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Dallas Wings draftee Aziaha James, right, smiles with teammate Paige Bueckers during the Dallas Wings 2025 Draft Class press conference April 23 at Dallas City Hall.\u00a0<\/p>\n
File photo \/ Ronaldo Bola\u00f1os<\/a><\/p>\n The Dallas Wings concluded the 2025 WNBA regular season with a 10-34 record, failing to meet expectations despite a strengthened roster.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s so many different things that have captivated what we\u2019ve been through as a team and how much we\u2019ve overcame, and it started from the beginning of the season,\u201d rookie guard Paige Bueckers said after the final game of the season.<\/p>\n With the Wings placing last in the league, the team\u2019s winning percentage was the fourth worst in franchise history and the second worst since the team\u2019s move to Arlington in 2016 to play at UTA\u2019s College Park Center. Despite subpar results, the Wings still improved from their 9-31 record in the 2024 season.<\/p>\n Head coach Chris Koclanes credited the players\u2019 bonds and grit, emphasizing the value of team chemistry and staying true to their identity throughout the season.<\/p>\n \u201cThe mental side of the game and the mental work that you all don\u2019t see, that they really bought into it,\u201d Koclanes said after the final home game. \u201cYou see it in the camaraderie, in the interactions here, you just see this team is connected.\u201d<\/p>\n Dallas Wings center Li Yueru, left, attempts to shoot the ball while Las Vegas Aces center Megan Gustafson attempts to block the ball during a game July 27 at College Park Center.<\/p>\n File photo \/ Samarie Goffney<\/a><\/p>\n Despite that connection, the Wings fired Koclanes last week, concluding his only year as head coach as the team looks to reset after an underwhelming season.<\/p>\n Koclanes was picked up by Dallas after the team hired Curt Miller, general manager and executive vice president. The now former Wings coach was an assistant for Miller while he served as head coach for the Connecticut Sun from 2016-2022.<\/p>\n Rookie guard Aziaha James said Koclanes helped her develop patience and let the game come to her. She said Koclanes instilled confidence in her game.<\/p>\n With the 2025 season in the rearview mirror, the team has set its sights on a new practice location.<\/p>\n In June, the Dallas City Council approved plans for a new Wings practice facility at Joey Georgusis Park in West Oak Cliff, Dallas. The facility\u2019s groundbreaking was Sept. 26, and it is expected to open in spring 2026, according to a Dallas Wings press release.<\/p>\n The Wings played their first non-pandemic home games outside College Park Center this season, with two games against the Indiana Fever at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. The first saw a sold-out crowd of 20,409, a franchise record and the largest crowd recorded at any WNBA game in Texas.<\/p>\n Throughout the season, Dallas made multiple trades and hardship contracts in an attempt to flip the script. In June, the Wings traded their 2026 second-round and 2027 third-round draft picks to the Seattle Storm for center Li Yueru.<\/p>\n Later that month, the Wings sent forward NaLyssa Smith to the Las Vegas Aces for the Aces\u2019 2027 first-round draft pick. In August, they traded guard DiJonai Carrington to the Minnesota Lynx for forward Diamond Miller, guard Karlie Samuelson and the Lynx\u2019s 2027 second-round draft pick.<\/p>\n Amid the trades, much of the team\u2019s season was defined by extended losing streaks. The Wings\u2019 season began with 11 losses in their first 12 games, and the team lost 15 of its final 17 games.<\/p>\n Several major injuries added to the Wings\u2019 woes. Guard Tyasha Harris underwent surgery for a left knee injury in June, leaving her on the sidelines for most of the season.<\/p>\n Las Vegas Aces forward NaLyssa Smith and Dallas Wings guard DiJonai Carrington hug during a game July 27 at College Park Center.<\/p>\n File photo \/ Samarie Goffney<\/a><\/p>\n Yueru was unable to finish her season after spraining her left ACL in August. Rookie guard JJ Quinerly suffered the same injury later in the month and has since had surgery on her left knee, the Wings announced Oct. 3.<\/p>\n Even with the setbacks, the season was not all lows for the Wings. Their first win came on the road in a 22- point blowout of Koclanes\u2019s former team, the Sun, marking the only time the Wings broke triple-digit points this season.<\/p>\n Amid the losing streaks, the Wings had five wins during a seven-game stretch in June, securing half their season\u2019s wins, against the Golden State Valkyries, the Sun, the Atlanta Dream, the Washington Mystics and the Phoenix Mercury.<\/p>\n The Wings\u2019 season would\u2019ve finished with an 11- game losing streak if not for a 21-point win in their final game of the year at home against the Mercury, in which three players boasted 20 points or more.<\/p>\n A silver lining for Dallas came when the team acquired Bueckers as the No. 1 pick in the draft. By the end of the season, Bueckers had collected a multitude of awards and recognitions for her impact on the league and the Wings\u2019 franchise, backed by impressive rookie stats.<\/p>\n Head coach Chris Koclanes directs the players during an exhibition game against the Toyota Antelopes on May 10 at College Park Center.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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