2016 Atlanta Dream season explained

The 2016 WNBA season is the 9th season for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association. The regular season began May 14 and concluded September 18.[1] [2] The Dream qualified for the playoffs as the sixth seed after missing the playoffs the previous year, finishing 17–17. The Dream defeated the Seattle Storm in the first round of the playoffs before falling to the Chicago Sky in the second round to end their season.

Transactions

WNBA draft

See also: 2016 WNBA draft.

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/team/country
111Bria HolmesWest Virginia
213Rachel HollivayRutgers
216Courtney WalkerTexas A&M
328Niya JohnsonBaylor

Trades and Roster Changes

DateTransaction
January 5, 2016Exercised 4th-Year Team Options on Damiris Dantas and Shoni Schimmel
January 6, 2016Extended Qualifying Offers to Amanda Thompson, Aneika Henry-Morello, Tiffany Hayes, and Cierra Burdick
February 1, 2016Signed Tiffany Hayes[3]
February 2, 2016Signed Carla Cortijo[4]
February 3, 2016Traded the 4th Overall Pick in the 2016 WNBA draft to the Connecticut Sun in exchange for Elizabeth Williams[5]
February 10, 2016Signed Matee Ajavon[6]
March 1, 2016Signed Cierra Burdick
Signed Ariel Massengale to a rookie-scale contract[7]
March 3, 2016Signed Kara Braxton, Amanda Thompson, Meighan Simmons to training-camp contracts[8]
April 19, 2016Signed Tina Roy to a training-camp contract[9]
Signed Bria Holmes to a rookie-scale contract
April 21, 2016Signed Niya Johnson and Courtney Walker to rookie-scale contracts
April 27, 2016Waived Kara Braxton[10]
April 29, 2016Waived Tina Roy and Amanda Thompson
May 2, 2016Traded Shoni Schimmel to the New York Liberty in exchange for a 2nd Round Pick in the 2017 WNBA draft[11]
May 9, 2016Claimed Jordan Jones of the Waivers[12]
May 10, 2016Waived Ariel Massengale and Niya Johnson
Traded the 2nd Round Pick received from the Liberty to the Indiana Fever in exchange for Layshia Clarendon[13]
May 11, 2016Suspended Damiris Dantas for the Full Season due to Overseas Commitments
May 12, 2016Waived DeLisha Milton-Jones, Courtney Walker, Jordan Jones, and Roneeka Hodges[14]
May 13, 2016Signed Rachel Hollivay to their rookie-scale contract
June 10, 2016Temporarily Suspend Sancho Lyttle due to Overseas Commitments
Signed Avery Warley-Talbert
June 19, 2016Waived Avery Warley-Talbert
June 21, 2016Activated Sancho Lyttle from the Temporary Suspension
June 27, 2016Waived Cierra Burdick
Claimed Markeisha Gatling of a Waivers[15]
December 6, 2016Exercised the 4th-Year Team Option on Reshanda Gray and Elizabeth Williams

Roster

Depth

Pos.StarterBench
CElizabeth WilliamsRachel Hollivay
Markeisha Gatling
PFSancho LyttleReshanda Gray
SFAngel McCoughtryBria Holmes
SGTiffany HayesMatee Ajavon
Meighan Simmons
PGLayshia ClarendonCarla Cortijo

Schedule

Preseason

|- bgcolor="ffcccc"| 1| May 4| vs. San Antonio| L 67–74| Simmons (10)| Williams (10)| Tied (3)| Mohegan Sun Arena
4,199| 0–1|- bgcolor="ffcccc"| 2| May 5| vs. Chicago| L 75–95| Williams (12)| Hollivay (6)| Holmes (8)| Mohegan Sun Arena
4,025| 0–2|- bgcolor="ffcccc"| 3| May 7| @ Los Angeles| L 80–88| Holmes (18)| Gray (8)| Cortijo (6)| Pasadena College
460| 0–3|- bgcolor="ffcccc"| 4| May 10| Los Angeles| L 63–69| Simmons (11)| Williams (13)| Ajavon (4)| McCamish Pavilion
1,385| 0–4|-

