WNBA draft
The 2009 WNBA Draft was held on April 9, 2009 in Secaucus, New Jersey.
This is a list of all personnel changes for the 2009 Women's National Basketball Association off-season and 2009 WNBA season.
The following players played their final season in 2008.
| Date | Team | Name | Position | Years pro | Notes |
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| April 13, 2009 | Connecticut Sun | Jamie Carey | Guard | 4 | |
| Coaches signed in off-season | |||||
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| Date | Team | Outgoing coach | New head coach | Previous position | |
| November 6, 2008 | Washington Mystics | Jessie Kenlaw | Julie Plank | Assistant Coach of the Lynx | |
| June 3, 2009 | Minnesota Lynx | Don Zierden | Jennifer Gillom | Assistant Coach of the Lynx | |
| In-season coaching change | |||||
| Date | Team | Outgoing coach | Interim coach | Reason | |
| June 15, 2009 | Detroit Shock | Bill Laimbeer | Rick Mahorn | Resigned | |
| July 12, 2009 | Sacramento Monarchs | Jenny Boucek | John Whisenant | Started the season 3-10 | |
| July 31, 2009 | New York Liberty | Pat Coyle | Anne Donovan | Started the season 6-11 | |
| GM hired in off-season | |||||
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| Date | Team | Outgoing GM | New head GM | Previous position | |
| October 23, 2008 | Washington Mystics | Linda Hargrove | Angela Taylor | VP of Business Operations for the Lynx | |
| In-season GM change | |||||
| Date | Team | Outgoing GM | Interim GM | Reason | |
| June 15, 2009 | Detroit Shock | Bill Laimbeer | Cheryl Reeve | Resigned | |
The following is a list of player movement via free agency and trades.
| December 17, 2008 | To Los Angeles Sparks
| To Atlanta Dream
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| January 21, 2009 | To Phoenix Mercury | To Atlanta Dream
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| January 30, 2009 | To Phoenix Mercury | To Minnesota Lynx | |
| January 30, 2009 | To Minnesota Lynx
| To Washington Mystics
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| January 30, 2009 | To Minnesota Lynx | To Los Angeles Sparks | |
| March 20, 2009 | To Sacramento Monarchs | To Phoenix Mercury | |
| March 26, 2009 | To Phoenix Mercury | To Los Angeles Sparks
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| April 9, 2009 | To Atlanta Dream
| To Detroit Shock
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| May 5, 2009 | To Minnesota Lynx
| To Los Angeles Sparks | To New York Liberty |
| August 12, 2009 | To Atlanta Dream | To Chicago Sky | |
| August 17, 2009 | To Sacramento Monarchs | To Detroit Shock |
| Player | Signed | New team | Former team |
| June | |||
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| Britany Miller | June 8 | Detroit Shock | |
| Kelly Schumacher | June 10 | Detroit Shock | Washington Mystics |
| Sherill Baker | June 26 | Detroit Shock | Indiana Fever |
| July | |||
| Anna DeForge | July 27 | Detroit Shock | |
| August | |||
| Barbara Farris | August 4 | Detroit Shock | Sacramento Monarchs |
| Whitney Boddie | August 7, 14, 21 | Sacramento Monarchs | |
| Lisa Willis | August 28 | Sacramento Monarchs | New York Liberty |
| September | |||
| Lisa Willis | September 4 | Sacramento Monarchs | |
| Player | Waived | Team |
| June | ||
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| Erica White | June 11 | Indiana Fever |
| Khadijah Whittington | Indiana Fever | |
| Yolanda Griffith | June 17 | Indiana Fever |
| Kristi Cirone | June 19 | Connecticut Sun |
| Barbara Turner | June 28 | Connecticut Sun |
| July | ||
| Nikki Teasley | July 3 | Atlanta Dream |
| Lauren Ervin | Connecticut Sun | |
| Tasha Humphrey | July 6 | Washington Mystics |
| Barbara Farris | Detroit Shock | |
| Allie Quigley | July 14 | Phoenix Mercury |
| Christi Thomas | July 17 | Minnesota Lynx |
| LaToya Pringle | July 26 | Minnesota Lynx |
| Katie Mattera | July 31 | San Antonio Silver Stars |
| August | ||
| Chelsea Newton | August 7 | Sacramento Monarchs |
| Chen Nan | August 21 | Chicago Sky |
| September | ||
| Brooke Wyckoff | September 1 | Chicago Sky |
All players here did not make the final roster
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