2023 New York Liberty season

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2023 New York Liberty season
Coach Sandy Brondello
Arena Barclays Center
Attendance7,777 per game
Results
Record32–8 (.800)
Place1st (Eastern)
Playoff finish2nd seed; Lost in WNBA Finals to Las Vegas Aces
Team Leaders
Points Breanna Stewart – 23.0 ppg
Rebounds Breanna Stewart – 9.3 rpg
Assists Courtney Vandersloot – 8.1 apg
Media
Television YES Network
WWOR-TV (1 game)

The 2023 New York Liberty season was the 27th season for the New York Liberty franchise of the WNBA, and their second season under head coach Sandy Brondello.

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The Liberty entered the season with high expectations after trading for former MVP Jonquel Jones and signing last year's MVP Breanna Stewart as a free agent. They also signed Courtney Vandersloot, who lead the league in assists for six of the past seven seasons. [1] The team started with an opening day hiccup as they lost to Washington, but would come back to win the rest of their May games to finish the month 3–1. They would start June splitting a back-to-back with Chicago, before winning two of their next three games. They would win four straight before losing the final game of the month to finish June 7–3. The Liberty started July with another four-game winning streak, only for it to be broken at home by Dallas. The Liberty went on another four-game winning streak before losing a make-up game to Minnesota. They would win the final game of the month to finish 9–2 in July. The team managed to extend the winning streak past four this time, as they won five straight to open August. During this streak, they secured a playoff berth on August 11. In their sixth game of the month, they defeated the Las Vegas Aces to win the Commissioner's Cup, which was the first trophy in franchise history. [2] The Liberty's next regular season game was again against the Aces, and they would lose to end their winning streak. They won their remaining four games in August to finish the month 9–1. They won their first four games in September, and headed into the final game of the season to clinch the best record in the WNBA, but lost the season finale to finish 4–1 in September.

The Liberty finished the regular season 32–8 overall and were the second seed in the 2023 WNBA Playoffs. Their 32 wins were the most in the regular season in team history, bettering the 23 wins from 2015. However, this was the first season the WNBA played a 40-game schedule. Their winning percentage of .800 was the best in franchise history, bettering the .676 mark, also from 2015.

As the second seed in the playoffs, New York faced off against the seventh seeded Washington Mystics, and New York hosted the first two games of the three-game series. The Mystics got off to a hot start in Game One, but the Liberty dominated the final three quarters and won the game 90–75. The Liberty lead Game Two by eleven at the half, but the Mystics stormed back and forced overtime. The Liberty won the overtime period and the game 90–86 to move on to the Semifinals. There, they faced off against the third seed Connecticut Sun. The Liberty lost Game One of the series 63–78. They responded in Game Two and overcame a first quarter deficit to win 84–77. In the pivotal Game Three in Connecticut, the Liberty rode a dominant first quarter to a 92–81 victory to advance to the 2023 WNBA Finals.

The Liberty faced a familiar foe in the finals, the Las Vegas Aces. The two teams squared off five times during the regular season, with the series finishing 2–2, but the Liberty taking the Commissioner's Cup. Game One of the series, was led by the Liberty by three at halftime, but the Aces dominated the second half to win 99–82. The Aces won Game Two 104–76 and left the Liberty needing to win three straight games to become WNBA Champions. The Liberty mounted a comeback in Game Three in New York and won 87–73. Game Four started well for the Liberty, they won the first quarter by ten points, but they could not hold on and lost the game 69–70. They lost the Finals one game to three, and finished runners-up.

After the season, the Liberty were fined $25,000 while Sabrina Ionescu, Betnijah Laney, and Jonquel Jones were each fined $2,000 for violating media policies.

