2008_Atlanta_Dream_season
The 2008 WNBA season was the first for the Atlanta Dream. The team name was unveiled on January 23, 2008, with the expansion draft held on February 6. The Atlanta Dream had seventeen straight losses. It was the longest losing streak to start a season in WNBA history.[1]
Quick Facts Atlanta Dream season, Coach ...
| 2008 Atlanta Dream season | |
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| Coach | Marynell Meadors |
| Arena | Philips Arena |
| Attendance | 8,316 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 4–30 (.118) |
| Place | 7th (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Team Leaders | |
| Points | Betty Lennox – 17.5 |
| Rebounds | Érika de Souza – 6.6 |
| Assists | Ivory Latta – 3.6 |
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Expansion draft
The list of players selected in the Expansion Draft includes:
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| Player | Nationality | Former WNBA Team |
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| Carla Thomas |  United States |
Chicago Sky |
| Érika de Souza |  Brazil |
Connecticut Sun |
| Katie Feenstra | United States |
Detroit Shock |
| Roneeka Hodges | United States |
Houston Comets |
| Ann Strother | United States |
Indiana Fever |
| LaToya Thomas | United States |
Los Angeles Sparks |
| Kristen Mann | United States |
Minnesota Lynx |
| Ann Wauters |  Belgium |
New York Liberty |
| Jennifer Lacy | United States |
Phoenix Mercury |
| Kristin Haynie | United States |
Sacramento Monarchs |
| Chantelle Anderson | United States |
San Antonio Silver Stars |
| Betty Lennox | United States |
Seattle Storm |
| Yelena Leuchanka |  Belarus |
Washington Mystics |
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Additionally, Atlanta immediately orchestrated three trades involving players in the expansion draft.[2]
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| Trade | |
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| To Atlanta Dream | To Detroit Shock |
| Ivory Latta | LaToya Thomas and the 18th pick in the 2008 WNBA draft |
| To Atlanta Dream | To Seattle Storm |
| Iziane Castro Marques and the 8th pick in the 2008 WNBA draft | Roneeka Hodges and the 4th pick in the 2008 WNBA draft |
| To Atlanta Dream | To Indiana Fever |
| 24th pick in the 2008 Draft | Agreeing not to select specific unprotected Fever players |
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WNBA draft
See also: 2008 WNBA draft
More information Round, Pick ...
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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| 1 | 8 | Tamera Young | United States |
James Madison |
| 2 | 24 | Morenike Atunrase | United States |
Texas A&M |
| 3 | 32 | Danielle Hood | United States |
Hartford |
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Trades and Roster Changes
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| Date | Transaction | |
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| February 6, 2008 | Traded LaToya Thomas and a Second Round Pick in the 2008 WNBA draft to the Detroit Shock in exchange for Ivory Latta | |
| Traded Roneeka Hodges and a First Round Pick in the 2008 WNBA draft to the Seattle Storm in exchange for Iziane Castro Marques and a First Round Pick in the 2008 WNBA draft | ||
| Agreed to not select any specific unprotected Indiana Fever players in exchange for the Fever's Second Round Pick in the 2008 WNBA draft[3] | ||
| February 25, 2008 | Signed Tasha Butts | |
| March 24, 2008 | Signed Jennifer Lacy and Brittany Jackson to Training Camp Contracts | |
| March 27, 2008 | Signed Stacey Lovelace | |
| April 9, 2008 | Traded Ann Wauters, the draft rights to Morenike Atunrase, and a Second Round Pick in the 2009 WNBA draft to the San Antonio Silver Stars in exchange for Camille Little, the draft rights to Chioma Nnamaka and a Second Round Pick in the 2009 WNBA draft[4] | |
| April 11, 2008 | Signed Jessica Dickson to a Training Camp Contract | |
| April 14, 2008 | Signed Danielle Hood, Chioma Nnamaka, Tamera Young, and Jessica Dickson to Rookie Scale Contracts | |
| April 18, 2008 | Signed Dalila Eshe to a Training Camp Contract | |
| April 22, 2008 | Signed Jill Ingram to a Training Camp Contract | |
| May 4, 2008 | Waived Brittany Jackson and Dalila Este | |
| May 5, 2008 | Waived Tasha Butts | |
| May 14, 2008 | Waived Jill Ingram, Jessica Dickson, and Danielle Hood | |
| May 15, 2008 | Signed Katie Feenstra, Kristin Haynie, and Kristen Mann to Contract Extensions | |
| May 16, 2008 | Waived Carla Thomas | |
| Temporarily Suspend Yelena Leuchanka due to Overseas Commitments | ||
| Mau 28, 2008 | Waived Chantelle Anderson | |
| June 22, 2008 | Traded Camille Little to the Seattle Storm in exchange for a Second Round Pick in the 2009 WNBA draft[5] | |
| June 23, 2008 | Signed Kasha Terry | |
| July 4, 2008 | Traded Kristen Mann to the Indiana Fever in exchange for Alison Bales[6] | |
| July 8, 2008 | Waived Stacey Lovelace | |
| August 15, 2008 | Signed Nikki Teasley[7] | |
| September 12, 2008 | Re-Signed Iziane Castro Marques | |
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Preseason
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Total: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
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Regular season
The Atlanta Dream lost their first game in franchise history, 67-100. Their opponent was the Connecticut Sun; the Sun delivered a 32-8 run that stretched into the second quarter to open a 17-point lead. The lead exploded to 34 points. At the conclusion of the game, the Dream were outrebounded 53-29. For the Dream, Stacey Lovelace had 11 points, five assists and four rebounds.
