2023 Dallas Wings season

The 2023 Dallas Wings season was the franchise's 26th season in the Women's National Basketball Association and the 8th season for the franchise in Dallas - after relocating from Tulsa and Detroit. This was the first season under head coach Latricia Trammell.

2023 Dallas Wings season
CoachLatricia Trammell
ArenaCollege Park Center
Attendance4,641 per game
Results
Record22–18 (.550)
Place2nd (Western)
Playoff finish4th seed, Lost in the Semifinals 0–3 to Las Vegas
Team Leaders
PointsArike Ogunbowale – 21.2 ppg
ReboundsTeaira McCowan – 9.1 rpg
AssistsArike Ogunbowale – 4.5 apg

On September 19, 2022, the Wings announced that they would not renew the contract of head coach Vickie Johnson, effectively firing her.[1] On November 7, 2022, the Wings announced that Trammell would be the new head coach for the organization.[2]

The season began well, with the Wings winning their first two games and finishing 3–1 in the opening month of May. However, their good run of form did not carry over into June as they lost their first two games, before winning their next two. The team then went on a three game losing streak, and only managed to win two of their final four games in the month after the losing streak. The Wings finished June 4–7 overall, and three of those four wins came against Phoenix. The Wings turned things around in July where they won six of their first seven games in the month, including being only the second team to defeat the Las Vegas Aces at the time. They would lose two of their last three games, but finish July with a 7–3 record. August became a mixed bag for the team as they won their first game but then went on a three game losing streak. They followed this with a three game winning streak before losing two of their last three games to finish the month 5–5. After starting September with a win over the Indiana Fever, Dallas secured a playoff spot. After securing this spot, they lost their next two games. However, they won their last two games of the season to finish September 3–2. The Wings finished with an overall regular season record of 22–18. Their 22 regular season wins were a franchise best in Dallas, and best since 2008, when the franchise was still located in Detroit.

With their 22–18 record, Dallas was the fourth seed in the 2023 WNBA Playoffs. They would face off against the Atlanta Dream in the first round, with the first two games of the series being held in Dallas. In a back-and-forth game one, Dallas had a big fourth quarter and won the game 94–82. Game two began close, but the Wings dominated the second and fourth quarters to win 101–74 to sweep the first round series 2 games to 0. In the second round, the Wings faced off against the first-seeded Las Vegas Aces. The first two games of the five game series were in Las Vegas. Game one started as a tight affair, with Dallas trailing by only four points at halftime, but the Aces dominated the third quarter and won the game 91–84. In game two the Wings trailed for most of the game but mounted a comeback that fell short, losing 84–91. The series then moved to Dallas for a must-win game three for the Wings. Dallas took a five-point lead into halftime, but couldn't hold on in the second half losing 61–64 to end their season.

Transactions

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WNBA draft

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Round Pick Player School/Team/Country Nationality
1 3 Maddy Siegrist   United States Villanova
1 5 Lou Lopez Sénéchal   Mexico/  France UConn
1 11 Abby Meyers   United States Maryland
2 19 Ashley Joens   United States Iowa State
3 31 Paige Robinson   United States Illinois State