Transactions

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
330Okako AdikaFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States USC

Transactions

DateTransaction
December 31, 2022Renounced the rights to Kylee Shook and Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe
January 12, 2023Extended Qualifying Offers to Crystal Dangerfield, Marine Johannès, and Han Xu [3]
January 16, 2023Traded Rebecca Allen and the 6th Pick in the 2023 WNBA draft to the Connecticut Sun, and Natasha Howard and Crystal Dangerfield to the Dallas Wings, as part of a 3-Team Trade. The Liberty received Jonquel Jones from the Sun and Kayla Thornton from the Wings. [4]
February 8, 2023Signed Breanna Stewart to a 1-Year Deal
Signed Courtney Vandersloot to a 2-Year Deal [5]
Signed Epiphanny Prince to a Training Camp Contract [6]
February 10, 2023Signed Sika Koné to a Rookie Scale Contract [7]
February 11, 2023Acquired the rights to Leonie Fiebich, a 2024 Second-Round Pick (from Chicago, and the right to swap 2025 First-Round Picks with Phoenix in a 4-Team Trade involving the Chicago Sky, Dallas Wings, and the Phoenix Mercury [8]
February 17, 2023Signed Han Xu to the Qualifying Offer - Training Camp Contract
February 28, 2023Signed Nyara Sabally to a Rookie Scale Contract [9]
March 2, 2023Signed Marine Johannès to her Qualifying Offer [10]
March 21, 2023Signed Morgan Green and Stephanie Mawuli to Training Camp Contracts [11]
May 14, 2023Signed Sabrina Ionescu to Contract Extension [12]
May 16, 2023Decline Team Option on Didi Richards
Waived Didi Richards, Morgan Green, Sika Koné, and Stephanie Mawuli [13] [14]
May 17, 2023Waived Epiphanny Prince
May 18, 2023Temporarily suspend the contract of Marine Johannès due to Overseas Commitments
May 19, 2023Signed Epiphanny Prince to a Hardship Contract [15]
May 24, 2023Released Epiphanny Prince from the Hardship Contract
May 30, 2023Activated Marine Johannès
June 13, 2023Temporarily suspend the contract of Han Xu due to Overseas Commitments
June 17, 2023Signed Epiphanny Prince to a Hardship Contract [16]
June 20, 2023Released Epiphanny Prince from the Hardship Contract
June 25, 2023Signed Epiphanny Prince to a Hardship Contract [17]
July 5, 2023Activated the temporarily suspended contract of Han Xu due to Overseas Commitments
July 16, 2023Temporarily suspend the contract of Han Xu due to Overseas Commitments
August 10, 2023Released Epiphanny Prince from the Hardship Contract
August 12, 2023Activated the temporarily suspended contract of Han Xu due to Overseas Commitments
August 31, 2023Signed Kayla Thornton to a Contract Extension [18]
September 9, 2023Signed Betnijah Laney to a Contract Extension [19]
September 10, 2023Temporarily suspend the contract of Han Xu due to Overseas Commitments

Roster changes

Roster

2023 New York Liberty roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
C 31 Flag of the United States.svg Dolson, Stefanie 6' 5" (1.96m)235 lb (107kg)1992-01-08 Connecticut 9
G 20 Flag of the United States.svg Ionescu, Sabrina 5' 11" (1.8m)165 lb (75kg)1997-12-06 Oregon 3
G 23 Flag of France.svg Johannès, Marine 5' 10" (1.78m)134 lb (61kg)01-21-1995 France 2
F/C 35 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Jones, Jonquel 6' 6" (1.98m)215 lb (98kg)1994-01-05 George Washington 6
G/F 44 Flag of the United States.svg Laney, Betnijah 6' 0" (1.83m)166 lb (75kg)1993-10-29 Rutgers 7
F 8 Flag of Germany.svg Sabally, Nyara 6' 5" (1.96m)204 lb (93kg)2000-02-26 Oregon 1
F 30 Flag of the United States.svg Stewart, Breanna 6' 4" (1.93m)170 lb (77kg)1994-08-27 Connecticut 6
F 5 Flag of the United States.svg Thornton, Kayla 6' 1" (1.85m)188 lb (85kg)1992-10-20 UTEP 7
G 22 Flag of Hungary.svg Vandersloot, Courtney 5' 8" (1.73m)137 lb (62kg)1989-02-08 Gonzaga 12
G/F 13 Flag of the United States.svg Willoughby, Jocelyn 6' 0" (1.83m)180 lb (82kg)1998-03-25 Virginia 2
C 21 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xu, Han 6' 10" (2.08m)193 lb (88kg)10-31-1999 China 2
Head coach
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sandy Brondello (Western Sydney)
Assistant coaches
Flag of Germany.svg Olaf Lange
Flag of the United States.svg Roneeka Hodges (Florida State)
Flag of the United States.svg Zach O'Brien (Saint Joseph's College of Maine)
Athletic trainer
Flag of the United States.svg Terri Acosta
Strength and conditioning coach
Flag of the United States.svg Emily Zaler
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Depth

