2025 New York Liberty season

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2025 New York Liberty season
Coach Sandy Brondello
Arena Barclays Center
Attendanceper game
Results
Record24–15 (.615)
Place2nd (Eastern)
Team Leaders
Points—
Rebounds—
Assists—
Media
Television WWOR-TV
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The 2025 New York Liberty season is the ongoing 29th season for the New York Liberty franchise of the WNBA, and their fourth season under head coach, Sandy Brondello. The season tipped off on Saturday, May 17, 2025, against the Las Vegas Aces at home.

Contents

Draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityClubOutcomeRef.
338 Adja Kane CFlag of France.svg  France Landerneau Bretagne Basket Rights retained [1]

Transactions

Front office and coaching

DateDetailsRef.
January 13Hired Sonia Raman as assistant coach [2]

Trades

March
March 16To New York Liberty
Natasha Cloud 		To Connecticut Sun
2025 No. 7 draft pick
2026 first round draft pick		 [3]

Free agency

Core designation

PlayerDateNotesRef.
Breanna Stewart January 13Accepted core offer on March 29
(Signed one-year deal)		 [4] [5]

Re-signed / extensions

PlayerDateNotesRef.
Jaylyn Sherrod January 15Training camp contract [6]
Rebekah Gardner [7]
Kennedy Burke February 1 [8]
Nyara Sabally May 12Exercised team option
(Fourth-year)		 [9]
Leonie Fiebich June 30Set as active [10]

Additions

PlayerDateNotesFormer TeamRef.
Raquel Carrera February 1Training camp contract Valencia Basket [11]
Esmery Martínez Flammes Carolo Basket [12]
Kaitlyn Davis February 12 Rojas de Veracruz  [ es ] [13]
Isabelle Harrison February 21 Chicago Sky [14]
Seehia Ridard March 13 Sedis Cadí La Seu [15]
Marine Johannès March 21 Çimsa ÇBK Mersin [16] [17]
Annika Soltau  [ de ]April 22 Rutronik Stars Keltern [18]
Leaonna Odom April 24 [19]
Stephanie Talbot July 21Rest of season contractFree agent [20]
Emma Meesseman August 1 [21]

Subtractions / unsigned

PlayerDateReasonNew TeamRef.
Marine Fauthoux April 15, 2021Unsigned draft pick
(2021 draft pick – No. 29)		N/A – retained rights
Han Xu September 10, 2023Suspended contract – temporary
Kayla Thornton December 6, 2024 Expansion draft Golden State Valkyries [22]
Raquel Carrera December 31, 2024Rights renouncedN/A [a] [23]
April 21, 2025Suspended contract – full seasonN/A – retained rights [1]
Kaitlyn Davis December 31, 2024Rights renouncedN/A [b] [24]
May 2, 2025Waived— [25]
Ivana Dojkić January 11, 2025Free agency – reserved
(qualifying offer extended)		Not signed – rights retained [16]
Courtney Vandersloot February 1, 2025Free agency – unrestricted Chicago Sky [26]
Adja Kane April 14, 2025Unsigned draft pick
(2025 draft pick – No. 38)		N/A – retained rights [1]
Seehia Ridard April 21, 2025Suspended contract – full season [1]
Annika Soltau  [ de ]May 13, 2025 [27]
Betnijah Laney-Hamilton May 14, 2025 [28]
Esmery Martínez May 15, 2025Waived— [29]
Leaonna Odom —
Leonie Fiebich June 12, 2025Suspended contract – temporaryN/A – retained rights [30]
Marquesha Davis July 13, 2025Waived— [31]
Jaylyn Sherrod August 1 Minnesota Lynx [32]
  1. ↑ Carrera later signed training camp contract with club in February 2025, but their contract was suspended in April 2025. [11]
  2. ↑ Davis signed training camp contract with club in February 2025. [13]

