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.
2024 Washington Mystics season | |
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Coach | Eric Thibault |
Arena | Entertainment and Sports Arena |
Attendance | per game |
Results | |
Record | 14–26 (.350) |
Place | 5th (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Team Leaders | |
Points | Ariel Atkins – 14.9 ppg |
Rebounds | Shakira Austin – 6.8 rpg |
Assists | Julie Vanloo – 4.3 apg |
The season tipped off on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at home against the New York Liberty.[1]
Transactions
editWNBA draft
editRound | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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1 | 6 | Aaliyah Edwards | Canada | UConn |
2 | 21 | Kaylynne Truong | United States | Gonzaga |
3 | 30 | Nastja Claessens | Belgium | Castors Braine (Belgium) |
Transactions
editDate | Transaction | |
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January 11, 2024 | Extended a Qualifying Offer to Li Meng[2] | |
January 13, 2024 | Cored Elena Delle Donne[2] | |
February 1, 2024 | Signed 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, 2024 | Signed Stefanie Dolson[8][9] | |
April 17, 2024 | Signed Kaylynne Truong, Honesty Scott-Grayson, and Jakia Brown-Turner to Rookie Contracts[2] | |
April 18, 2024 | Signed Aaliyah Edwards to a Rookie Contract[2] | |
April 24, 2024 | Exercised Team Option on Shakira Austin[10] | |
May 7, 2024 | Acquired Bernadett Határ from the Connecticut Sun and the Sun's second round 2025 draft pick in exchange for Queen Egbo[11] | |
May 9, 2024 | Waived Honesty Scott-Grayson[12] | |
May 11, 2024 | Acquired Jade Melbourne from Seattle Storm in exchange for third round 2025 draft pick | |
May 12, 2024 | Waived Jakia Brown-Turner, Elissa Cunane, and Kaylynne Truong | |
June 28, 2024 | Signed Jakia Brown-Turner to a hardship contract[13] | |
July 2, 2024 | Released Jakia Brown-Turner from hardship contract[14] | |
July 4, 2024 | Signed Jakia Brown-Turner to a 7-day hardship contract[15] | |
July 12, 2024 | Signed Jakia Brown-Turner to a second 7-day contract | |
August 13, 2024 | Released Jakia Brown-Turner from second 7-day contract[16] | |
August 20, 2024 | Acquired 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
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Additionsedit
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Subtractionsedit
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Roster
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Depth
editSchedule
editPre-season
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May: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
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2024 pre-season schedule |
Regular season
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May: 0–8 (Home: 0–3; Road: 0–5)
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June
: 4–7 (Home: 3–4; Road: 1–3)
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July
: 2–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 2–2)
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August
: 3–4 (Home: 1–3; Road: 2–1)
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September
: 5–3 (Home: 1–3; Road: 4–0)
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2024 season schedule |
Standings
edit# | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Conf. | Home | Road | Cup |
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1 | yx – New York Liberty | 32 | 8 | .800 | — | 16–4 | 16–4 | 16–4 | 5–0 |
2 | cx – Minnesota Lynx | 30 | 10 | .750 | 2 | 14–6 | 16–4 | 14–6 | 4–1 |
3 | x – Connecticut Sun | 28 | 12 | .700 | 4 | 14–6 | 14–6 | 14–6 | 4–1 |
4 | x – Las Vegas Aces | 27 | 13 | .675 | 5 | 12–8 | 13–7 | 14–6 | 2–3 |
5 | x – Seattle Storm | 25 | 15 | .625 | 7 | 13–7 | 14–6 | 11–9 | 4–1 |
6 | x – Indiana Fever | 20 | 20 | .500 | 12 | 11–9 | 12–8 | 8–12 | 3–2 |
7 | x – Phoenix Mercury | 19 | 21 | .475 | 13 | 10–10 | 10–10 | 9–11 | 3–2 |
8 | x – Atlanta Dream | 15 | 25 | .375 | 17 | 7–13 | 8–12 | 7–13 | 1–4 |
9 | e – Washington Mystics | 14 | 26 | .350 | 18 | 7–13 | 5–15 | 9–11 | 1–4 |
10 | e – Chicago Sky | 13 | 27 | .325 | 19 | 5–15 | 6–14 | 7–13 | 1–4 |
11 | e – Dallas Wings | 9 | 31 | .225 | 23 | 6–14 | 7–13 | 2–18 | 0–5 |
12 | e – Los Angeles Sparks | 8 | 32 | .200 | 24 | 5–15 | 5–15 | 3–17 | 2–3 |
Notes
- (#) – League Standing
- c – Commissioner's Cup winners
- y – Regular Season Champion
- x – Clinched playoff berth
- e – Eliminated from playoff contention
- Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings
Statistics
editLegend | |||||||
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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
editPlayer | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PF | PPG |
