The 2018 WNBA season will be the 21st season for the

Dallas Wings The Dallas Wings are an American basketball team based in Arlington, Texas. The Wings play in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team is owned by a group which is led by chairman Bill Cameron. Greg ...

franchise of the WNBA. This will be the franchise's 3rd season in Dallas. The season tips off on May 18. Dallas had an up and down start to the season, posting a 2–3 record in May followed by a 5–4 record in June. However all but one of these seven losses came to eventual playoff teams. The team posted an 8–5 record in July, including winning 7 of 8 games in the middle of the month. The three straight losses at the end of the month were the beginning of a nine-game losing streak. In the midst of that losing streak, on August 12, 2018 the Wings fired their head coach Fred Williams. The team had a 14–17 record and was in the 8th and final playoff spot at the time of firing. Assistant Coach

Taj McWilliams-Franklin Taj McWilliams-Franklin (born October 20, 1970) is a former American professional women's basketball player. A two-time WNBA champion with the Detroit Shock and Minnesota Lynx and six-time all-star, McWilliams-Franklin's professional career has ...

was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. McWilliams-Franklin posted a 1–2 record in her three games in charge. This saw the Wings finish 1–7 in August. However, the one win was an important one. The win was against the Las Vegas Aces, the Wing's playoff rivals. The Wings secured the 8th seed in the

2018 WNBA Playoffs The 2018 WNBA Playoffs were the postseason tournament of the WNBA's 2018 season. The Seattle Storm won the team's third WNBA title, sweeping the Washington Mystics 3–0 in the best-of-five WNBA Finals. Format Following the WNBA regular se ...

by one game over the Aces. The team lost to the 5th seeded

Phoenix Mercury The Phoenix Mercury are an American professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference (WNBA), Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team was founded before the league ...

83–101 in the first round of the playoffs to end their season.

Transactions

WNBA Draft

Trades and roster changes

Current roster

Game log

Pre-season

, - style="background:#bbffbb;" , 1 , May 7 , vs.

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W 76–69
, Stevens (19) , Stevens (9) , Chong (3) ,

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N/A , 1–0 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 2 , May 8 , @ Connecticut
L 58–79
, ''Tied'' (12) , Cambage (9) , Hamblin (2) ,

3,695 , 1–1 , - style="background:#bbffbb;" , 3 , May 13 , Las Vegas
W 68–55
, Stevens (12) , ''4 Tied'' (6) , Chong (4) ,

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N/A , 2–1

Regular season

, - style="background:#fcc;" , 1 , May 18 , @ Phoenix
L 78–86
, ''Tied'' (18) , Cambage (9) , Diggins–Smith (9) , Talking Stick Resort Arena
11,210 , 0–1 , - style="background:#bbffbb;" , 2 , May 20 , Atlanta
W 101–78
, Diggins–Smith (25) , Christmas–Kelly (10) ,

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5,907 , 1–1 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 3 , May 23 , @ Minnesota
L 68–76
, Cambage (14) , Cambage (12) , Diggins–Smith (7) , Target Center
7,834 , 1–2 , - style="background:#bbffbb;" , 4 , May 26 , @ Atlanta
W 87–80
, Diggins–Smith (24) , Cambage (14) , ''Tied'' (4) , McCamish Pavilion
4,749 , 2–2 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 5 , May 29 , @

L 89–94
, Cambage (28) , Cambage (16) , Diggins–Smith (7) , Westchester County Center
1,516 , 2–3 , - style="background:#bbffbb;" , 6 , June 2 , Seattle
W 94–90
, Diggins–Smith (27) , ''Tied'' (7) , Diggins–Smith (7) ,

5,191 , 3–3 , - style="background:#bbffbb;" , 7 , June 8 , @ Indiana
W 89–83
, Diggins–Smith (35) , Diggins–Smith (12) , Diggins–Smith (6) , Bankers Life Fieldhouse
5,675 , 4–3 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 8 , June 12 , Phoenix
L 72–75
, Diggins–Smith (16) , Thornton (8) , Diggins–Smith (4) ,

4,026 , 4–4 , - style="background:#bbffbb;" , 9 , June 15 , Las Vegas
W 77–67
, Cambage (28) , Cambage (18) , Diggins–Smith (6) ,

4,549 , 5–4 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 10 , June 19 , @ Minnesota
L 83–91
, Diggins–Smith (17) , Cambage (9) , Diggins–Smith (7) , Target Center
8,023 , 5–5 , - style="background:#bbffbb;" , 11 , June 22 , Los Angeles
W 101–72
, Cambage (20) ,

