2024 Washington Mystics season | |
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Coach | Eric Thibault |
Arena | Entertainment and Sports Arena |
Attendance | 6,542 per game |
Results | |
Record | 14–26 (.350) |
Place | 5th (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Team Leaders | |
Points | Ariel Atkins – 14.9 ppg |
Rebounds | Shakira Austin – 6.8 rpg |
Assists | Julie Vanloo – 4.3 apg |
The 2024 Washington Mystics season was the franchise's 27th season in the Women's National Basketball Association, and their second season under head coach Eric Thibault.
The season tipped off on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at home against the New York Liberty. [1] The Mystics lost the game by five-points, and the opening month of May did not improve much after that. The Mystics went on to lose all eight games they played in May, with the closest being a three-point loss to the Phoenix Mercury on May 23. The Mystics' losing streak continued through twelve games and they won their first game of the season on June 11, versus the Atlanta Dream. Including that win, the Mystics won four out of their next five games, with the only loss coming against Indiana. They lost their last two games of the month, including an overtime contest against Connecticut. They finished the month 4–7. Their fortunes did not improve in July, as they finished 2–4 before the league went into its Olympic break. The Mystics lost the first three games out of the break, but then won the next three, including a two point win at Seattle and a four-point road win over Chicago. They could not win their final game of the month and finished with a 3–4 record in August. The Mystics were a greatly improved team in September, as they won four out of their first five games of the month to draw within reaching distance of the eighth playoff seed. However, they lost the next game to fellow 8th seed contenders Atlanta, and then lost two days later to New York, a loss which allowed New York to clinch the first overall seed. The Mystics finished their season with a one-point win over Indiana. The Mystics finished ninth overall with a record of 14–26.
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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1 | 6 | Aaliyah Edwards | Canada | UConn |
2 | 21 | Kaylynne Truong | United States | Gonzaga |
3 | 30 | Nastja Claessens | Belgium | Castors Braine (Belgium) |
Date | Transaction | |
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January 11, 2024 | Extended a Qualifying Offer to Li Meng [2] | |
January 13, 2024 | Cored Elena Delle Donne [2] | |
February 1, 2024 | Signed Karlie Samuelson [3] | |
Signed Elissa Cunane to a Training Camp Contract [4] | ||
Signed Emily Engstler to a Training Camp Contract [5] | ||
Signed DiDi Richards to a Training Camp Contract [6] | ||
Signed Julie Vanloo to a Training Camp Contract [7] | ||
March 12, 2024 | Signed Stefanie Dolson [8] [9] | |
April 17, 2024 | Signed Kaylynne Truong, Honesty Scott-Grayson, and Jakia Brown-Turner to Rookie Contracts [2] | |
April 18, 2024 | Signed Aaliyah Edwards to a Rookie Contract [2] | |
April 24, 2024 | Exercised Team Option on Shakira Austin [10] | |
May 7, 2024 | Acquired Bernadett Határ from the Connecticut Sun and the Sun's second round 2025 draft pick in exchange for Queen Egbo [11] | |
May 9, 2024 | Waived Honesty Scott-Grayson [12] | |
May 11, 2024 | Acquired Jade Melbourne from Seattle Storm in exchange for third round 2025 draft pick | |
May 12, 2024 | Waived Jakia Brown-Turner, Elissa Cunane, and Kaylynne Truong | |
June 28, 2024 | Signed Jakia Brown-Turner to a hardship contract [13] | |
July 2, 2024 | Released Jakia Brown-Turner from hardship contract [14] | |
July 4, 2024 | Signed Jakia Brown-Turner to a 7-day hardship contract [15] | |
July 12, 2024 | Signed Jakia Brown-Turner to a second 7-day contract | |
August 13, 2024 | Released Jakia Brown-Turner from second 7-day contract [16] | |
