2013 Atlanta Dream season
WNBA team season
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The 2013 Atlanta Dream season was the 6th season for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association, and their 1st season under head coach,Fred Williams. The Dream finished second in the Eastern Conference with a 17-17 record, and won the Eastern Conference Finals, sweeping the Indiana Fever to earn their third trip in four years to the WNBA Finals, where they were swept by the Minnesota Lynx in three games.
| 2013 Atlanta Dream season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Fred Williams |
| Arena | Philips Arena |
| Results | |
| Record | 17–17 (.500) |
| Place | 2nd (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Lost WNBA Finals (3-0 to Minnesota Lynx) |
| Media | |
| Television | FS-S, SSO ESPN2, NBATV |
Transactions
WNBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 13 | Alex Bentley |  United States |
Penn State |
| 3 | 31 | Anne Marie Armstrong | United States |
Georgia |
Trades and Roster Changes
| Date | Trade | |
|---|---|---|
| January 8, 2013 | Extended Qualifying Offers to Angel McCoughtry and Aneika Henry | |
| February 5, 2013 | Signed Angel McCoughtry | |
| February 14, 2013 | Signed Aneika Henry | |
| February 19, 2013 | Traded the 7th and 19th Picks in the 2013 WNBA draft to the Washington Mystics in exchange for Jasmine Thomas and the 13th Pick in the 2013 Draft[1] | |
| March 18, 2013 | Signed Sydney Carter to a Training Camp Contract[2] | |
| April 19, 2013 | Signed Alex Bentley and Anne Marie Armstrong to their Rookie Scale Contracts | |
| April 25, 2013 | Signed Blanche Alverson to a Training Camp Contract[3] | |
| April 30, 2013 | Signed Courtney Clements to a Training Camp Contract[4] | |
| May 14, 2013 | Waived Blance Alverson and Ketia Swanier[5] | |
| May 22, 2013 | Waived Cathrine Kraayeveld and Sydney Carter[6] | |
| May 23, 2013 | Temporarily Suspend the contract of Yelena Leuchanka | |
| May 31, 2013 | Exercised the Team Option for the 4th Year on Jasmine Thomas | |
| June 17, 2013 | Temporarily Suspend the contract of Sancho Lyttle | |
| July 5, 2013 | Activated Sancho Lyttle from her Temporary Suspension | |
| Waived Anne Marie Armstrong[7] | ||
| August 28, 2013 | Signed Anne Marie Armstrong to a 7-Day Contract[8] | |
Roster
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Schedule
Preseason
| 2013 Game Log: Preseason | |||||||||
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Total: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)
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| 2013 season schedule | |||||||||
Regular season
Standings
| # | Eastern Conference | |||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP | |
| 1 | z-Chicago Sky | 24 | 10 | .706 | - | 34 |
| 2 | x-Atlanta Dream | 17 | 17 | .500 | 7 | 34 |
| 3 | x-Washington Mystics | 17 | 17 | .500 | 7 | 34 |
| 4 | x-Indiana Fever | 16 | 18 | .471 | 8 | 34 |
| 5 | e-New York Liberty | 11 | 23 | .324 | 13 | 34 |
| 6 | e-Connecticut Sun | 10 | 24 | .294 | 14 | 34 |
Playoffs
| 2013 Playoffs: Total: 4–4 (Home: 2–2; Road: 2–2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eastern Semifinals vs. Washington (Win Series 2-1)
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Eastern Finals vs. Indiana (Win Series 2-0)
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WNBA Finals vs. Minnesota (Lost Series 0-3)
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| 2013 season schedule | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playoffs
| Conference semifinals Best-of-3 | Conference finals Best-of-3 | WNBA Finals Best-of-5 | ||||||||||||
| E1 | Chicago | 0 | ||||||||||||
| E4 | Indiana | 2 | ||||||||||||
| E4 | Indiana | 0 | ||||||||||||
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| E2 | Atlanta | 2 | ||||||||||||
| E2 | Atlanta | 2 | ||||||||||||
| E3 | Washington | 1 | ||||||||||||
