The 2008 WNBA season was their tenth season and their sixth in Connecticut. The Sun successfully advanced to the WNBA Playoffs for the sixth consecutive season. Lindsay Whalen was a key contributor to the club, averaging 14.0 points per game, 5.6 rebounds per game, and 5.4 assists per game. Offseason Expansion Draft The following player was lost in the Atlanta Dream expansion draft: Erika DeSouza WNBA Draft Transactions August 27: The Sun signed Svetlana Abrosimova and waived Jolene Anderson. June 27: The Sun waived Kamesha Hairston. May 15: The Sun waived Cori Chambers. May 7: The Sun waived Jessica Foley, Tracy Gahan and Christina Quaye. May 6: The Sun waived Meredith Alexis and Natalie Berglin. April 28: The Sun waived Crystal Erwin, Laura Hall and Jessica Richter. April 23: The Sun waived Antoinette Upshaw. March 20: The Sun signed Tracy Gahan to a training camp contract. March 7: The Sun signed Sandrine Gruda. March 5: The Sun signed Jessica Foley to a training camp contract. March 3: The Sun signed Natalie Berglin and Kerri Gardin to training camp contracts. February 19: The Sun re-signed free agents Lindsay Whalen and Jamie Carey. Free agents Additions Subtractions Roster Season standings Schedule Preseason |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 1 || May 1 || @ Minnesota || || L 57-68 || Gardin (8) || Gahan, Gardin, Holt (4) || Carey, Hairston, Turner (2) || Target Center 1,155 || 0-1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 2 || May 4 || Phoenix || || W 94-66 || Holt (15) || Gahan (10) || Swanier, Berglin (3) || Mohegan Sun Arena 6,252 || 1-1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 3 || May 9 || Houston || || W 88-80 || Whalen (18) || Anderson (7) || Whalen (8) || Mohegan Sun Arena 4,411 || 2-1 |- Regular season |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 1 || May 17 || Atlanta || CSS || W 100-67 || Whitmore (22) || Whitmore (10) || Whalen (8) || Mohegan Sun Arena 7,420 || 1-0 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 2 || May 18 || @ New York || WCTXNBA TV|| W 77-63 || Whitmore (17) || Whalen, Raymond (6) || Whalen (8) || Madison Square Garden 10,460 || 2-0 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 3 || May 24 || Sacramento || || W 87-64 || Whalen (21) || Holt (7) || Whalen, Whitmore (5) || Mohegan Sun Arena 6,402 || 3-0 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 4 ||