Damiris Dantas

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Damiris Dantas
Damiris Dantas (cropped).jpg
Dantas with the Lynx in 2019
No. 12–Indiana Fever
Position Center
League WNBA
Personal information
Born (1992-11-17) November 17, 1992 (age 31)
Ferraz de Vasconcelos, Brazil
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight214 lb (97 kg)
Career information
WNBA draft 2012: 1st round, 12th overall pick
Selected by the Minnesota Lynx
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2010–2011COC/Jundiaí
2011–2012 Real Celta Vigo
2012Ourinhos
2013Maranhao
2013–presentAmericana
2014–2015 Minnesota Lynx
2015;
2017 		Atlanta Dream
2019–2023 Minnesota Lynx
2024—present Indiana Fever
Stats at WNBA.com
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Lima Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Guadalajara Team
FIBA AmeriCup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Neiva
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 León
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Xalapa
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 San Juan
South American Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Mendoza
World Championship U-19
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Chile

Damiris Dantas do Amaral (born November 17, 1992) is a Brazilian basketball player for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). [1]

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Together with the junior Brazilian team, she won the bronze medal at the Under-19 World Championship in 2011, Chile, and was named Most Valuable Player at that tournament. [2] That same year, Dantas was also champion of the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship for Women with the senior national team, [3] and won a bronze medal at the 2011 Pan American Games. [4]

Dantas began to play basketball at Janeth Arcain's basketball institute at the age of 13. Within four years, she had become a professional. [5]

Dantas played for Ourinhos in 2012, Maranhão in 2013, and has been in Americana since 2013. [6]

WNBA

Minnesota Lynx (2014–2015)

Dantas was drafted by the Minnesota Lynx in the First Round of the 2012 WNBA draft - 12th Overall. Dantas was not expected to play in the WNBA until after the 2012 Olympic Games. [7]

She was signed by the Lynx on April 2, 2014. [8] Dantas made her WNBA debut on May 16, 2014, gathering 12 rebounds in a win against Washington. [9] Dantas became the second rookie in league history to debut with 10 rebounds and 5 assists. With Rebekkah Brunson being sidelined with tendinitis, Dantas became the starter, and soon led the WNBA rookies in rebounds. [10] On August 9, 2015, she made 18 points. [11]

Atlanta Dream (2015 and 2017)

On July 27, 2015, Dantas was traded to the Atlanta Dream as part of the three-team deal. [12] She was suspended for the 2016 WNBA season after she failed to report to training camp, instead using the time to train with the Brazilian National team for the 2016 Summer Olympics that the country would host in Rio de Janeiro. [13] Atlanta retained Dantas's rights and they expected her to play with the team during the 2017 season.

Minnesota Lynx (2019-2023)

On February 8, 2019, Dantas signed with the Minnesota Lynx as a free agent. [14] Dantas missed several games in 2019 due to a calf injury. [15] In 2019, Dantas started all 26 games she played in and recorded career-highs in minutes, points, and assists per game. She continued to expand her game and make herself valuable for the Lynx as she improved her outside shooting to open up the inside play for Sylvia Fowles. [16]

Indiana Fever (2024-Present)

On February 1, 2024 Dantas signed a multi-year contract with the Indiana Fever. [17] Dantas had to miss the opening week of training camp due to an issue with her visa and a family emergency. She returned to Indianapolis for the second week of camp, but a knee injury prevented her from playing. The Fever has suspended her contract while she recovers from the injury. The suspension allows the fever to keep Dantas on the roster, while still being able to maintain a full roster of healthy players. [18]

Dantas showed up in 2020 for the Lynx as they played in the WNBA Bubble. Over the 22-game campaign, Dantas shot 44.3% from three-point on just over four attempts beyond the arc per game, cementing her spot as one of the WNBA's elite-shooting bigs. She finished the season with averages of 12.9 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game. [19] Dantas and the Lynx agreed to a multi-year extension in September 2020 after she completed one of her best years in the WNBA. Coach Cheryl Reeve stated that, “Damiris has been such an important part of the Lynx culture since she first became a member of our organization in 2014...She has made great strides as a player over the last couple of years and remains an important element in our path forward.” [20]

WNBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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
 TO  Turnovers per game FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold Career best°League leader

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2014 Minnesota 302321.8.5111.000.7605.11.20.50.30.86.0
2015 Minnesota 16416.7.581.667.7893.31.20.20.31.15.6
2015 Atlanta 161624.8.383.333.9735.40.70.90.61.18.3
2017 Atlanta 34218.0.392.265.7673.60.70.50.50.87.7
2018 Atlanta 19013.4.433.238.7222.40.80.40.00.55.4
2019 Minnesota 262625.6.432.393.7314.53.20.70.51.79.2
2020 Minnesota 222226.6.464.433.7276.12.61.10.21.812.9
2021 Minnesota 242023.8.377.333.6504.02.30.40.31.87.7
2022 Minnesota 151517.5.304.262.8333.81.90.20.11.15.1
Career8 years, 2 teams20212821.2.425.341.7814.31.60.60.41.27.7

Postseason

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2014 Minnesota 308.4.500.0000.0000.70.30.00.00.30.7
2019 Minnesota 1128.0.615.3331.0006.01.02.00.05.020.0
2020 Minnesota 4434.3.471.519.8337.52.81.50.02.518.0
Career3 years, 1 team8523.8.500.485.8574.81.61.00.02.011.8

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References

  1. ↑ Confederação Brasileira de Basketball – player profile. Archived 2010-09-25 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 24 October 2011
  2. ↑ FIBA U19W – Dantas named MVP, Headlines All-Tournament Team. Archived 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 24 October 2011
  3. ↑ ¡Brasil Campeón FIBA Américas 2011 femenino!
  4. ↑ "Basketball: Women's Bronze Medal Match 17". Guadalajara2011.org.mx. Archived from the original on 2014-08-19.
  5. ↑ Q&A With Janeth Arcain | Part I
  6. ↑ LBF Profile
  7. ↑ "2012 WNBA Draft First Round". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
  8. ↑ Minnesota Lynx sign Brazilian center Damaris Dantas
  9. ↑ "Lynx at Mystics, May 16, 2014". Archived from the original on May 17, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  10. ↑ Questions? Dantas Has Answers
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  12. ↑ Dream Finalize Three–Team Trade with Minnesota and Chicago
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