2024 New York Liberty season

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2024 New York Liberty season
WNBA champions
Coach Sandy Brondello
Arena Barclays Center
Attendance12,730 per game
Results
Record328 (.800)
Place1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishWNBA Champions (Defeated Minnesota Lynx 3–2 in WNBA Finals)
Team Leaders
Points Breanna Stewart – 20.4 ppg
Rebounds Jonquel Jones – 9.0 rpg
Assists Sabrina Ionescu – 6.2 apg
Media
Television WWOR-TV
WNYW

The 2024 New York Liberty season was the 28th season for the New York Liberty franchise of the WNBA, and their third season under head coach, Sandy Brondello. The season tipped off on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, against the Washington Mystics in Washington. [1]

Contents

The Liberty started the season strongly, winning their first four games, including a dominant 102–66 win over Indiana. They slowed a little after that, losing two straight games, before winning their final two games in May. They finished the month 6–2. Their winning streak carried forward into June as they won six additonal games to extend the streak to eight games. The streak included another blow-out win over Indiana and wins over Connecticut and Las Vegas. The streak also encompassed all their WNBA Commissioner's Cup regular season games. Their 5–0 Commissioner's Cup earned them a spot in the finals. Their winning streak was broken after eight games by Phoenix. After that, they won back-to-back games against Los Angeles and a game in Atlanta before the Commissioner's Cup Final. The Liberty came up short of winning back-to-back Commissioner's Cups as they lost the final to Minnesota 89–94. They won their final game in June to finish the month 10–1. They defeated Minnesota before losing to Indiana to begin July. They won their next four games before the Olympic break to finish July 5–1. They headed into the Olympic break with a WNBA best 21–4 record. The Liberty's stellar play carried through the Olympic break as they won their first four games back, including a back-to-back against Dallas. They lost two of their last four games, losing against Connecticut and Los Angles to finish August 6–2. Their win on August 17 secured them a playoff berth. The Liberty entered September in a fight for the number one seed with Minnesota. The team won their first four games of the month before dropping two of their last three. The loss on September 15 to Minnesota ended up not being pivotal as the Liberty secured the number one seed with a win in their next game on September 17. They finished September 5–2. The Liberty's overall regular season record was 32–8, which matched their record from the previous season.

The Liberty entered the playoffs as the number one seed, and hosted the eighth-seeded Atlanta Dream in the First Round. The Liberty used home court advantage to sweep the Dream two games to zero, winning Game One 83–69 and Game Two 91–82. In the Semifinals the Liberty faced the fourth seed Las Vegas Aces. The Liberty won Games One and Two in New York 87–77 and 88–84. The Aces won Game Three in Las Vegas 95–81, but the Liberty took Game Four 76–62 to win the series three games to one. The Liberty faced Minnesota in a re-match of the Commissionier's Cup final in the WNBA Finals. New York lost Game One 93–95 in overtime. They bounced back to win Game Two 80–66. They won Game Three in Minnesota 80–77. They were unable to close out the Finals in Game Four, losing 80–82. The series returned to New York for Game 5, which the Liberty won, in overtime, 67–62. This was the first WNBA title for the Liberty, ending a streak of five Finals losses.

Transactions

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
111 Marquesha Davis Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Ole Miss
217 Esmery Martinez Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Arizona
223 Jessika Carter Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Mississippi State
335Kaitlyn DavisFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States USC