Transactions

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Date Transaction
September 19, 2022 Fired Head Coach Vickie Johnson[3]
November 7, 2022 Hired Latricia Trammell as Head Coach[4]
November 17, 2022 Hired Brandi Poole as Assistant Coach[5]
January 9, 2023 Hired April Schilling and Courtney Paris as Assistant Coaches[6]
January 11, 2023 Extended Qualifying Offers to Marina Mabrey and Teaira McCowan[7]
January 16, 2023 Traded Kayla Thornton to the New York Liberty in exchange for Natasha Howard and Crystal Dangerfield, as part of a 3-Team Trade. The Wings also traded Tyasha Harris to the Connecticut Sun.[8]
January 21, 2023 Traded Allisha Gray to the Atlanta Dream in exchange for the #3 Overall Pick in the 2023 WNBA draft and a First-Round Pick in 2025[9]
February 1, 2023 Signed Teaira McCowan to a 3-Year Deal[10]
Full Season Contract Suspension of Bella Alarie
February 2, 2023 Signed Crystal Dangerfield to a 2-Year Deal[11]
Signed Kalani Brown to a Training Camp Contract
February 11, 2023 Acquired Diamond DeShields, a 2023 First-Round Pick (from Chicago), a 2024 First-Round Pick (from Chicago), and the right to swap 2025 First-Round Picks (from Chicago) in a 4-Team Trade involving the Chicago Sky, New York Liberty, and Phoenix Mercury[12]
February 22, 2023 Exercised the 4th Year Option on Awak Kuier
February 28, 2023 Signed Kitija Laksa[13]
April 12, 2023 Signed Maddy Siegrist to a Rookie Scale Contract
April 13, 2023 Signed Lou Lopez Sénéchal and Abby Meyers to Rookie Scale Contracts
April 15, 2023 Signed Ashley Joens to a Rookie Scale Contract
May 10, 2023 Suspended the contract of Kitija Laksa for the full season due to Overseas Commitments[14]
May 15, 2023 Waived Abby Meyers[15]
May 16, 2023 Declined Team Option on Charli Collier
May 17, 2023 Waived Kalani Brown and Charli Collier[16]
May 30, 2023 Signed Kalani Brown to a Hardship Contract[17]
June 2, 2023 Temporarily suspended the contract of Teaira McCowan due to Overseas Commitments
June 6, 2023 Signed Odyssey Sims to a Hardship Contract[18][19]
June 15, 2023 Released Odyssey Sims from the Hardship Contract[20]
June 20, 2023 Activated Teaira McCowan from her temporary contract suspension due to Overseas Commitments
June 28, 2023 Signed Odyssey Sims[21]
Waived Jasmine Dickey and Ashley Joens[21]
Released Kalani Brown from her Hardship Contract[21]
June 29, 2023 Signed Kalani Brown to a Hardship Contract[22]
August 6, 2023 Signed Ashley Joens to a 7-Day Contract[23]

Roster Changes

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Roster

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2023 Dallas Wings roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs
C 21   Brown, Kalani 6' 7" (2.01m) 245 lb (111kg) 03-21-1997 Baylor 3
G 12   Burton, Veronica 5' 9" (1.75m) 155 lb (70kg) 07-12-2000 Northwestern 1
G 11   Dangerfield, Crystal 5' 5" (1.65m) 130 lb (59kg) 1998-05-11 Connecticut 3
G 88   DeShields, Diamond   6' 1" (1.85m) 172 lb (78kg) 03-05-1995 Tennessee 5
F 6   Howard, Natasha 6' 2" (1.88m) 165 lb (75kg) 1991-09-02 Florida State 9
F/C 28   Kuier, Awak 6' 4" (1.93m) 168 lb (76kg) 2001-08-19 Finland 2
G 8   Lopez Sénéchal, Lou   6' 1" (1.85m) 155 lb (70kg) 05-12-1998 Connecticut R
C 7   McCowan, Teaira 6' 7" (2.01m) 239 lb (108kg) 1996-09-28 Mississippi State 4
G 24   Ogunbowale, Arike 5' 8" (1.73m) 165 lb (75kg) 1997-03-02 Notre Dame 4
F 0   Sabally, Satou 6' 4" (1.93m) 175 lb (79kg) 1998-04-25 Oregon 3
F 20   Siegrist, Maddy 6' 2" (1.88m) 175 lb (79kg) 05-22-2000 Villanova R
G 2   Sims, Odyssey 5' 8" (1.73m) 155 lb (70kg) 07-13-1993 Baylor 10
Head coach
  Latricia Trammell (East Central)
Assistant coaches
  Brandi Poole (Sewanee)
  April Schilling (Tennessee)
  Courtney Paris (Oklahoma)
Athletic trainer
  Branay Hicks (UT Tyler)



Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  •   Injured

Depth

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Pos. Starter Bench
PG Crystal Dangerfield Veronica Burton
Odyssey Sims
SG Arike Ogunbowale Lou Lopez Sénéchal 
SF Satou Sabally Diamond DeShields 
PF Natasha Howard Awak Kuier
Maddy Siegrist
C Teaira McCowan Kalani Brown

Schedule

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Preseason

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2023 pre-season game log
Total: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
May: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 May 5 Chicago W 75–70 Teaira McCowan (17) Howard
McCowan (8)
Burton
Dangerfield (4)
College Park Center
2,004
1–0
2 May 13 @ Indiana L 83–90 Ogunbowale
Sabally (18)
Satou Sabally (9) Burton
Howard
McCowan
Ogunbowale
Sabally (3)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse
2,084
1–1
2023 pre-season schedule

