The 2024 Washington Mystics seasonWomen'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] Phoenix Mercury on May 23. The Mystics' losing streak continued through twelve games and they won their first game of the season on June 11, versus the Atlanta Dream . Including that win, the Mystics won four out of their next five games, with the only loss coming against Indiana . They lost their last two games of the month, including an overtime contest against Connecticut . They finished the month 4–7. Their fortunes did not improve in July, as they finished 2–4 before the league went into its Olympic break. The Mystics lost the first three games out of the break, but then won the next three, including a two point win at Seattle and a four-point road win over Chicago . They could not win their final game of the month and finished with a 3–4 record in August. The Mystics were a greatly improved team in September, as they won four out of their first five games of the month to draw within reaching distance of the eighth playoff seed. However, they lost the next game to fellow 8th seed contenders Atlanta, and then lost two days later to New York , a loss which allowed New York to clinch the first overall seed. The Mystics finished their season with a one-point win over Indiana. The Mystics finished ninth overall with a record of 14–26.
Date
Transaction
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]
2024 Washington Mystics roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Nat.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB From
Yrs
G 7
Atkins, Ariel
5' 8" (1.73m)
167 lb (76kg)
1996-07-30
Texas
6
F/C 0
Austin, Shakira
6' 5" (1.96m)
190 lb (86kg)
2000-07-25
Mississippi
2
C 31
Dolson, Stefanie
6' 5" (1.96m)
235 lb (107kg)
01-08-1992
Connecticut
10
F 24
Edwards, Aaliyah
6' 3" (1.91m)
–
07-09-2002
Connecticut
R
F 21
Engstler, Emily
6' 1" (1.85m)
180 lb (82kg)
05-01-2000
Louisville
2
F 3
Koné, Sika
6' 4" (1.93m)
180 lb (82kg)
2002-07-13
Mali
1
G 5
Melbourne, Jade
5' 11" (1.8m)
145 lb (66kg)
2002-8-18
Australia
1
G 44
Samuelson, Karlie
6' 0" (1.83m)
160 lb (73kg)
1995-05-10
Stanford
5
G 1
Sutton, Sug
5' 8" (1.73m)
140 lb (64kg)
12-17-1998
Texas
2
G 15
Sykes, Brittney
5' 9" (1.75m)
154 lb (70kg)
1994-02-07
Syracuse
7
G 35
Vanloo, Julie
5' 8" (1.73m)
–
02-10-1993
Belgium
R
G 32
Walker-Kimbrough, Shatori
5' 9" (1.75m)
140 lb (64kg)
1995-05-18
Maryland
7
Head coach
Eric Thibault (Missouri )Assistant coaches
LaToya Sanders (North Carolina ) Shelley Patterson (Washington State ) Austin Peay )Athletic trainer
Strength and conditioning coach Vacant
Legend (C) Team captain(FA) Free agent(IN) Inactive(S) Suspended
2024 game log
May: 0–8 (Home: 0–3; Road: 0–5)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location
Record
1
May 14
New York
L 80–85
Ariel Atkins (20)
Brittney Sykes (10)
Brittney Sykes (7)
Entertainment and Sports Arena 0–1
2
May 17
@ Connecticut
L 77–84
Karlie Samuelson (18)
Shakira Austin (9)
Julie Vanloo (8)
Mohegan Sun Arena 0–2
3
May 19
Seattle
L 75–84
Ariel Atkins (19)
Aaliyah Edwards (11)
Julie Vanloo (5)
Entertainment and Sports Arena
0–3
4
May 21
@ Los Angeles
L 68–70
Austin, Vanloo (12)
Shakira Austin (8)
Julie Vanloo (9)
Walter Pyramid 0–4
5
May 23
@ Phoenix
L 80–83
Ariel Atkins (16)