Transactions

DateTransaction
January 11, 2024Cored Breanna Stewart [2]
Extended a Qualifying Offer to Marine Johannès [2]
February 1, 2024Signed Leonie Fiebich to a Rookie Contract [3] [4]
Signed Okako Adika to a Rookie Contract [3] [4]
Signed Stephanie Mawuli to a Training Camp Contract [3]
Signed Ivana Dojkić to a Training Camp Contract [3]
February 5, 2024Signed Brianna Fraser to a Training Camp Contract [5]
February 15, 2024Signed Morgan Green to a Training Camp Contract [6]
February 16, 2024Re-signed Jonquel Jones [7]
February 20, 2024Signed Kennedy Burke [8]
February 26, 2024Re-signed Breanna Stewart [9]
March 14, 2024Acquired Rebekah Gardner in exchange for their 2025 and 2026 second round picks [10]
March 18, 2024Signed Ana Tadić to a Rookie Contract [4]
April 16, 2024Signed Jaylyn Sherrod to a Rookie Contract [4]
April 17, 2024Waived Morgan Green [4]
Signed Rita Igbokwe to a Training Camp Contract [4]
Signed Marquesha Davis, Esmery Martinez, and Jessika Carter to Rookie Contracts [2]
April 23, 2024 Epiphanny Prince announced her retirement from the WNBA [2]
April 25, 2024Waived Ana Tadić [4]
May 11, 2024Waived Stephanie Mawuli, Rita Igbokwe, Brianna Fraser, Jessika Carter, and Okako Adika [11]
May 13, 2024Waived Esmery Martinez and Jaylyn Sherrod [12]
July 6, 2024Signed Jaylyn Sherrod to a 7-day contract [13]
July 13, 2024Signed Jaylyn Sherrod to a second 7-day contract
August 17, 2024Signed Jaylyn Sherrod to a third 7-day contract
August 24, 2024Signed Jaylyn Sherrod to a rest of season contract [14]

Roster changes

Roster

2024 New York Liberty roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G/F 2 Flag of the United States.svg Burke, Kennedy 6' 1" (1.85m)182 lb (83kg)02-14-1997 UCLA 4
G 1 Flag of the United States.svg Davis, Marquesha 6' 0" (1.83m)05-29-2001 Mississippi R
G 18 Flag of Croatia.svg Dojkić, Ivana 5' 11" (1.8m)154 lb (70kg)12-24-1997 Croatia 1
F 13 Flag of Germany.svg Fiebich, Leonie 6' 4" (1.93m)01-10-2000 Germany R
G 20 Flag of the United States.svg Ionescu, Sabrina 5' 11" (1.8m)165 lb (75kg)1997-12-06 Oregon 4
C 35 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Jones, Jonquel 6' 6" (1.98m)215 lb (98kg)1994-01-05 George Washington 7
G/F 44 Flag of the United States.svg Laney-Hamilton, Betnijah 6' 0" (1.83m)166 lb (75kg)1993-10-29 Rutgers 8
C 8 Flag of Germany.svg Sabally, Nyara 6' 5" (1.96m)204 lb (93kg)2000-02-26 Oregon 1
G 0 Flag of the United States.svg Sherrod, Jaylyn 5' 7" (1.7m)2001-10-21 Colorado R
F 30 Flag of the United States.svg Stewart, Breanna 6' 4" (1.93m)170 lb (77kg)1994-08-27 Connecticut 7
F 5 Flag of the United States.svg Thornton, Kayla 6' 1" (1.85m)188 lb (85kg)1992-10-20 UTEP 8
G 22 Flag of Hungary.svg Vandersloot, Courtney 5' 8" (1.73m)137 lb (62kg)1989-02-08 Gonzaga 13
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 Ivana Dojkić
Jaylyn Sherrod
SG Sabrina Ionescu Kennedy Burke
Marquesha Davis
SF Betnijah Laney-Hamilton Kayla Thornton
PF Breanna Stewart Leonie Fiebich
C Jonquel Jones Nyara Sabally

Schedule

Pre-season

2023 pre-season game log
Total: 1–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–1)
May: 1–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1May 7@ Chicago L 52–101 Sabrina Ionescu (8) Jones, Thornton (5) Carter, Ionescu, Jones, Martínez (2) Wintrust Arena
3,132
0–1
2May 9@ Connecticut W 82–79 Sabrina Ionescu (15) Breanna Stewart (7)Breanna Stewart (4) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,617
1–1
2024 pre-season schedule