Regular season

|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 1| May 14| @ San Antonio| W 73–63| McCoughtry (15)| Williams (10)| Tied (3)| AT&T Center
7,572| 1–0|- style="background:#fcc;"| 2| May 20| @ Indiana| L 85–94| Tied (19)| McCoughtry (8)| 3 Tied (2)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,608| 1–1|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 3| May 22| Chicago| W 87–81| McCoughtry (21)| Clarendon (8)| Cortijo (5)| Philips Arena
6,152| 2–1|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 4| May 24| @ New York| W 85–79 (OT)| Hayes (27)| Lyttle (14)| Tied (3)| Madison Square Garden
14,503| 3–1|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 5| May 27| @ Dallas| W 102–93| McCoughtry (26)| Lyttle (10)| Lyttle (6)| College Park Center
4,712| 4–1|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 6| May 29| Indiana| W 85–76| McCoughtry (22)| Williams (7)| Hayes (6)| Philips Arena
5,233| 5–1|-|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 7| June 3| @ Connecticut| W 83–77| Hayes (23)| Lyttle (11)| McCoughtry (4)| Mohegan Sun Arena
4,541| 6–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 8| June 5| Washington| L 79–86| McCoughtry (28)| Lyttle (11)| Cortijo (5)| Philips Arena
3,611| 6–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 9| June 10| Minnesota| L 78–110| Hayes (23)| Clarendon (7)| McCoughtry (4)| Philips Arena
5,368| 6–3|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 10| June 12| Connecticut| W 93–87| Williams (20)| Williams (10)| Clarendon (9)| Philips Arena
4,486| 7–3|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 11| June 17| Chicago| W 101–97| McCoughtry (22)| Williams (9)| Hayes (5)| Philips Arena
4,560| 8–3|- style="background:#fcc;"| 12| June 18| @ Washington| L 65–95| Hayes (12)| McCoughtry (8)| Cortijo (4)| Verizon Center
6,977| 8–4|- style="background:#fcc;"| 13| June 22| New York| L 79–90| McCoughtry (22)| Lyttle (11)| Tied (4)| Philips Arena
10,345| 8–5|- style="background:#fcc;"| 14| June 25| @ San Antonio| L 69–73| McCoughtry (23)| Williams (10)| Tied (3)| AT&T Center
9,439| 8–6|- style="background:#fcc;"| 15| June 28| @ Seattle| L 81–84| McCoughtry (22)| Hollivay (9)| Tied (3)| KeyArena
4,648| 8–7|- style="background:#fcc;"| 16| June 30| @ Los Angeles| L 75–84| Hayes (32)| Williams (10)| Clarendon (7)| Staples Center
10,215| 8–8|-|- style="background:#fcc;"| 17| July 3| Phoenix| L 87–95| Hayes (26)| Williams (9)| Hayes (5)| Philips Arena
6,557| 8–9|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 18| July 5| Seattle| W 77–64| Lyttle (22)| Lyttle (11)| Tied (4)| Philips Arena
3,983| 9–9|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 19| July 8| Dallas| W 95–90 (OT)| Tied (27)| Lyttle (14)| McCoughtry (9)| Philips Arena
6,745| 10–9|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 20| July 10| @ Connecticut| W 67–63| McCoughtry (26)| Lyttle (14)| Lyttle (3)| Mohegan Sun Arena
5,857| 11–9|- style="background:#fcc;"| 21| July 13| @ New York| L 86–62| Hayes (12)| Lyttle (9)| Clarendon (3)| Madison Square Garden
11,317| 11–10|- style="background:#fcc;"| 22| July 15| @ Indiana| L 72–78| Cortijo (20)| Williams (8)| McCoughtry (6)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
8,612| 11–11|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 23| July 17| Los Angeles| W 91–74| Tied (17)| Williams (12)| Clarendon (6)| Philips Arena
7,551| 12–11|- style="background:#fcc;"| 24| July 20| @ Minnesota| L 65–83| Clarendon (11)| Williams (8)| Tied (2)| Target Center
16,132| 12–12|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 25| July 22| Dallas| W 93–88| Gray (22)| Williams (11)| McCoughtry (5)| McCamish Pavilion
4,749| 13–12|-|- style="background:#fcc;"| 26| August 26| @ Chicago| L 82–90| Tied (19)| Williams (9)| Tied (4)| Allstate Arena
6,016| 13–13|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 27| August 28| Connecticut| W 87–73| McCoughtry (22)| Williams (8)| 3 Tied (5)| Philips Arena
7,055| 14–13|-|- style="background:#fcc;"| 28| September 4| Seattle| L 82–91| McCoughtry (32)| Williams (6)| Williams (4)| Philips Arena
5,695| 14–14|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 29| September 6| Phoenix| W 91–87| McCoughtry (27)| McCoughtry (8)| Clarendon (6)| Philips Arena
3,625| 15–14|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 30| September 8| @ Los Angeles| W 86–81| McCoughtry (32)| Williams (12)| Clarendon (6)| Staples Center
6,152| 16–14|- style="background:#fcc;"| 31| September 11| @ Phoenix| L 75–86| Hayes (22)| Williams (16)| Clarendon (4)| Talking Stick Resort Arena
9,877| 16–15|- style="background:#fcc;"| 32| September 13| San Antonio| L 67–71| Holmes (20)| Williams (12)| Hayes (4)| Philips Arena
5,312| 16–16|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 33| September 15| Washington| W 94–91| McCoughtry (31)| Williams (10)| Clarendon (9)| Philips Arena
4,404| 17–16|- style="background:#fcc;"| 34| September 17| @ Minnesota| L 87–95| McCoughtry (18)| Williams (9)| Clarendon (7)| Target Center
11,663| 17–17

Playoffs

|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 1| September 21| Seattle| W 94–85| McCoughtry (37)| Williams (16)| Tied (7)| McCamish Pavilion
2,553| 1–0|- style="background:#fcc;"| 2| September 25| @ Chicago| L 98–108| Hayes (30)| Williams (9)| McCoughtry (9)| Allstate Arena
3,922| 0–1