August 20, 2024 | Acquired Olivia Époupa, Sika Koné, and a 2026 second round pick from the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Myisha Hines-Allen [17] | |
Waived Olivia Époupa and DiDi Richards [18] | ||
Acquired Sug Sutton and 2025 3rd Round Pick from the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for the rights to Klara Lundquist [19] |
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May: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
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May: 0–8 (Home: 0–3; Road: 0–5)
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June : 4–7 (Home: 3–4; Road: 1–3)
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July : 2–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 2–2)
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September : 5–3 (Home: 1–3; Road: 4–0)
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2024 season schedule |
# | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Conf. | Home | Road | Cup |
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1 | yx – New York Liberty | 32 | 8 | .800 | — | 16–4 | 16–4 | 16–4 | 5–0 |
2 | cx – Minnesota Lynx | 30 | 10 | .750 | 2 | 14–6 | 16–4 | 14–6 | 4–1 |
3 | x – Connecticut Sun | 28 | 12 | .700 | 4 | 14–6 | 14–6 | 14–6 | 4–1 |
4 | x – Las Vegas Aces | 27 | 13 | .675 | 5 | 12–8 | 13–7 | 14–6 | 2–3 |
5 | x – Seattle Storm | 25 | 15 | .625 | 7 | 13–7 | 14–6 | 11–9 | 4–1 |
6 | x – Indiana Fever | 20 | 20 | .500 | 12 | 11–9 | 12–8 | 8–12 | 3–2 |
7 | x – Phoenix Mercury | 19 | 21 | .475 | 13 | 10–10 | 10–10 | 9–11 | 3–2 |
8 | x – Atlanta Dream | 15 | 25 | .375 | 17 | 7–13 | 8–12 | 7–13 | 1–4 |
9 | e – Washington Mystics | 14 | 26 | .350 | 18 | 7–13 | 5–15 | 9–11 | 1–4 |
10 | e – Chicago Sky | 13 | 27 | .325 | 19 | 5–15 | 6–14 | 7–13 | 1–4 |
11 | e – Dallas Wings | 9 | 31 | .225 | 23 | 6–14 | 7–13 | 2–18 | 0–5 |
12 | e – Los Angeles Sparks | 8 | 32 | .200 | 24 | 5–15 | 5–15 | 3–17 | 2–3 |
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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 | TO | PF | PPG |
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Ariel Atkins | 40 | 40 | 29.9 | .437 | .357 | .848 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 14.9 |
Brittney Sykes | 18 | 18 | 23.4 | .405 | .271 | .750 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 12.2 |
Shakira Austin | 12 | 11 | 19.9 | .430 | .250 | .667 | 6.8 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 11.8 |
Stefanie Dolson | 39 | 39 | 25.9 | .475 | .465 | .786 | 4.9 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 9.5 |
Sika Koné ≠ | 10 | 0 | 16.0 | .433 | .571 | .889 | 4.3 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 8.6 |
Karlie Samuelson | 29 | 19 | 24.5 | .409 | .398 | .923 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 8.4 |
Myisha Hines-Allen † | 27 | 10 | 19.1 | .489 | .359 | .829 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 8.0 |
Aaliyah Edwards | 34 | 17 | 21.8 | .490 | .000 | .507 | 5.6 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 7.6 |
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough | 40 | 2 | 22.1 | .415 | .330 | .806 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 7.5 |
Julie Vanloo | 40 | 34 | 23.2 | .346 | .324 | .667 | 1.6 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 7.4 |
Emily Engstler | 32 | 3 | 14.5 | .490 | .474 | .818 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 6.2 |
Jade Melbourne | 37 | 0 | 14.1 | .434 | .357 | .714 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 5.4 |
DiDi Richards ‡ | 19 | 7 | 10.4 | .408 | .000 | .429 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2.4 |
Jakia Brown-Turner ≠‡ | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | .000 | — | 1.000 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Sug Sutton ≠ | 7 | 0 | 7.3 | .286 | .000 | — | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
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