Regular season

2024 game log
Total: 32–8 (Home: 16–4; Road: 16–4)
May: 6–2 (Home: 4–1; Road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1May 14@ Washington W 85-80 Jonquel Jones (25)Jones, Stewart (8) Sabrina Ionescu (8) Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200
1–0
2May 16@ Indiana W 102–66 Breanna Stewart (31)Jones, Stewart (10) Courtney Vandersloot (6) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274
2–0
3May 18Indiana W 91–80 Breanna Stewart (24)Jonquel Jones (12)Ionescu, Jones, Vandersloot (5) Barclays Center
17,735
3–0
4May 20 Seattle W 74–63 Sabrina Ionescu (20)Breanna Stewart (11)Sabrina Ionescu (8)Barclays Center
9,381
4–0
5May 23 Chicago L 81–90 Sabrina Ionescu (19)Breanna Stewart (10)Courtney Vandersloot (7)Barclays Center
12,049
4–1
6May 25@ Minnesota L 67–84 Breanna Stewart (20)Breanna Stewart (11)Courtney Vandersloot (6) Target Center
7,010
4–2
7May 29 Phoenix W 81–78 Sabrina Ionescu (22)Breanna Stewart (8)Sabrina Ionescu (9)Barclays Center
9,182
5–2
8May 31Washington W 90–79 Kayla Thornton (20)Breanna Stewart (15)Breanna Stewart (5)Barclays Center
9,878
6–2
June : 10–1 (Home: 5–0; Road: 5–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
9June 2 Indiana W 104–68 Betnijah Laney-Hamilton (20) Jonquel Jones (13) Courtney Vandersloot (7) Barclays Center
17,401
7–2
(1–0 Commissioner's Cup)
10June 4@ Chicago W 88–75 Breanna Stewart (33)Breanna Stewart (14)Courtney Vandersloot (6) Wintrust Arena
8,277
8–2
(2–0 Commissioner's Cup)
11June 6@ Atlanta W 78–61 Breanna Stewart (25)Breanna Stewart (10) Fiebich, Ionescu, Stewart (5) Gateway Center Arena
3,255
9–2
(3–0 Commissioner's Cup)
12June 8@ Connecticut W 82–75 Sabrina Ionescu (24)Jonquel Jones (8)Betnijah Laney-Hamilton (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,910
10–2
(4–0 Commissioner's Cup)
13June 9 Washington W 93–88 Jonquel Jones (29)Betnijah Laney-Hamilton (10)Sabrina Ionescu (8) Barclays Center
12,477
11–2
(5–0 Commissioner's Cup)
14June 15@ Las Vegas W 90–82 Jonquel Jones (34)Breanna Stewart (12)Sabrina Ionescu (12) Michelob Ultra Arena
10,424
12–2
15June 18@ Phoenix L 93–99 Breanna Stewart (28)Betnijah Laney-Hamilton (9)Sabrina Ionescu (8) Footprint Center
9,824
12–3
16June 20 Los Angeles W 93–80 Sabrina Ionescu (31)Leonie Fiebich (9)Sabrina Ionescu (9)Barclays Center
10,955
13–3
17June 22 W 98–88 Breanna Stewart (33)Jonquel Jones (13)Barclays Center
13,639
14–3
18June 23@ Atlanta W 96–75 Sabrina Ionescu (26)Jonquel Jones (11)Sabrina Ionescu (11) Gateway Center Arena
3,260
15–3
Commissioner's
Cup Final
June 25 Minnesota L 89–94 Breanna Stewart (24)Jonquel Jones (12)Betnijah Laney-Hamilton (6) UBS Arena
7,015
19June 30Atlanta W 81–75 Breanna Stewart (22)Breanna Stewart (12)Courtney Vandersloot (7)Barclays Center
10,823
16–3
July : 5–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
20July 2 Minnesota W 76–67 Jonquel Jones (21) Breanna Stewart (17) Sabrina Ionescu (5) Barclays Center
10,846
17–3
21July 6@ Indiana L 78–83 Sabrina Ionescu (22)Jonquel Jones (12)Breanna Stewart (6) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274
17–4
22July 10@ Connecticut W 71–68 Sabrina Ionescu (21)Breanna Stewart (14) Fiebich, Ionescu (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,910
18–4
23July 11 Chicago W 91–76 Jonquel Jones (13)Stewart, Vandersloot (6)Barclays Center
17,758
19–4
24July 13@ Chicago W 81–67 Sabrina Ionescu (28)Jonquel Jones (9)Jonquel Jones (7) Wintrust Arena
9,025
20–4
25July 16Connecticut W 82–74 Sabrina Ionescu (30)Jonquel Jones (7)Ionescu, Jones (5)Barclays Center
13,694
21–4
August : 6–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 4–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
26August 15@ Los Angeles W 103–68 Breanna Stewart (27) Nyara Sabally (9) Sabrina Ionescu (6) Crypto.com Arena
11,120
22–4
27August 17@ Las Vegas W 79–67 Sabrina Ionescu (23) Jonquel Jones (17)Jonquel Jones (7) Michelob Ultra Arena
10,397
23–4
28August 20 Dallas W 94–74 Breanna Stewart (26)Jones, Stewart (12) Courtney Vandersloot (11) Barclays Center
11,455
24–4
29August 22 W 79–71 Breanna Stewart (19)Jonquel Jones (13)Stewart, Vandersloot (6)Barclays Center
10,986
25–4
30August 24 Connecticut L 64–72 Breanna Stewart (15)Breanna Stewart (15)Courtney Vandersloot (5)Barclays Center
13,098
25–5
31August 26@ Phoenix W 84–70 Breanna Stewart (21)Jonquel Jones (7)Breanna Stewart (6) Footprint Center
10,299
26–5
32August 28@ Los Angeles L 88–94 Breanna Stewart (32)Nyara Sabally (10)Courtney Vandersloot (13)Crypto.com Arena
10,403
26–6
33August 30@ Seattle W 98–85 Breanna Stewart (32)Jonquel Jones (11)Sabrina Ionescu (8) Climate Pledge Arena
15,800
27–6
September : 5–2 (Home: 2–2; Road: 3–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
34September 5 Seattle W 77–70 Betnijah Laney-Hamilton (18) Jonquel Jones (8) Sabrina Ionescu (8) Barclays Center
10,873
28–6
35September 8 Las Vegas W 75–71 Breanna Stewart (21)Breanna Stewart (11)4 players (4)Barclays Center
15,393
29–6
36September 10@ Dallas W 105–91 Breanna Stewart (27) Nyara Sabally (7)Sabrina Ionescu (11) College Park Center
5,157
30–6
37September 12 W 99–67 Sabrina Ionescu (20)Jonquel Jones (7)Sabrina Ionescu (6)College Park Center
5,384
31–6
38September 15 Minnesota L 79–88 Breanna Stewart (38)Breanna Stewart (18)Sabrina Ionescu (8)Barclays Center
14,246
31–7
39September 17@ Washington W 87–71 Breanna Stewart (15)Breanna Stewart (10)Sabrina Ionescu (7) Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200
32–7
40September 19 Atlanta L 67–78 Breanna Stewart (16)Jonquel Jones (10)Sabrina Ionescu (7)Barclays Center
12,721
32–8
2024 season schedule

