2021_Washington_Mystics_season

2021 Washington Mystics season
2021 Washington Mystics season
Coach	Mike Thibault
Arena	Entertainment and Sports Arena
Attendance	2,183 per game
Results
Record	12–20 (.375)
Place	4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Team Leaders
Points	Tina Charles – 23.4 ppg
Rebounds	Tina Charles – 9.6 rpg
Assists	Natasha Cloud – 6.4 apg
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2021 Washington Mystics season

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The 2021 Washington Mystics season was the franchise's 24th season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The regular season tipped off versus the Chicago Sky on May 15, 2021.^[1]

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The Mystics struggled to start the season only winning two of their six games in the month of May. Their fortunes rebounded when they posted a .500 winning percentage through June and in their two games in July before the Olympic break. In closing out their pre-Olympic schedule they won in overtime versus the Chicago Sky to finish the first portion of the schedule with an 8–10 record. Coming back from the break, they faced a tough schedule and posted a 2–6 record, including losing the first four games back from the break. To close out the season, September contained two wins book marked by two losses on either side. Going into the last day of the season, the Mystics had a chance to secure a playoff spot, but lost to the Minnesota Lynx to miss the playoffs and finish with a 12–20 record. Tina Charles was a bright spot during the season, as she led the league in scoring.

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Date	Details
December 28, 2020	Exercised Team Option on G Kiara Leslie^[3]
January 4, 2021	Extended Qualifying Offers to G Stella Johnson, G Jacki Gemelos, and G Sug Sutton^[4]
January 8, 2021	Re-Signed G Stella Johnson, G Jacki Gemelos, and G Sug Sutton^[5]
February 1, 2021	Signed F Alysha Clark^[6]
February 2, 2021	Re-Signed F LaToya Sanders^[7]
February 5, 2021	Re-Signed C Tina Charles^[8]
February 5, 2021	Acquired F Erica McCall from the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for the Mystic's third round pick in the 2022 WNBA draft.^[9]
February 26, 2021	Signed G Ariel Atkins to a Contract Extension^[10]
March 8, 2021	F LaToya Sanders retires.^[11]
March 8, 2021	Signed F Theresa Plaisance^[12]
March 10, 2021	Re-Signed G Natasha Cloud^[13]
March 16, 2021	Signed F Aislinn Konig to a Training Camp Contract^[14]
March 19, 2021	G Jacki Gemelos retires^[15]
March 31, 2021	Signed G Shavonte Zellous^[16]
April 16, 2021	Signed F G'mrice Davis to a Training Camp Contract^[17]
April 18, 2021	Signed F Tyra Whitehead, F Blanca Millán, and G Pre Stanley to Training Camp Contracts^[18]
April 20, 2021	Full Season Suspend F Alysha Clark due to Overseas Injury^[19]
April 30, 2021	Signed G Klara Lundquist to a Training Camp Contract^[20]
May 2, 2021	Waived F Tyra Whitehead^[21]
May 5, 2021	Full Season Suspend G Klara Lundquist^[22]
May 5, 2021	Waived F Blanca Millan
May 10, 2021	Waived G Pre Stanley and G Aislinn Konig^[23]
May 11, 2021	Waived F G'mrice Davis^[24]
May 12, 2021	Temporarily Suspend F Myisha Hines-Allen due to Overseas Commitment^[25]
May 13, 2021	Waived G Sug Sutton^[26]
May 13, 2021	Traded a 2022 2nd Round Pick to Los Angeles in exchange for G Sydney Wiese^[27]
May 22, 2021	Activate F Myisha Hines-Allen from Temporary Suspension List^[28]
May 22, 2021	Waived F Jillian Alleyne
June 21, 2021	Signed F Megan Gustafson to a Hardship Contract^[29]
June 28, 2021	Waived F Megan Gustafson, G Stella Johnson, and G Kiara Leslie^[30]
July 1, 2021	Signed F Megan Gustafson and G Shatori Walker-Kimbrough to 7-Day Contracts^[31]
July 8, 2021	Signed F Megan Gustafson and G Shatori Walker-Kimbrough to a 2nd 7-Day Contracts^[32]
August 18, 2021	Signed G Shatori Walker-Kimbrough to a Rest-Of-Season Contract^[33]
August 18, 2021	Signed F Megan Gustafson to a 3rd 7-Day Contract
August 25, 2021	Signed F Megan Gustafson to a Rest-Of-Season Contract^[34]

