2023 Dallas Wings season

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2023 Dallas Wings season
Head Coach Latricia Trammell
Arena College Park Center
Attendance 4,641 per game
Results
Record 22–18
(.550)
Place 2nd (Western)
Playoff Finish 4th seed, Lost in the Semifinals 0–3 to Las Vegas
Team Leaders
Points Arike Ogunbowale – 21.2 ppg
Rebounds Teaira McCowan – 9.1 rpg
Assists Arike Ogunbowale – 4.5 apg
Dallas Wings seasons
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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.

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.

Transactions

WNBA draft

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See also: 2023 WNBA draft
Round Pick Player School/Team/Country Nationality
1 3 Maddy Siegrist  United States Villanova
1 5 Lou Lopez Sénéchal  Mexico/ France UConn
1 11 Abby Meyers  United States Maryland
2 19 Ashley Joens  United States Iowa State
3 31 Paige Robinson  United States Illinois State

Transactions

Date Transaction
September 19, 2022 Fired Head Coach Vickie Johnson[3]
November 7, 2022 Hired Latricia Trammell as Head Coach[4]
November 17, 2022 Hired Brandi Poole as Assistant Coach[5]
January 9, 2023 Hired April Schilling and Courtney Paris as Assistant Coaches[6]
January 11, 2023 Extended Qualifying Offers to Marina Mabrey and Teaira McCowan[7]
January 16, 2023 Traded Kayla Thornton to the New York Liberty in exchange for Natasha Howard and Crystal Dangerfield, as part of a 3-Team Trade. The Wings also traded Tyasha Harris to the Connecticut Sun.[8]
January 21, 2023 Traded Allisha Gray to the Atlanta Dream in exchange for the #3 Overall Pick in the 2023 WNBA draft and a First-Round Pick in 2025[9]
February 1, 2023 Signed Teaira McCowan to a 3-Year Deal[10]
Full Season Contract Suspension of Bella Alarie
February 2, 2023 Signed Crystal Dangerfield to a 2-Year Deal[11]
Signed Kalani Brown to a Training Camp Contract
February 11, 2023 Acquired Diamond DeShields, a 2023 First-Round Pick (from Chicago), a 2024 First-Round Pick (from Chicago), and the right to swap 2025 First-Round Picks (from Chicago) in a 4-Team Trade involving the Chicago Sky, New York Liberty, and Phoenix Mercury[12]
February 22, 2023 Exercised the 4th Year Option on Awak Kuier
February 28, 2023 Signed Kitija Laksa[13]
April 12, 2023 Signed Maddy Siegrist to a Rookie Scale Contract
April 13, 2023 Signed Lou Lopez Sénéchal and Abby Meyers to Rookie Scale Contracts
April 15, 2023 Signed Ashley Joens to a Rookie Scale Contract
May 10, 2023 Suspended the contract of Kitija Laksa for the full season due to Overseas Commitments[14]
May 15, 2023 Waived Abby Meyers[15]
May 16, 2023 Declined Team Option on Charli Collier
May 17, 2023 Waived Kalani Brown and Charli Collier[16]
May 30, 2023 Signed Kalani Brown to a Hardship Contract[17]
June 2, 2023 Temporarily suspended the contract of Teaira McCowan due to Overseas Commitments
June 6, 2023 Signed Odyssey Sims to a Hardship Contract[18][19]
June 15, 2023 Released Odyssey Sims from the Hardship Contract[20]
June 20, 2023 Activated Teaira McCowan from her temporary contract suspension due to Overseas Commitments
June 28, 2023 Signed Odyssey Sims[21]
Waived Jasmine Dickey and Ashley Joens[21]
Released Kalani Brown from her Hardship Contract[21]
June 29, 2023 Signed Kalani Brown to a Hardship Contract[22]
August 6, 2023 Signed Ashley Joens to a 7-Day Contract[23]

