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2023 Dallas Wings season

2023 Dallas Wings season

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The 2023 Dallas Wings season was the franchise's 26th season in the Women's National Basketball Association and the 8th season for the franchise in Dallas - after relocating from Tulsa and Detroit. This was the first season under head coach Latricia Trammell.

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On September 19, 2022, the Wings announced that they would not renew the contract of head coach Vickie Johnson, effectively firing her.[1] On November 7, 2022, the Wings announced that Trammell would be the new head coach for the organization.[2]

The season began well, with the Wings winning their first two games and finishing 3–1 in the opening month of May. However, their good run of form did not carry over into June as they lost their first two games, before winning their next two. The team then went on a three game losing streak, and only managed to win two of their final four games in the month after the losing streak. The Wings finished June 4–7 overall, and three of those four wins came against Phoenix. The Wings turned things around in July where they won six of their first seven games in the month, including being only the second team to defeat the Las Vegas Aces at the time. They would lose two of their last three games, but finish July with a 7–3 record. August became a mixed bag for the team as they won their first game but then went on a three game losing streak. They followed this with a three game winning streak before losing two of their last three games to finish the month 5–5. After starting September with a win over the Indiana Fever, Dallas secured a playoff spot. After securing this spot, they lost their next two games. However, they won their last two games of the season to finish September 3–2. The Wings finished with an overall regular season record of 22–18. Their 22 regular season wins were a franchise best in Dallas, and best since 2008, when the franchise was still located in Detroit.

With their 22–18 record, Dallas was the fourth seed in the 2023 WNBA Playoffs. They would face off against the Atlanta Dream in the first round, with the first two games of the series being held in Dallas. In a back-and-forth game one, Dallas had a big fourth quarter and won the game 94–82. Game two began close, but the Wings dominated the second and fourth quarters to win 101–74 to sweep the first round series 2 games to 0. In the second round, the Wings faced off against the first-seeded Las Vegas Aces. The first two games of the five game series were in Las Vegas. Game one started as a tight affair, with Dallas trailing by only four points at halftime, but the Aces dominated the third quarter and won the game 91–84. In game two the Wings trailed for most of the game but mounted a comeback that fell short, losing 84–91. The series then moved to Dallas for a must-win game three for the Wings. Dallas took a five-point lead into halftime, but couldn't hold on in the second half losing 61–64 to end their season.

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WNBA draft

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Transactions

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Roster Changes

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Roster

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Depth

Schedule

Preseason

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Regular Season

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Playoffs

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Standings

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Notes

(#) – League Standing
x – Clinched playoff berth
e – Eliminated from postseason contention
Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings

Playoffs

Round One:
Best-of-3
Semifinals:
Best-of-5
Finals:
Best-of-5
         
1 Las Vegas Aces 2
8 Chicago Sky 0
1 Las Vegas Aces 3
4 Dallas Wings 0
4 Dallas Wings 2
5 Atlanta Dream 0
1 Las Vegas Aces 3
2 New York Liberty 1
2 New York Liberty 2
7 Washington Mystics 0
2 New York Liberty 3
3 Connecticut Sun 1
3 Connecticut Sun 2
6 Minnesota Lynx 1

Bold Series winner

Statistics

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Acquired during the season

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Awards and honors


References

  1. "Dallas Wings Announce Coaching Change". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  2. Gonzales, Isabel. "Dallas Wings hire Los Angeles Sparks assistant Latricia Trammell as next head coach". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  3. Voepel, M.A. "Dallas Wings fire coach Vickie Johnson despite playoff berth". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  4. "Dallas Wings Tab Latricia Trammell As Head Coach". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  5. "Dallas Wings Name Brani Poole Assistant Coach". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  6. "Dallas Wings Announce Remainder of 2023 Coaching Staff". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  7. "Dallas Wings Acquire Natasha Howard and Crystal Dangerfield". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  8. "Atlanta Dream Land Allisha Gray". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  9. "Dallas Wings Sign Teaira McCowan To Multi-Year Deal". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  10. "Chicago Sky Acquires Marina Mabrey in Four-Team Trade". sky.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  11. "Dallas Wings Sign Kitija Laksa". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  12. "Dallas Wings Statement on Kitija Laksa". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  13. "Dallas Wings Announce Roster Transaction". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  14. "Dallas Wings Announce 2023 Roster". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  15. "Dallas Wings Sign Kalani Brown". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  16. "Dallas Wings Sign Odyssey Sims". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  17. "Crystal Dangerfield Cleared to Return to Action". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  18. "Dallas Wings Sign Odyssey Sims". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  19. "Dallas Wings Sign Kalani Brown". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  20. "Dallas Wings Sign Ashley Joens". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  21. "Arike Ogunbowale Wins Kia Western Conference Player of the Month". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  22. "Dallas Wings' Satou Sabally Named 2023 KIA WNBA Most Improved Player" (Press release). WNBA. September 21, 2023. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  23. "Natasha Howard Wins Western Conference Player of the Week". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. July 13, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

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