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2021 Washington Mystics season

The 2021 Washington Mystics season was the franchise's 24th season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The regular season tipped off versus the Chicago Sky on May 15, 2021.[1]

2021 Washington Mystics season
CoachMike Thibault
ArenaEntertainment and Sports Arena
Attendance2,183 per game
Results
Record12–20 (.375)
Place4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Team Leaders
PointsTina Charles – 23.4 ppg
ReboundsTina Charles – 9.6 rpg
AssistsNatasha Cloud – 6.4 apg

The Mystics struggled to start the season only winning two of their six games in the month of May. Their fortunes rebounded when they posted a .500 winning percentage through June and in their two games in July before the Olympic break. In closing out their pre-Olympic schedule they won in overtime versus the Chicago Sky to finish the first portion of the schedule with an 8–10 record. Coming back from the break, they faced a tough schedule and posted a 2–6 record, including losing the first four games back from the break. To close out the season, September contained two wins book marked by two losses on either side. Going into the last day of the season, the Mystics had a chance to secure a playoff spot, but lost to the Minnesota Lynx to miss the playoffs and finish with a 12–20 record. Tina Charles was a bright spot during the season, as she led the league in scoring.

Transactions

WNBA draft

Due to a trade in 2020 for C Tina Charles, the Mystics did not make a selection in the 2021 Draft.[2]

Trades and roster changes

DateDetails
December 28, 2020Exercised Team Option on G Kiara Leslie[3]
January 4, 2021Extended Qualifying Offers to G Stella Johnson, G Jacki Gemelos, and G Sug Sutton[4]
January 8, 2021Re-Signed G Stella Johnson, G Jacki Gemelos, and G Sug Sutton[5]
February 1, 2021Signed F Alysha Clark[6]
February 2, 2021Re-Signed F LaToya Sanders[7]
February 5, 2021Re-Signed C Tina Charles[8]
Acquired F Erica McCall from the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for the Mystic's third round pick in the 2022 WNBA draft.[9]
February 26, 2021Signed G Ariel Atkins to a Contract Extension[10]
March 8, 2021F LaToya Sanders retires.[11]
Signed F Theresa Plaisance[12]
March 10, 2021Re-Signed G Natasha Cloud[13]
March 16, 2021Signed F Aislinn Konig to a Training Camp Contract[14]
March 19, 2021G Jacki Gemelos retires[15]
March 31, 2021Signed G Shavonte Zellous[16]
April 16, 2021Signed F G'mrice Davis to a Training Camp Contract[17]
April 18, 2021Signed F Tyra Whitehead, F [[Blanca Millán]], and G Pre Stanley to Training Camp Contracts[18]
April 20, 2021Full Season Suspend F Alysha Clark due to Overseas Injury[19]
April 30, 2021Signed G Klara Lundquist to a Training Camp Contract[20]
May 2, 2021Waived F Tyra Whitehead[21]
May 5, 2021Full Season Suspend G Klara Lundquist[22]
Waived F Blanca Millan
May 10, 2021Waived G Pre Stanley and G Aislinn Konig[23]
May 11, 2021Waived F G'mrice Davis[24]
May 12, 2021Temporarily Suspend F Myisha Hines-Allen due to Overseas Commitment[25]
May 13, 2021Waived G Sug Sutton[26]
Traded a 2022 2nd Round Pick to Los Angeles in exchange for G Sydney Wiese[27]
May 22, 2021Activate F Myisha Hines-Allen from Temporary Suspension List[28]
Waived F Jillian Alleyne
June 21, 2021Signed F Megan Gustafson to a Hardship Contract[29]
June 28, 2021Waived F Megan Gustafson, G Stella Johnson, and G Kiara Leslie[30]
July 1, 2021Signed F Megan Gustafson and G Shatori Walker-Kimbrough to 7-Day Contracts[31]
July 8, 2021Signed F Megan Gustafson and G Shatori Walker-Kimbrough to a 2nd 7-Day Contracts[32]
August 18, 2021Signed G Shatori Walker-Kimbrough to a Rest-Of-Season Contract[33]
Signed F Megan Gustafson to a 3rd 7-Day Contract
August 25, 2021Signed F Megan Gustafson to a Rest-Of-Season Contract[34]

