2016 Dallas Wings season
WNBA team season
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The 2016 WNBA season was the 19th season for the Dallas Wings franchise in the Women's National Basketball Association. It was their first in Dallas, Texas after relocating from Tulsa, Oklahoma.[1] It was the third season under head coach Fred Williams.
| 2016 Dallas Wings season | |
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| Head coach | Fred Williams |
| Arena | College Park Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 11–23 (.324) |
| Place | 5th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Did Not Qualify |
The Wings began the season with three games on the road, and they won two, defeating Indiana and Washington but losing to New York. Their first game in their new home came against in-state rivals San Antonio on May 21. Dallas won 82–77 to mark their first win in their new home in front of a sell-out crowd. However, they would go on to lose their next two home games to finish May 3–3. Their losing streak extended into June, where they lost their first four games. Two of those losses were against eventual WNBA Finalists Minnesota and Los Angeles. The team extended its streaky performance by winning their next four games, including two wins, one in overtime, over Phoenix. The Wings lost two and won one game to finish June 5–6. Continuing to over around .500, Dallas lost its opening game of July and defeated Phoenix again in the second game. The team then hit a rough spot, losing its next six games to close out July. The streak did include an overtime loss to Minnesota and two five-point losses to Atlanta. The team's fortunes did not turn around after the Olympic break where they lost all three games in August and the first two games in September. They ended the losing streak at eleven by defeating San Antonio. They would only win one of their last three games, against New York. The Wings finished 11–23 overall and in 5th place in the Western Conference.
Transactions
WNBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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| 1 | 5 | Aerial Powers |  United States |
Michigan State |
| 2 | 18 | Ruth Hamblin |  Canada |
Oregon State Beaver |
| 3 | 30 | Shakena Richardson | United States |
Seton Hall |
Trades and roster changes
| Date | Details | |
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| February 22 | Signed Glory Johnson | |
| March 1 | Signed Riquna Williams | |
| Acquired Erin Phillips, the 5th pick in the 2016 WNBA draft, and the 11th pick in the 2017 WNBA draft from Los Angeles in exchange for Riquna Williams and the 6th pick in the 2016 WNBA draft.[2] | ||
| May 11 | Acquired the 10th overall pick in the 2017 WNBA draft from New York in exchange for Amanda Zahui B. and the 14th overall pick in the 2017 WNBA draft.[3] | |
Roster
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Game log
Preseason
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May: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
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Regular season
| 2016 game log Total: 11–23 (Home: 6–11; Road: 5–12) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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May: 3–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 2–1)
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June
: 5–6 (Home: 3–3; Road: 2–3)
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July
: 1–7 (Home: 1–3; Road: 0–4)
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August
: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)
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September
: 2–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–2)
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Standings
| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
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| 1 - Minnesota Lynx | 28 | 6 | .824 | — | 15–2 | 13–4 | 15–1 |
| 2 - Los Angeles Sparks | 26 | 8 | .765 | 2 | 14–3 | 12–5 | 11–5 |
| 7 - Seattle Storm | 16 | 18 | .471 | 12 | 10–7 | 6–11 | 7–9 |
| 8 - Phoenix Mercury | 16 | 18 | .471 | 12 | 11–6 | 5–12 | 6–10 |
| e - Dallas Wings | 11 | 23 | .324 | 17 | 6–11 | 5–12 | 8–8 |
| e - San Antonio Stars | 7 | 27 | .206 | 21 | 4–13 | 3–14 | 1–15 |
Notes
- # – Playoff seed
- e – Eliminated from playoffs
Awards and honors
| Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
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| Aerial Powers | WNBA All-Rookie Team | September 29, 2016 | [4] |
Statistics
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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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| Odyssey Sims | 34 | 30 | 31.6 | 35.3% | 28.0% | 88.3% | 2.5 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 14.0 |
| Skylar Diggins-Smith | 27 | 25 | 28.3 | 39.0% | 29.9% | 78.8% | 1.9 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 13.1 |
| Karima Christmas-Kelly | 34 | 34 | 31.6 | 40.0% | 31.7% | 79.6% | 5.9 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 12.4 |
| Plenette Pierson | 27 | 27 | 26.6 | 38.7% | 33.7% | 82.9% | 4.6 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 11.9 |
| Glory Johnson | 18 | 6 | 27.9 | 44.2% | 28.6% | 75.3% | 8.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 11.3 |
| Aerial Powers | 32 | 2 | 19.2 | 39.4% | 36.8% | 83.5% | 2.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 10.4 |
| Courtney Paris | 34 | 32 | 24.3 | 54.8% | 0.0% | 55.6% | 8.0 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 7.7 |
| Erin Phillips | 32 | 12 | 14.6 | 43.8% | 38.3% | 90.6% | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 4.7 |
| Theresa Plaisance | 27 | 1 | 11.9 | 39.8% | 33.3% | 63.6% | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 4.0 |
| Jordan Hooper | 32 | 1 | 9.1 | 37.5% | 34.1% | 87.5% | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 3.7 |
| Tiffany Bias | 10 | 0 | 6.4 | 34.8% | 27.3% | 83.3% | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.9 |
| Ruth Hamblin | 20 | 0 | 6.5 | 25.0% | — | 71.4% | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.1 |
| Brianna Kiesel | 14 | 0 | 7.4 | 17.4% | 16.7% | 75.0% | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.9 |