2024 Washington Mystics season explained

The 2024 Washington Mystics season is the franchise's 27th season in the Women's National Basketball Association, and their second season under head coach Eric Thibault.

The season tipped off on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at home against the New York Liberty.[1]

Transactions

WNBA draft

See also: 2024 WNBA draft.

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
16Aaliyah EdwardsUConn
221Kaylynne TruongGonzaga
330Nastja ClaessensCastors Braine

Transactions

DateTransaction
January 11, 2024Extended a Qualifying Offer to Li Meng[2]
January 13, 2024Cored Elena Delle Donne
February 1, 2024Signed Karlie Samuelson[3]
Signed Elissa Cunane to a Training Camp Contract[4]
Signed Emily Engstler to a Training Camp Contract[5]
Signed DiDi Richards to a Training Camp Contract[6]
Signed Julie Vanloo to a Training Camp Contract[7]
March 12, 2024Signed Stefanie Dolson[8] [9]
April 17, 2024Signed Kaylynne Truong, Honesty Scott-Grayson, and Jakia Brown-Turner to Rookie Contracts
April 18, 2024Signed Aaliyah Edwards to a Rookie Contract
April 24, 2024Exercised Team Option on Shakira Austin[10]
May 7, 2024Acquired Bernadett Határ from the Connecticut Sun and the Sun's second round 2025 draft pick in exchange for Queen Egbo[11]
May 9, 2024Waived Honesty Scott-Grayson[12]
May 11, 2024Acquired Jade Melbourne from Seattle Storm in exchange for third round 2025 draft pick
May 12, 2024Waived Jakia Brown-Turner, Elissa Cunane, and Kaylynne Truong
June 28, 2024Signed Jakia Brown-Turner to a hardship contract[13]
July 2, 2024Released Jakia Brown-Turner from hardship contract[14]
July 4, 2024Signed Jakia Brown-Turner to a 7-day hardship contract[15]
July 12, 2024Signed Jakia Brown-Turner to a second 7-day contract
August 13, 2024Released Jakia Brown-Turner from second 7-day contract[16]
August 20, 2024Acquired Olivia Époupa, Sika Koné, and a 2026 second round pick from the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Myisha Hines-Allen[17]
Waived Olivia Époupa and DiDi Richards[18]
Acquired Sug Sutton and 2025 3rd Round Pick from the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for the rights to Klara Lundquist[19]

Roster changes

Additions

PersonnelSigned/TradeFormer Team
Stefanie DolsonSignedNew York Liberty
Aaliyah EdwardsDraftConnecticut Huskies
Emily EngstlerSignedMinnesota Lynx
Bernadett HatárTradeConnecticut Sun
Sika KonéTradeMinnesota Lynx
Jade MelbourneTradeSeattle Storm
DiDi RichardsSigned—
Karlie SamuelsonSignedLos Angeles Sparks
Sug SuttonTradePhoenix Mercury
Julie VanlooSigned—

Subtractions

PersonnelReasonNew Team
Natasha CloudFree AgencyPhoenix Mercury
Elena Delle DonneContract Suspended—
Queen EgboTradeConnecticut Sun
Tianna HawkinsFree Agency—
Myisha Hines-AllenTradeMinnesota Lynx
Li MengFree Agency—
Kristi ToliverRetirement

Roster

Depth

Pos.StarterBench
PGBrittney SykesJulie Vanloo
Jade Melbourne
SGAriel AtkinsSug Sutton
SFKarlie Samuelson Shatori Walker-Kimbrough
PFShakira AustinAaliyah Edwards
Emily Engstler
CStefanie DolsonSika Koné

Schedule

Pre-season

|- style="background:#fcc;"| 1| May 4| @ Atlanta| L 84–87| Myisha Hines-Allen (13)| Edwards, Egbo, Hines-Allen (4)| Julie Vanloo (8)| Gateway Center Arena| 0–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 2| May 8| Minnesota| L 77–83| Ariel Atkins (20)| Myisha Hines-Allen (6)| Julie Vanloo (6)| Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,112| 0–2

