2021 Seattle Storm season

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 will play their home games at the Angel of the Winds Arena.[1]

2021 Seattle Storm season
CoachNoelle Quinn (since May 30)
Dan Hughes (before May 30)
ArenaAngel of the Winds Arena
Attendance2,607 per game
Results
Record21–11 (.656)
Place3rd (Western)
Playoff finish4th seed; Lost in Second Round to Phoenix Mercury
Team Leaders
PointsBreanna Stewart – 20.3 ppg
ReboundsBreanna Stewart – 9.5 rpg
AssistsSue 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. They had a home match-up with the Phoenix Mercury. They dropped a thrilling overtime match 80–85 and Stewart did not play in the game. Their title defense ended with the loss.

Transactions

WNBA Draft
See also: 2021 WNBA draft
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
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
2021 Seattle Storm roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
G 10 Bird, Sue 5' 9" (1.75m) 150 lb (68kg) 1980-10-16 Connecticut 17
F 22 Burdick, Cierra 6' 2" (1.88m) 172 lb (78kg) 1993-09-30 Tennessee 4
G 8 Burke, Kennedy 6' 1" (1.85m) 182 lb (83kg) 1997-02-14 UCLA 2
G 21 Canada, Jordin 5' 6" (1.68m) 135 lb (61kg) 1995-08-11 UCLA 3
G 24 Loyd, Jewell 5' 10" (1.78m) 148 lb (67kg) 1993-10-05 Notre Dame 6
C 13 Magbegor, Ezi 6' 4" (1.93m) 176 lb (80kg) 1999-08-13 Australia 1
G 11 Prince, Epiphanny 5' 9" (1.75m) 179 lb (81kg) 1988-01-11 Rutgers 11
C 2 Russell, Mercedes 6' 6" (1.98m) 195 lb (88kg) 1995-07-27 Tennessee 3
F 44 Samuelson, Karlie 6' 0" (1.83m) 160 lb (73kg) 1995-05-10 Stanford 2
F 33 Samuelson, Katie Lou 6' 3" (1.91m) 163 lb (74kg) 1997-06-13 Connecticut 2
F 30 Stewart, Breanna 6' 4" (1.93m) 170 lb (77kg) 1994-08-27 Connecticut 4
F 7 Talbot, Stephanie 6' 2" (1.88m) 192 lb (87kg) 1994-06-15 Australia 3



East: ATL • CHI • CON • IND • NY • WAS | West: DAL • LV • LA • MIN • PHO • SEA
Head coach
/ Noelle Quinn (UCLA
Assistant coaches
Gary Kloppenburg (UC San Diego)
Ryan Webb (Seattle)
Perry Huang (Fresno Pacific)
Athletic trainer
Caroline Durocher


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

WNBA roster page

Game log

Preseason
2021 pre-season game log
May: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 May 8 @ Phoenix W 88–71 Ezi Magbegor (17) Ezi Magbegor (7) Jordin Canada (6) Phoenix Suns Arena
1,985		 1–0
2 May 10 Phoenix W 103–93 K. Williams
Dupree (12)		 Stephanie Talbot (5) Sue Bird (7) Angel of the Winds Arena 2–0
2021 pre-season schedule

