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2008 Atlanta Dream season

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Coach
  
Marynell Meadors

Attendance
  
8,316 per game

Place
  
7th (Eastern)

Arena
  
Philips Arena

Record
  
4–30 (.118)

Playoff finish
  
Did not qualify

The 2008 WNBA season was the first for the Atlanta Dream. The team name was unveiled on January 23, 2008, with the expansion draft held on February 6. The Atlanta Dream had seventeen straight losses. It was the longest losing streak to start a season in WNBA history.

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Expansion Draft

The list of players selected in the Expansion Draft includes:

Additionally, Atlanta immediately orchestrated three trades involving players in the expansion draft.

  • Traded LaToya Thomas and the 18th pick in the 2008 WNBA Draft to the Detroit Shock in exchange for Ivory Latta.
  • Also traded the fourth pick in the 2008 WNBA Draft and Roneeka Hodges to the Seattle Storm for Iziane Castro Marques and the eighth pick in the draft.
  • Acquired the 24th overall draft pick from the Indiana Fever in exchange for agreeing not to select specific unprotected Fever players.

    • Regular season

    The Atlanta Dream lost their first game in franchise history, 67-100. Their opponent was the Connecticut Sun; the Sun delivered a 32-8 run that stretched into the second quarter to open a 17-point lead. The lead exploded to 34 points. At the conclusion of the game, the Dream were outrebounded 53-29. For the Dream, Stacey Lovelace had 11 points, five assists and four rebounds.

    References

    2008 Atlanta Dream season Wikipedia
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