2002 Seattle Storm season
The 2002 WNBA season was the third season for the Seattle Storm basketball team. They made to the playoffs for the first time, but losing to the Los Angeles Sparks in a sweep, who went on to win the WNBA Finals for the second year in a row. The Storm beat the Portland Fire by 1 game for the final spot, which the Fire would later cease operations.
Offseason
WNBA draft
Sue Bird was among four of the top six draft picks,, Asjha Jones and Tamika (Williams) Raymond that were from the same team, the 2002 NCAA Champion University of Connecticut.| Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Club team |
| 1 | Sue Bird | University of Connecticut | |
| 19 | Lucienne Berthieu | ||
| 28 | Felicia Ragland | ||
| 35 | Takeisha Lewis |
Regular season
Season Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record |
| 1 | August 15 | Los Angeles | L 61–78 | 0–1 |
| 2 | August 17 | at Los Angeles | L 59–69 | 0–2 |