Roster Changes

Roster

2023 Dallas Wings roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From
C 21 United States Brown, Kalani 6' 7" (2.01m) 245 lb (111kg) 03-21-1997 Baylor 3
G 12 United States Burton, Veronica 5' 9" (1.75m) 155 lb (70kg) 07-12-2000 Northwestern 1
G 11 United States Dangerfield, Crystal 5' 5" (1.65m) 130 lb (59kg) 1998-05-11 Connecticut 3
G 88 United States DeShields, Diamond Injured 6' 1" (1.85m) 172 lb (78kg) 03-05-1995 Tennessee 5
F 6 United States Howard, Natasha 6' 2" (1.88m) 165 lb (75kg) 1991-09-02 Florida State 9
F/C 28 Finland Kuier, Awak 6' 4" (1.93m) 168 lb (76kg) 2001-08-19 Finland 2
G 8 Mexico Lopez Sénéchal, Lou Injured 6' 1" (1.85m) 155 lb (70kg) 05-12-1998 Connecticut R
C 7 United States McCowan, Teaira 6' 7" (2.01m) 239 lb (108kg) 1996-09-28 Mississippi State 4
G 24 United States Ogunbowale, Arike 5' 8" (1.73m) 165 lb (75kg) 1997-03-02 Notre Dame 4
F 0 Germany Sabally, Satou 6' 4" (1.93m) 175 lb (79kg) 1998-04-25 Oregon 3
F 20 United States Siegrist, Maddy 6' 2" (1.88m) 175 lb (79kg) 05-22-2000 Villanova R
G 1 United States Sims, Odyssey 5' 8" (1.73m) 155 lb (70kg) 07-13-1993 Baylor 10
Head coach
United States Latricia Trammell (East Central Oklahoma)
Assistant coaches
United States Brandi Poole (Sewanee)
United States April Schilling (Tennessee)
United States Courtney Paris (Oklahoma)
Athletic trainer
United States Branay Hicks (UT Tyler)


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Depth

Pos. Starter Bench
PG Crystal Dangerfield Veronica Burton
Odyssey Sims
SG Arike Ogunbowale Lou Lopez SénéchalCruz Roja.svg
SF Satou Sabally Diamond DeShieldsCruz Roja.svg
PF Natasha Howard Awak Kuier
Maddy Siegrist
C Teaira McCowan Kalani Brown

Schedule

Preseason

2023 pre-season game log
2023 pre-season schedule

Regular Season

2023 game log
2023 season schedule

Playoffs

2023 playoff game log
First Round vs. Atlanta
Won Series: 2–0
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 September 15 Atlanta W 94–82 Satou Sabally (32) Teaira McCowan (14) Arike Ogunbowale (7) College Park Center
5,053		 1–0
2 September 19 Atlanta W 101–74 Arike Ogunbowale (24) Teaira McCowan (16) Arike Ogunbowale (7) College Park Center
4,798		 2–0
Second Round vs. Las Vegas
Lost Series: 0–3
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 September 24 @ Las Vegas L 83–97 Satou Sabally (16) Teaira McCowan (8) Satou Sabally (7) Michelob Ultra Arena
9,784		 0–1
2 September 26 @ Las Vegas L 84–91 Arike Ogunbowale (24) Howard
McCowan (10)		 Odyssey Sims (5) Michelob Ultra Arena
9,286		 0–2
3 September 29 Las Vegas L 61–64 Arike Ogunbowale (18) Teaira McCowan (15) Veronica Burton (6) College Park Center
6,251		 0–3
2023 playoff schedule

