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]
| 2021 Seattle Storm season | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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.
Transactions
editWNBA draft
edit| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Trades and roster changes
edit| Date | Details |
|---|---|
| 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] |
Roster
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Game log
editPreseason
edit| 2021 pre-season game log | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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May: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
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| 2021 pre-season schedule | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Regular season
editPlayoffs
edit| 2021 playoff game log Total: 0–1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Second Round
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| 2021 playoff schedule | ||||||||||||||||||
Standings
edit| # | 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
- (#) – League Standing
- x – Clinched playoff berth
- e – Eliminated from playoff contention
- Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings
Playoffs
edit| 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.
Statistics
edit| 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 | ||||
Regular season
edit| 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 |
Awards and honors
edit| 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 |
References
edit- ^ "Seattle Storm announce 2021 regular season schedule". Seattle Storm. April 13, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
- ^ "Dan Hughes announces retirement from the WNBA". Seattle Storm. May 30, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
- ^ "Seattle Storm Re-Signs Epiphanny Prince". Seattle Storm. February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
- ^ "Crystal Langhorne retires, joins Storm front office as Director of Community Engagement, Force4Change". Seattle Storm. February 8, 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
- ^ "Seattle Storm Signs Seven-Time All-Star Candice Dupree". Seattle Storm. February 8, 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Storm acquires Katie Lou Samuelson, Mikiah "Kiki" Herbert Harrigan; Rights to Stephanie Talbot and two 2022 draft picks". Seattle Storm. February 10, 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
- ^ "Storm signs Stephanie Talbot, Tamera Young". Seattle Storm. February 11, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
- ^ a b "SEATTLE SETS ROSTER FOR SATURDAY'S HOME OPENER". Seattle Storm. May 13, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
- ^ "Storm re-signs four-time WNBA Champion Sue Bird". Seattle Storm. March 1, 2021. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ "Morgan Tuck announces retirement". Seattle Storm. March 15, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- ^ "Seattle Storm acquire Kennedy Burke in draft-day trade". Seattle Storm. April 15, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
- ^ a b "Transactions". WNBA.com. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
- ^ "Mikiah Herbert Harrigan to miss 2021 season due to pregnancy". Seattle Storm. May 27, 2021. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
- ^ "Storm waives Kiana Williams". Seattle Storm. June 28, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
- ^ "Storm signs forward Cierra Burdick to 7-day contract". Seattle Storm. July 1, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
- ^ "Seattle Storm waives Candice Dupree". Seattle Storm. July 2, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
- ^ "Storm signs forward N'dea Jones to 7-day contract". Seattle Storm. July 5, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
- ^ "Storm signs guard Kiana Williams to 7-day contract". Seattle Storm. July 23, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- ^ "Storm signs forward Cierra Burdick for remainder of season". Seattle Storm. August 18, 2021. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ^ "Storm adds Karlie Samuelson for remainder of season". Seattle Storm. August 23, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
- ^ "Season 25 – Week 1: Players Of The Week". wnba.com. WNBA. May 24, 2021. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
- ^ "Stewart named Kia WNBA Western Conference Player of the Month". Seattle Storm. June 2, 2021. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
- ^ "Jonquel Jones and Jewell Loyd Named Week 3 Players Of The Week". wnba.com. WNBA. June 7, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- ^ "Breanna Stewart and Tina Charles Named Week 4 Players Of The Week". wnba.com. WNBA. June 14, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- ^ "Courtney Vandersloot, Breanna Stewart Named Week 5 Players Of Week". wnba.com. WNBA. June 21, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- ^ "Rosters Set for AT&T WNBA All-Star 2021 on July 14". wnba.com. WNBA. June 30, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
- ^ Voepel, Mechelle (September 26, 2021). "Minnesota Lynx star Sylvia Fowles named WNBA Defensive Player of Year for 4th time in career". ESPN. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
- ^ "The 2021 All-WNBA First & Second Team Announced". wnba.com. WNBA. October 15, 2021. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
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