Roster

2021 Washington Mystics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G7 Atkins, Ariel5' 8" (1.73m)167 lb (76kg)07-30-1996Texas3
C31 Charles, Tina6' 4" (1.93m)192 lb (87kg)12-05-1988Connecticut10
G9 Cloud, Natasha5' 9" (1.75m)160 lb (73kg)02-22-1992Saint Joseph's5
G/F11 Delle Donne, Elena6' 5" (1.96m)187 lb (85kg)09-05-1989Delaware7
C10 Gustafson, Megan6' 3" (1.91m)195 lb (88kg)12-13-1996Iowa2
F2 Hines-Allen, Myisha6' 1" (1.85m)200 lb (91kg)05-30-1996Louisville3
F24 McCall, Erica6' 2" (1.88m)184 lb (83kg)1995-08-21Stanford4
G5 Mitchell, Leilani5' 5" (1.65m)138 lb (63kg)06-15-1985Utah12
F55 Plaisance, Theresa6' 5" (1.96m)200 lb (91kg)05-18-1992LSU7
G2 Walker-Kimbrough, Shatori5' 9" (1.75m)140 lb (64kg)05-18-1995Maryland4
G24 Wiese, Sydney6' 0" (1.83m)165 lb (75kg)06-16-1995Oregon State4
G21 Zellous, Shavonte5' 10" (1.78m)188 lb (85kg)08-28-1986Pittsburgh11
Head coach
Mike Thibault (St. Martin's)
Assistant coaches
Eric Thibault (Missouri)
LaToya Sanders (North Carolina)
Athletic trainer
Chalisa Fonza (Western Illinois)
Strength and conditioning coach
Vacant
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Game log

Preseason

2021 pre-season game log
May: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 5AtlantaL 80–87Tina Charles (18)Jillian Alleyne (12)Natasha Cloud (3)Entertainment and Sports Arena
0		0–1
2May 8@ MinnesotaL 68–79Tina Charles (18)Jillian Alleyne (8)Natasha Cloud (4)Target Center
No Fans		0–2
2021 pre-season schedule