Playoffs

2024 playoff game log
First round vs. Atlanta Dream
Won Series: 2–0
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1September 22 Atlanta W 83–69 Leonie Fiebich (21) Breanna Stewart (11) Laney-Hamilton, Ionescu (5) Barclays Center
12,115
1–0
2September 24 W 91–82 Sabrina Ionescu (36) Jonquel Jones (13)Sabrina Ionescu (6)Barclays Center
11,003
2–0
Semifinals vs. Las Vegas Aces
Won Series: 3–1
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1September 30 Las Vegas W 87–77 Breanna Stewart (34) Jonquel Jones (12) Sabrina Ionescu (5) Barclays Center
14,015
1–0
2October 1 W 88–84 Sabrina Ionescu (24)Sabrina Ionescu (9)Breanna Stewart (8)Barclays Center
14,321
2–0
3October 4@ Las Vegas L 81–95 Breanna Stewart (19)Jones, Stewart (6)Ionescu, Vandersloot (5) Michelob Ultra Arena
10,369
2–1
4October 6@ Las Vegas W 76–62 Sabrina Ionescu (22)Breanna Stewart (14)Breanna Stewart (5)Michelob Ultra Arena
10,374
3–1
Finals vs. Minnesota Lynx
Won Series: 3–2
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1October 10 Minnesota L 93–95 (OT) Jonquel Jones (24)Jonquel Jones (10) Fiebich, Laney-Hamilton, Vandersloot (4) Barclays Center
17,732
0–1
2October 13Minnesota W 80–66 Breanna Stewart (21)Jonquel Jones (9) Ionescu, Stewart (5)Barclays Center
18,046
1–1
3October 16@ Minnesota W 80–77 Breanna Stewart (30)Breanna Stewart (11)Sabrina Ionescu (6) Target Center
19,521
2–1
4October 18@ Minnesota L 80–82 Jonquel Jones (21)Breanna Stewart (11)Fiebich, Ionescu (5)Target Center
19,210
2–2
5October 20Minnesota W 67–62 (OT) Jonquel Jones (17)Breanna Stewart (15)Sabrina Ionescu (8)Barclays Center
18,090
3–2
2024 playoff schedule