Regular season
2021 game log
Total: 21–11 (Home: 11–5; Road: 10–6)
May: 5–1 (Home: 3–1; Road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 May 15 Las Vegas W 97–83 Breanna Stewart (28) Breanna Stewart (13) Sue Bird (8) Angel of the Winds Arena
1,031		 1–0
2 May 18 Las Vegas L 80–96 Breanna Stewart (26) Ezi Magbegor (13) Sue Bird (5) Angel of the Winds Arena
1,001		 1–1
3 May 20 @ Minnesota W 90–78 Jewell Loyd (23) Breanna Stewart (7) Sue Bird (8) Target Center
1,934		 2–1
4 May 22 @ Dallas W 100–97 (OT) Breanna Stewart (36) Breanna Stewart (11) Jewell Loyd (6) College Park Center
1,491		 3–1
5 May 25 Connecticut W 87–90 (OT) Sue Bird (21) Breanna Stewart (12) Jewell Loyd (5) Angel of the Winds Arena
1,011		 4–1
6 May 28 Minnesota W 82–72 Breanna Stewart (15) Breanna Stewart (8) Bird
Loyd
Prince (5)		 Angel of the Winds Arena
1,332		 5–1
June : 7–3 (Home: 2–2; Road: 5–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
7 June 1 Indiana W 88–73 Breanna Stewart (28) Mercedes Russell (11) Sue Bird (8) Angel of the Winds Arena
1,215		 6–1
8 June 4 Dallas W 105-102 (OT) Jewell Loyd (25) Russell
Stewart (9)		 Sue Bird (10) Angel of the Winds Arena
1,467		 7–1
9 June 6 Dallas L 67–68 Jewell Loyd (25) Bird
Stewart (7)		 Sue Bird (5) Angel of the Winds Arena
1,930		 7–2
10 June 9 @ Atlanta W 95–71 Jewell Loyd (18) Breanna Stewart (9) Sue Bird (6) Gateway Center Arena
1,014		 8–2
11 June 11 @ Atlanta W 86–75 Jewell Loyd (20) Breanna Stewart (13) Sue Bird (7) Gateway Center Arena
1,405		 9–2
12 June 13 @ Connecticut W 89–66 Breanna Stewart (22) Breanna Stewart (9) Breanna Stewart (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
2,248		 10–2
13 June 15 @ Indiana W 87–70 Breanna Stewart (20) Breanna Stewart (12) Jordin Canada (6) Indiana Farmers Coliseum
No Fans		 11–2
14 June 17 @ Indiana W 79–69 Breanna Stewart (21) Breanna Stewart (15) Sue Bird (7) Indiana Farmers Coliseum
No Fans		 12–2
15 June 22 Washington L 83–87 Jewell Loyd (23) Bird
Stewart (8)		 Jewell Loyd (9) Angel of the Winds Arena
2,495		 12–3
16 June 27 @ Las Vegas L 92–95 (OT) Breanna Stewart (35) Russell
Stewart (11)		 Sue Bird (6) Michelob Ultra Arena
3,766		 12–4
July : 4–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
17 July 2 Atlanta W 91–88 Sue Bird (15) Mercedes Russell (7) Sue Bird (5) Angel of the Winds Arena
3,011		 13–4
18 July 4 @ Los Angeles W 84–74 Breanna Stewart (21) Ezi Magbegor (9) Jordin Canada (5) Los Angeles Convention Center
716		 14–4
19 July 7 Los Angeles W 71–62 Breanna Stewart (27) Breanna Stewart (11) Sue Bird (5) Angel of the Winds Arena
2,730		 15–4
20 July 9 @ Phoenix L 77–85 Jewell Loyd (16) Breanna Stewart (13) Sue Bird (5) Phoenix Suns Arena
7,554		 15–5
21 July 11 Phoenix W 82–75 Epiphanny Prince (15) Mercedes Russell (10) Jewell Loyd (6) Angel of the Winds Arena
5,110		 16–5
August : 2–5 (Home: 0–2; Road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
CC August 12 vs. Connecticut W 79–57 Breanna Stewart (17) Mercedes Russell (7) Sue Bird (5) Footprint Center
5,006		 N/A
22 August 15 @ Chicago L 85–87 Jewell Loyd (26) Mercedes Russell (11) Mercedes Russell (7) Wintrust Arena
6,231		 16–6
23 August 18 @ New York L 79–83 Jewell Loyd (35) Stephanie Talbot (5) Jordin Canada (6) Barclays Center
2,103		 16–7
24 August 20 @ New York W 99–83 Jewell Loyd (29) Breanna Stewart (14) Sue Bird (6) Barclays Center
3,889		 17–7
25 August 22 @ Washington W 85–78 Breanna Stewart (20) Breanna Stewart (12) Bird
Talbot (4)		 Entertainment and Sports Arena
3,114		 18–7
26 August 24 @ Minnesota L 70–76 Breanna Stewart (18) Breanna Stewart (16) Sue Bird (7) Target Center
3,634		 18–8
27 August 27 Chicago L 69–73 Breanna Stewart (18) Breanna Stewart (8) Sue Bird (4) Angel of the Winds Arena
3,650		 18–9
28 August 29 Chicago L 75–107 Breanna Stewart (19) Breanna Stewart (6) Sue Bird (7) Angel of the Winds Arena
3,750		 18–10
September : 3–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
29 September 2 New York W 85–75 Breanna Stewart (33) Breanna Stewart (8) Breanna Stewart (5) Angel of the Winds Arena
3,592		 19–10
30 September 7 Washington W 105–71 Jewell Loyd (20) Loyd
Magbegor (6)		 Sue Bird (7) Angel of the Winds Arena
2,390		 20–10
31 September 12 @ Los Angeles L 53–81 Epiphanny Prince (12) Ezi Magbegor (6) Jewell Loyd (3) Staples Center
4,181		 20–11
32 September 17 Phoenix W 94–85 Jewell Loyd (37) Mercedes Russell (8) Sue Bird (7) Angel of the Winds Arena
6,000		 21–11
2021 season schedule


