2018 Dallas Wings season
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{{WNBA season
| team = Dallas Wings
| year = 2018
| attendance = 4,752
| wins = 15
| losses = 19
| conf = Western
| conf_place = 5th
| coach = Fred Williams (fired)
Taj McWilliams-Franklin (interim)
| arena = College Park Center
| points = Liz Cambage – 23.0 ppg
| rebounds = Liz Cambage – 9.7 rpg
| assists = Skylar Diggins-Smith – 6.2 apg
| playoffs = 8th seed, Lost in First Round to Phoenix 83–101
| television = Fox Sports Southwest{{cite web|url=http://wings.wnba.com/news/wings-announce-broadcast-schedule-fox-sports-southwest/|title=Wings Announce Broadcast Schedule With Fox Sports Southwest|website=wings.wnba.com|publisher=WNBA|date=April 2, 2018|accessdate=April 13, 2018}}
}}
The 2018 WNBA season will be the 21st season for the Dallas Wings franchise of the WNBA. This will be the franchise's 3rd season in Dallas. The season tips off on May 18.{{cite web|url=http://wings.wnba.com/schedule/#?season=2018&seasontype=02|title=2018 Dallas Wings Schedule|publisher=Women's National Basketball Association|accessdate=April 13, 2018}}
Dallas had an up and down start to the season, posting a 2–3 record in May followed by a 5–4 record in June. However all but one of these seven losses came to eventual playoff teams. The team posted an 8–5 record in July, including winning 7 of 8 games in the middle of the month. The three straight losses at the end of the month were the beginning of a nine-game losing streak.
In the midst of that losing streak, on August 12, 2018, the Wings fired their head coach Fred Williams. The team had a 14–17 record and was in the 8th and final playoff spot at the time of firing. Assistant Coach Taj McWilliams-Franklin was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season.{{cite web|url=http://www.wnba.com/news/dallas-wings-relieve-fred-williams-of-coaching-duties/|title=Dallas Wings Relieve Fred Williams Of Coaching Duties|website=wnba.com|publisher=WNBA|date=August 12, 2018|accessdate=August 13, 2018}}
McWilliams-Franklin posted a 1–2 record in her three games in charge. This saw the Wings finish 1–7 in August. However, the one win was an important one. The win was against the Las Vegas Aces, the Wing's playoff rivals. The Wings secured the 8th seed in the 2018 WNBA Playoffs by one game over the Aces. The team lost to the 5th seeded Phoenix Mercury 83–101 in the first round of the playoffs to end their season.
Transactions
=WNBA draft=
{{see also|2018 WNBA draft}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:60em"
! style="{{WNBA color cell|Dallas Wings}}" width="2%"| Round ! style="{{WNBA color cell|Dallas Wings}};" width="5%"| Pick ! style="{{WNBA color cell|Dallas Wings}};" width="10%"| Player ! style="{{WNBA color cell|Dallas Wings}};" width="10%"| Nationality ! style="{{WNBA color cell|Dallas Wings}};" width="10%"| School/Team/Country |
| 1
| 6 | {{USA}} | | Connecticut |
| 2
| 18 | {{USA}} | | Oklahoma State |
| 3
| 30 | {{USA}} | | George Mason |
=Trades and roster changes=
Roster
{{sports roster
| team=Dallas Wings
| season = 2018
| style = WNBA
| players =
{{sports roster/entry | num = 8 | first = Liz | last = Cambage | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 216 | DOB = 08-18-1991 | yrs = 2 | from = Australia | nat = AUS}}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 13 | first = Karima | last = Christmas-Kelly | link = Karima Christmas | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 0 | lbs = 180 | DOB = 09-11-1989 | yrs = 7 | college = Duke | nat = USA| inj = yes}}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 3 | first = Kaela | last = Davis | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 170 | DOB = 03-15-1995 | yrs = 1 | college = South Carolina | nat = USA}}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 4 | first = Skylar | last = Diggins-Smith | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 9 | lbs = 145 | DOB = 08-02-1990 | yrs = 5 | college = Notre Dame | nat = USA}}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 22 | first = Cayla | last = George | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 192 | DOB = 05-01-1989 | yrs = 2 | from = Australia | nat = AUS}}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 15 | first = Allisha | last = Gray | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 0 | lbs = 167 | DOB = 10-20-1992 | yrs = 1 | college = South Carolina | nat = USA}}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 2 | first = Tayler | last = Hill | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 9 | lbs = 145 | DOB = 10-23-1990 | yrs = 5 | college = Ohio State | nat = USA}}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 25 | first = Glory | last = Johnson | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 170 | DOB = 07-27-1990 | yrs = 5 | college = Tennessee | nat = USA}}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 33 | first = Maggie | last = Lucas | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 10 | lbs = 158 | DOB = 11-29-1991 | yrs = 3 | college = Penn State | nat = USA}}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 55 | first = Theresa | last = Plaisance | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = 200 | DOB = 05-18-1992 | yrs = 4 | college = Louisiana State | nat = USA|}}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 10 | first = Leticia | last = Romero | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 8 | lbs = 143 | DOB = 05-28-1995 | yrs = R | from = Spain | nat = ESP}}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 30 | first = Azurá | last = Stevens | pos = F/C | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = 180 | DOB = 02-01-1996 | yrs = R | college = Connecticut | nat = USA}}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 6 | first = Kayla | last = Thornton | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 190 | DOB = 10-20-1992 | yrs = 2 | college = Texas-El Paso | nat = USA}}
| head_coach =
{{sports roster/entry|nat=USA| first = Taj | last = McWilliams-Franklin| college = St. Edward's}}
| asst_coach =
{{sports roster/entry|nat=AUS| first = Erin | last = Phillips| college = Australia}}
| ath_train =
{{sports roster/entry|nat=USA| first = Allison | last = Russell | nolink = 1| college = Tulsa}}
| str_cond =
{{sports roster/entry|nat=ENG| first = Danny | last = Wardell | nolink = 1| college = Huddersfield}}
}}
Game log
=Pre-season=
{{WNBA game log start|Dallas Wings|pre-season=yes|end_year=2018}}
{{WNBA game log section|Dallas Wings|May|first=yes
| home_wins = 1
| home_losses = 0
| road_wins = 1
| road_losses = 1
}}
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 1
| May 7
| vs. New York
| [http://www.wnba.com/game/20180507/DALNYL/ W 76–69]
| Stevens (19)
| Stevens (9)
| Chong (3)
| Mohegan Sun Arena
N/A
| 1–0
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 2
| May 8
| @ Connecticut
| [http://www.wnba.com/game/20180508/DALCON/ L 58–79]
| Tied (12)
| Cambage (9)
| Hamblin (2)
| Mohegan Sun Arena
3,695
| 1–1
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 3
| May 13
| [http://www.wnba.com/game/20180513/LVADAL/ W 68–55]
| Stevens (12)
| 4 Tied (6)
| Chong (4)
| College Park Center
N/A
| 2–1
{{WNBA game log end|dal|pre-season=yes|end_year=2018}}
=Regular season=
{{WNBA game log start|Dallas Wings|end_year=2018|record=Total: 15–19 (Home: 10–7; Road: 5–12)}}
{{WNBA game log section|Dallas Wings|May|first=yes
| home_wins = 1
| home_losses = 0
| road_wins = 1
| road_losses = 3
}}
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 1
| May 18
| @ Phoenix
| [http://www.wnba.com/game/20180518/DALPHO/ L 78–86]
| Tied (18)
| Cambage (9)
| Diggins–Smith (9)
| Talking Stick Resort Arena
11,210