Pos.StarterBench
PG Courtney Vandersloot
SG Sabrina Ionescu Marine Johannès
SF Betnijah Laney Kayla Thornton
Jocelyn Willoughby
PF Breanna Stewart Nyara Sabally
C Jonquel Jones Stefanie Dolson
Han Xu

Schedule

Preseason

2023 pre-season game log
Total: 0–2 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–2)
May: 0–2 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 10@ Connecticut L 57–63 Sika Koné (10) Kayla Thornton (8) Stefanie Dolson (4) Mohegan Sun Arena
N/A		0–1
2May 13@ Las Vegas L 77–84 Ionescu
Laney (14)		 Breanna Stewart (7) Breanna Stewart (5) Michelob Ultra Arena
4,460		0–2
2023 pre-season schedule

Regular Season

2023 game log
Total: 32–8 (Home: 15–5; Road: 17–3)
May: 3–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 19@ Washington L 64–80 Sabrina Ionescu (18) Breanna Stewart (12) Courtney Vandersloot (6) Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200		0–1
2May 21 Indiana W 90–73 Breanna Stewart (45) Breanna Stewart (12) Ionsecu
Vandersloot (8)		 Barclays Center
8,575		1–1
3May 27 Connecticut W 81–65 Breanna Stewart (21) Ionsecu
Thornton (7)		 Courtney Vandersloot (10) Barclays Center
7,102		2–1
4May 30@ Seattle W 86–78 Breanna Stewart (25) Breanna Stewart (11) Courtney Vandersloot (11) Climate Pledge Arena
8,340		3–1
June : 7–3 (Home: 3–2; Road: 4–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
5June 2@ Chicago W 77–76 Breanna Stewart (19) Breanna Stewart (11) Courtney Vandersloot (8) Wintrust Arena
7,188		4–1
6June 4 Chicago L 82–86 Breanna Stewart (20) Breanna Stewart (11) Courtney Vandersloot (10) Barclays Center
7,225		4–2
7June 7 Minnesota Postponed until July 28 due to poor air quality [20] Barclays Center
8June 9@ Atlanta W 106–83 Sabrina Ionescu (37) Breanna Stewart (9) Courtney Vandersloot (11) Gateway Center Arena
3,209		5–2
9June 11 Dallas W 102–93 Breanna Stewart (32) Breanna Stewart (9) Courtney Vandersloot (10) Barclays Center
7,615		6–2
10June 13 Atlanta L 79–86 Marine Johannès (18) Breanna Stewart (13) Stewart
Vandersloot (6)		 Barclays Center
5,719		6–3
11June 18 Phoenix W 89–71 Breanna Stewart (28) Breanna Stewart (14) Breanna Stewart (7) Barclays Center
9,278		7–3
12June 23@ Atlanta W 110–80 Betnijah Laney (19) Breanna Stewart (11) Courtney Vandersloot (11) Gateway Center Arena
3,209		8–3
13June 25 Washington W 89–88 (OT) Sabrina Ionescu (31) Jonquel Jones (10) Ionescu
Vandersloot (6)		 Barclays Center
7,285		9–3
14June 27@ Connecticut W 89–81 Breanna Stewart (24) Jonquel Jones (11) Courtney Vandersloot (9) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,344		10–3
15June 29@ Las Vegas L 81–98 Breanna Stewart (16) Ionescu
Jones (6)		 Sabrina Ionescu (7) Michelob Ultra Arena
9,587		10–4
July : 9–2 (Home: 5–2; Road: 4–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
16July 2@ Seattle W 81–66 Breanna Stewart (20) Breanna Stewart (8) Courtney Vandersloot (13) Climate Pledge Arena
9,110		11–4
17July 5 Phoenix W 99–95 Breanna Stewart (43) Breanna Stewart (12) Sabrina Ionescu (9) Barclays Center
7,151		12–4
18July 8 Seattle W 80–76 Breanna Stewart (25) Breanna Stewart (8) Sabrina Ionescu (8) Barclays Center
6,789		13–4
19July 12@ Indiana W 95–87 (OT) Sabrina Ionescu (34) Breanna Stewart (10) Courtney Vandersloot (12) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