#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Conf.	Home	Road	Cup
1	x – Connecticut Sun	26	6	.813	–	12–3	15–1	11–5	9–1
2	x – Las Vegas Aces	24	8	.750	2	11–4	13–3	11–5	6–4
3	x – Minnesota Lynx	22	10	.688	4	10–5	13–3	9–7	7–3
4	x – Seattle Storm	21	11	.656	5	9–6	11–5	10–6	8–2
5	x – Phoenix Mercury	19	13	.594	7	6–9	7–9	12–4	5–5
6	x – Chicago Sky	16	16	.500	10	10–5	6–10	10–6	6–4
7	x – Dallas Wings	14	18	.438	12	7–8	7–9	7–9	3–7
8	x – New York Liberty	12	20	.375	14	6–9	7–9	5–11	5–5
9	e – Washington Mystics	12	20	.375	14	7–8	8–8	4–12	4–6
10	e – Los Angeles Sparks	12	20	.375	14	2–13	8–8	4–12	1–9
11	e – Atlanta Dream	8	24	.250	18	6–9	4–12	4–12	4–6
12	e – Indiana Fever	6	26	.188	20	4–11	4–12	2–14	2–8

Legend
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

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Tina Charles	27	27	33.3	44.9	36.5	82.0	9.6	2.1	0.9	0.9	23.4
Ariel Atkins	30	30	30.6	40.7	35.9	83.1	2.8	2.6	1.6	0.5	16.2
Elena Delle Donne	3	3	13.7	48.1	60.0	100	4.3	0.7	0.0	0.3	13.7
Myisha Hines-Allen	18	17	25.7	41.4	31.7	73.2	7.0	2.5	1.3	0.6	12.9
Natasha Cloud	27	27	31.6	38.9	27.4	83.6	3.6	6.4	1.4	0.1	8.7
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough	16	13	21.6	51.3	32.0	85.7	1.4	1.0	0.8	0.3	7.4
Leilani Mitchell	31	12	23.4	36.0	35.7	82.6	2.0	2.5	0.5	0.1	6.4
Theresa Plaisance	31	11	18.0	35.1	30.2	81.5	4.4	1.4	0.8	0.7	6.4
Sydney Wiese	27	8	21.4	32.3	29.1	77.8	1.3	1.6	0.4	0.0	4.4
Shavonte Zellous	28	5	15.8	37.7	24.4	80.6	2.4	1.6	0.4	0.2	4.3
Erica McCall	23	6	15.5	50.0	0.0	62.5	4.3	0.6	0.3	0.4	4.1
Megan Gustafson	11	1	9.9	59.4	0.0	66.7	3.6	0.0	0.2	0.1	4.0

Recipient	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Tina Charles	Eastern Conference Player of the Week	June 14	^[36]
Tina Charles	Eastern Conference Player of the Month - June	July 1	^[37]
Ariel Atkins	WNBA All-Star Selection	June 30	^[38]
Tina Charles	WNBA All-Star Selection	June 30	^[38]
Tina Charles	Eastern Conference Player of the Week	September 13	^[39]
Tina Charles	Peak Performer: Points	September 20	^[40]
Ariel Atkins	WNBA All-Defensive Second Team	September 26, 2021	^[41]
Tina Charles	All-WNBA Second Team	October 15	^[42]

2021_Washington_Mystics_season

2021 Washington Mystics season

Transactions

WNBA draft

Trades and roster changes

Roster

Game log

Preseason

Regular season

Standings

Statistics

Regular Season

Awards and honors

References

External links

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