014 Atlanta Dream season

The 2014 Atlanta Dream season was the 7th season for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association, and their 1st season under head coach, Michael Cooper. This was also the first season the Dream has finished first in the East. In the last game of the Eastern Semis, the Dream had a 16-point lead at the end of the 3rd quarter, but gave the other team the lead and lost 81–80.

Transactions

WNBA draft

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country 1 8 Shoni Schimmel Louisville 2 18 Inga Orekhova South Florida 2 20 Cassie Harberts USC

Trades and Roster Changes DateTransaction January 15, 2014 Cored Erika de Souza March 11, 2014 Extended a Qualifying Offer to Courtney Clements March 12, 2014 Traded Alex Bentley and a 3rd Round Pick in the 2014 WNBA draft in a 3-Team Trade involving the Washington Mystics and the Connecticut Sun. Bentley went to the Sun, while the 3rd Round Pick went to Washington. Atlanta received Matee Ajavon and a 2nd Round Pick in the 2014 Draft from the Mystics. March 25, 2014 Signed Samantha Prahlis and Jacki Gemelos to Training Camp Contracts March 26, 2014 Signed Erika de Souza March 30, 2014 Signed Nádia Colhado to a Training Camp Contract April 1, 2014 Signed Courtney Clements to a Training Camp Contract April 3, 2014 Signed Celine Dumerc April 4, 2014 Signed Jhasmin Player to a Training Camp Contract April 10, 2014 Signed Ashley Corral and Amanda Thompson to Training Camp Contracts April 16, 2014 Signed Shoni Schimmel, Cassie Harberts, and Inga Orekhova to Rookie Scale Contracts April 23, 2014 Signed Khaalidah Miller to a Training Camp Contract April 25, 2014 Signed Danielle Wilson and Rebekah Gardner to Training Camp Contracts April 30, 2014 Waived Danielle Wilson, Ashley Corral, and Jacki Gemelos May 4, 2014 Waived Khaalidah Miller and Rebekah Gardner May 7, 2014 Exercised the 4th Year Team Option on Tiffany Hayes Traded Courtney Clements and 2nd Round Pick in the 2015 WNBA draft to the Chicago Sky for Swin Cash and a 3rd Round Pick in the 2015 Draft May 12, 2014 Waived Jhasmin Player, Samantha Prahlis, and Cassie Harberts May 15, 2014 Temporarily Suspend Celine Dumerc due to Overseas Commitments May 30, 2014 Waived Inga Orekhova June 2, 2014 Activated Celine Dumerc from her Temporary Suspension July 9, 2014 Traded Swin Cash to the New York Liberty in exchange for Delisha Milton-Jones August 18, 2014 Signed Sancho Lyttle to a Contract Extension

Roster

Schedule Preseason

Regular season

|- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 || May 16 || 7:30pm || San Antonio || SSO || W 79-75 || de Souza (23) || de Souza (11) || Shoni Schimmel (11) || Philips Arena 4,575 || 1-0 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || May 17 || 7:00pm || @ Indiana || FS-S || W 90-88 || McCoughtry (27) || Lyttle (21) || Schimmel (10) || Bankers Life Fieldhouse 8,275 || 2-0 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || May 24 || 8:00pm || @ Chicago || || L 73-87 || de Souza (18) || de Souza (12) || Schimmel (8) || Allstate Arena 4,136 || 2-1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 4 || May 25 || 6:00pm || Indiana || SSO || L 77-82 || McCoughtry (19) || de Souza (9) || Schimmel (8) || Philips Arena 5,517 || 2-2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 5 || May 30 || 7:30pm || Seattle || SSO || W 80-69 || Hayes (20) || Lyttle (10) || McCoughtry (8) || Philips Arena 5,486 || 3-2

