2016 Atlanta Dream season

2016 Atlanta Dream season
Head Coach Michael Cooper
Arena Philips Arena
Results
Record 17–17
(.500)
Place 4th (Eastern)
Playoff Finish
Atlanta Dream seasons
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The 2016 WNBA season is the ninth 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, finishing 17–17.

Transactions

WNBA Draft

See also: 2016 WNBA Draft

The Dream made the following selections in the 2016 WNBA draft:

Round Pick Player Nationality WNBA Team School
1 11 Bria Holmes  United States Atlanta Dream[lower-alpha 1] West Virginia
2 13 Rachel Hollivay  United States Atlanta Dream[lower-alpha 2] Rutgers
2 16 Courtney Walker  United States Atlanta Dream Texas A&M
3 28 Niya Johnson  United States Atlanta Dream Baylor

Schedule

Standings

Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
3 - New York Liberty 21 13 .618 - 10-7 11-6 11-5
4 - Chicago Sky 18 16 .529 3 11-6 7-10 8-8
5 - Indiana Fever 17 17 .500 4 8-9 9-8 8-8
6 - Atlanta Dream 17 17 .500 4 11-6 6–11 9-7
e - Connecticut Sun 14 20 .412 7 8-9 6-11 4-12
e - Washington Mystics 13 21 .382 8 5-12 8-9 8-8
Western Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
1 - Minnesota Lynx 28 6 .824 - 15–2 13–4 15–1
2 - Los Angeles Sparks 26 8 .765 2 14–3 12–5 11–5
7 - Seattle Storm 16 18 .471 12 10–7 6–11 7–9
8 - Phoenix Mercury 16 18 .471 12 11–6 5–12 6–10
e - Dallas Wings 11 23 .324 17 6–11 5–12 8–8
e - San Antonio Stars 7 27 .206 21 4–13 3–14 1–15

Playoffs

 
First round:
Single elimination
(Sept. 21)		Second round:
Single elimination
(Sept. 24 and 25)		Semifinals:
Best-of-five
(Sept. 28 – Oct. 6)		WNBA Finals:
Best-of-five
(Oct. 9 – 20)
 
              
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
Minnesota Lynx		3
 
 
8
Phoenix Mercury		0
 
 
 
 
 
3
New York Liberty		94
 
 
 
8
Phoenix Mercury		101
 
5
Indiana Fever		78
 
 
 
8
Phoenix Mercury		89
 
1
Minnesota Lynx		2
 
 
 
2
Los Angeles Sparks		3
 
6
Atlanta Dream		94
 
 
 
7
Seattle Storm		85
 
4
Chicago Sky		108
 
 
6
Atlanta Dream		98
 
 
 
 
 
2
Los Angeles Sparks		3
 
 
4
Chicago Sky		1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Note: Teams re-seeded after second round and semi-finals.

Semifinals
Team 1 2 3
1
Minnesota Lynx 		113 96 82
8
Phoenix Mercury 		95 86 67
Team 1 2 3 4
2
Los Angeles Sparks 		95 99 66 95
4
Chicago Sky 		75 84 70 75
WNBA Finals
Team 1 2 3 4 5
1
Minnesota Lynx 		76 79 75 85 76
2
Los Angeles Sparks 		78 60 92 79 77

Statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage  TO  Turnovers per game
 PF  Fouls per game Team leader League leader

Regular season

References

  1. ↑ DREAM: Dream Schedule 2016
  2. ↑ Atlanta Dream Announces 2015 WNBA Schedule | NDNSPORTS
  1. ↑ The Dream received this pick from the Minnesota Lynx as part of a three-way trade involving the Sky; Chicago received Érika de Souza from Atlanta, Atlanta received Damiris Dantas, Reshanda Gray and this pick from Minnesota, Minnesota received Sylvia Fowles and Chicago's second-round pick in this draft
  2. ↑ The Dream received this pick from San Antonio in exchange for Samantha Logic

External links

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