2024 Seattle Storm season
WNBA basketball season
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The 2024 season for the Seattle Storm, a professional American basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, was their 25th season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). It was their third full season with Noelle Quinn as head coach.[1] The Storm play their home games at Climate Pledge Arena in the Lower Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle; the 2024 season was their first at a new training facility, the Seattle Storm Center for Basketball Performance in Interbay.[2]
Head coachNoelle Quinn
ArenaClimate Pledge Arena
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Attendance11,184 per game
Record25–15 (.625)
| 2024 Seattle Storm season | |
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| Head coach | Noelle Quinn |
| Arena | Climate Pledge Arena Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Attendance | 11,184 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 25–15 (.625) |
| Place | 3rd (Western) |
| Playoff finish | 5th seed; Lost in First Round 0–2 to Las Vegas |
| Team Leaders | |
| Points | Jewell Loyd – 19.7 ppg |
| Rebounds | Ezi Magbegor – 8.0 rpg |
| Assists | Skylar Diggins-Smith – 6.4 apg |
The team's regular season schedule began on May 14 and included 40 games against the other eleven teams in WNBA. Four games were played against five teams from the Western Conference and two teams from the Eastern Conference; the Storm played three games each against the remaining four teams from the Eastern Conference.[3] Five regular season games in early June were played against teams in the same conference to determine qualification for the WNBA Commissioner's Cup, an in-season tournament first played in 2021.[4]
The Storm played 10 road games out of their first 15 games and returned to Seattle for nine consecutive games at home from June 23 to July 14.[3] The 2024 WNBA season included a month-long break for the Summer Olympic Games that began after the WNBA All-Star Game on July 20 in Phoenix, Arizona.[5][6]
The Storm finished 25–15 overall, which was fifth place during the regular season. Their 25 wins were the most since the 2018 season. As the fifth seed in the 2024 WNBA Playoffs, they faced off against the Las Vegas Aces in the First Round. The Storm were swept two games to zero, losing the first game 67–78 and the second 73–86 to end their season.
Transactions
WNBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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| 2 | 14 | Nika Mühl |  Croatia |
UConn |
| 3 | 26 | Mackenzie Holmes |  United States |
Indiana |
Transactions
| Date | Transaction |
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| January 16, 2024 | Extended a Qualifying Offer to Joyner Holmes[7] |
| January 29, 2024 | Signed Joyner Holmes to a Training Camp Contract[8] |
| January 31, 2024 | Acquired Los Angeles' 1st Round pick in the 2026 draft in exchange for Kia Nurse and the 4th overall pick in the 2024 draft.[9] |
| February 1, 2024 | Signed Skylar Diggins-Smith[10] |
| February 5, 2024 | Signed Nneka Ogwumike[11] |
| February 23, 2024 | Signed Alaina Coates, Kaela Davis, and Kiana Williams to a Training Camp Contracts[12] |
| March 25, 2024 | Signed Victoria Vivians[13] |
| April 22, 2024 | Signed Nika Mühl and Quay Miller to Rookie Contracts[7] |
| May 8, 2024 | Waived Alaina Coates, Kaela Davis, and Quay Miller[14] |
| May 11, 2024 | Traded Jade Melbourne to the Washington Mystics for a 2025 third round draft pick |
| May 13, 2024 | Waived Joyner Holmes[15] |
| May 31, 2024 | Waived Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu[16] |
| June 3, 2024 | Signed Joyner Holmes[17] |
| July 2, 2024 | Waived Kiana Williams[18] |
| July 5, 2024 | Signed Kiana Williams to a 7-day contract[19] |
| July 12, 2024 | Released Kiana Williams (contract ended) |
| July 14, 2024 | Signed Kiana Williams to a 7-day contract[20] |
| August 19, 2024 | Released Kiana Williams (contract ended) |
| August 19, 2024 | Signed Gabby Williams[21] |
Roster changes
Additions
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Subtractions
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Roster
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Depth
Schedule
The Storm started the season slowly, losing back-to-back games against Minnesota with the second coming in Minnesota in double overtime. They lost to New York as well, but won the remainder of their games in May. They recorded two wins over Washington and Indiana during that run to finish May 5–3. The Storm extended their winning streak to six games by defeating Phoenix and Las Vegas to begin July. Their third loss of the season to Minnesota broke the streak. They won two games before losing to Phoenix and Las Vegas. The Storm finished July by winning three straight games to finish July 7–3. They defeated Dallas to begin July before losing to Chicago. They would defeat Chicago two days later and win three out of their remaining four games before the Olympic break. The loss came to Las Vegas and the Storm finished July 5–2. They headed into the Olympic break 17–8. The Storm experienced a bit of a hangover coming out of the Olympic break as they lost their first two games. They split a double header with Washington and defeated Atlanta before losing to New York to end August. They ended August 2–4. However, their overall record of 19–12 saw them clinch a playoff berth on August 30. The Storm opened September with two games in Connecticut, which they split. They would lose for a third time this season to New York before winning five of their last six games. Two of the five wins came against Phoenix and another two came against Los Angeles. The Storm finished 25–15, and in fifth place overall.