Regular season

|- style="background:#fcc;"| 1| May 14| New York| L 80–85| Ariel Atkins (20) | Brittney Sykes (10)| Brittney Sykes (7)| Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200| 0–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 2| May 17| @ Connecticut| L 77–84| Karlie Samuelson (18)| Shakira Austin (9)| Julie Vanloo (8)| Mohegan Sun Arena
6,874| 0–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 3| May 19| Seattle| L 75–84| Ariel Atkins (19)| Aaliyah Edwards (11)| Julie Vanloo (5)| Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200| 0–3|- style="background:#fcc;"| 4| May 21| @ Los Angeles| L 68–70| Austin, Vanloo (12)| Shakira Austin (8)| Julie Vanloo (9)| Walter Pyramid
3,627| 0–4|- style="background:#fcc;"| 5| May 23| @ Phoenix| L 80–83| Ariel Atkins (16)| Julie Vanloo (7)| Myisha Hines-Allen (5)| Footprint Center
7,474| 0–5|- style="background:#fcc;"| 6| May 25| @ Seattle| L 69–101| Karlie Samuelson (16)| Atkins, Edwards, Hines-Allen (5)| Hines-Allen, Vanloo (3)| Climate Pledge Arena
8,846| 0–6|- style="background:#fcc;"| 7| May 29| Atlanta| L 67–73| Ariel Atkins (21)| Shakira Austin (9)| Julie Vanloo (5)| Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200| 0–7|- style="background:#fcc;"| 8| May 31| @ New York| L 79–90| Ariel Atkins (15)| Atkins, Hines-Allen (7)| Julie Vanloo (7)| Barclays Center
9,878| 0–8|- style="background:#fcc;"| 9| June 4| @ Connecticut| L 59–76| Aaliyah Edwards (14)| Aaliyah Edwards (9)| Julie Vanloo (5)| Mohegan Sun Arena
5,346| 0–9|- style="background:#fcc;"| 10| June 6| Chicago| L 71–79| Aaliyah Edwards (23)| Aaliyah Edwards (14)| Julie Vanloo (7)| Capital One Arena
10,000| 0–10|- style="background:#fcc;"| 11| June 7| Indiana| L 83–85| Stefanie Dolson (19)| Aaliyah Edwards (12)| Julie Vanloo (6)| Capital One Arena
20,333| 0–11|- style="background:#fcc;"| 12| June 9| @ New York| W 93–88| Jade Melbourne (21)| Myisha Hines-Allen (8)| Myisha Hines-Allen (7)| Barclays Center
12,477| 0–12|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 13| June 11| @ Atlanta| W 87–68| Atkins, Sykes (18)| Edwards, Hines-Allen, Samuelson (6)| Ariel Atkins (5)| Gateway Center Arena
3,260| 1–12|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 14| June 14| Chicago| W 83–81 | Ariel Atkins (29)| Aaliyah Edwards (9)| Stefanie Dolson (5)| Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200| 2–12|- style="background:#fcc;"| 15| June 19| @ Indiana| L 81–88| Ariel Atkins (27)| Stefanie Dolson (7)| Julie Vanloo (8)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274| 2–13|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 16| June 22| rowspan=2| Dallas| W 97–69| Emily Engstler (23)| Stefanie Dolson (10)| Julie Vanloo (6)| rowspan=2| Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200| 3–13|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 17| June 23| W 92–84 | Stefanie Dolson (18)| Stefanie Dolson (8)| Ariel Atkins (7)| 4–13|- style="background:#fcc;"| 18| June 27| Connecticut| L 91–94 (OT)| Myisha Hines-Allen (21)| Myisha Hines-Allen (7) | Shatori Walker-Kimbrough (6)| rowspan=2| Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200| 4–14|- style="background:#fcc;"| 19| June 29| Las Vegas| L 77–88| Stefanie Dolson (23)| Dolson, Edwards (7)| Julie Vanloo (8)| 4–15|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 20| July 2| @ Los Angeles| W 82–80| Shatori Walker-Kimbrough (17)| Stefanie Dolson (8)| Ariel Atkins (5)| Crypto.com Arena
9,164| 5–15|- style="background:#fcc;"| 21| July 4| @ Las Vegas| L 77–98| Shatori Walker-Kimbrough (19)| Emily Engstler (8)| Jade Melbourne (6)| Michelob Ultra Arena
10,376| 5–16|- style="background:#fcc;"| 22| July 6| @ Minnesota| L 67–74| Atkins, Walker-Kimbrough (15)| Myisha Hines-Allen (11)| Myisha Hines-Allen (6)| Target Center
7,610| 5–17|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 23| July 10| @ Indiana| W 89–84| Ariel Atkins (26)| Myisha Hines-Allen (9)| Stefanie Dolson (6)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274| 6–17|- style="background:#fcc;"| 24| July 14| Las Vegas| L 77–89| Ariel Atkins (36)| Stefanie Dolson (6)| Julie Vanloo (7)| Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200| 6–18|- style="background:#fcc;"| 25| July 16| Phoenix| L 87–96| Myisha Hines-Allen (18)| Myisha Hines-Allen (12)| Ariel Atkins (6)| Capital One Arena
12,586| 6–19|- style="background:#fcc;" | 26| August 15| @ Minnesota| L 68–79| Ariel Atkins (12)| Shakira Austin (10)| Stefanie Dolson (4)| Target Center
7,224| 6–20|- style="background:#fcc;" | 27| August 17| Minnesota| L 83–99| Stefanie Dolson (23)| Aaliyah Edwards (7)| Brittney Sykes (7)| rowspan=2| Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200| 6–21|- style="background:#fcc;" | 28| August 20| Seattle| L 77–83| Ariel Atkins (25)| Shakira Austin (9)| Julie Vanloo (6)| 6–22|- | 29| August 23| Los Angeles| | | | | Entertainment and Sports Arena
| |- | 30| August 26| @ Seattle| | | | | Climate Pledge Arena
| |- | 31| August 28| @ Chicago| | | | | Wintrust Arena
| |- | 32| August 31| Connecticut| | | | | Entertainment and Sports Arena
| |- | 33| September 3| @ Dallas| | | | | College Park Center
| |- | 34| September 5| @ Phoenix| | | | | Footprint Center
| |- | 35| September 8| Minnesota| | | | | Entertainment and Sports Arena
| |- | 36| September 11| @ Chicago| | | | | Wintrust Arena
| |- | 37| September 13| @ Atlanta| | | | | Gateway Center Arena
| |- | 38| September 15| Atlanta| | | | | Entertainment and Sports Arena
| |- | 39| September 17| New York| | | | | Entertainment and Sports Arena
| |- | 40| September 19| Indiana| | | | | Entertainment and Sports Arena
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Statistics