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Ariel Atkins | 40 | 40 | 29.9 | .437 | .357 | .848 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 14.9 |
Brittney Sykes | 18 | 18 | 23.4 | .405 | .271 | .750 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 12.2 |
Shakira Austin | 12 | 11 | 19.9 | .430 | .250 | .667 | 6.8 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 11.8 |
Stefanie Dolson | 39 | 39 | 25.9 | .475 | .465 | .786 | 4.9 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 9.5 |
Sika Koné≠ | 10 | 0 | 16.0 | .433 | .571 | .889 | 4.3 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 8.6 |
Karlie Samuelson | 29 | 19 | 24.5 | .409 | .398 | .923 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 8.4 |
Myisha Hines-Allen† | 27 | 10 | 19.1 | .489 | .359 | .829 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 8.0 |
Aaliyah Edwards | 34 | 17 | 21.8 | .490 | .000 | .507 | 5.6 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 7.6 |
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough | 40 | 2 | 22.1 | .415 | .330 | .806 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 7.5 |
Julie Vanloo | 40 | 34 | 23.2 | .346 | .324 | .667 | 1.6 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 7.4 |
Emily Engstler | 32 | 3 | 14.5 | .490 | .474 | .818 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 6.2 |
Jade Melbourne | 37 | 0 | 14.1 | .434 | .357 | .714 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 5.4 |
DiDi Richards‡ | 19 | 7 | 10.4 | .408 | .000 | .429 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2.4 |
Jakia Brown-Turner≠ ‡ | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | .000 | — | 1.000 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Sug Sutton≠ | 7 | 0 | 7.3 | .286 | .000 | — | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
Awards and honors
editRecipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
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References
edit- ^ "2024 Schedule - Washington Mystics". mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
- ^ a b c d "WNBA Transaction". acrossthetimeline.com. Across the Timeline. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ "Mystics Sign Free Agent Karlie Samuelson". mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. February 1, 2024. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
- ^ "Mystics Sign Elissa Cunane to Training Camp Contract". mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. February 1, 2024. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
- ^ "Mystics Sign Emily Engstler to Training Camp Contract". mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. February 1, 2024. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
- ^ "Mystics Sign DiDi Richards to Training Camp Contract". mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. February 1, 2024. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
- ^ "Mystics Sign Julie Vanloo to Training Camp Contract". mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. February 1, 2024. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
- ^ Philippou, Alexa (2024-02-14). "Sources: Stefanie Dolson returning to Mystics on 2-year deal". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ "Washington Mystics Sign WNBA Champion Stefanie Dolson". mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. March 12, 2024. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ @WashMystics (April 25, 2024). "🚨 We have exercised the fourth-year rookie option on Shakira Austin's contract. 🚨" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Connecticut Sun Acquires Queen Egbo". WNBA. May 7, 2024.
- ^ Lee, Albert (May 9, 2024). "Mystics waive Honesty Scott-Grayson". Bullets Forever. Vox Media, LLC.
- ^ @WashMystics (June 28, 2024). "We have signed Jakia Brown-Turner to a hardship contract" (Tweet). Retrieved June 28, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ @RotoWireWNBA (July 2, 2024). "akia Brown-Turner: Waived by Mystics More Details 👉 https://www.rotowire.com/wnba/player/jakia-brown-turner-934" (Tweet). Retrieved July 3, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ @kareemcopeland (July 4, 2024). "Mystics roster update: Jakia Brown-Turner is officially back on a 7-day contract" (Tweet). Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ @WashMystics (August 13, 2024). "We have released Jakia Brown-Turner. Thank you, Jakia!" (Tweet). Retrieved August 13, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Lynx acquire forward Myisha Hines-Allen from Mystics". espn.com. Field Level Media. August 20, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
- ^ @WashMystics (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" (Tweet). Retrieved August 20, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ @WashMystics (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" (Tweet). Retrieved August 20, 2024 – via Twitter.