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A regular season game between the Seattle Storm and Atlanta Dream at Climate Pledge Arena in 2022
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A regular season game at KeyArena in 2007

The Seattle Storm are a professional American women's basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, that competes in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). They are a member of the Western Conference and joined the league in the 2000 season as one of four expansion franchises that year.[1][2] The Storm initially shared ownership with the Seattle SuperSonics of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and played at the same home venue, KeyArena on the Seattle Center campus. During the relocation of the SuperSonics, the Storm were sold to a new ownership group and remained at KeyArena until it closed after the 2018 season for major renovations.[3] The team temporarily relocated to the Hec Edmundson Pavilion on the University of Washington campus during the 2019 season and Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett during the 2019 and 2021 seasons;[4][5] the shortened 2020 season was played entirely behind closed doors at an isolated site in Bradenton, Florida, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] Since 2022, the Storm have played at Climate Pledge Arena, a new facility built on the site of KeyArena that has a capacity of 13,500 seats for most WNBA games.[7]

In their 25 seasons, the Storm have an all-time regular season record of 444 wins and 400 losses, the fourth-best among active WNBA teams.[8][9] The team qualified for the WNBA Playoffs in 19 seasons and have an all-time record of 34 wins and 28 losses.[8][10] During those playoff runs, the Storm appeared in four WNBA Finals and won the league championship in all four finals.[11] The team also won the inaugural edition of the WNBA Commissioner's Cup, an in-season tournament that debuted in 2021 after a one-year delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[12][13] The team's players include three-time WNBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) winner Lauren Jackson, one-time MVP winner Breanna Stewart, and three-time Sportsmanship Award winner Sue Bird.[14][15] The trio were among eight Storm players named to The W25, a selection of the 25 best players in WNBA history selected for the league's 25th anniversary in 2021.[16]

The Storm made their debut on May 31, 2000,[17] and finished their first season with a 6–26 win–loss record, the worst in the league that year. The team selected Sue Bird with the first pick of the 2002 WNBA draft and finished their third season with a 17–15 record and their first playoff berth, which ended in a loss in the Western Conference Semifinals.[1] The Storm won their first WNBA championship in the 2004 Finals, where they defeated the Connecticut Sun with two wins in three games; it was the first professional sports championship for Seattle since the SuperSonics won the 1979 NBA Finals.[18] The season also marked the start of a ten-year streak of playoff appearances—the longest in WNBA history at the time[19]—but the team were eliminated in the Western Conference Semifinals for five consecutive years from 2005 to 2009.[20] The Storm finished the 2010 regular season as the top seed in the WNBA and tied the league record for most wins in the regular season with a 28–6 record; they won their second championship that year and became the second WNBA team to win a title without a single loss in the playoffs, which culminated in a three-game sweep of the Atlanta Dream.[1][21]

Despite limited appearances for injured star players Lauren Jackson and Sue Bird, the team qualified for the playoffs in the following three seasons but never advanced beyond the first round.[22] The Storm failed to qualify for the playoffs in the 2014 and 2015 seasons, but earned the top pick in the subsequent WNBA draft for two consecutive years;[1] Breanna Stewart and Jewell Loyd were chosen in those drafts and both won the Rookie of the Year Award in their debut seasons.[23] The team returned to the playoffs in subsequent years but were again eliminated in the first round; under new head coach Dan Hughes, the Storm won their third championship in 2018 with a three-game shutout of the Washington Mystics.[22] After a second-round exit in the 2019 playoffs—attributed to the absence of Bird and Stewart—the team won their fourth championship against the Las Vegas Aces in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season.[1][6] The Storm were eliminated from the 2021 playoffs after one game and the 2022 playoffs in the second round;[10] the team did not qualify for the playoffs in the 2023 season but returned in the 2024 season, where they lost to the Las Vegas Aces in the first round.[24][25]

