2022 Seattle Storm season

The 2022 Seattle Storm season is the franchise's 23rd season in the Women's National Basketball Association. This will be the first season back in the newly renovated Climate Pledge Arena.[1]

2022 Seattle Storm season
CoachNoelle Quinn
ArenaClimate Pledge Arena
Attendanceper game
Results
Record0–0
Place0th (Western)
2023 season →

Transactions

WNBA Draft
See also: 2022 WNBA draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
2 17 Elissa Cunane  United States NC State
2 18 Lorela Cubaj  Italy Georgia Tech
2 21 Evina Westbrook  United States UConn
3 33 Jade Melbourne  Australia Canberra Capitals (Australia)

Trades and Roster Changes
Date Transaction
January 4, 2022 Extended Qualifying Offers to Stephanie Talbot, Jordin Canada, and Mercedes Russell[2]
January 14, 2022 Extended a Core Qualifying Offer to Jewell Loyd[3]
January 21, 2022 Hired Pokey Chatman and Ebony Hoffman as Assistant Coaches[4]
February 1, 2022 Re-Signed Jewell Loyd to a Two-Year Deal[5][6]
Re-Signed Mercedes Russell to a Three-Year Deal[7][8]
February 2, 2022 Re-Signed Breanna Stewart to a One-Year Deal[9][10]
Signed Briann January to a One-Year Deal[11][12]
February 3, 2022 Traded Katie Lou Samuelson and the 9th pick in the 2022 WNBA draft to Los Angeles in exchange for Gabby Williams.[13]
February 4, 2022 Signed Stephanie Talbot to a Training Camp Contract[14]
February 5, 2022 Rescinded the Qualifying Offer to Jordin Canada[15]
February 18, 2022 Signed Sue Bird to a One-Year Deal[16]
February 24, 2022 Signed Lauren Manis to a Training Camp Contract[17]
March 21, 2022 Signed Jantel Lavender to a Training Camp Contract[18]
April 11, 2022 Traded the rights to Lorela Cubaj to the New York Liberty in exchange for a 2nd Round Pick in the 2023 Draft
April 14, 2022 Signed Elissa Cunane and Evina Westbrook to Rookie Scale Contracts
Signed Paisley Harding, Jenna Giacone, and Raina Perez to Training Camp Contracts[19]
April 26, 2022 Waived Lauren Manis[20]
April 30, 2022 Waived Paisley Harding and Jenna Giacone[21]
May 2, 2022 Signed Reshanda Gray to a Training Camp Contract[22]
Waived Elissa Cunane and Raina Perez[23]

Roster
Seattle Storm roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G10Bird, Sue5' 9" (1.75m)150 lb (68kg)1980-10-16Connecticut18
G8Burke, Kennedy6' 1" (1.85m)182 lb (83kg)1997-02-14UCLA3
F1Gray, Reshanda6' 2" (1.88m)192 lb (87kg)1993-06-01California5
F12Herbert Harrigan, Mikiah6' 2" (1.88m)152 lb (69kg)1998-08-21South Carolina2
G20January, Briann5' 8" (1.73m)148 lb (67kg)1987-01-11Arizona State13
F14Lavender, Jantel6' 4" (1.93m)185 lb (84kg)1988-11-12Ohio State10
G24Loyd, Jewell5' 10" (1.78m)148 lb (67kg)1993-10-05Notre Dame7
C13Magbegor, Ezi6' 4" (1.93m)176 lb (80kg)1999-08-13Australia2
G11Prince, Epiphanny5' 9" (1.75m)179 lb (81kg)1988-01-11Rutgers12
C21Russell, Mercedes6' 6" (1.98m)195 lb (88kg)1995-07-27Tennessee4
F30Stewart, Breanna6' 4" (1.93m)170 lb (77kg)1994-08-27Connecticut5
F7Talbot, Stephanie6' 2" (1.88m)192 lb (87kg)1994-06-15Australia4
G22Westbrook, Evina6' 0" (1.83m)156 lb (71kg)1998-09-28ConnecticutR
F5Williams, Gabby5' 11" (1.8m)172 lb (78kg)1996-09-09Connecticut43
Head coach
Noelle Quinn (UCLA)
Assistant coaches
Pokey Chatman (LSU)
Ebony Hoffman (USC)
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
East
ATL
CHI
CON
IND
NY
WAS
West
DAL
LV
LA
MIN
PHO
SEA