Regular season

2021 game log
Total: 12–20 (Home: 8–8; Road: 4–12)
May: 2–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 15ChicagoL 56–70Tina Charles (14)Erica McCall (9)Cloud
Mitchell (3)		Entertainment and Sports Arena
1,050		0–1
2May 18PhoenixL 70–91Tina Charles (22)Tina Charles (12)Leilani Mitchell (7)Entertainment and Sports Arena
1,050		0–2
3May 21New YorkW 101–72Tina Charles (34)Tina Charles (13)Natasha Cloud (8)Entertainment and Sports Arena
No Fans		1–2
4May 23@ IndianaL 77–89Tina Charles (31)Charles
McCall (9)		Ariel Atkins (4)Bankers Life Fieldhouse
No Fans		1–3
5May 25@ IndianaW 85–69Tina Charles (30)Myisha Hines-Allen (10)Natasha Cloud (7)Bankers Life Fieldhouse
No Fans		2–3
6May 28@ ConnecticutL 81–86Tina Charles (29)Myisha Hines-Allen (10)Charles
Cloud
Hines-Allen (3)		Mohegan Sun Arena
2,102		2–4
June: 5–5 (Home: 4–2; Road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
7June 5Las VegasL 93–96Myisha Hines-Allen (32)Myisha Hines-Allen (13)Natasha Cloud (11)Entertainment and Sports Arena
2,100		2–5
8June 8MinnesotaW 85–81Tina Charles (31)Tina Charles (8)Natasha Cloud (8)Entertainment and Sports Arena
2,100		3–5
9June 10Los AngelesW 89–71Ariel Atkins (23)Tina Charles (10)Natasha Cloud (5)Entertainment and Sports Arena
2,100		4–5
10June 13@ AtlantaL 78–101Myisha Hines-Allen (16)Charles
Leslie (7)		Natasha Cloud (6)Gateway Center Arena
1,122		4–6
11June 17AtlantaW 96–93Ariel Atkins (32)Natasha Cloud (9)Natasha Cloud (11)Entertainment and Sports Arena
2,100		5–6
12June 19IndianaW 82–77Tina Charles (30)Tina Charles (15)Theresa Plaisance (4)Entertainment and Sports Arena
2,100		6–6
13June 22@ SeattleW 87–83Tina Charles (34)Tina Charles (16)Leilani Mitchell (7)Angel of the Winds Arena
2,495		7–6
14June 24@ Los AngelesL 82–89Leilani Mitchell (26)Tina Charles (10)Ariel Atkins (7)Los Angeles Convention Center
520		7–7
15June 26@ DallasL 74–85Tina Charles (27)Tina Charles (10)Leilani Mitchell (7)College Park Center
2,055		7–8
16June 29ConnecticutL 71–90Tina Charles (26)Theresa Plaisance (7)Ariel Atkins (5)Entertainment and Sports Arena
2,100		7–9
July: 1–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
17July 3@ New YorkL 79–82Tina Charles (31)Tina Charles (16)Shavonte Zellous (5)Barclays Center
1,615		7–10
18July 10@ ChicagoW 89–85 (OT)Tina Charles (34)Tina Charles (17)Natasha Cloud (11)Wintrust Arena
8,331		8–10
August: 2–6 (Home: 2–3; Road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
19August 15@ Las VegasL 83–84Atkins
Charles (20)		Charles
Hines-Allen (8)		Natasha Cloud (10)Michelob Ultra Arena
3,024		8–11
20August 17@ Las VegasL 83–93Tina Charles (30)Tina Charles (10)Natasha Cloud (8)Michelob Ultra Arena
3,241		8–12
21August 19@ PhoenixL 64–77Tina Charles (17)Myisha Hines-Allen (9)Atkins
Cloud
Plaisance (2)		Phoenix Suns Arena
5,113		8–13
22August 22SeattleL 78–85Tina Charles (20)Myisha Hines-Allen (17)Natasha Cloud (9)Entertainment and Sports Arena
3,114		8–14
23August 24Los AngelesW 78–68Myisha Hines-Allen (19)Natasha Cloud (8)Natasha Cloud (8)Entertainment and Sports Arena
2,620		9–14
24August 26DallasL 77–82Myisha Hines-Allen (16)Delle Donne
Hines-Allen
Plaisance (5)		Natasha Cloud (7)Entertainment and Sports Arena
2,465		9–15
25August 28DallasW 76–75Natasha Cloud (21)Erica McCall (8)Natasha Cloud (5)Entertainment and Sports Arena
2,410		10–15
26August 31ConnecticutL 75–85Shatori Walker-Kimbrough (17)Hines-Allen
McCall (5)		Natasha Cloud (12)Entertainment and Sports Arena
2,269		10–16
September: 2–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
27September 4@ IndianaL 75–93Ariel Atkins (25)Tina Charles (8)Natasha Cloud (6)Target Center
3,403		10–17
28September 7@ SeattleL 71–105Shavonte Zellous (17)Megan Gustafson (8)Sydney Wiese (4)Angel of the Winds Arena
2,390		10–18
29September 10AtlantaW 82–74Tina Charles (26)Tina Charles (16)Cloud
Plaisance (6)		Entertainment and Sports Arena
2,320		11–18
30September 12@ ChicagoW 79–71Tina Charles (31)Tina Charles (10)Natasha Cloud (8)Wintrust Arena
4,707		12–18
31September 17@ New YorkL 80–91Ariel Atkins (29)Cloud
Hines-Allen (5)		Charles
Cloud (7)		Barclays Center
3,615		12–19
32September 19MinnesotaL 77–83Natasha Cloud (22)Tina Charles (13)Natasha Cloud (5)Entertainment and Sports Arena
2,854		12–20
2021 season schedule

Standings

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


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
 FG% Field-goal percentage 3P% 3-point field-goal percentage FT% Free-throw percentage TO Turnovers per game
 PF Fouls per gameTeam leaderLeague leader

Regular Season

Source:[35]

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Tina Charles272733.344.936.582.09.62.10.90.923.4
Ariel Atkins303030.640.735.983.12.82.61.60.516.2
Elena Delle Donne3313.748.160.01004.30.70.00.313.7
Myisha Hines-Allen181725.741.431.773.27.02.51.30.612.9
Natasha Cloud272731.638.927.483.63.66.41.40.18.7
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough161321.651.332.085.71.41.00.80.37.4
Leilani Mitchell311223.436.035.782.62.02.50.50.16.4
Theresa Plaisance311118.035.130.281.54.41.40.80.76.4
Sydney Wiese27821.432.329.177.81.31.60.40.04.4
Shavonte Zellous28515.837.724.480.62.41.60.40.24.3
Erica McCall23615.550.00.062.54.30.60.30.44.1
Megan Gustafson1119.959.40.066.73.60.00.20.14.0

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDate awardedRef.
Tina CharlesEastern Conference Player of the WeekJune 14[36]
Eastern Conference Player of the Month - JuneJuly 1[37]
Ariel AtkinsWNBA All-Star SelectionJune 30[38]
Tina Charles
Tina CharlesEastern Conference Player of the WeekSeptember 13[39]
Tina CharlesPeak Performer: PointsSeptember 20[40]
Ariel AtkinsWNBA All-Defensive Second TeamSeptember 26, 2021[41]
Tina CharlesAll-WNBA Second TeamOctober 15[42]

References

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