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Seasons

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Seattle Storm record by season
Year Season Conference Regular season[8] Playoff results[11] Commissioner's
Cup results[26] 		Awards Head coach[8]
W L Pct Finish
2000 2000 Western 6 26 .188 8th DNQ Established in 2020 — Lin Dunn
2001 2001 Western 10 22 .313 8th DNQ —
2002 2002 Western 17 15 .531 4th ¤ Lost Conf. Semis vs. Los Angeles, 0–2 —
2003 2003 Western 18 16 .529 4th DNQ Lauren Jackson (MVPTooltip WNBA Most Valuable Player Award)[27] Anne Donovan
2004  †2004 † Western 20 14 .588 2nd ¤ Won Conf. Semis vs. Minnesota, 2–0
Won Conf. Finals vs. Sacramento, 2–1
Won WNBA Finals vs. Connecticut, 2–1 † 		Betty Lennox (FMVPTooltip WNBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award)[28]
2005 2005 Western 20 14 .588 2nd ¤ Lost Conf. Semis vs. Houston, 1–2 —
2006 2006 Western 18 16 .529 3rd ¤ Lost Conf. Semis vs. Los Angeles, 1–2 —
2007 2007 Western 17 17 .500 4th ¤ Lost Conf. Semis vs. Phoenix, 0–2 Lauren Jackson (MVPTooltip WNBA Most Valuable Player Award, DPOYTooltip WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award)[27][29]
2008 2008 Western 22 12 .647 2nd ¤ Lost Conf. Semis vs. Los Angeles, 1–2 — Brian Agler
2009 2009 Western 20 14 .588 2nd ¤ Lost Conf. Semis vs. Los Angeles, 1–2 —
2010  †2010 †  †Western * 28 6 .824 1st * Won Conf. Semis vs. Los Angeles, 2–0
Won Conf. Finals vs. Phoenix, 2–0
Won WNBA Finals vs. Atlanta, 3–0 † 		Brian Agler (COYTooltip WNBA Coach of the Year Award)[30]
Lauren Jackson (MVPTooltip WNBA Most Valuable Player Award, FMVPTooltip WNBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award)[27][28]
2011 2011 Western 21 13 .618 2nd ¤ Lost Conf. Semis vs. Phoenix, 1–2 Sue Bird (SPORTooltip Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award)[31]
2012 2012 Western 16 18 .471 4th ¤ Lost Conf. Semis vs. Minnesota, 1–2 —
2013 2013 Western 17 17 .500 4th ¤ Lost Conf. Semis vs. Minnesota, 0–2 —
2014 2014 Western 12 22 .353 5th DNQ —
2015 2015 Western 10 24 .294 5th DNQ Jewell Loyd (ROYTooltip WNBA Rookie of the Year Award)[32] Jenny Boucek
2016 2016 Western 16 18 .471 3rd ¤ Lost First round vs. Atlanta, 0–1 Breanna Stewart (ROYTooltip WNBA Rookie of the Year Award)[32]
2017 2017 Western 15 19 .441 5th ¤ Lost First round vs. Phoenix, 0–1 Sue Bird (SPORTooltip Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award)[31] Jenny Boucek (10–16)
Gary Kloppenburg (5–3)
2018  †2018 †  †Western * 26 8 .765 1st * Won Semifinals vs. Phoenix, 3–2
Won WNBA Finals vs. Washington, 3–0 † 		Breanna Stewart (MVPTooltip WNBA Most Valuable Player Award, FMVPTooltip WNBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award)[27][28]
Natasha Howard (MIPTooltip WNBA Most Improved Player Award)[33]
Sue Bird (SPORTooltip Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award)[31] 		Dan Hughes
2019 2019 Western 18 16 .529 3rd ¤ Won First round vs. Minnesota, 1–0
Lost Second round vs. Los Angeles, 0–1 		Natasha Howard (DPOYTooltip WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award)[29]
2020  †2020 † Western 18 4 .818 2nd ¤[a] Won Semifinals vs. Minnesota, 3–0
Won WNBA Finals vs. Las Vegas, 3–0 † 		Not held Breanna Stewart (FMVPTooltip WNBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award)[28] Gary Kloppenburg
2021  †2021 ^ Western 21 11 .656 3rd ¤ Lost Second round vs. Phoenix, 0–1 Won Commissioner's Cup vs. Connecticut ^ — Dan Hughes (5–1)
Noelle Quinn (16–10)
2022 2022 Western 22 14 .611 2nd ¤ Won First round vs. Washington, 2–0
Lost Second round vs. Las Vegas, 1–3 		DNQ — Noelle Quinn
2023 2023 Western 11 29 .275 5th DNQ DNQ
2024 2024 Western 25 15 .625 3rd ¤ Lost First round vs. Las Vegas, 0–2 DNQ —
Totals (25 seasons)[8] 444 400 .526 All-time regular season record (2000–2024)
35 31 .530 All-time playoffs record (2000–2024)
479 431 .526 All-time overall record (2000–2024)