Schedule

Preseason
2022 pre-season game log
Total: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
April: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 April 23 Los Angeles W 81–68 Breanna Stewart (20) Ezi Magbegor (8) Breanna Stewart (4) Climate Pledge Arena
5,734		 1–0
2 April 28 @ Phoenix 82–78 Breanna Stewart (16) Breanna Stewart (7) Bird/Stewart (4) Footprint Center
2,759		 2–0
2022 pre-season schedule

Regular Season
2022 game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 May 6 Minnesota Climate Pledge Arena
2 May 8 @ Las Vegas Michelob Ultra Arena
3 May 11 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
4 May 14 Phoenix Climate Pledge Arena
5 May 18 Chicago Climate Pledge Arena
6 May 20 Los Angeles Climate Pledge Arena
7 May 27 New York Climate Pledge Arena
8 May 29 New York Climate Pledge Arena
June : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
9 June 3 Dallas Climate Pledge Arena
10 June 5 Connecticut Climate Pledge Arena
11 June 7 Atlanta Climate Pledge Arena
12 June 10 @ Dallas College Park Center
13 June 12 @ Dallas College Park Center
14 June 14 @ Minnesota Target Center
15 June 17 @ Connecticut Mohegan Sun Arena
16 June 19 @ New York Barclays Center
17 June 23 Washington Climate Pledge Arena
18 June 25 Los Angeles Climate Pledge Arena
19 June 29 Las Vegas Aces Climate Pledge Arena
July : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
20 July 1 Indiana Climate Pledge Arena
21 July 3 @ Atlanta Gateway Center Arena
22 July 5 @ Indiana Indiana Farmers Coliseum
23 July 7 @ Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena
24 July 12 Dallas Climate Pledge Arena
25 July 17 Indiana Climate Pledge Arena
26 July 20 @ Chicago Wintrust Arena
27 July 22 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
28 July 24 Atlanta Climate Pledge Arena
29 July 28 @ Connecticut Mohegan Sun Arena
30 July 30 @ Washington Entertainment and Sports Arena
31 July 31 @ Washington Entertainment and Sports Arena
August : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
32 August 3 Minnesota Climate Pledge Arena
33 August 7 Las Vegas Climate Pledge Arena
34 August 9 @ Chicago Wintrust Arena
35 August 12 @ Minnesota Target Center
36 August 14 @ Las Vegas Michelob Ultra Arena
2022 season schedule

Standings
# Team W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1 Atlanta Dream00.000–0–00–00–00–0
2 Chicago Sky00.000–0–00–00–00–0
3 Connecticut Sun00.000–0–00–00–00–0
4 Dallas Wings00.000–0–00–00–00–0
5 Indiana Fever00.000–0–00–00–00–0
6 Las Vegas Aces00.000–0–00–00–00–0
7 Los Angeles Sparks00.000–0–00–00–00–0
8 Minnesota Lynx00.000–0–00–00–00–0
9 New York Liberty00.000–0–00–00–00–0
10 Phoenix Mercury00.000–0–00–00–00–0
11 Seattle Storm00.000–0–00–00–00–0
12 Washington Mystics00.000–0–00–00–00–0

Notes

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

Awards and Honors
Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.

References
  1. "Welcome Home to Climate Pledge Arena". Seattle Storm. November 16, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  2. "Seattle Storm PR Tweet". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  3. "Seattle Storm PR Tweet". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  4. "Storm head coach Noelle Quinn announces 2022 coaching staff". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  5. "Jewell Loyd re-signs with the Storm". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  6. "Rachel Galligan Tweet". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  7. "Seattle Storm Re-Signs Mercedes Russell". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  8. "Richard Cohen Tweet". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  9. "Breanna Stewart returns to the Storm". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  10. "Chris Haynes Tweet". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  11. "Storm Signs Free Agent Guard Briann January". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  12. "Richard Cohen 2". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  13. "Storm & Sparks Complete Trade". wnba.com. WNBA. February 3, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  14. "Storm Re-Signs Forward Stephanie Talbot". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  15. "Seattle Storm PR". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  16. "Sue Bird Re-Signs For 21st Year In Seattle". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  17. "Seattle Storm Sign Lauren Manis to Training Camp Contract". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  18. "Storm Sign Free Agent Forward Jantel Lavender". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  19. "Storm adds three to finalize training camp roster". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  20. "ROSTER UPDATE: The Storm has waived Lauren Manis". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  21. "ROSTER UPDATE: The Storm has waived guards Jenna Giacone and Paisley Harding". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  22. "Storm signs forward Reshanda Gray to training camp contract". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  23. "ROSTER UPDATE: Storm waives guard Raina Perez and center Elissa Cunane". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
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