|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 6 || June 1 || 3:00pm || @ Connecticut || || L 76-85 || Hayes (17) || de Souza (8) || Lyttle (3) || Mohegan Sun Arena 6,071 || 3-3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 7 || June 3 || 7:00pm || Los Angeles || ESPN2 || W 93-85 || de Souza (27) || Lyttle (12) || Schimmel (7) || Philips Arena 5,409 || 4-3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 8 || June 7 || 7:00pm || Chicago || SSO || W 97-59 || de Souza, McCoughtry (20) || Lyttle (12) || Dumerc (5) || Philips Arena 5,458 || 5-3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 9 || June 13 || 7:30pm || Minnesota || SSO || W 85-82 || McCoughtry (23) || Lyttle (12) || Dumerc (7) || Philips Arena 6,684|| 6-3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 10 || June 15 || 4:00pm || @ Washington || || W 75-67 || de SouzaMcCoughtry (16) || de Souza (9) || McCoughtry (5) || Verizon Center 7,229 || 7-3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 11 || June 18 || 12:00pm || Washington || FS-S || W 83-73 || McCoughtry (27) || Lyttle (10) || McCoughtry (4) || Philips Arena 8,895 || 8-3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 12 || June 15 || 8:00pm || @ Chicago || CN100 || W 93-86 || Castro Marques (31) || de Souza (13) || Lehning (9) || Allstate Arena 3,292 || 9-3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 13 || June 19 || 7:00pm || @ Indiana || || L 91-94 || Catchings, Douglas (17) || Catchings (7) || Catchings (6) || Conseco Fieldhouse 8,187 || 9-4 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 14 || June 23 || 12:00pm || Tulsa || NBATVSSOFS-OK || W 96-90 || McCoughtry (29) || Lyttle (12) || Castro Marques (8) || Philips Arena 9,598 || 10-4 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 15 || June 27 || 3:00pm || Los Angeles || NBATVSSO || W 89-81 || Castro Marques (25) || Lyttle (11) || Lehning, McCoughtry (5) || Philips Arena 7,855 || 11-4 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 16 || June 29 || 7:00pm || Phoenix || SSO || W 94-88 || McCoughtry (18) || Leuchanka (9) || K. Miller (8) || Philips Arena 4,073 || 12-4

|- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 17 || July 1 || 7:00pm || Minnesota || SSO || W 76-58 || Castro Marques (22) || Lyttle (14) || Lehning (5) || Philips Arena 4,020 || 13-4 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 18 || July 3 || 7:00pm || Chicago || NBATVSSO || L 82-88 || McCoughtry (20) || de Souza (15) || Lyttle, K. Miller (3) || Philips Arena 6,920 || 13-5 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 19 || July 7 || 7:00pm || Connecticut || SSO || W 108-103 (OT) || Castro Marques, McCoughtry (32) || de Souza (13) || Lehning (8) || Philips Arena 5,305 || 14-5 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 20 || July 14 || 1:00pm || @ Minnesota || || L 81-83 || McCoughtry (25) || de Souza (20) || Lehning (6) || Target Center 12,311 || 14-6 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 21 || July 16 || 7:00pm || @ Indiana || || L 70-89 || McCoughtry (27) || Leuchanka (7) || Lehning (3) || Conseco Fieldhouse 7,532 || 14-7 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 22 || July 17 || 7:00pm || @ Connecticut || || L 80-96 || McCoughtry (27) || Lyttle (11) || Castro Marques, Price (5) || Mohegan Sun Arena 7,378 || 14-8 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 23 || July 21 || 11:30am || @ Washington || NBATVCSN-MA || L 72-82 || McCoughtry (23) || Lyttle (8) || Castro Marques (6) || Verizon Center 14,347 || 14-9 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 24 || July 25 || 3:00pm || New York || NBATVSSO || W 82-75 || McCoughtry (28) || de Souza, McCoughtry (10) || McCoughtry (6) || Philips Arena 7,030 || 15-9 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 25 || July 27 || 1:30pm || @ Tulsa || NBATVCOX || W 105-89 || Castro Marques (23) || Lyttle (14) || Lehning (6) || BOK Center 3,800 || 16-9 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 26 || July 30 || 7:30pm || @ Connecticut || || W 94-62 || McCoughtry (20) || de Souza (13) || K. Miller, Price (5) || Mohegan Sun Arena 7,003 || 17-9

|- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 27 || August 1 || 3:00pm || Indiana || NBATVSSO || W 90-74 || Castro Marques (22) || Lyttle (8) || Lehning, McCoughtry (7) || Philips Arena 6,270 || 18-9 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 28 || August 3 || 7:30pm || Washington || ESPN2 || L 78-86 || McCoughtry (30) || Lyttle (9) || Lehning (6) || Philips Arena 9,072 || 18-10 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 29 || August 6 || 7:00pm || @ Indiana || || L 93-95 || McCoughtry (31) || Lyttle (8) || Lehning (6) || Conseco Fieldhouse 9,214 || 18-11 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 30 || August 10 || 7:00pm || Seattle || FS-S || L 70-80 || McCoughtry (16) || Lyttle (17) || Lehning (6) || Philips Arena 6,042 || 18-12 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 31 || August 13 || 7:00pm || New York || SSO || L 83-90 || McCoughtry (22) || Lyttle (13) || Lehning (8) || Philips Arena 6,025 || 18-13 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 32 || August 14 || 8:00pm || @ Chicago || CN100 || W 92-74 || de Souza (17) || Bales (12) || Price (6) || Allstate Arena 4,214 || 19-13 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 33 || August 17 || 7:00pm || Chicago || NBATVFS-S || L 79-84 || Castro Marques (19) || Leuchanka (11) || Lehning, Miller (4) || Philips Arena 5,209 || 19-14 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 34 || August 22 || 3:00pm || Washington || SSO || L 81-90 || McCoughtry (19) || Lyttle (11) || Lyttle (6) || Philips Arena 9,570 || 19-15

Playoffs

Standings

Playoffs

Statistics

Regular season Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Angel McCoughtry 31 29 31.4 42.0 29.5 80.9 5.2 3.6 2.4 0.4 18.5 Erika de Souza 33 33 29.9 54.5 0.0 70.6 8.7 1.2 1.1 1.4 13.8 Tiffany Hayes 34 32 28.4 46.6 35.7 76.0 3.0 2.5 1.0 0.3 12.9 Sancho Lyttle 34 34 31.3 45.9 27.3 66.3 9.0 2.4 2.2 0.6 12.2 Shoni Schimmel 34 2 21.3 37.4 34.2 84.0 2.2 3.6 0.8 0.1 8.3 Jasmine Thomas 34 23 17.5 32.3 25.5 71.4 2.1 1.6 0.5 0.1 4.8 Aneika Henry-Morello 34 4 12.8 58.2 0.0 67.6 3.4 0.3 0.2 0.7 4.5 Delisha Milton-Jones 2 0 11.5 28.6 50.0 100.0 1.0 0.0 0.5 1.5 4.5 Celine Dumerc 28 11 18.8 29.5 23.1 69.4 2.0 4.0 1.1 0.1 3.3 Nadia Colhado 16 0 7.9 50.0 0.0 28.6 1.8 0.1 0.3 0.4 2.8 Matee Ajavon 24 1 9.2 27.8 11.1 72.4 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.0 2.2 Amanda Thompson 21 0 8.3 36.1 0.0 83.3 2.1 0.5 0.2 0.5 1.7 Swin Cash 17 1 8.8 23.3 0.0 40.0 0.9 0.7 0.4 0.2 1.5 Inga Orekhova 2 0 6.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0

Playoffs Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Angel McCoughtry 3 3 35.0 43.3 44.4 92.3 6.0 3.3 2.7 0.3 26.7 Tiffany Hayes 3 3 30.7 48.1 33.3 90.0 3.0 2.0 0.3 0.3 12.7 Erika de Souza 3 3 27.7 56.7 0.0 50.0 5.3 0.7 0.3 0.7 12.7 Sancho Lyttle 3 3 36.3 39.4 0.0 66.7 11.3 3.3 1.0 1.0 9.3 Jasmine Thomas 3 2 22.7 42.1 33.3 62.5 3.0 3.3 0.7 0.0 7.3 Shoni Schimmel 3 0 19.3 36.8 37.5 100.0 2.7 5.7 1.0 0.0 6.3 Aneika Henry-Morello 3 0 16.3 72.7 0.0 75.0 2.3 0.3 0.7 0.0 6.3 Celine Dumerc 1 1 28.0 66.7 50.0 0.0 3.0 5.0 1.0 0.0 5.0 Matee Ajavon 2 0 3.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0

Awards and honors Recipient Award Date awarded Ref. Angel McCoughtry Eastern Conference Player of the Week June 23 July 14 Eastern Conference Player of the Month - June June 30 All-Star Selection July 8 All-WNBA Second Team September 11 All-Defensive First Team August 22 Shoni Schimmel Eastern Conference Player of the Week August 18 All-Star Selection July 8 All-Star MVP July 19 Erika de Souza Eastern Conference Player of the Week June 10 All-Star Selection July 8 Sancho Lyttle Eastern Conference Player of the Week June 30 All-Defensive First Team August 22

References

2014 Atlanta Dream season

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