Roster

New York Liberty roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G/F 22 Flag of the United States.svg Burke, Kennedy 6' 1" (1.85m)182 lb (83kg)1997-02-14 UCLA 5
G 9 Flag of the United States.svg Cloud, Natasha  Cruz Roja.svg5' 10" (1.78m)160 lb (73kg)1992-02-22 Saint Joseph's 9
F 13 Flag of Germany.svg Fiebich, Leonie 6' 4" (1.93m)2000-01-10 Germany 1
G 7 Flag of the United States.svg Gardner, Rebekah 6' 1" (1.85m)130 lb (59kg)1990-07-09 UCLA 2
F 21 Flag of the United States.svg Harrison, Isabelle  Cruz Roja.svg6' 3" (1.91m)183 lb (83kg)1993-09-27 Tennessee 7
G 20 Flag of the United States.svg Ionescu, Sabrina 5' 11" (1.8m)165 lb (75kg)1997-12-06 Oregon 5
G 23 Flag of France.svg Johannès, Marine 5' 10" (1.78m)134 lb (61kg)1995-01-21 France 3
C 35 Flag of the Bahamas.svg Jones, Jonquel 6' 6" (1.98m)215 lb (98kg)1994-01-05 George Washington 8
F 33 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Meesseman, Emma 6' 4" (1.93m)191 lb (87kg)1993-05-13 Belgium 8
C 8 Flag of Germany.svg Sabally, Nyara  Cruz Roja.svg6' 5" (1.96m)204 lb (93kg)2000-02-26 Oregon 2
F 30 Flag of the United States.svg Stewart, Breanna 6' 4" (1.93m)170 lb (77kg)1994-08-27 Connecticut 8
F 6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Talbot, Stephanie 6' 2" (1.88m)192 lb (87kg)1994-06-15 Australia 6
C – Flag of Spain.svg Carrera, Raquel  (S)6' 3" (1.91m)2001-10-31 Spain –
G – Flag of Croatia.svg Dojkić, Ivana  (FA)5' 11" (1.8m)154 lb (70kg)1997-12-24 Croatia 2
G – Flag of France.svg Fauthoux, Marine  (DP)5' 9" (1.75m)2001-01-23 France –
C – Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Han Xu  (S)6' 11" (2.11m)203 lb (92kg)1999-10-31 China 3
C – Flag of France.svg Kane, Adja  (DP)6' 3" (1.91m)2005-03-30 France –
G/F – Flag of the United States.svg Laney-Hamilton, Betnijah  Cruz Roja.svg (S)6' 0" (1.83m)166 lb (75kg)1993-10-29 Rutgers 9
F – Flag of France.svg Ridard, Seehia  Cruz Roja.svg (S)6' 2" (1.88m)2002-08-09 France –
F – Flag of Germany.svg Soltau, Annika  (S)6' 4" (1.93m)2005-03-25 Germany –
Head coach
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sandy Brondello
Assistant coaches
Flag of Germany.svg Olaf Lange
Flag of the United States.svg Zach O'Brien (St. Joseph's (ME) )
Flag of the United States.svg Sonia Raman (Tufts)
Athletic trainer
Terri Acosta
Strength and conditioning coach
Emily Zaler
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  WNBA roster page
East
ATL
CHI
CON
IND
NY
WAS
West
DAL
GS
LV
LA
MIN
PHO
SEA

Depth chart

Pos.StarterBench
PG Natasha Cloud Cruz Roja.svg
SG Sabrina Ionescu Marine Johannès
SF Leonie Fiebich Rebekah Gardner
PF Breanna Stewart Kennedy Burke
Isabelle Harrison Cruz Roja.svg
Stephanie Talbot
C Jonquel Jones Nyara Sabally Cruz Roja.svg

Schedule

Preseason

2025 pre-season game log
Total: 1–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–0)
May: 1–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 9 Connecticut L 86–94 Marine Johannès (12) Isabelle Harrison (5) Sabrina Ionescu (6) Barclays Center
8,395		0–1
2May 12 Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Antelopes W 84–61 Sabrina Ionescu (25) Jones, Sabally (5) Natasha Cloud (6) Matthew Knight Arena
12,364		1–1
2025 pre-season schedule