Regular Season


‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024 Schedule - Washington Mystics. mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. March 5, 2024.
  2. Web site: WNBA Transaction . acrossthetimeline.com . Across the Timeline . 20 April 2024.
  3. Web site: Mystics Sign Free Agent Karlie Samuelson. mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. February 1, 2024. March 5, 2024.
  4. Web site: Mystics Sign Elissa Cunane to Training Camp Contract. mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. February 1, 2024. March 5, 2024.
  5. Web site: Mystics Sign Emily Engstler to Training Camp Contract. mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. February 1, 2024. March 5, 2024.
  6. Web site: Mystics Sign DiDi Richards to Training Camp Contract. mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. February 1, 2024. March 5, 2024.
  7. Web site: Mystics Sign Julie Vanloo to Training Camp Contract. mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. February 1, 2024. March 5, 2024.
  8. Web site: 2024-02-14. Sources: Stefanie Dolson returning to Mystics on 2-year deal. 2024-02-15. ESPN. Alexa. Philippou. en.
  9. Web site: Washington Mystics Sign WNBA Champion Stefanie Dolson. mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. March 12, 2024. March 12, 2024.
  10. WashMystics. April 25, 2024. 1783531981029929229. We have exercised the fourth-year rookie option on Shakira Austin's contract. .
  11. Web site: Connecticut Sun Acquires Queen Egbo . WNBA. May 7, 2024 .
  12. Web site: Albert . Lee . Mystics waive Honesty Scott-Grayson . Bullets Forever . Vox Media, LLC.. May 9, 2024.
  13. 1806698656088608905. WashMystics. June 28, 2024. June 28, 2024. We have signed Jakia Brown-Turner to a hardship contract..
  14. 1808227785959186895. RotoWireWNBA. July 2, 2024. July 3, 2024. akia Brown-Turner: Waived by Mystics More Details https://www.rotowire.com/wnba/player/jakia-brown-turner-934.
  15. 1808927498841043068. kareemcopeland. July 4, 2024. July 5, 2024. Mystics roster update: Jakia Brown-Turner is officially back on a 7-day contract..
  16. 1823490385051554178. WashMystics. August 13, 2024. August 13, 2024. We have released Jakia Brown-Turner. Thank you, Jakia!.
  17. Web site: Lynx acquire forward Myisha Hines-Allen from Mystics. espn.com. Field Level Media. August 20, 2024. August 20, 2024.
  18. 1825951302544708088. WashMystics. August 20, 2024. August 20, 2024. Roster Update: We have acquired a 2026 second round draft pick, Sika Koné, and Olivia Époupa from the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Myisha Hines-Allen. In a related move, Époupa and DiDi Richards have been waived..
  19. 1826009734039658593. WashMystics. August 20, 2024. August 20, 2024. Trade Alert: We have acquired Sug Sutton and a 2025 third round draft pick from the Phoenix Mercury for the rights to Klara Lundquist..

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