6,123		14–4
20July 19 Dallas L 88–98 Breanna Stewart (25) Jonquel Jones (9) Courtney Vandersloot (7) Barclays Center
9,012		14–5
21July 21@ Washington W 96–87 Jonquel Jones (27) Ionescu
Jones (11)		 Sabrina Ionescu (9) Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200		15–5
22July 23 Indiana W 101–83 Betnijah Laney (22) Jonquel Jones (11) Courtney Vandersloot (10) Barclays Center
7,371		16–5
23July 25 Seattle W 86–82 Breanna Stewart (22) Jonquel Jones (17) Sabrina Ionescu (12) Barclays Center
6,118		17–5
24July 27 Atlanta W 95–84 Breanna Stewart (33) Jonquel Jones (13) Sabrina Ionescu (9) Barclays Center
6,206		18–5
7July 28 Minnesota L 83–88 Breanna Stewart (23) Jonquel Jones (11) Sabrina Ionescu (7) Barclays Center
6,129		18–6
25July 30@ Los Angeles W 87–79 Breanna Stewart (25) Jonquel Jones (13) Courtney Vandersloot (9) Crypto.com Arena
8,139		19–6
August : 9–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 6–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
26August 1@ Los Angeles W 76–69 Courtney Vandersloot (23) Breanna Stewart (12) Courtney Vandersloot (6) Crypto.com Arena
6,498		20–6
27August 4@ Minnesota W 76–66 Sabrina Ionescu (18) Jonquel Jones (17) Courtney Vandersloot (7) Target Center
7,631		21–6
28August 6 Las Vegas W 99–61 Sabrina Ionescu (31) Jonquel Jones (14) Sabrina Ionescu (7) Barclays Center
11,418		22–6
29August 11 Chicago W 89–73 Breanna Stewart (21) Breanna Stewart (12) Sabrina Ionescu (8) Barclays Center
8,070		23–6
30August 13@ Indiana W 100–89 Breanna Stewart (42) Jonquel Jones (12) Courtney Vandersloot (14) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
5,019		24–6
Commissioner's Cup Final August 15@ Las Vegas W 82–63 Marine Johannès (17) Jonquel Jones (15) Courtney Vandersloot (10) Michelob Ultra Arena
8,967		—
31August 17@ Las Vegas L 75–88 Sabrina Ionescu (22) Jonquel Jones (8) Courtney Vandersloot (7) Michelob Ultra Arena
9,230		24–7
32August 18@ Phoenix W 85–63 Betnijah Laney (22) Breanna Stewart (8) Courtney Vandersloot (8) Footprint Center
9,652		25–7
33August 24@ Connecticut W 95–90 (OT) Breanna Stewart (24) Jonquel Jones (14) Courtney Vandersloot (8) Mohegan Sun Arena
9,168		26–7
34August 26@ Minnesota W 111–76 Breanna Stewart (38) Breanna Stewart (11) Courtney Vandersloot (9) Target Center
7,101		27–7
35August 28 Las Vegas W 94–85 Sabrina Ionescu (25) Breanna Stewart (12) Courtney Vandersloot (10) Barclays Center
11,615		28–7
September : 4–1 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
36September 1 Connecticut W 89–58 Betnijah Laney (19) Breanna Stewart (10) Breanna Stewart (7) Barclays Center
8,276		29–7
37September 3@ Chicago W 86–69 Breanna Stewart (26) Breanna Stewart (14) Courtney Vandersloot (10) Wintrust Arena
8,223		30–7
38September 5@ Dallas W 94–93 Breanna Stewart (40) Breanna Stewart (10) Courtney Vandersloot (10) College Park Center
4,195		31–7
39September 7 Los Angeles W 96–89 Breanna Stewart (25) Jonquel Jones (9) Courtney Vandersloot (10) Barclays Center
6,275		32–7
40September 10 Washington L 88–90 Sabrina Ionescu (20) Jonquel Jones (9) Sabrina Ionescu (7) Barclays Center
8,306		32–8
2023 season schedule

