2020 New York Liberty season

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2020 New York Liberty season
Coach Walt Hopkins
ArenaOriginally: Barclays Center
Rescheduled to: IMG Academy gymnasiums, Bradenton, Florida
Attendance0 per game
Results
Record2–20 (.091)
Place6th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Team Leaders
Points Kia Nurse – 12.2 ppg
Rebounds Amanda Zahui B. – 8.5 rpg
Assists Layshia Clarendon – 3.9 apg
Media
Television YES

The 2020 WNBA season was the 24th season for the New York Liberty franchise of the WNBA. The Liberty opened the regular season on July 25, 2020, versus the Seattle Storm. [1]

Contents

During the off-season the Liberty announced that they would return to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn as their permanent home. [2] In the 2018 and 2019 seasons, the Liberty's primary home venue was the Westchester County Center in White Plains, New York. Additionally, the Liberty announced that Walt Hopkins would replace Katie Smith as head coach. [3] [4]

This WNBA season will feature an all-time high 36 regular-season games. [5] However, the plan for expanded games was put on hold on April 3, when the WNBA postponed its season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [6] Under a plan approved on June 15, the league is scheduled to hold a shortened 22-game regular season at IMG Academy, without fans present, starting on July 24. [7] [8]

The Liberty's shortened season started slowly, when they lost their first five games. Their first win came on August 7, but was followed by another seven straight losses. An eight-game losing streak saw the team finish 2–20 for the season. Number one overall draft pick Sabrina Ionescu only played in three games for the Liberty. Their .091 winning percentage was the worst in team history.

Transactions

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
11 Sabrina Ionescu Flag of the United States.svg  United States Oregon
19 Megan Walker Flag of the United States.svg  United States UConn
112 Jazmine Jones Flag of the United States.svg  United States Louisville
213 Kylee Shook Flag of the United States.svg  United States Louisville
215 Leaonna Odom Flag of the United States.svg  United States Duke
326 Erica Ogwumike Flag of the United States.svg  United States Rice

Trades/Roster Changes

DateDetails
February 10, 2020Signed G Layshia Clarendon [9]
February 24, 2020Re-signed G Marine Johannès [10]
April 11, 2020Engaged in a three team trade where the acquired the 13th pick in the 2020 draft and sent Sugar Rodgers to Las Vegas. [11]
April 15, 2020Engaged in 3 team trade where they acquired G Shatori Walker-Kimbrough, the twelfth pick in the 2020 WNBA draft and the first, second, and third round picks in the 2021 WNBA draft from the Washington Mystics in exchange for Tina Charles. They also acquired Tayler Hill and the ninth and fifteenth pick in the 2020 draft in exchange for the Mystics' 2021 first-round pick and New York's 2021 second round pick. [12]
April 17, 2020Traded the draft rights for G Erica Ogwumike to Minnesota in exchange for F Stephanie Talbot. [13]
Acquired the draft rights to G/F Jocelyn Willoughby from Phoenix in exchange for G Shatori Walker-Kimbrough. [14]
April 21, 2020Waived G Brittany Boyd [15]
April 29, 2020Waived G Tayler Hill [16]
Announced that F Stephanie Talbot would remain overseas for the 2020 season. [16]
June 25, 2020G Rebecca Allen opts out of the 2020 season. [17]
June 26, 2020Signed F Joyner Holmes. [18]
July 7, 2020G Asia Durr opts out of the 2020 season. [19]

Current roster

New York Liberty roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G 7 Flag of the United States.svg Clarendon, Layshia 5' 9" (1.75m)158 lb (72kg)1991-05-02 California 7
G 25 Flag of the United States.svg Durr, Asia 5' 10" (1.78m)151 lb (68kg)1997-04-05 Louisville 1
F 10 Flag of the United States.svg Holmes, Joyner 6' 3" (1.91m)200 lb (91kg)1998-02-22 Texas R
G 20 Flag of the United States.svg Ionescu, Sabrina  Cruz Roja.svg5' 11" (1.8m)165 lb (75kg)1997-12-06 Oregon R
G 4 Flag of the United States.svg Jones, Jazmine 6' 0" (1.83m)160 lb (73kg)1996-10-15 Louisville R
G 22 Flag of the United States.svg Kea, Paris 5' 9" (1.75m)142 lb (64kg)1996-04-07 North Carolina 1
G 5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nurse, Kia 6' 0" (1.83m)168 lb (76kg)1996-02-22 Connecticut 2
F 0 Flag of the United States.svg Odom, Leaonna 6' 2" (1.88m)168 lb (76kg)1998-03-26 Duke R
F 24 Flag of the United States.svg Shook, Kylee 6' 4" (1.93m)200 lb (91kg)1998-03-18 Louisville R
C 41 Flag of Turkey.svg Stokes, Kiah 6' 3" (1.91m)191 lb (87kg)1993-03-30 Connecticut 4
F 3 Flag of the United States.svg Walker, Megan 6' 1" (1.85m)175 lb (79kg)1998-11-23 Connecticut R
G/F 13 Flag of the United States.svg Willoughby, Jocelyn 6' 0" (1.83m)180 lb (82kg)1998-03-25 Virginia R
C 17 Flag of Sweden.svg Zahui B., Amanda 6' 5" (1.96m)250 lb (113kg)1993-09-08 Minnesota 5
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg Walt Hopkins
Assistant coaches
Flag of the United States.svg Shelley Patterson
Flag of the United States.svg Kelly Raimon
Flag of the United States.svg Dustin Gray
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
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Game log