Notes

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  1. ^ The Seattle Storm had an identical 18–4 record with the Las Vegas Aces, but lost the top seed in the Western Conference on a head-to-head tiebreaker.[34]

References

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  1. ^ Ruiz, Don (May 31, 2000). "On top of the world". The News Tribune. p. C1. Retrieved February 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Coffey, Alex (October 25, 2019). "Shelter for the Storm: Seattle women's hoops will finally have a suitable home, but not without sacrifice". Crosscut.com. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  3. ^ Patterson, Nick (August 20, 2019). "The Storm may be back in Everett next month for the playoffs". The Everett Herald. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  4. ^ Allen, Percy (October 21, 2021). "Storm grateful for others' hospitality the past three seasons but eager to return 'home' to Climate Pledge Arena". The Seattle Times. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Mizell, Gina (October 6, 2020). "Seattle Storm Win the W.N.B.A. Championship". The New York Times. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  6. ^ Allen, Percy (May 4, 2022). "'We're back home': Here's a look inside the Storm's Climate Pledge Arena home". The Seattle Times. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d e "Seattle Storm". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  8. ^ "List of all the WNBA Teams". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  9. ^ a b Allen, Percy (September 6, 2022). "'Thank you, Sue' crowd chants as Sue Bird's career ends with Storm playoff loss". The Seattle Times. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  10. ^ a b "WNBA Playoffs Series History". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  11. ^ Allen, Percy (September 28, 2021). "The Storm won't have a chance to win the WNBA title, but it still won big in 2021". The Seattle Times. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  12. ^ Metcalfe, Jeff (August 11, 2021). "Big money on line for Seattle, Connecticut in WNBA Commissioner's Cup final". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  13. ^ Caple, Jim (September 4, 2018). "MVP Stewart hopes to follow Jackson's example, lead Storm to WNBA Finals". The Athletic. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  14. ^ Caple, Jim (September 6, 2018). "Sue Bird is the Benjamin Button of the WNBA". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  15. ^ Allen, Percy (September 5, 2021). "Sue Bird, Lauren Jackson, Breanna Stewart named to WNBA's 25th anniversary team". The Seattle Times. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  16. ^ Ruiz, Don (June 1, 2000). "Storm starts with loss". The News Tribune. p. C1. Retrieved February 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ Miller, Ted (October 13, 2004). "Champs! Storm wins city's first title in 25 years". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. p. A1. Archived from the original on October 15, 2004. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  18. ^ Martin, Brian (April 12, 2016). "Déjà Vu In Seattle: 14 Years Later, Storm Poised for Another Rapid Rebuild". WNBA. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  19. ^ "Parker keys Sparks' second-quarter run to knock out Storm". ESPN. Associated Press. September 20, 2009. Archived from the original on February 29, 2024. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  20. ^ "Storm Completes Perfect Run to Title". The New York Times. Associated Press. September 17, 2010. p. B14. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
  21. ^ a b Allen, Percy (September 15, 2018). "How the Storm rebuilt and won the 2018 WNBA title eight years after its 2010 championship". The Seattle Times. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  22. ^ Allen, Percy (April 9, 2019). "No more No. 1 pick signals big progress for Storm, but it sure makes WNBA draft more complicated". The Seattle Times. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  23. ^ Allen, Percy (August 27, 2023). "Storm lose to Sky as they are eliminated from WNBA playoff race". The Seattle Times. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  24. ^ Allen, Percy (September 24, 2024). "Storm swept away by Aces in opening round of WNBA playoffs". The Seattle Times. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  25. ^ "About the WNBA Commissioner's Cup". WNBA. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  26. ^ a b c d "WNBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award Winners". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  27. ^ a b c d "WNBA Most Valuable Player Award Winners". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  28. ^ a b "WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award Winners". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  29. ^ "WNBA Coach of the Year Award Winners". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  30. ^ a b c "WNBA Sportsmanship Award Winners". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  31. ^ a b "WNBA Rookie of the Year Award Winners". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  32. ^ "WNBA Most Improved Player Award Winners". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  33. ^ Ortis, Jason (September 13, 2020). "Aces beat Seattle to capture top seed in WNBA playoffs". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
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