Regular Season

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2023 game log
Total: 22–18 (Home: 11–9; Road: 11–9)
May: 3–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 May 20 Atlanta W 85–78 Arike Ogunbowale (27) Natasha Howard (10) Howard
Sabally (3)
College Park Center
5,588
1–0
2 May 26 @ Seattle W 95–91 Arike Ogunbowale (26) Satou Sabally (10) Arike Ogunbowale (6) Climate Pledge Arena
8,277
2–0
3 May 28 @ Chicago L 88–94 Arike Ogunbowale (27) Satou Sabally (8) Veronica Burton (6) Wintrust Arena
6,042
2–1
4 May 30 Minnesota W 94–89 Natasha Howard (25) Satou Sabally (11) Veronica Burton (9) College Park Center
3,484
3–1
June : 4–7 (Home: 3–2; Road: 1–5)
July : 7–3 (Home: 4–1; Road: 3–2)
August : 5–5 (Home: 1–4; Road: 4–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
26 August 2 @ Seattle W 76–65 Arike Ogunbowale (27) Natasha Howard (12) Dangerfield
Ogunbowale (4)
Climate Pledge Arena
7,421
15–11
27 August 4 Chicago L 89–104 Natasha Howard (28) Natasha Howard (12) Natasha Howard (11) College Park Center
3,762
15–12
28 August 6 Chicago L 96–104 Satou Sabally (25) Teaira McCowan (9) Satou Sabally (8) College Park Center
4,057
15–13
29 August 8 Las Vegas L 84–104 Satou Sabally (21) Kalani Brown (7) Veronica Burton (5) College Park Center
5,193
15–14
30 August 12 Connecticut W 91–81 Satou Sabally (28) Satou Sabally (8) Teaira McCowan (6) College Park Center
4,179
16–14
31 August 18 @ Connecticut W 95–75 Arike Ogunbowale (30) Teaira McCowan (11) Satou Sabally (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,584
17–14
32 August 20 @ Washington W 97–84 Arike Ogunbowale (17) Teaira McCowan (13) Satou Sabally (10) Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200
18–14
33 August 22 @ Minnesota L 86–91 Satou Sabally (22) Teaira McCowan (16) Ogunbowale
Sabally (7)
Target Center
6,921
18–15
34 August 24 Minnesota L 81–90 Teaira McCowan (23) Teaira McCowan (18) Brown
Dangerfield (4)
College Park Center
3,931
18–16
35 August 27 @ Phoenix W 77–74 Arike Ogunbowale (29) Awak Kuier (9) Natasha Howard (3) Footprint Center
12,163
19–16
September : 3–2 (Home: 1–2; Road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
36 September 1 @ Indiana W 110–100 Satou Sabally (40) Burton
Sabally (7)
Veronica Burton (8) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
3,137
20–16
37 September 3 Indiana L 84–97 (OT) Ogunbowale
Sabally (22)
Teaira McCowan (10) Satou Sabally (5) College Park Center
5,058
20–17
38 September 5 New York W 94–93 Satou Sabally (27) Teaira McCowan (12) Dangerfield
Howard
Ogunbowale (5)
College Park Center
4,195
20–18
39 September 8 Seattle W 106–91 Natasha Howard (23) Howard
McCowan (9)
Arike Ogunbowale (10) College Park Center
4,546
21–18
40 September 10 @ Atlanta W 94–77 Arike Ogunbowale (32) Teaira McCowan (10) Arike Ogunbowale (6) Gateway Center Arena
3,207
22–18
2023 season schedule

Playoffs

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2023 playoff game log
First Round vs. Atlanta
Won Series: 2–0
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 September 15 Atlanta W 94–82 Satou Sabally (32) Teaira McCowan (14) Arike Ogunbowale (7) College Park Center
5,053
1–0
2 September 19 Atlanta W 101–74 Arike Ogunbowale (24) Teaira McCowan (16) Arike Ogunbowale (7) College Park Center
4,798
2–0
Second Round vs. Las Vegas
Lost Series: 0–3
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 September 24 @ Las Vegas L 83–97 Satou Sabally (16) Teaira McCowan (8) Satou Sabally (7) Michelob Ultra Arena
9,784
0–1
2 September 26 @ Las Vegas L 84–91 Arike Ogunbowale (24) Howard
McCowan (10)
Odyssey Sims (5) Michelob Ultra Arena
9,286
0–2
3 September 29 Las Vegas L 61–64 Arike Ogunbowale (18) Teaira McCowan (15) Veronica Burton (6) College Park Center
6,251
0–3
2023 playoff schedule