Regular season

2020 game log
Total: 2–20
July
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1July 25 Seattle Storm L 71–87 Clarendon (20) Stokes (9) Ionescu (4) IMG Academy
0		0–1
2July 29 Dallas Wings L 80–93 Ionescu (33) Zahui B. (11) Ionescu (7)IMG Academy
0		0–2
3July 31 Atlanta Dream L 78–84 Jones (20) Stokes (7) Clarendon (5)IMG Academy
0		0–3
August
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
4August 2 Phoenix Mercury L 67–96 Nurse (17) Zahui B. (9)Tied (4) IMG Academy
0		0–4
5August 5 Minnesota Lynx L 66–92 Zahui B. (13) Stokes (8) Clarendon (6)IMG Academy
0		0–5
6August 7 Washington Mystics W 74–66 Nurse (17) Zahui B. (14) Clarendon (6)IMG Academy
0		1–5
7August 9 Las Vegas Aces L 76–78 Zahui B. (20) Stokes (12) Clarendon (8)IMG Academy
0		1–6
8August 11 Los Angeles Sparks L 78–93 Jones (24) Zahui B. (10) Clarendon (5)IMG Academy
0		1–7
9August 13 Indiana Fever L 79–86 Nurse (21) Stokes (8)Tied (3)IMG Academy
0		1–8
10August 15 Minnesota Lynx L 64–94 Jones (13) Zahui B. (8) Nurse (3)IMG Academy
0		1–9
11August 18 Seattle Storm L 64–105 Nurse (21)Tied (6)3 tied (2)IMG Academy
0		1–10
12August 20 Chicago Sky L 85–101 Jones (18) Stokes (9) Clarendon (5)IMG Academy
0		1–11
13August 22 Connecticut Sun L 65–82 Nurse (17) Zahui B. (10)Tied (5)IMG Academy
0		1–12
14August 25 Chicago Sky W 101–99 Zahui B. (22) Zahui B. (12) Clarendon (5)IMG Academy
0		2–12
15August 29 Las Vegas Aces L 63–80 Key (14) Zahui B. (21) Clarendon (4)IMG Academy
0		2–13
September
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
16September 1 Connecticut Sun L 65–70 Nurse (18) Zahui B. (10)Tied (3)IMG Academy
0		2–14
17September 3 Atlanta Dream L 56–62 Tied (12) Zahui B. (11) Zahui B. (3)IMG Academy
0		2–15
18September 5 Phoenix Mercury L 67–83 Holmes (13) Holmes (13) Clarendon (3)IMG Academy
0		2–16
19September 8 Los Angeles Sparks L 70–96 Willoughby (21) Stokes (8) Clarendon (5)IMG Academy
0		2–17
20September 10 Indiana Fever L 75–85 Kea (21) Jones (10)Tied (4)IMG Academy
0		2–18
21September 12 Washington Mystics L 58–75 Tied (15)Tied (7) Jones (6)IMG Academy
0		2–19
22September 13 Dallas Wings L 79–82 Jones (21) Zahui B. (10) Nurse (7)IMG Academy
0		2–20
2020 season schedule

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDate awardedRef.
Jazmine Jones All-Rookie Team September 27, 2020 [20]

Standings

#Team W L PCT GB Conf.
1x – Las Vegas Aces 184.818–8–2
2x – Seattle Storm 184.818–8–2
3x – Los Angeles Sparks 157.68235–5
4x – Minnesota Lynx 148.63644–6
5x – Phoenix Mercury 139.59154–6
6x – Chicago Sky 1210.54566–4
7x – Connecticut Sun 1012.45587–3
8x – Washington Mystics 913.40996–4
9e – Dallas Wings 814.364101–9
10e – Atlanta Dream 715.318115–5
11e – Indiana Fever 616.273124–6
12e – New York Liberty 220.091162–8

Notes

x – Clinched playoff berth
e – Eliminated from playoffs
Home and Away records not shown, as all games played at a neutral location.
Updated to include results from September 13, 2020
Source

Statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage TO  Turnovers per game
 PF  Fouls per gameTeam leaderLeague leader

Source: [21]

Regular season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Sabrina Ionescu 3326.745.2%35.0%100%4.74.00.70.018.3
Kia Nurse 211827.527.3%23.8%86.4%2.92.30.50.212.2
Layshia Clarendon 191926.146.5%34.1%87.3%2.53.90.9011.5
Jazmine Jones 20221.440.4%33.3%78.8%4.12.31.40.510.8
Amanda Zahui B. 212025.335.3%34.0%69.4%8.51.90.91.29.0
Paris Kea 11515.038.4%39.4%87.5%2.01.50.60.36.9
Jocelyn Willoughby 22517.435.8%40.5%83.3%2.40.90.70.35.8
Kiah Stokes 222227.337.2%23.5%57.1%6.71.20.51.25.7
Leaonna Odom 221620.649.0%25.0%87.0%2.30.70.70.45.5
Kylee Shook 20014.540.5%17.6%82.4%2.80.60.40.54.1
Megan Walker 18011.432.1%14.0%60.0%1.50.30.20.03.3
Joyner Holmes 19010.030.6%10.7%75.0%2.70.70.10.12.9

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