Playoffs

2023 playoff game log
First round vs. Washington
Won Series: 2–0
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1September 15 Washington W 90–75 Sabrina Ionescu (29) Jonquel Jones (12) Courtney Vandersloot (6) Barclays Center
8,789		1–0
2September 19 Washington W 90–85 (OT) Breanna Stewart (27) Jonquel Jones (14) Courtney Vandersloot (10) Barclays Center
9,256		2–0
Semifinals vs. Connecticut Sun
Won Series: 3–1
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1September 24 Connecticut L 63–78 Breanna Stewart (19) Jonquel Jones (11) Courtney Vandersloot (7) Barclays Center
9,442		0–1
2September 26 Connecticut W 84–77 Sabrina Ionescu (21) Jonquel Jones (13) Ionescu
Stewart (5)		 Barclays Center
10,009		1–1
3September 29@ Connecticut W 92–81 Breanna Stewart (25) Jonquel Jones (12) Courtney Vandersloot (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
9,162		2–1
4October 1@ Connecticut W 87–84 Breanna Stewart (27) Jonquel Jones (15) Ionescu
Vandersloot (7)		 Mohegan Sun Arena
8,196		3–1
Finals vs. Las Vegas Aces
Lost Series: 1–3
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1October 8@ Las Vegas L 82–99 Breanna Stewart (21) Jonquel Jones (10) Courtney Vandersloot (6) Michelob Ultra Arena
10,300		0–1
2October 11@ Las Vegas L 76–104 Jonquel Jones (22) Breanna Stewart (13) Betnijah Laney (5) Michelob Ultra Arena
10,232		0–2
3October 15 Las Vegas W 87–73 Jonquel Jones (27) Breanna Stewart (12) Sabrina Ionescu (11) Barclays Center
17,143		1–2
4October 18 Las Vegas L 69–70 Courtney Vandersloot (19) Breanna Stewart (14) Courtney Vandersloot (6) Barclays Center
16,851		1–3
2023 playoff schedule

Standings

#Team
W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1x – Las Vegas Aces 346.850–18–219–115–59–1
2x – New York Liberty 328.800216–415–517–37–3
3x – Connecticut Sun 2713.675714–613–714–67–3
4x – Dallas Wings 2218.5501211–911–911–96–4
5x – Atlanta Dream 1921.4751511–911–98–126–4
6x – Minnesota Lynx 1921.4751512–89–1110–105–5
7x – Washington Mystics 1921.475159–1112–87–135–5
8x – Chicago Sky 1822.450165–157–1311–93–7
9e – Los Angeles Sparks 1723.425179–1110–107–135–5
10e – Indiana Fever 1327.325215–156–147–132–8
11e – Seattle Storm 1129.275238–124–167–134–6
12e – Phoenix Mercury 931.225252–188–121–191–9

Notes

(#) – League Standing
x – Clinched playoff berth
e – Eliminated from postseason contention
Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings

Playoffs

Round One:
Best-of-3 		Semifinals:
Best-of-5 		Finals:
Best-of-5
         
1 Las Vegas Aces 2
8 Chicago Sky 0
1 Las Vegas Aces 3
4 Dallas Wings 0
4 Dallas Wings 2
5 Atlanta Dream 0
1 Las Vegas Aces 3
2 New York Liberty 1
2 New York Liberty 2
7 Washington Mystics 0
2 New York Liberty 3
3 Connecticut Sun 1
3 Connecticut Sun 2
6 Minnesota Lynx 1

Bold Series winner

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

Regular Season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Breanna Stewart 404034.1.465.355.8519.33.81.51.623.0
Sabrina Ionescu 363631.5.423.448.8725.65.41.00.317.0
Betnijah Laney 404030.0.499.392.7913.32.40.90.112.8
Jonquel Jones 404025.0.527.352.8638.41.80.61.311.3
Courtney Vandersloot 393930.4.442.294.7613.58.11.30.610.5
Marine Johannès 35518.9.414.368.7501.41.70.70.17.1
Kayla Thornton 40017.3.433.313.7673.50.70.70.34.5
Stefanie Dolson 23011.9.515.462.7862.01.20.00.34.0
Nyara Sabally 3307.9.424.222.7502.10.20.10.22.3
Epiphanny Prince ‡1007.1.400.3001.0000.60.80.20.11.8
Han Xu 804.5.300.000.0000.90.00.30.11.5
Jocelyn Willoughby 2906.6.400.4381.0000.80.40.10.01.2


‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season

Playoffs

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Breanna Stewart 101038.0.358.196.87210.23.11.11.918.4
Jonquel Jones 101034.7.559.321.78711.61.70.72.417.0
Betnijah Laney 101036.1.473.365.7334.13.00.80.015.2
Sabrina Ionescu 101035.1.393.400.9134.24.70.80.713.7
Courtney Vandersloot 101032.6.420.378.8003.96.31.30.710.6
Kayla Thornton 10010.1.444.4001.001.50.30.10.23.2
Marine Johannès 9011.4.276.250.5000.70.80.10.22.7
Stefanie Dolson 1004.6.500.200.0000.50.10.00.11.3
Jocelyn Willoughby 302.3.000.000.3330.30.00.30.00.7
Nyara Sabally 401.3.000.000.0000.00.30.30.00.0

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDate awardedRef.
Breanna Stewart Eastern Conference Player of the Week May 30 [21]
June 13 [22]
July 13 [23]
August 1 [24]
August 15 [25]
September 4 [26]
Player of the Month - May June 2 [27]
WNBA All-Star Starter & CaptainJune 25 [28]
Player of the Month - July August 2 [29]
Player of the Month - August September 6 [30]
All-Defensive First Team September 22 [31]
WNBA MVP September 26 [32]
All-WNBA First Team October 15 [33]
Sabrina Ionescu WNBA All-Star July 1 [34]
All-WNBA Second Team October 15 [33]
Courtney Vandersloot WNBA All-Star July 1 [34]
Peak Performer: Assists September 11 [35]
Jonquel Jones Eastern Conference Player of the Week July 25 [36]
Sandy Brondello Coach of the Month - August September 6 [37]
Jonathan Kolb Executive of the Year September 14 [38]
Betnijah Laney All-Defensive Second Team September 22 [39]

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The 2023 WNBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the WNBA's 2023 season. The playoffs began on September 13, 2023, and culminated with the Las Vegas Aces successfully defending their WNBA title by defeating the New York Liberty three games to one in the finals.

The 2023 WNBA Finals, officially the WNBA Finals 2023 presented by YouTube TV for sponsorship reasons, was the best-of-five championship series for the 2023 season of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The finals featured the first-seeded Las Vegas Aces facing off against the second-seeded New York Liberty. The Aces defeated the Liberty in 4 games, winning their second WNBA Championship in a row. The Aces became the first team in twenty one years, and only the third in history to repeat as WNBA Champions.

The 2024 New York Liberty season will be the 28th season for the New York Liberty franchise of the WNBA, and their third season under head coach Sandy Brondello.

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