2021 Seattle Storm season | |
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Coach | Noelle Quinn (since May 30) Dan Hughes (before May 30) |
Arena | Angel of the Winds Arena |
Attendance | 2,607 per game |
Results | |
Record | 21–11 (.656) |
Place | 3rd (Western) |
Playoff finish | 4th seed; Lost in Second Round to Phoenix Mercury |
Team Leaders | |
Points | Breanna Stewart – 20.3 ppg |
Rebounds | Breanna Stewart – 9.5 rpg |
Assists | Sue Bird – 5.3 apg |
The 2021 Seattle Storm season is the franchise's 22nd season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Due to ongoing renovations at the Climate Pledge Arena, the Storm played their home games at the Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett, Washington. [1]
On May 30, 2021, head coach Dan Hughes announced his retirement; the Storm named associate head coach Noelle Quinn as his permanent replacement. [2]
The Storm started the season with a finals rematch against the Las Vegas Aces. They split the series at home, 1–1. The rest of the opening month went smoother for the team, as that would be their only loss in May. Two of their wins game in overtime as well. The strong start continued into June, with the team winning their first two games of the month to extend their winning streak to six games. That streak was snapped on June 6, with a one point loss to Dallas. A five game winning streak followed the loss, but it was broken by the Storm losing their last two games of June to finish the month 7–3. The team won four of their five games in July, with their only loss coming away against Phoenix. They took a 16–5 record into the Olympic break.
The first game back from the Olympic break was the inaugural Commissioner's Cup Final, which the Storm won. The game was a dominating 79-57 victory over the Connecticut Sun. Breanna Stewart was named MVP of the game. However, she would not play in their next two games, which the Storm would both lose. The team turned their streak around with two wins, but they were followed by two losses, to give the Storm a 2–5 record in August. September proved to be a better month as the team won three of their four games to finish the season with a 21–11 record.
Their record earned them the fourth seed in the 2021 WNBA Playoffs, which gave them a bye into the Second Round. The Storm hosted the Phoenix Mercury and lost 80–85 in overtime; Stewart did not play in the game.
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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1 | 11 | Aaliyah Wilson | United States | Texas A&M |
2 | 18 | Kiana Williams | United States | Stanford |
2 | 23 | N'dea Jones | United States | Texas A&M |
3 | 35 | Natalie Kucowski | United States | Lafayette |
Date | Details |
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February 1, 2021 | Re-Signed G Epiphanny Prince [3] |
February 8, 2021 | F Crystal Langhorne retired [4] |
Signed F Candice Dupree [5] | |
February 10, 2021 | Acquired the No. 1 pick in the 2021 WNBA draft and two picks in the 2022 WNBA draft from the New York Liberty in exchange for F Natasha Howard via sign-and-trade [6] |
Acquired F Mikiah Herbert Harrigan from the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for a first-round pick in the 2022 WNBA draft [6] | |
Acquired F Katie Lou Samuelson and a second-round pick in the 2022 WNBA draft from the Dallas Wings in exchange for the No. 1 pick in the 2021 WNBA draft [6] | |
Acquired the rights to F Stephanie Talbot from the New York Liberty in exchange for G Sami Whitcomb via sign-and-trade [6] | |
February 11, 2021 | Signed F Stephanie Talbot [7] [8] |
March 1, 2021 | Re-Signed G Sue Bird [9] |
March 15, 2021 | F Morgan Tuck retired [10] |
April 15, 2021 | Acquired G Kennedy Burke from the Indiana Fever in exchange for the rights to F Aaliyah Wilson [11] |
April 17, 2021 | Signed G Kiana Williams [8] [12] |
May 28, 2021 | Set F Mikiah Herbert Harrigan as inactive [13] [12] |
June 28, 2021 | Waived G Kiana Williams [14] |
July 1, 2021 | Signed F Cierra Burdick to 7-day contract [15] |
July 2, 2021 | Waived F Candice Dupree [16] |
July 5, 2021 | Signed F N'dea Jones to 7-day contract [17] |
July 23, 2021 | Signed G Kiana Williams to 7-Day Contract [18] |
August 18, 2021 | Signed F Cierra Burdick to a Rest-Of-Season Contract [19] |
August 23, 2021 | Signed F Karlie Samuelson to a Rest-Of-Season Contract [20] |
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May: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
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2021 pre-season schedule |
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2021 playoff schedule |
# | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Conf. | Home | Road | Cup |
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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 |
Notes
First round Sept. 23 | Second round Sept. 26 | Semifinals Sept. 28 – Oct. 8 | WNBA Finals Oct. 10 – Oct. 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Las Vegas Aces | 96 | 91 | 60 | 93 | 84 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Seattle Storm | 80 | 5 | Phoenix Mercury | 90 | 117 | 87 | 76 | 87 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Phoenix Mercury | 83 | 5 | Phoenix Mercury | 85OT | 5 | Phoenix Mercury | 77 | 91OT | 50 | 74 | – | ||||||||||||||
8 | New York Liberty | 82 | 6 | Chicago Sky | 91 | 86 | 86 | 80 | – | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Connecticut Sun | 95 | 79 | 83 | 69 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Minnesota Lynx | 76 | 6 | Chicago Sky | 1012OT | 68 | 86 | 79 | – | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Chicago Sky | 81 | 6 | Chicago Sky | 89 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Dallas Wings | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: Teams re-seeded after each round.
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 |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Breanna Stewart | 28 | 28 | 33.4 | 43.9 | 33.3 | 84.7 | 9.5 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 20.3 |
Jewell Loyd | 31 | 31 | 31.0 | 42.0 | 37.6 | 88.9 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 17.9 |
Sue Bird | 30 | 30 | 27.7 | 43.1 | 41.9 | 83.3 | 2.6 | 5.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 10.0 |
Mercedes Russell | 30 | 28 | 24.7 | 61.7 | 0.0 | 76.6 | 6.1 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 7.3 |
Katie Lou Samuelson | 27 | 24 | 21.0 | 45.6 | 35.1 | 73.1 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 7.0 |
Ezi Magbegor | 30 | 3 | 15.2 | 50.9 | 55.6 | 84.6 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 6.7 |
Epiphanny Prince | 29 | 2 | 14.3 | 43.9 | 50.0 | 89.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 5.8 |
Jordin Canada | 29 | 3 | 18.7 | 38.9 | 21.4 | 84.1 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 5.8 |
Stephanie Talbot | 30 | 9 | 17.9 | 48.3 | 41.5 | 75.0 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 5.7 |
Karlie Samuelson | 3 | 0 | 10.7 | 30.0 | 12.5 | 100 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
Kennedy Burke | 23 | 0 | 7.7 | 44.6 | 33.3 | 62.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.9 |
Cierra Burdick | 7 | 0 | 5.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
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Breanna Stewart | Western Conference Player of the Week | May 24 | [21] |
Western Conference Player of the Month - May | June 2 | [22] | |
Jewell Loyd | Western Conference Player of the Week | June 7 | [23] |
Breanna Stewart | June 14 | [24] | |
June 21 | [25] | ||
Sue Bird | WNBA All-Star Selection | June 30 | [26] |
Jewell Loyd | |||
Breanna Stewart | |||
Breanna Stewart | WNBA All-Defensive Second Team | September 26 | [27] |
Jewell Loyd | All-WNBA First Team | October 15 | [28] |
Breanna Stewart |
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