Playoffs
2021 playoff game log
Total: 0–1
Second Round
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 September 26 Phoenix 80–85 (OT) Katie Lou Samuelson (18) Mercedes Russell (12) Bird
Loyd (5)		 Angel of the Winds Arena
5,375		 0–1
2021 playoff schedule

Standings
# Team W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1 x – Connecticut Sun266.813–12–315–111–59–1
2 x – Las Vegas Aces248.750211–413–311–56–4
3 x – Minnesota Lynx2210.688410–513–39–77–3
4 x – Seattle Storm2111.65659–611–510–68–2
5 x – Phoenix Mercury1913.59476–97–912–45–5
6 x – Chicago Sky1616.5001010–56–1010–66–4
7 x – Dallas Wings1418.438127–87–97–93–7
8 x – New York Liberty1220.375146–97–95–115–5
9 e – Washington Mystics1220.375147–88–84–124–6
10 e – Los Angeles Sparks1220.375142–138–84–121–9
11 e – Atlanta Dream824.250186–94–124–124–6
12 e – Indiana Fever626.188204–114–122–142–8

Notes

(#) – League Standing
x – Clinched playoff berth
e – Eliminated from playoff contention
Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings

Playoffs
 
First round:
Single elimination
(Sept. 23)		Second round:
Single elimination
(Sept. 26)		Semifinals:
Best-of-five
(Sept. 28 – Oct. 8)		WNBA Finals:
Best-of-five
(Oct. 10 – Oct. 17)
 
              
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2
Las Vegas Aces 		2
 
 
5
Phoenix Mercury 		3
 
 
 
 
 
4
Seattle Storm 		80
 
 
 
5
Phoenix Mercury 		85OT
 
5
Phoenix Mercury 		83
 
 
 
8
New York Liberty 		82
 
5
Phoenix Mercury 		1
 
 
 
6
Chicago Sky 		3
 
6
Chicago Sky 		81
 
 
 
7
Dallas Wings 		64
 
3
Minnesota Lynx 		76
 
 
6
Chicago Sky 		89
 
 
 
 
 
1
Connecticut Sun 		1
 
 
6
Chicago Sky 		3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Note: Teams re-seeded after each round.

Semifinals
Team1234
1
Connecticut Sun		95798369
6
Chicago Sky		101 2OT688679
Team12345
2
Las Vegas Aces		9691609384
5
Phoenix Mercury		90117877687
WNBA Finals
Team1234
5
Phoenix Mercury		7791 OT5074
6
Chicago Sky		91868680

Statistics
Legend
  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
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
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
Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
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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