| 0–1
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 2
| May 20
| Atlanta
| [http://www.wnba.com/game/20180520/ATLDAL/ W 101–78]
| Diggins–Smith (25)
| Christmas–Kelly (10)
| Davis (5)
| College Park Center
5,907
| 1–1
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 3
| May 23
| @ Minnesota
| [http://www.wnba.com/game/20180523/DALMIN/ L 68–76]
| Cambage (14)
| Cambage (12)
| Diggins–Smith (7)
| Target Center
7,834
| 1–2
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 4
| May 26
| @ Atlanta
| [http://www.wnba.com/game/20180526/DALATL/ W 87–80]
| Diggins–Smith (24)
| Cambage (14)
| Tied (4)
| McCamish Pavilion
4,749
| 2–2
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 5
| May 29
| @ New York
| [http://www.wnba.com/game/20180529/DALNYL/ L 89–94]
| Cambage (28)
| Cambage (16)
| Diggins–Smith (7)
| Westchester County Center
1,516
| 2–3
{{WNBA game log section|Dallas Wings|June
| home_wins = 3
| home_losses = 2
| road_wins = 2
| road_losses = 2
}}
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 6
| June 2
| Seattle
| [http://www.wnba.com/game/20180602/SEADAL/ W 94–90]
| Diggins–Smith (27)
| Tied (7)
| Diggins–Smith (7)
| College Park Center
5,191
| 3–3
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 7
| June 8
| @ Indiana
| [http://www.wnba.com/game/20180608/DALIND/ W 89–83]
| Diggins–Smith (35)
| Diggins–Smith (12)
| Diggins–Smith (6)
| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
5,675
| 4–3
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 8
| June 12
| Phoenix
| [http://www.wnba.com/game/20180612/PHODAL/ L 72–75]
| Diggins–Smith (16)
| Thornton (8)
| Diggins–Smith (4)
| College Park Center
4,026
| 4–4
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 9
| June 15
| [http://www.wnba.com/game/20180615/LVADAL/ W 77–67]
| Cambage (28)
| Cambage (18)
| Diggins–Smith (6)
| College Park Center
4,549
| 5–4
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 10
| June 19
| @ Minnesota
| [http://www.wnba.com/game/20180619/DALMIN/ L 83–91]
| Diggins–Smith (17)
| Cambage (9)
| Diggins–Smith (7)
| Target Center
8,023
| 5–5
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 11
| June 22
| [http://www.wnba.com/game/20180622/LASDAL/ W 101–72]
| Cambage (20)
| Powers (8)
| Diggins–Smith (11)
| College Park Center
5,672
| 6–5
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 12
| June 24
| Seattle
| [http://www.wnba.com/game/20180624/SEADAL/ L 76–97]
| Cambage (23)
| Cambage (9)
| Diggins–Smith (7)
| College Park Center
4,084
| 6–6
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 13
| June 26
| @ Los Angeles
| [http://www.wnba.com/game/20180626/DALLAS/ L 83–87]
| Cambage (25)
| Cambage (14)
| Diggins–Smith (5)
| Staples Center
10,002
| 6–7
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 14
| June 27
| @ Las Vegas
| [http://www.wnba.com/game/20180627/DALLVA/ W 97–91]
| Diggins–Smith (29)
| Cambage (11)
| Diggins–Smith (8)
| Mandalay Bay Events Center
5,246
| 7–7
{{WNBA game log section|Dallas Wings|July
| home_wins = 6
| home_losses = 3
| road_wins = 2
| road_losses = 2
}}
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 15
| July 1
| [http://www.wnba.com/game/20180701/MINDAL/ L 72–76]
| Diggins–Smith (16)
| Johnson (8)
| Diggins–Smith (7)
| College Park Center
4,448
| 7–8
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 16
| July 3
| Chicago
| [http://www.wnba.com/game/20180703/CHIDAL/ W 108–85]
| Cambage (37)
| Cambage (10)
| Tied (5)
| College Park Center
4,012
| 8–8
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 17
| July 5
| Indiana
| [http://www.wnba.com/game/20180705/INDDAL/ W 90–63]
| Stevens (26)
| Johnson (11)
| Diggins–Smith (7)
| College Park Center
4,043
| 9–8
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 18
| July 8
| @ New York
| [http://www.wnba.com/game/20180708/DALNYL/ W 97–87]
| Diggins–Smith (32)
| Cambage (12)
