The 2024 season for the Seattle Storm, a professional American basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, was their 25th season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). It was their third full season with Noelle Quinn as head coach. The Storm play their home games at Climate Pledge Arena in the Lower Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle; the 2024 season was their first at a new training facility, the Seattle Storm Center for Basketball Performance in Interbay.
The team's regular season schedule began on May 14 and included 40 games against the other eleven teams in WNBA. Four games were played against five teams from the Western Conference and two teams from the Eastern Conference; the Storm played three games each against the remaining four teams from the Eastern Conference. Five regular season games in early June were played against teams in the same conference to determine qualification for the WNBA Commissioner's Cup, an in-season tournament first played in 2021.
The Storm played 10 road games out of their first 15 games and returned to Seattle for nine consecutive games at home from June 23 to July 14. The 2024 WNBA season included a month-long break for the Summer Olympic Games that began after the WNBA All-Star Game on July 20 in Phoenix, Arizona.
The Storm finished 25–15 overall, which was fifth place during the regular season. Their 25 wins were the most since the 2018 season. As the fifth seed in the 2024 WNBA Playoffs, they faced off against the Las Vegas Aces in the First Round. The Storm were swept two games to zero, losing the first game 67–78 and the second 73–86 to end their season.
Transactions
WNBA draft
Transactions
Roster changes
Roster
Depth
Schedule
The Storm started the season slowly, losing back-to-back games against Minnesota with the second coming in Minnesota in double overtime. They lost to New York as well, but won the remainder of their games in May. They recorded two wins over Washington and Indiana during that run to finish May 5–3. The Storm extended their winning streak to six games by defeating Phoenix and Las Vegas to begin July. Their third loss of the season to Minnesota broke the streak. They won two games before losing to Phoenix and Las Vegas. The Storm finished July by winning three straight games to finish July 7–3. They defeated Dallas to begin July before losing to Chicago. They would defeat Chicago two days later and win three out of their remaining four games before the Olympic break. The loss came to Las Vegas and the Storm finished July 5–2. They headed into the Olympic break 17–8. The Storm experienced a bit of a hangover coming out of the Olympic break as they lost their first two games. They split a double header with Washington and defeated Atlanta before losing to New York to end August. They ended August 2–4. However, their overall record of 19–12 saw them clinch a playoff berth on August 30. The Storm opened September with two games in Connecticut, which they split. They would lose for a third time this season to New York before winning five of their last six games. Two of the five wins came against Phoenix and another two came against Los Angeles. The Storm finished 25–15, and in fifth place overall.
Pre-season
Regular season
Playoffs
Standings
Notes
- (#) – League Standing
- c – Commissioner's Cup winners
- y – Regular Season Champion
- x – Clinched playoff berth
- e – Eliminated from playoff contention
- Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings
Playoffs
Bold: series winner
Statistics
Regular season
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
Playoffs
Awards and honors
References
External links
- Official team website