Statistics

Regular Season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Angel McCoughtry333230.0.434.302.7885.72.81.60.719.5
Tiffany Hayes333330.8.441.274.8043.42.41.20.215.0
Elizabeth Williams343434.7.442.000.6928.11.20.82.311.9
Layshia Clarendon343228.2.466.346.7654.33.50.70.110.4
Sancho Lyttle191830.1.416.222.7607.81.82.11.07.6
Bria Holmes331021.3.435.274.7742.61.20.90.27.5
Carla Cortijo27110.9.354.289.7811.61.60.30.04.7
Reshanda Gray2859.6.521.000.5562.50.10.10.13.4
Matee Ajavon32210.6.305.231.7501.61.20.40.33.3
Meighan Simmons2505.9.289.286.8330.40.30.10.12.6
Markeisha Gatling16210.5.447.000.8892.40.40.30.32.6
Rachel Hollivay3218.9.316.000.4692.10.10.10.41.2
Cierra Burdick803.6.125.000.5000.50.00.00.00.4
Avery Warley-Talbert104.0.000.000.0001.00.00.00.00.0

Playoffs

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Angel McCoughtry2235.054.870.073.34.58.00.50.032.0
Tiffany Hayes1137.058.842.987.56.02.01.00.030.0
Bria Holmes2235.050.028.662.55.52.50.50.515.5
Elizabeth Williams2238.538.10.077.812.51.50.52.511.5
Layshia Clarendon2232.053.325.062.56.06.00.01.011.0
Matee Ajavon2115.550.00.0100.02.50.50.00.07.0
Meighan Simmons2012.510.014.30.01.50.50.00.01.5
Markeisha Gatling207.00.00.075.00.50.00.00.51.5
Carla Cortijo203.050.00.00.00.50.00.00.01.0
Reshanda Gray203.50.00.00.00.50.00.00.00.0

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDate awardedRef.
Angel McCoughtryEastern Conference Player of the WeekMay 31[16]
July 11[17]
All-Defensive First TeamSeptember 30[18]
All-WNBA Second TeamOctober 14[19]
Elizabeth WilliamsMost Improved Player AwardSeptember 21[20]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.wnba.com/dream/schedule/ DREAM: Dream Schedule 2016
  2. http://www.ndnsports.com/atlanta-dream-announces-2016-wnba-schedule/ Atlanta Dream Announces 2015 WNBA Schedule | NDNSPORTS
  3. Web site: Atlanta Dream Re-signs Tiffany Hayes . dream.wnba.com . WNBA . July 5, 2022.
  4. Web site: Dream Inks Unrestricted Free Agent Carla Cortijo . dream.wnba.com . WNBA . July 5, 2022.
  5. Web site: Sun Trade Elizabeth Williams To Dream For Fourth Pick In 2016 WNBA Draft . wnba.com . WNBA . July 5, 2022.
  6. Web site: Atlanta Dream Re-signs Matee Ajavon . dream.wnba.com . WNBA . July 5, 2022.
  7. Web site: Cierra Burdick, Ariel Massengale re-sign with Atlanta Dream . knoxnews.com . Knox News . July 5, 2022.
  8. Web site: Dream Sign Four Players to Roster . oursportscentral.com . Our Sports Central . July 5, 2022.
  9. Web site: Dream Adds Tina Roy to Training Camp Roster . dream.wnba.com . WNBA . July 5, 2022.
  10. Web site: Carla Cortijo Joins Active Training Camp Roster . dream.wnba.com . WNBA . July 5, 2022.
  11. Web site: Atlanta Dream Trades Shoni Schimmel to New York Liberty . dream.wnba.com . WNBA . July 5, 2022.
  12. Web site: Dream Claims Jordan Jones off Waivers . dream.wnba.com . WNBA . July 5, 2022.
  13. Web site: Dream Acquires Layshia Clarendon from Fever . dream.wnba.com . WNBA . July 5, 2022.
  14. Web site: Atlanta Dream Waives Four to Finalize Roster . dream.wnba.com . WNBA . July 5, 2022.
  15. Web site: Dream Adds Markeisha Gatling to Roster . dream.wnba.com . WNBA . July 5, 2022.
  16. Web site: Dream’s Angel McCoughtry and Sparks’ Candace Parker named WNBA Players of the Week . pr.nba.com . NBA PR . July 5, 2022.
  17. Web site: Atlanta’s Angel McCoughtry Honored as WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week . dream.wnba.com . WNBA . July 5, 2022.
  18. Web site: Sylvia Fowles, Nneka Ogwumike Headline 2016 WNBA All-Defensive Team . wnba.com . WNBA . July 5, 2022.
  19. Web site: 2016 All-WNBA First and Second Teams Announced . wnba.com . WNBA . July 5, 2022.
  20. Web site: Dream’s Elizabeth Williams Named 2016 WNBA Most Improved Player . wnba.com . WNBA . July 5, 2022.

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