Standings

# Team
[ ]
 W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1 x – Las Vegas Aces 34 6 .850 – 18–2 19–1 15–5 9–1
2 x – New York Liberty 32 8 .800 2 16–4 15–5 17–3 7–3
3 x – Connecticut Sun 27 13 .675 7 14–6 13–7 14–6 7–3
4 x – Dallas Wings 22 18 .550 12 11–9 11–9 11–9 6–4
5 x – Atlanta Dream 19 21 .475 15 11–9 11–9 8–12 6–4
6 x – Minnesota Lynx 19 21 .475 15 12–8 9–11 10–10 5–5
7 x – Washington Mystics 19 21 .475 15 9–11 12–8 7–13 5–5
8 x – Chicago Sky 18 22 .450 16 5–15 7–13 11–9 3–7
9 e – Los Angeles Sparks 17 23 .425 17 9–11 10–10 7–13 5–5
10 e – Indiana Fever 13 27 .325 21 5–15 6–14 7–13 2–8
11 e – Seattle Storm 11 29 .275 23 8–12 4–16 7–13 4–6
12 e – Phoenix Mercury 9 31 .225 25 2–18 8–12 1–19 1–9

Notes

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

Playoffs

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See also: 2023 WNBA 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

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

Regular Season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Arike Ogunbowale 40 40 37.2 .398 .343 .876 3.4 4.5 1.7 0.1 21.2
Satou Sabally 38 38 33.1 .435 .361 .874 8.1 4.4 1.8 0.4 18.6
Natasha Howard 39 39 33.1 .458 .299 .815 8.0 2.6 1.3 1.2 16.5
Teaira McCowan 30 29 26.1 .551 .000 .586 9.1 1.5 0.5 1.2 11.9
Crystal Dangerfield 35 32 27.8 .425 .290 .815 2.9 3.1 0.9 0.2 8.2
Kalani Brown≠ 32 5 16.4 .629 .000 .802 4.5 1.0 0.2 0.7 7.8
Maddy Siegrist 39 0 8.2 .509 .333 .931 1.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 3.7
Awak Kuier 37 4 10.8 .396 .087 .778 2.5 0.5 0.2 0.6 2.6
Veronica Burton 40 13 13.9 .294 .271 .912 1.8 2.2 0.7 0.3 2.4
Jasmine Dickey‡ 14 0 6.2 .382 .000 .500 0.8 0.1 0.3 0.1 2.1
Odyssey Sims≠ 28 0 12.0 .304 .133 .550 1.3 2.2 0.4 0.0 2.0
Ashley Joens‡ 9 0 1.6 .250 .000 .250 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.3


‡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 PPG
Arike Ogunbowale 5 5 37.8 .388 .351 .643 4.8 5.2 1.6 0.0 19.6
Satou Sabally 5 5 33.6 .359 .391 .778 5.2 4.2 1.4 1.2 15.8
Natasha Howard 5 5 34.2 .364 .350 .833 8.4 2.2 1.6 1.4 12.0
Teaira McCowan 5 5 30.4 .622 0.0 .522 12.6 1.6 0.8 1.4 11.6
Odyssey Sims 5 2 18.6 .406 .333 .600 1.0 2.4 0.8 0.0 6.4
Kalani Brown 5 0 8.6 .583 0.0 .400 2.2 0.4 0.6 0.2 6.0
Crystal Dangerfield 5 3 11.6 .533 .333 1.00 1.4 1.0 0.2 0.0 4.6
Awak Kuier 5 0 10.4 .643 .286 .000 1.4 0.2 0.6 0.8 4.0
Maddy Siegrist 4 0 4.8 .667 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 3.5
Veronica Burton 5 0 11.0 .154 .111 .800 1.2 2.2 1.6 0.0 1.8

Awards and honors

Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Arike Ogunbowale Western Conference Player of the Week May 30 [24]
Player of the Month - May June 2 [25]
WNBA All-Star Starter June 25 [26]
Satou Sabally Western Conference Player of the Week June 13 [27]
WNBA All-Star Starter June 25 [26]
Most Improved Player September 21 [28]
All-WNBA First Team October 15 [29]
Natasha Howard Western Conference Player of the Week July 13 [30]

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