Standings

#Team W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1yxNew York Liberty 328.80016–416–416–45–0
2cxMinnesota Lynx 3010.750214–616–414–64–1
3xConnecticut Sun 2812.700414–614–614–64–1
4xLas Vegas Aces 2713.675512–813–714–62–3
5xSeattle Storm 2515.625713–714–611–94–1
6xIndiana Fever 2020.5001211–912–88–123–2
7xPhoenix Mercury 1921.4751310–1010–109–113–2
8xAtlanta Dream 1525.375177–138–127–131–4
9eWashington Mystics 1426.350187–135–159–111–4
10eChicago Sky 1327.325195–156–147–131–4
11eDallas Wings 931.225236–147–132–180–5
12eLos Angeles Sparks 832.200245–155–153–172–3

Notes

(#) – League Standing
c – Commissioner's Cup winners
y – Regular Season Champion
x – Clinched playoff berth
e – Eliminated from playoff contention
Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings

Playoffs

Round One:
Best-of-3
Semifinals:
Best-of-5
Finals:
Best-of-5
         
1 New York Liberty 2
8 Atlanta Dream 0
1 New York Liberty 3
4 Las Vegas Aces 1
4 Las Vegas Aces 2
5 Seattle Storm 0
1 New York Liberty 3
2 Minnesota Lynx 2
2 Minnesota Lynx 2
7 Phoenix Mercury 0
2 Minnesota Lynx 3
3 Connecticut Sun 2
3 Connecticut Sun 2
6 Indiana Fever 0

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%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPFPPG
Breanna Stewart 383832.7.458.295.8458.53.51.71.31.72.120.4
Sabrina Ionescu 383832.1.394.332.8984.46.21.00.32.71.218.2
Jonquel Jones 393929.8.539.391.7889.03.20.81.32.42.914.2
Betnijah Laney-Hamilton 282530.3.456.402.9064.23.31.10.02.42.111.8
Leonie Fiebich 401520.9.478.433.7203.01.81.00.21.02.26.7
Courtney Vandersloot 313122.3.445.269.5482.64.80.80.51.81.76.4
Kayla Thornton 401120.3.379.357.8462.60.70.70.20.61.45.5
Nyara Sabally 26013.5.575.000.7004.00.60.90.70.51.64.9
Kennedy Burke 38312.1.409.259.6671.50.90.60.30.71.03.4
Ivana Dojkić 2609.9.338.381.7780.80.80.30.00.51.03.3
Jaylyn Sherrod 1003.7.500.333.5000.30.50.30.10.20.41.9
Marquesha Davis 2004.0.4091.000.7140.50.20.10.20.20.61.2


Waived/Released during the season
Traded during the season
Acquired during the season