Pre-season
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May: 1–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–0)
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Regular season
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May: 5–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 3–2)
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June
: 7–3 (Home: 5–0; Road: 2–3)
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July
: 5–2 (Home: 4–2; Road: 1–0)
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August
: 2–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–2)
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September
: 6–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 4–2)
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Playoffs
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First round vs. Las Vegas Aces Lost Series: 0–2
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Standings
| # | 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
Playoffs
| First round Best-of-3 | Semifinals Best-of-5 | Finals Best-of-5 | ||||||||||||
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| 8 | Atlanta Dream | 0 | ||||||||||||
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| 4 | Las Vegas Aces | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Las Vegas Aces | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Seattle Storm | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | New York Liberty | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Minnesota Lynx | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Minnesota Lynx | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Phoenix Mercury | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Minnesota Lynx | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Connecticut Sun | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Connecticut Sun | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Indiana Fever | 0 | ||||||||||||
- Bold – Series winner
- Italic – 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 | TO | PF | PPG |
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| Jewell Loyd | 37 | 37 | 33.7 | .360 | .274 | .881 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 19.7 |
| Nneka Ogwumike | 37 | 37 | 31.8 | .511 | .405 | .876 | 7.6 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 16.7 |
| Skylar Diggins-Smith | 40 | 40 | 31.6 | .427 | .291 | .867 | 2.6 | 6.4 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 15.1 |
| Ezi Magbegor | 37 | 37 | 30.7 | .512 | .245 | .874 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 11.7 |
| Gabby Williams ≠ | 12 | 11 | 29.0 | .481 | .323 | .737 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 10.3 |
| Jordan Horston | 39 | 14 | 22.3 | .493 | .250 | .721 | 4.3 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 6.8 |
| Sami Whitcomb | 40 | 3 | 15.3 | .346 | .292 | .818 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 5.0 |
| Mercedes Russell | 37 | 6 | 15.7 | .517 | — | .636 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 3.9 |
| Victoria Vivians | 35 | 15 | 12.8 | .333 | .319 | .667 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 3.1 |
| Joyner Holmes ≠ | 27 | 0 | 8.6 | .423 | .194 | .636 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2.9 |
| Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu ‡ | 7 | 0 | 5.1 | .667 | — | .333 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| Kiana Williams ‡ ≠ ‡ | 13 | 0 | 3.5 | .250 | .333 | — | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| Nika Mühl | 16 | 0 | 3.6 | .071 | .000 | — | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
Playoffs
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PF | PPG |
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| Gabby Williams | 2 | 2 | 37.0 | .452 | .333 | 1.000 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 17.0 |
| Nneka Ogwumike | 2 | 2 | 37.0 | .324 | .222 | 1.000 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 14.5 |
| Skylar Diggins-Smith | 2 | 2 | 36.0 | .313 | .300 | 1.000 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 14.5 |
| Ezi Magbegor | 1 | 1 | 28.0 | .600 | .667 | .000 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 14.0 |
| Jewell Loyd | 2 | 2 | 29.5 | .263 | .333 | .750 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 7.5 |
| Jordan Horston | 2 | 0 | 17.5 | .571 | .000 | 1.000 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| Mercedes Russell | 2 | 1 | 23.0 | .500 | — | 1.000 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 5.0 |
| Victoria Vivians | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | .000 | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Joyner Holmes | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Sami Whitcomb | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | .000 | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Awards and honors
| Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
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| Skylar Diggins-Smith | AP Comeback Player of the Year | September 22, 2024 | [22] |
| Jewell Loyd | WNBA All-Star | July 2, 2024 | [23] |
| Ezi Magbegor | WNBA All-Defensive First Team | September 29, 2024 | [24] |
| Nneka Ogwumike | WNBA All-Star | July 2, 2024 | [23] |
| AP All-WNBA Second Team | September 22, 2024 | [22] | |
| WNBA All-Defensive Second Team | September 29, 2024 | [24] | |
| All-WNBA Second Team | October 16, 2024 | [25] |