Standings

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# Team
W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1 xLas Vegas Aces 34 6 .850 18–2 19–1 15–5 9–1
2 xNew York Liberty 32 8 .800 2 16–4 15–5 17–3 7–3
3 xConnecticut Sun 27 13 .675 7 14–6 13–7 14–6 7–3
4 xDallas Wings 22 18 .550 12 11–9 11–9 11–9 6–4
5 xAtlanta Dream 19 21 .475 15 11–9 11–9 8–12 6–4
6 xMinnesota Lynx 19 21 .475 15 12–8 9–11 10–10 5–5
7 xWashington Mystics 19 21 .475 15 9–11 12–8 7–13 5–5
8 xChicago Sky 18 22 .450 16 5–15 7–13 11–9 3–7
9 eLos Angeles Sparks 17 23 .425 17 9–11 10–10 7–13 5–5
10 eIndiana Fever 13 27 .325 21 5–15 6–14 7–13 2–8
11 eSeattle Storm 11 29 .275 23 8–12 4–16 7–13 4–6
12 ePhoenix Mercury 9 31 .225 25 2–18 8–12 1–19 1–9

Notes

(#) – League Standing
x – Clinched playoff berth
e – Eliminated from postseason contention
Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings

Playoffs

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Round One:
Best-of-3
Semifinals:
Best-of-5
Finals:
Best-of-5
         
1 Las Vegas Aces 2
8 Chicago Sky 0
1 Las Vegas Aces 3
4 Dallas Wings 0
4 Dallas Wings 2
5 Atlanta Dream 0
1 Las Vegas Aces 3
2 New York Liberty 1
2 New York Liberty 2
7 Washington Mystics 0
2 New York Liberty 3
3 Connecticut Sun 1
3 Connecticut Sun 2
6 Minnesota Lynx 1

Bold Series winner

Statistics

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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

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Arike Ogunbowale 40 40 37.2 .398 .343 .876 3.4 4.5 1.7 0.1 21.2
Satou Sabally 38 38 33.1 .435 .361 .874 8.1 4.4 1.8 0.4 18.6
Natasha Howard 39 39 33.1 .458 .299 .815 8.0 2.6 1.3 1.2 16.5
Teaira McCowan 30 29 26.1 .551 .000 .586 9.1 1.5 0.5 1.2 11.9
Crystal Dangerfield 35 32 27.8 .425 .290 .815 2.9 3.1 0.9 0.2 8.2
Kalani Brown 32 5 16.4 .629 .000 .802 4.5 1.0 0.2 0.7 7.8
Maddy Siegrist 39 0 8.2 .509 .333 .931 1.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 3.7
Awak Kuier 37 4 10.8 .396 .087 .778 2.5 0.5 0.2 0.6 2.6
Veronica Burton 40 13 13.9 .294 .271 .912 1.8 2.2 0.7 0.3 2.4
Jasmine Dickey 14 0 6.2 .382 .000 .500 0.8 0.1 0.3 0.1 2.1
Odyssey Sims 28 0 12.0 .304 .133 .550 1.3 2.2 0.4 0.0 2.0
Ashley Joens 9 0 1.6 .250 .000 .250 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.3


Waived/Released during the season
Traded during the season
Acquired during the season

Playoffs

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Arike Ogunbowale 5 5 37.8 .388 .351 .643 4.8 5.2 1.6 0.0 19.6
Satou Sabally 5 5 33.6 .359 .391 .778 5.2 4.2 1.4 1.2 15.8
Natasha Howard 5 5 34.2 .364 .350 .833 8.4 2.2 1.6 1.4 12.0
Teaira McCowan 5 5 30.4 .622 0.0 .522 12.6 1.6 0.8 1.4 11.6
Odyssey Sims 5 2 18.6 .406 .333 .600 1.0 2.4 0.8 0.0 6.4
Kalani Brown 5 0 8.6 .583 0.0 .400 2.2 0.4 0.6 0.2 6.0
Crystal Dangerfield 5 3 11.6 .533 .333 1.00 1.4 1.0 0.2 0.0 4.6
Awak Kuier 5 0 10.4 .643 .286 .000 1.4 0.2 0.6 0.8 4.0
Maddy Siegrist 4 0 4.8 .667 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 3.5
Veronica Burton 5 0 11.0 .154 .111 .800 1.2 2.2 1.6 0.0 1.8

Awards and honors

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Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Arike Ogunbowale Western Conference Player of the Week May 30 [24]
Player of the Month - May June 2 [25]
WNBA All-Star Starter June 25 [26]
Satou Sabally Western Conference Player of the Week June 13 [27]
WNBA All-Star Starter June 25 [26]
Most Improved Player September 21 [28]
All-WNBA First Team October 15 [29]
Natasha Howard Western Conference Player of the Week July 13 [30]

References

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