Regular season

2025 game log
Total: 24–15 (Home: 16–5; Road: 8–10)
May: 6–0 (Home: 3–0; Road: 3–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 17 Las Vegas W 92–78 Breanna Stewart (25) Jonquel Jones (10) Natasha Cloud (9) Barclays Center
17,344		1–0
2May 22@ Chicago W 99–74 Natasha Cloud (18)Jonquel Jones (7)Natasha Cloud (8) Wintrust Arena
9,025		2–0
3May 24@ Indiana W 90–88 Jonquel Jones (26)Jonquel Jones (12)Natasha Cloud (6) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274		3–0
4May 27 Golden State W 95–67 Breanna Stewart (24)Jonquel Jones (10)Natasha Cloud (10)Barclays Center
14,774		4–0
5May 29Golden State W 82–77 Breanna Stewart (27) Leonie Fiebich (8)Natasha Cloud (5)Barclays Center
14,951		5–0
6May 30@ Washington W 85–63 Sabrina Ionescu (28)Jonquel Jones (18)Breanna Stewart (7) CareFirst Arena
4,200		6–0
June : 5–5 (Home: 3–1; Road: 2–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
7June 1 Connecticut W 100–52 Sabrina Ionescu (18) Jonquel Jones (11) Natasha Cloud (7) Barclays Center
17,415		7–0
8June 5@ Washington W 86–78 Breanna Stewart (26)Breanna Stewart (11)Sabrina Ionescu (7) CareFirst Arena
4,200		8–0
9June 10 Chicago W 85–66 Sabrina Ionescu (23)Breanna Stewart (7)Sabrina Ionescu (7)Barclays Center
16,081		9–0
10June 14@ Indiana L 88–102 Sabrina Ionescu (34) Nyara Sabally (9)Natasha Cloud (5) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274		9–1
11June 17 Atlanta W 86–81 Sabrina Ionescu (34)Jonquel Jones (10)Cloud, Ionescu (5)Barclays Center
15,149		10–1
12June 19 Phoenix L 81–89 Breanna Stewart (35)Nyara Sabally (7)Natasha Cloud (10)Barclays Center
16,383		10–2
13June 22@ Seattle L 79–89 Breanna Stewart (18)Sabally, Stewart (9)Natasha Cloud (8) Climate Pledge Arena
12,500		10–3
14June 25@ Golden State W 81–78 Breanna Stewart (23)Breanna Stewart (10)Natasha Cloud (7) Chase Center
18,064		11–3
15June 27@ Phoenix L 91–106 Breanna Stewart (17)Nyara Sabally (6)Cloud, Ionescu (7) PHX Arena
12,009		11–4
16June 29@ Atlanta L 81–90 Breanna Stewart (21)Breanna Stewart (9)Natasha Cloud (6) Gateway Center Arena
3,265		11–5
July : 6–4 (Home: 6–2; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
17July 3 Los Angeles W 89–79 Natasha Cloud (23) Breanna Stewart (14)Natasha Cloud (7) Barclays Center
15,956		12–5
18July 6 Seattle L 70–79 Sabrina Ionescu (22)Sabrina Ionescu (9)Sabrina Ionescu (6)Barclays Center
15,515		12–6
19July 8 Las Vegas W 87–78 Sabrina Ionescu (28) Leonie Fiebich (9)Sabrina Ionescu (8)Barclays Center
15,041		13–6
20July 13 Atlanta L 79–72 Leonie Fiebich (21)Breanna Stewart (10)Sabrina Ionescu (5)Barclays Center
17,265		14–6
21July 16 Indiana W 98–77 Breanna Stewart (24)Breanna Stewart (11)Sabrina Ionescu (9)Barclays Center
17,371		15–6
All-Star Game
22July 22Indiana W 98–84 Jonquel Jones (18)Jonquel Jones (9)Sabrina Ionescu (9)Barclays Center
17,365		16–6
23July 25 Phoenix W 89–76 Sabrina Ionescu (29)Jonquel Jones (11)Sabrina Ionescu (8)Barclays Center
17,515		17–6
24July 26Los Angeles L 99–101 Sabrina Ionescu (30)Ionescu, Jones (8)Natasha Cloud (9)Barclays Center
16,024		17–7
25July 28@ Dallas L 82–92 Jonquel Jones (18)Jonquel Jones (7)Natasha Cloud (8) College Park Center
6,018		17–8
26July 30@ Minnesota L 93–100 Sabrina Ionescu (31)Jonquel Jones (7)Natasha Cloud (7) Target Center
10,824		17–9
August: 7–6 (Home: 4–2; Road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
27August 1@ Connecticut L 62–78 Sabrina Ionescu (23)Ionescu, Talbot (7)Sabrina Ionescu (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,664		17–10
28August 3@ Connecticut W 87–78 Sabrina Ionescu (36)Sabrina Ionescu (11) Cloud, Ionescu, Jones, Talbot (4)Mohegan Sun Arena
8,747		18–10
29August 5 Dallas W 85–76 Jonquel Jones (15)Jonquel Jones (10)Natasha Cloud (6) Barclays Center
17,306		19–10
30August 8@ Dallas W 88–77 Sabrina Ionescu (16) Emma Meesseman (8)Emma Meesseman (7) College Park Center
6,251		20–10
31August 10 Minnesota L 71–83 Natasha Cloud (14)Cloud, Jones (6)Cloud, Ionescu, Jones (5)Barclays Center
17,343		20–11
32August 12@ Los Angeles W 105–97 Emma Meesseman (24)Jonquel Jones (11)Sabrina Ionescu (6) Crypto.com Arena
11,862		21–11
33August 13@ Las Vegas L 77–83 Emma Meesseman (24)Emma Meesseman (10)Jonquel Jones (5) Michelob Ultra Arena
10,417		21–12
34August 16@ Minnesota L 80–86 Jonquel Jones (17)Sabrina Ionescu (10)Natasha Cloud (6) Target Center
10,810		21–13
35August 19Minnesota W 85–75 Jonquel Jones (22)Jonquel Jones (10)Sabrina Ionescu (11)Barclays Center
16,864		22–13
36August 21 Chicago L 85–91 Jonquel Jones (25)Jones, Meesseman (7)Emma Meesseman (6)Barclays Center
15,887		22–14
37August 23@ Atlanta L 62–78 Kennedy Burke (13)Jonquel Jones (8) Marine Johannès (5) Gateway Center Arena
3,305		22–15
38August 25Connecticut W 81–79 Breanna Stewart (19)Jonquel Jones (11)Sabrina Ionescu (9)Barclays Center
15,011		23–15
39August 28 Washington W 89–63 Isabelle Harrison (16)Breanna Stewart (9)Stephanie Talbot (6)Barclays Center
15,015		24–15
40August 30@ Phoenix PHX Arena
September : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
41September 2@ Golden State Chase Center
42September 5@ Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
43September 9 Washington Barclays Center
44September 11@ Chicago Wintrust Arena
2025 season schedule