More information 2008 Regular Season Total: 4–30 (Home: 1–16; Road: 3–14), Game ...
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May: 0–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–2)
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June: 0–11 (Home: 0–6; Road: 0–5)
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July: 3–9 (Home: 1–5; Road: 2–4)
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August: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
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September: 1–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–2)
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More information Eastern Conference, W ...
| Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
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| Detroit Shock x | 22 | 12 | .647 | – | 14–3 | 8–9 | 16–4 |
| Connecticut Sun x | 21 | 13 | .618 | 1.0 | 13–4 | 8–9 | 13–7 |
| New York Liberty x | 19 | 15 | .559 | 3.0 | 11–6 | 8–9 | 11–9 |
| Indiana Fever x | 17 | 17 | .500 | 5.0 | 11–6 | 6–11 | 12–8 |
| Chicago Sky o | 12 | 22 | .353 | 10.0 | 8–9 | 4–13 | 10–10 |
| Washington Mystics o | 10 | 24 | .294 | 12.0 | 6–11 | 4–13 | 6–14 |
| Atlanta Dream o | 4 | 30 | .118 | 18.0 | 1–16 | 3–14 | 2–18 |
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More information Legend ...
| 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 | ||||
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Regular Season
More information Player, GP ...
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Betty Lennox | 34 | 33 | 29.7 | 41.5 | 35.8 | 85.5 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 17.5 |
| Ivory Latta | 34 | 31 | 28.2 | 36.2 | 34.4 | 80.2 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 11.4 |
| Erika de Souza | 12 | 8 | 23.1 | 58.5 | 0.0 | 61.5 | 6.6 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 9.3 |
| Iziane Castro Marques | 29 | 20 | 23.1 | 35.3 | 30.9 | 81.4 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 9.3 |
| Tamera Young | 33 | 15 | 22.6 | 33.3 | 32.5 | 69.1 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 7.3 |
| Katie Feenstra | 33 | 4 | 14.0 | 53.5 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 3.9 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 6.7 |
| Stacey Lovelace | 15 | 7 | 17.2 | 40.4 | 41.7 | 69.2 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 6.1 |
| Jennifer Lacy | 33 | 22 | 18.3 | 38.9 | 19.0 | 67.3 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 5.7 |
| Alison Bales | 17 | 9 | 22.3 | 40.5 | 33.3 | 67.7 | 6.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 4.8 |
| Camille Little | 13 | 2 | 17.0 | 42.0 | 40.0 | 59.3 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 4.8 |
| Kasha Terry | 20 | 8 | 13.8 | 47.4 | 0.0 | 60.6 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 4.6 |
| Kristen Mann | 13 | 8 | 17.2 | 40.9 | 50.0 | 100.0 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 3.5 |
| Kristin Haynie | 33 | 3 | 14.7 | 31.6 | 31.3 | 75.0 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.8 |
| Ann Strother | 21 | 0 | 7.6 | 35.3 | 36.8 | 66.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Chioma Nnamaka | 12 | 0 | 7.0 | 23.1 | 18.2 | 66.7 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
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- "Worst start to a WNBA season, team". guinnessworldrecords.com. Guinness World Records. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- "Atlanta Dream Expansion Draft". Archived from the original on August 20, 2009. Retrieved April 24, 2008.
- "Atlanta Dream Build Inaugural Roster With 13 Picks In 2008 Expansion Draft". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- "San Antonio Acquires Ann Wauters, Morenike Atunrase In Draft Day Trade With Atlanta". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- "Seattle Storm trades for Atlanta's Camille Little". oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- "Dream Acquire Center Alison Bales In Trade With Indiana Fever". oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- "Atlanta Dream Signs Free Agent Point Guard Nikki Teasley". tarheeltimes.com. Tar Heel Times. Retrieved July 6, 2022.