2011 Atlanta Dream season explained

The 2011 WNBA season is the 4th season for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association. The Dream finished the regular season with a 20-14 record, good for third-best in the Eastern Conference. The Dream then won their second consecutive Eastern Conference Championship. The Dream made their way to the WNBA Finals before being swept by the Minnesota Lynx.

Transactions

WNBA draft

See also: 2011 WNBA draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	School/team/country
1	8	Ta'Shia Phillips		Xavier
2	18	Rachel Jarry		Australia
3	32	Kelsey Bolte		Iowa State

Trades and Roster Changes

Date	Transaction
January 7, 2011	Extended Qualifying Offers to Alison Bales and Yelena Leuchanka
March 23, 2011	Signed Sandora Irvin to a Training Camp Contract^[1]
March 24, 2011	Signed Ashley Paris to a Training Camp Contract^[2]
March 31, 2011	Signed Alison Bales to a Training Camp Contract^[3]
April 11, 2011	Traded Kelly Miller, the draft rights to Ta'Shia Phillips, and a 1st Round Pick in the 2012 WNBA draft to the Washington Mystics in exchange for Lindsey Harding and a 2nd Round Pick in 2012.^[4]
	Traded the draft rights to Rachel Jarry and a 2nd Round Pick in the 2012 WNBA draft to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for the draft rights to Felicia Chester
April 21, 2011	Signed Kelsey Bolte to a Rookie Scale Contract
April 28, 2011	Signed Shannon McCallum to a Training Camp Contract
April 29, 2011	Signed Felicia Chester to a Rookie Scale Contract
May 21, 2011	Waived Ashley Paris and Kelsey Bolte
May 31, 2011	Exercised 4th-Year Team Option on Angel McCoughtry
	Declined Team Option on Shalee Lehning
	Waived Shannon McCallum
June 1, 2011	Waived Felicia Chester^[5]
June 5, 2011	Waived Brittainey Raven
	Signed Kelly Mazzante^[6]
June 16, 2011	Temporarily Suspend Sancho Lyttle due to Overseas Commitments
June 18, 2011	Signed Courtney Paris^[7]
July 3, 2011	Activated Sancho Lyttle from her Temporary Suspension
	Waived Kelly Mazzante^[8]
September 8, 2011	Signed Sancho Lyttle to a Contract Extension^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Atlanta Dream Signs Forward Sandora Irvin . oursportscentral.com . Our Sports Central . July 5, 2022.
2. Web site: Former Sooner Ashley Paris Returns to WNBA . news9.com . New 9 . July 5, 2022.
3. Web site: Atlanta Dream Re-Signs Center Alison Bales . oursportscentral.com . Our Sports Central . July 5, 2022.
4. Web site: Orton . Kathy . Washington Mystics trade Lindsey Harding, acquire Ta’Shia Phillips and Kelly Miller . washingtonpost.com . Washington Post . July 5, 2022.
5. Web site: Roberson . Doug . Dream waive Chester . ajc.com . AJC . July 5, 2022.
6. Web site: DREAM SIGNS VETERAN GUARD KELLY MAZZANTE . wnba.com . WNBA . July 5, 2022.
7. Web site: Atlanta Dream Signs Center Courtney Paris . oursportscentral.com . Our Sports Central . July 5, 2022.
8. Web site: Willis . Kris . Atlanta Dream Forward Sancho Lyttle Returns To Team, Kelly Mazzante Waived . atlanta.sbnation.com . SB Nation . July 5, 2022.
9. Web site: Willis . Kris . The Atlanta Dream Re-Sign Sancho Lyttle To Multi-Year Deal . peachtreehoops.com . SB Nation . July 5, 2022.