The Dallas Wings have fired coach Chris Koclanes after just one season, the team announced , quickly putting an end to a disastrous stint that started and ended on equally poor footing despite the addition of No. 1 overall pick Paige Bueckers . The Wings went 10-34 in Koclanes' lone season in charge, losing 10 of their first 11 games and then losing 10 of their final 11 games.
The Wings tied with the Chicago Sky for the worst record in the WNBA, and Dallas allowed the second-most points per game (88.0) in the league, only ahead of the Sparks . Dallas missed the postseason for the second straight season and will now be looking for its third coach since 2020. Koclanes is the fifth consecutive Wings coach to fail to make it more than two seasons.
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