Julie Vanloo (7)
Myisha Hines-Allen (5)
Footprint Center 0–5
6
May 25
@ Seattle
L 69–101
Karlie Samuelson (16)
Atkins, Edwards, Hines-Allen (5)
Hines-Allen, Vanloo (3)
Climate Pledge Arena 0–6
7
May 29
Atlanta
L 67–73
Ariel Atkins (21)
Shakira Austin (9)
Julie Vanloo (5)
Entertainment and Sports Arena
0–7
8
May 31
@ New York
L 79–90
Ariel Atkins (15)
Atkins, Hines-Allen (7)
Julie Vanloo (7)
Barclays Center 0–8
June
: 4–7 (Home: 3–4; Road: 1–3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location
Record
9
June 4
@ Connecticut
L 59–76
Aaliyah Edwards (14)
Aaliyah Edwards (9)
Julie Vanloo (5)
Mohegan Sun Arena 0–9
10
June 6
Chicago
L 71–79
Aaliyah Edwards (23)
Aaliyah Edwards (14)
Julie Vanloo (7)
Capital One Arena 0–10
11
June 7
Indiana
L 83–85
Stefanie Dolson (19)
Aaliyah Edwards (12)
Julie Vanloo (6)
Capital One Arena
0–11
12
June 9
@ New York
L 88–93
Jade Melbourne (21)
Myisha Hines-Allen (8)
Myisha Hines-Allen (7)
Barclays Center 0–12
13
June 11
@ Atlanta
W 87–68
Atkins , Sykes (18)
Edwards, Hines-Allen, Samuelson (6)
Ariel Atkins (5)
Gateway Center Arena 1–12
14
June 14
Chicago
W 83–81
Ariel Atkins (29)
Aaliyah Edwards (9)
Stefanie Dolson (5)
Entertainment and Sports Arena 2–12
15
June 19
@ Indiana
L 81–88
Ariel Atkins (27)
Stefanie Dolson (7)
Julie Vanloo (8)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 2–13
16
June 22
Dallas
W 97–69
Emily Engstler (23)
Stefanie Dolson (10)
Julie Vanloo (6)
Entertainment and Sports Arena
3–13
17
June 23
W 92–84
Stefanie Dolson (18)
Stefanie Dolson (8)
Ariel Atkins (7)
4–13
18
June 27
Connecticut
L 91–94 (OT)
Myisha Hines-Allen (21)
Myisha Hines-Allen (7)
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough (6)
Entertainment and Sports Arena
4–14
19
June 29
Las Vegas
L 77–88
Stefanie Dolson (23)
Dolson, Edwards (7)
Julie Vanloo (8)
4–15
July
: 2–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 2–2)
August
: 3–4 (Home: 1–3; Road: 2–1)
September
: 5–3 (Home: 1–3; Road: 4–0)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location
Record
33
September 3
@ Dallas
W 90–86
Emily Engstler (19)
Emily Engstler (10)
3 players (4)
College Park Center 10–23
34
September 5
@ Phoenix
W 90–77
Karlie Samuelson (19)
Aaliyah Edwards (6)
Julie Vanloo (4)
Footprint Center 11–23
35
September 8
Minnesota
L 71–78
Brittney Sykes (13)
Stefanie Dolson (7)
Atkins , Vanloo (4)
Entertainment and Sports Arena 11–24
36
September 11
@ Chicago
W 89–58
Aaliyah Edwards (15)
Aaliyah Edwards (10)
Brittney Sykes (7)
Wintrust Arena 12–24
37
September 13
@ Atlanta
W 72–69
Brittney Sykes (20)
Dolson, Koné (8)
Emily Engstler (4)
Gateway Center Arena 13–24
38
September 15
Atlanta
L 73–76 (OT)
Ariel Atkins (16)
Stefanie Dolson (6)
Samuelson, Sykes (3)
Entertainment and Sports Arena
13–25
39
September 17
New York
L 71–87
Ariel Atkins (22)
Emily Engstler (8)
Karlie Samuelson (4)
13–26
40
September 19
Indiana
W 92–91
Sika Koné (20)
Sika Koné (7)
Emily Engstler (4)
Capital One Arena 14–26
2024 season schedule
Player
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
TO
PF
PPG
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
Recipient
Award
Date awarded
Ref.
^ "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 .
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