The 2018 WNBA season was the 11th season for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association. The team began its season on May 20, 2018, against the Dallas Wings.
The Dream started the season slowly, going 2–2 in May with both losses coming to Dallas. The team continued to not be able to build momentum in June, posting a 5–6 record. The team started well in the month, going on a three game win streak, but couldn't continue that run, winning just 2 of the final 7 games in the month. However, the Dream found another gear in July. The Dream went on an 8 game winning streak and head coach Nicki Collen was awarded the Coach of the Month. The team finished the month 9–2 and in prime playoff position. The team continued its run in August, going 6–1 with their only loss on the road against Phoenix. Collen was again voted coach of the month. However, on August 9, the team lost their star Angel McCoughtry for the season with torn ligaments in her left knee. The team finished a franchise–best 23–11 which entered them into the 2018 WNBA Playoffs as the second seed.
As the second seed, Atlanta earned a double bye into the semifinal round. There, Atlanta faced off against the Washington Mystics. The Mystics were the third seed, finishing one game behind Atlanta in the regular season. The series was a close one, with the Mystics star Elena Delle Donne getting injured in game 3. However, the Dream were not able to capitalize and eventually lost the series 2 games to 3.
Transactions
WNBA draft
Trades and Roster Changes
Roster
Depth
Schedule
Preseason
|- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 1 | May 6 | @ Chicago | W 78–61 | Hayes (16) | Williams (7) | Montgomery (7) | Wintrust Arena | 1–0 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 2 | May 11 | vs. Connecticut | L 58–74 | Clarendon (13) | Williams (6) | Montgomery (3) | Webster Bank Arena1,610 | 1–1
Regular season
|- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 1 | May 20 | @ Dallas | L 78–101 | 3 Tied (14) | Sykes (7) | Hayes (6) | College Park Center5,907 | 0–1 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 2 | May 23 | @ Chicago | W 81–63 | Hayes (22) | Breland (10) | Williams (6) | Wintrust Arena6,147 | 1–1 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 3 | May 26 | Dallas | L 80–87 | McCoughtry (19) | Breland (10) | Hayes (4) | McCamish Pavilion4,749 | 1–2 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 4 | May 29 | Minnesota | W 76–74 | Hayes (20) | Tied (7) | Tied (5) | McCamish Pavilion3,785 | 2–2 |-
|- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 5 | June 3 | Phoenix | L 71–78 | McCoughtry (21) | Tied (10) | Clarendon (3) | McCamish Pavilion3,795 | 2–3 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 6 | June 5 | Connecticut | W 82–77 | Hayes (22) | Breland (9) | Tied (4) | McCamish Pavilion2,830 | 3–3 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 7 | June 8 | @ Las Vegas | W 87–83 | Hayes (24) | Tied (9) | McCoughtry (6) | Mandalay Bay Events Center5,913 | 4–3 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 8 | June 10 | @ Seattle | W 67–64 | Hayes (23) | Breland (14) | 4 Tied (2) | KeyArena6,345 | 5–3 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 9 | June 12 | @ Los Angeles | L 64–72 | Hayes (16) | Breland (6) | Hayes (3) | Staples Center9,215 | 5–4 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 10 | June 14 | Indiana | W 72–67 | Hayes (23) | Breland (13) | McCoughtry (4) | McCamish Pavilion6,561 | 6–4 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 11 | June 16 | @ Indiana | L 64–96 | McCoughtry (19) | McCoughtry (8) | Clarendon (4) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse6,234 | 6–5 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 12 | June 19 | @ New York | L 72–79 | McCoughtry (39) | McCoughtry (14) | McCoughtry (4) | Westchester County Center1,627 | 6–6 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 13 | June 22 | Connecticut | W 75–70 | McCoughtry (25) | Williams (10) | Sykes (4) | McCamish Pavilion4,047 | 7–6 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 14 | June 27 | @ Chicago | L 80–93 | Montgomery (19) | Breland (7) | Montgomery (5) | Wintrust Arena8,521 | 7–7 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 15 | June 29 | @ Minnesota | L 74–85 | McGee-Stafford (15) | Breland (10) | Montgomery (6) | Target Center9,209 | 7–8 |-