Notes:

Standings

#Team W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1x – Minnesota Lynx 308.789–18–318–212–65–1
2x – Las Vegas Aces 2614.650514–814–512–92–4
3 Atlanta Dream 2414.632612–612–612–83–2
4 Phoenix Mercury 2414.632613–913–611–84–2
5 New York Liberty 2415.6156.513–516–58–104–1
6c – Indiana Fever 2018.5261011–811–99–94–1
7 Seattle Storm 2119.5251011–118–1013–94–2
8 Golden State Valkyries 1918.51410.58–1210–79–113–3
9 Los Angeles Sparks 1719.472127–137–1110–82–4
10 Washington Mystics 1623.41014.58–1010–106–132–3
11e – Connecticut Sun 1028.263207–106–124–161–4
12e – Chicago Sky 929.237213–155–154–141–4
13e – Dallas Wings 930.23121.53–175–164–141–5

Notes

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

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDate awardedRef.
Sandy Brondello Coach of the Month – May June 4 [33]
WNBA All-Star Head Coach July 3 [34]
Natasha Cloud Eastern Conference Player of the Week May 28 [35]
Sabrina Ionescu WNBA All-Star Starter June 30 [36]
Eastern Conference Player of the Week July 15 [37]
July 29 [38]
Eastern Conference Player of the Month – July August 4 [39]
Breanna Stewart WNBA All-Star Starter June 30 [36]

References

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  2. ↑ "New York Liberty Add Assistant Coach Sonia Raman to 2025 Staff". New York Liberty. WNBA. January 13, 2025. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
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