Playoffs

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPFPPG
Breanna Stewart 111137.4.382.261.8179.43.61.61.72.41.819.4
Sabrina Ionescu 111135.5.396.363.9205.35.31.60.52.91.916.9
Jonquel Jones 111132.5.550.448.9468.22.20.70.62.82.815.5
Leonie Fiebich 111131.0.542.5213.82.40.80.00.72.411.6
Betnijah Laney-Hamilton 111127.3.369.2942.92.51.10.21.51.77.0
Courtney Vandersloot 11014.3.435.385.9292.42.50.50.51.01.15.3
Nyara Sabally 9010.1.542.8753.40.00.70.71.71.94.4
Marquesha Davis 103.0.5001.0002.02.00.00.00.00.03.0
Kayla Thornton 11012.5.333.1761.50.10.30.30.11.52.0
Ivana Dojkić 204.0.5001.0000.00.00.00.00.00.01.5
Kennedy Burke 607.5.182.167.2501.70.50.20.20.30.81.0
Jaylyn Sherrod 203.0.000.0000.50.50.50.00.00.50.0

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDate awardedRef.
Sandy Brondello WNBA Coach of the Month – July July 19, 2024 [15]
Leonie Fiebich AP All-Rookie TeamSeptember 22, 2024 [16]
WNBA All-Rookie Team October 3, 2024 [17]
Sabrina Ionescu Eastern Conference Player of the Week June 4, 2024 [18]
June 25, 2024 [19]
July 18, 2024 [20]
Eastern Conference Player of the Month – June July 2, 2024 [21]
WNBA All-Star [22]
Eastern Conference Player of the Month – July July 19, 2024 [15]
AP All-WNBA Second TeamSeptember 22, 2024 [16]
All-WNBA Second Team October 16, 2024 [23]
Jonquel Jones WNBA All-Star July 2, 2024 [22]
WNBA All-Defensive Second Team September 29, 2024 [24]
All-WNBA Second Team October 16, 2024 [23]
WNBA Finals MVP October 20, 2024
Breanna Stewart Eastern Conference Player of the Week June 11, 2024 [25]
September 20, 2024 [26]
WNBA All-Star July 2, 2024 [22]
Eastern Conference Player of the Month – September September 20, 2024 [26]
AP All-WNBA First TeamSeptember 22, 2024 [16]
WNBA All-Defensive First Team September 29, 2024 [24]
All-WNBA First Team October 16, 2024 [23]

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The 2023 Las Vegas Aces season was the franchise's 27th season in the Women's National Basketball Association and the sixth year the franchise is based in Las Vegas - after relocating from San Antonio and Utah. This was also the second season under head coach Becky Hammon. They were the defending WNBA champions, after defeating the Connecticut Sun in the 2022 WNBA Finals.

The 2023 Seattle Storm season was the franchise's 24th season in the Women's National Basketball Association, and the second full season under head coach Noelle Quinn. Quinn took over in May of the 2021 season.

The 2023 WNBA season was the 27th season of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The defending champions, the Las Vegas Aces, repeated as champions after defeating the New York Liberty 3 games to 1 in the Finals.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 WNBA playoffs</span> Womens basketball league

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 WNBA season was the 28th season of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), a professional women's basketball league based in the United States.

The 2024 Las Vegas Aces season was the franchise's 27th season in the Women's National Basketball Association and the seventh year the franchise is based in Las Vegas - after relocating from San Antonio and Utah. This was the third season under head coach Becky Hammon. They were the defending WNBA champions, after defeating the New York Liberty in the 2023 WNBA Finals. In 2023, the Aces also finished with the most regular season wins in WNBA history, 34. Additionally, the Aces won back-to-back WNBA titles, and were the first team to do so since 2001–2002. The season tipped off on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at home versus the Phoenix Mercury.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 WNBA Finals</span> Championship series of the 2024 WNBA season

The 2024 WNBA Finals, officially the WNBA Finals 2024 presented by YouTube TV for sponsorship reasons, was the best-of-five championship series for the 2024 season of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The finals featured the first-seeded New York Liberty, who advanced to their second straight finals, and the second-seeded Minnesota Lynx. The Liberty defeated the Lynx in five games, winning their first WNBA Championship in franchise history.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 WNBA playoffs</span> Womens professional basketball tournament

The 2024 WNBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the Women's National Basketball Association's 2024 season. The playoffs began on September 22, 2024, and ended on October 20, 2024 with the New York Liberty winning their first championship.

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