Barbara Turner

Washington Mystics guard Lucy Olsen jumps in the air and is about to shoot a left-handed layup. None of her teammates or the New York Liberty defense have caught up to her, and only two seconds have come off the shot clock.

The Washington Mystics want to play fast on offense. Is it working?

By Jenn Hatfield / June 14, 2025

Here’s what the data shows, 10 games into the Sydney Johnson era

Two photos are shown side-by-side. At left, Washington Mystics guard Jade Melbourne rises for a right-handed layup under heavy pressure from New York Liberty forward Leonie Fiebich. At right, Mystics forward Kiki Iriafen prepares to release a right-handed reverse layup and looks behind her at the rim.

How a ‘Breakfast Club’ is giving Kiki Iriafen, Jade Melbourne the ingredients for success this season

By Jenn Hatfield / June 8, 2025

The Washington Mystics duo is benefiting from 8 a.m. workouts with assistant coach Barbara Turner

Atlanta Dream guard Allisha Gray attempts a jump shot over the outstretched hand of Washington Mystics guard Ariel Atkins.

All-Star Allisha Gray has found freedom and joy with the Atlanta Dream

By Wilton Jackson / July 20, 2024

Gray: ‘Coming to Atlanta has allowed me to be the player I know I am’

A photo of Atlanta's bench during loss to Washington Mystics in June 2023 in Washington, D.C.

How assistant coach Barbara Turner is making a difference for Dream

By Hunter Cruse / August 20, 2023

Turner’s long journey from the hardwoods to the sideline

How the Atlanta Dream picked a staff in 2022

By Spencer Nusbaum / April 1, 2022

Christie Sides, Paul Goriss and Barbara Turner to join Tanisha Wright’s staff