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(8) , Diggins–Smith (11) ,

5,672 , 6–5 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 12 , June 24 , Seattle
L 76–97
, Cambage (23) , Cambage (9) , Diggins–Smith (7) ,

4,084 , 6–6 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 13 , June 26 , @ Los Angeles
L 83–87
, Cambage (25) , Cambage (14) , Diggins–Smith (5) ,

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10,002 , 6–7 , - style="background:#bbffbb;" , 14 , June 27 , @ Las Vegas
W 97–91
, Diggins–Smith (29) , Cambage (11) , Diggins–Smith (8) , Mandalay Bay Events Center
5,246 , 7–7 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 15 , July 1 , Minnesota
L 72–76
, Diggins–Smith (16) , Johnson (8) , Diggins–Smith (7) ,

4,448 , 7–8 , - style="background:#bbffbb;" , 16 , July 3 , Chicago
W 108–85
, Cambage (37) , Cambage (10) , ''Tied'' (5) ,

4,012 , 8–8 , - style="background:#bbffbb;" , 17 , July 5 , Indiana
W 90–63
, Stevens (26) , Johnson (11) , Diggins–Smith (7) ,

4,043 , 9–8 , - style="background:#bbffbb;" , 18 , July 8 , @

W 97–87
, Diggins–Smith (32) , Cambage (12) , Gray (6) , Westchester County Center
1,719 , 10–8 , - style="background:#bbffbb;" , 19 , July 10 , Phoenix
W 101–72
, Diggins–Smith (20) , Johnson (9) , ''Tied'' (4) ,

4,034 , 11–8 , - style="background:#bbffbb;" , 20 , July 12 , @ Los Angeles
W 92–77
, Diggins–Smith (22) , Johnson (7) , Diggins–Smith (11) ,

13,502 , 12–8 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 21 , July 14 , @ Seattle
L 84–91
, Cambage (23) , Stevens (9) , Diggins–Smith (7) , KeyArena
9,686 , 12–9 , - style="background:#bbffbb;" , 22 , July 17 ,

W 104–87
, Cambage (53) , Cambage (10) , Diggins–Smith (7) ,

6,459 , 13–9 , - style="background:#bbffbb;" , 23 , July 19 , Washington
W 90–81
, Cambage (35) , Cambage (17) , Diggins–Smith (7) ,

4,411 , 14–9 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 24 , July 20 , @ Chicago
L 99–114
, Cambage (23) , Stevens (9) , ''Tied'' (5) ,

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4,962 , 14–10 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 25 , July 22 , Connecticut
L 75–92
, Cambage (25) , Cambage (10) , ''Tied'' (5) ,

4,935 , 14–11 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 26 , July 31 , Chicago
L 91–92
, Cambage (33) , Johnson (14) , Gray (10) ,

3,696 , 14–12 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 27 , August 2 , @ Indiana
L 78–84
, Cambage (37) , ''Tied'' (9) , ''4 Tied'' (3) , Bankers Life Fieldhouse
5,981 , 14–13 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 28 , August 5 , Washington
L 74–76
, ''Tied'' (16) , Cambage (14) , ''Tied'' (4) ,

5,623 , 14–14 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 29 , August 8 , Connecticut
L 92–101
, Cambage (29) , ''Tied'' (9) , Cambage (4) ,

3,483 , 14–15 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 30 , August 11 , @ Atlanta
L 82–92
, Diggins–Smith (26) , Stevens (6) , Diggins–Smith (10) , McCamish Pavilion
4,937 , 14–16 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 31 , August 12 , @ Washington
L 80–93
, Diggins–Smith (17) , Gray (12) , Diggins–Smith (6) ,

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6,362 , 14–17 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 32 , August 14 , @ Connecticut
L 76–96
, Gray (18) , Cambage (13) , Diggins–Smith (8) ,

6,365 , 14–18 , - style="background:#bbffbb;" , 33 , August 17 , Las Vegas
W 107–102
, Cambage (43) , Cambage (13) , Diggins–Smith (8) ,

6,209 , 15–18 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 34 , August 19 , @ Seattle
L 68–84
, Johnson (16) , Johnson (7) , Diggins–Smith (4) , KeyArena
12,574 , 15–19

Playoffs

, - style="background:#fcc;" , 1 , August 21 , @ Phoenix
L 83–101
, Diggins–Smith (23) , Cambage (12) , Diggins–Smith (7) , Wells Fargo Arena
4,976 , 0–1

Standings

Playoffs

Statistics

Regular season

Awards and honors

References

External links

The Official Site of the Dallas Wings
{{2018 WNBA season by team Dallas Wings seasons