Washington Mystics 2024 season: 14–26, scoring 79.3 points per game and allowing 82.3 (-3 average margin) across 40 games. Updated August 16, 2026.
Scouting report
The Mystics finished 14–26, 9th in the league standings, with a -3.8 net rating that ranked 8th of 12. Neither end was a strength: 9th in offensive rating, 7th in defensive rating. Their calling card was three-point volume (12 makes a game, 2nd); the soft spots, getting to the free-throw line (18.6 attempts, 12th) and turnovers (19.8 a game, 2nd-most in the league). Scoring was spread around — Ariel Atkins led at 14.9 a game, but no one accounted for more than 19% of the points. The high points: a 3-game winning streak (Aug 23–Aug 28) and a 31-point rout of the Sky on Sep 11. The lows: a 12-game losing streak (May 14–Jun 9) and a 32-point loss at the Storm on May 25. They went 3–20 against teams at .500 or better. Bottom line: a middle-of-the-pack team held back by a lack of free throws — good enough to beat anyone on a given night, not consistent enough to be feared.
Season summary
Record 14–26.
79.3 points scored, 82.3 allowed per game.
Net rating -3.8 per 100 possessions (offense 98, defense 101.7, pace 80.4).
Ariel Atkins leads the team at 14.9 ppg.
Shakira Austin leads the team at 6.8 rpg.
Julie Vanloo leads the team at 4.3 apg.
Recent results
W 89-58 @ CHI
W 72-69 @ ATL
L 73-76 vs ATL
L 71-87 vs NYL
W 92-91 vs IND
Mystics roster
Ariel Atkins #7, G — 14.9 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 3.1 apg in 40 games
Stefanie Dolson #31, C — 9.5 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 2.6 apg in 39 games
Shot-zone charts shaded against the WNBA average, four factors versus opponents, most-used lineups by net rating, on/off player impact, and where the Mystics rank league-wide.