| Gray (6)
| Westchester County Center
1,719
| 10–8
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 19
| July 10
| Phoenix
| [http://www.wnba.com/game/20180710/PHODAL/ W 101–72]
| Diggins–Smith (20)
| Johnson (9)
| Tied (4)
| College Park Center
4,034
| 11–8
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 20
| July 12
| @ Los Angeles
| [http://www.wnba.com/game/20180712/DALLAS/ W 92–77]
| Diggins–Smith (22)
| Johnson (7)
| Diggins–Smith (11)
| Staples Center
13,502
| 12–8
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 21
| July 14
| @ Seattle
| [http://www.wnba.com/game/20180714/DALSEA/ L 84–91]
| Cambage (23)
| Stevens (9)
| Diggins–Smith (7)
| KeyArena
9,686
| 12–9
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 22
| July 17
| New York
| [http://www.wnba.com/game/20180717/NYLDAL/ W 104–87]
| Cambage (53)
| Cambage (10)
| Diggins–Smith (7)
| College Park Center
6,459
| 13–9
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 23
| July 19
| [http://www.wnba.com/game/20180719/WASDAL/ W 90–81]
| Cambage (35)
| Cambage (17)
| Diggins–Smith (7)
| College Park Center
4,411
| 14–9
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 24
| July 20
| @ Chicago
| [http://www.wnba.com/game/20180720/DALCHI/ L 99–114]
| Cambage (23)
| Stevens (9)
| Tied (5)
| Wintrust Arena
4,962
| 14–10
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 25
| July 22
| [http://www.wnba.com/game/20180722/CONDAL/ L 75–92]
| Cambage (25)
| Cambage (10)
| Tied (5)
| College Park Center
4,935
| 14–11
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 26
| July 31
| Chicago
| [http://www.wnba.com/game/20180731/CHIDAL/ L 91–92]
| Cambage (33)
| Johnson (14)
| Gray (10)
| College Park Center
3,696
| 14–12
{{WNBA game log section|Dallas Wings|August
| home_wins = 1
| home_losses = 2
| road_wins = 0
| road_losses = 5
}}
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 27
| August 2
| @ Indiana
| [http://www.wnba.com/game/20180802/DALIND/ L 78–84]
| Cambage (37)
| Tied (9)
| 4 Tied (3)
| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
5,981
| 14–13
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 28
| August 5
| [http://www.wnba.com/game/20180805/WASDAL/ L 74–76]
| Tied (16)
| Cambage (14)
| Tied (4)
| College Park Center
5,623
| 14–14
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 29
| August 8
| [http://www.wnba.com/game/20180808/CONDAL/ L 92–101]
| Cambage (29)
| Tied (9)
| Cambage (4)
| College Park Center
3,483
| 14–15
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 30
| August 11
| @ Atlanta
| [http://www.wnba.com/game/20180811/DALATL/ L 82–92]
| Diggins–Smith (26)
| Stevens (6)
| Diggins–Smith (10)
| McCamish Pavilion
4,937
| 14–16
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 31
| August 12
| @ Washington
| [http://www.wnba.com/game/20180812/DALWAS/ L 80–93]
| Diggins–Smith (17)
| Gray (12)
| Diggins–Smith (6)
| Capital One Arena
6,362
| 14–17
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 32
| August 14
| @ Connecticut
| [http://www.wnba.com/game/20180814/DALCON/ L 76–96]
| Gray (18)
| Cambage (13)
| Diggins–Smith (8)
| Mohegan Sun Arena
6,365
| 14–18
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 33
| August 17
| [http://www.wnba.com/game/20180817/LVADAL/ W 107–102]
| Cambage (43)
| Cambage (13)
| Diggins–Smith (8)
| College Park Center
6,209
| 15–18
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 34
| August 19
| @ Seattle
| [http://www.wnba.com/game/20180819/DALSEA/ L 68–84]
| Johnson (16)
| Johnson (7)
| Diggins–Smith (4)
| KeyArena
12,574
| 15–19
{{WNBA game log end|dal|end_year=2018}}
=Playoffs=
{{WNBA game log start|Dallas Wings|playoffs=yes|end_year=2018}}
{{WNBA game log section|Dallas Wings|WNBA First Round|playoffs=yes|first=yes|show=no
| home_wins = 0
| home_losses = 0
| road_wins = 0
| road_losses = 1
}}
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 1