| E2 | Atlanta | 0 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | Minnesota | 3 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | Minnesota | 2 | ||||||||||||
| W4 | Seattle | 0 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | Minnesota | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Western Conference | ||||||||||||||
| W3 | Phoenix | 0 | ||||||||||||
| W2 | Los Angeles | 1 | ||||||||||||
| W3 | Phoenix | 2 | ||||||||||||
- Bold – Series winner
- Italics – Team with home-court advantage
Statistics
| Legend | |||||||
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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
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Angel McCoughtry | 33 | 32 | 31.4 | 41.3 | 20.4 | 82.4 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 21.5 |
| Sancho Lyttle | 6 | 6 | 30.0 | 52.9 | 40.0 | 66.7 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 14.3 |
| Erika de Souza | 34 | 34 | 29.9 | 52.9 | 0.0 | 67.7 | 9.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 12.9 |
| Tiffany Hayes | 23 | 4 | 22.3 | 40.6 | 37.7 | 74.5 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 11.3 |
| Jasmine Thomas | 34 | 29 | 27.5 | 35.9 | 21.6 | 69.6 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 8.5 |
| Alex Bentley | 34 | 10 | 22.1 | 39.8 | 32.9 | 71.1 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 8.3 |
| Armintie Herrington | 28 | 26 | 29.9 | 46.7 | 0.0 | 59.1 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 7.0 |
| Le'Coe Willingham | 34 | 28 | 22.2 | 42.4 | 30.4 | 71.4 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 4.1 |
| Aneika Henry-Morello | 34 | 1 | 12.8 | 45.0 | 0.0 | 76.5 | 3.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 3.9 |
| Courtney Clements | 26 | 0 | 9.4 | 20.2 | 23.1 | 75.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| Ruth Riley | 16 | 0 | 7.6 | 31.6 | 40.0 | 66.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
| Anne Marie Armstrong | 9 | 0 | 2.8 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Playoffs
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Angel McCoughtry | 8 | 8 | 30.9 | 31.4 | 25.0 | 83.0 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 17.9 |
| Tiffany Hayes | 8 | 6 | 28.6 | 39.0 | 35.3 | 76.7 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 12.4 |
| Erika de Souza | 8 | 8 | 30.8 | 47.0 | 0.0 | 58.8 | 9.9 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 11.0 |
| Armintie Herrington | 8 | 5 | 27.4 | 51.0 | 0.0 | 63.2 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 7.8 |
| Jasmine Thomas | 8 | 8 | 28.9 | 31.0 | 0.0 | 70.0 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 6.4 |
| Aneika Henry-Morello | 8 | 3 | 22.8 | 55.0 | 0.0 | 83.3 | 6.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 6.1 |
| Alex Bentley | 8 | 0 | 17.4 | 28.3 | 19.0 | 88.9 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 5.8 |
| Ruth Riley | 4 | 0 | 6.5 | 75.0 | 100.0 | 50.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Le'Coe Willingham | 4 | 2 | 18.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Courtney Clements | 4 | 0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Awards and honors
| Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
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| Angel McCoughtry | Eastern Conference Player of the Week | May 24 - June 2 | [9] |
| June 10 - June 16 | [10] | ||
| June 17 - June 23 | [11] | ||
| Eastern Conference Player of the Month - June | July 1 | [12] | |
| Peak Performer: Points | September 18 | [13] | |
| All-WNBA Second Team | September 25 | [14] | |
| All-Star Selection | July 23 | [15][16] | |
| All-Defensive First Team | September 20 | [17] | |
| Erika de Souza | All-Star Selection | July 23 | [15] |
| All-Defensive Second Team | September 20 | [17] | |
| Armintie Herrington | All-Defensive First Team | September 20 | [17] |
| Alex Bentley | All-Rookie Team | September 20 | [18] |