| August 21
| @ Phoenix
| [http://www.wnba.com/game/20180821/DALPHO/ L 83–101]
| Diggins–Smith (23)
| Cambage (12)
| Diggins–Smith (7)
| Wells Fargo Arena
4,976
| 0–1
{{WNBA game log end|dal|playoffs=yes|end_year=2018}}
Standings
{{2018 WNBA Western Conference standings|team=DAL}}
Playoffs
{{main|2018 WNBA Playoffs}}
{{trim|{{#section-h:2018 WNBA Playoffs|Bracket}}}}
Statistics
{{WNBA roster statistics legend}}
=Regular season=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |
| style={{WNBA color cell|Dallas Wings}} width="16%" | Player
! style={{WNBA color cell|Dallas Wings}} width="6%" | GP ! style={{WNBA color cell|Dallas Wings}} width="6%" | GS ! style={{WNBA color cell|Dallas Wings}} width="6%" | MPG ! style={{WNBA color cell|Dallas Wings}} width="6%" | FG% ! style={{WNBA color cell|Dallas Wings}} width="6%" | 3P% ! style={{WNBA color cell|Dallas Wings}} width="6%" | FT% ! style={{WNBA color cell|Dallas Wings}} width="6%" | RPG ! style={{WNBA color cell|Dallas Wings}} width="5%" | APG ! style={{WNBA color cell|Dallas Wings}} width="6%" | SPG ! style={{WNBA color cell|Dallas Wings}} width="6%" | BPG ! style={{WNBA color cell|Dallas Wings}} width="6%" | PPG |
|---|
| Liz Cambage
| 32 | 32 | 29.5 | style="background:#D3D3D3;" | 58.9 | 32.4 | 73.8 | style="background:#D3D3D3;" | 9.7 | 2.3 | 0.5 | style="background:#D3D3D3;" | 1.7 | style="background:yellow;" | 23.0 |
| Skylar Diggins-Smith
| 32 | 32 | style="background:#D3D3D3;" | 34.1 | 40.3 | 29.7 | 83.9 | 3.3 | style="background:#D3D3D3;" | 6.2 | style="background:#D3D3D3;" | 1.4 | 0.5 | 17.9 |
| Karima Christmas-Kelly
| 6 | 6 | 27.8 | 44.8 | style="background:#D3D3D3;" | 44.4 | 81.3 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 9.3 |
| Kayla Thornton
| style="background:#D3D3D3;" | 34 | 32 | 28.6 | 44.7 | 35.5 | 86.0 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 9.2 |
| Allisha Gray
| style="background:#D3D3D3;" | 34 | style="background:#D3D3D3;" | 34 | 26.7 | 40.3 | 27.0 | 86.3 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 9.2 |
| Azurá Stevens
| style="background:#D3D3D3;" | 34 | 9 | 20.6 | 43.0 | 31.8 | 78.8 | 4.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 8.9 |
| Glory Johnson
| 29 | 17 | 22.5 | 41.7 | 31.5 | 78.0 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 8.0 |
| Theresa Plaisance
| 7 | 0 | 11.6 | 38.9 | 47.4 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 5.3 |
| Tayler Hill
| 7 | 1 | 16.9 | 28.9 | 29.2 | style="background:#D3D3D3;" | 100.0 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 5.0 |
| Kaela Davis
| 27 | 6 | 16.8 | 34.7 | 24.4 | 64.1 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 5.0 |
| Cayla George
| 23 | 1 | 10.7 | 43.6 | 30.8 | 50.0 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 3.6 |
| Leticia Romero
| 21 | 0 | 7.0 | 31.3 | 20.0 | 86.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Maggie Lucas
| 1 | 0 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Awards and honors
| class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="text-align: center"
! style="{{NBA color cell|Dallas Wings}}" width="5%" | Recipient ! style="{{NBA color cell|Dallas Wings}}" width="9%" | Award ! style="{{NBA color cell|Dallas Wings}}" width="5%" | Date awarded ! style="{{NBA color cell|Dallas Wings}}" width="1%" class="unsortable" | Ref. |
| Liz Cambage
| WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week | June 4, 2018 |
| Liz Cambage
| rowspan="2" | WNBA All-Star Selection | rowspan="2" | July 17, 2018 |
| Skylar Diggins-Smith |
| rowspan=2 | Liz Cambage
| WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week | July 23, 2018 |
| WNBA Peak Performer – Points
| August 19, 2018 |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [http://wings.wnba.com/ The Official Site of the Dallas Wings]
{{Dallas Wings}}
{{2018 WNBA season by team}}