This is a list of transactions that have taken place during the off-season and the 2020 WNBA season.
Date | Name | Team(s) played (years) | Age | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
June 2019 | Camille Little | San Antonio Silver Stars (2007) Atlanta Dream (2008) Seattle Storm (2008–2014) Connecticut Sun (2015–2016) Phoenix Mercury (2017–2019) | 34 | WNBA Champion (2010) WNBA All-Rookie Team (2007) Also played overseas in Israel, Cyprus, Turkey, China and Italy. | [1] |
September 2019 | Sancho Lyttle | Houston Comets (2005–2008) Atlanta Dream (2009–2017) Phoenix Mercury (2018–2019) | 36 | WNBA All-Star (2009) 2× WNBA steals leader (2015, 2016) Also played overseas in Spain, Turkey and Russia. | [2] |
January 22, 2020 | Alana Beard | Washington Mystics (2004–2011) Los Angeles Sparks (2012–2019) | 37 | WNBA Champion (2016) 4× WNBA All-Star (2005–2007, 2009) All-WNBA Second Team (2006) 2× WNBA Defensive Player of the Year (2017, 2018) 5× WNBA All-Defensive First Team (2007, 2012, 2016–2018) 4× WNBA All-Defensive Second Team (2005, 2006, 2009, 2014) Also played overseas in Australia, South Korea, Israel, Poland and Spain. | [3] [4] |
February 11, 2020 | Rebekkah Brunson | Sacramento Monarchs (2004–2009) Minnesota Lynx (2010–2018) | 38 | 5× WNBA Champion (2005, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017) 5× WNBA All-Star (2007, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2018) WNBA All-Defensive First Team (2011) 6× WNBA All-Defensive Second Team (2007, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2017, 2018) WNBA all-time rebounding leader Also played overseas in Belgium, Russia, Italy, Spain and Czech Republic. | [5] [6] |
February 24, 2020 | Carolyn Swords | Chicago Sky (2011–2013) New York Liberty (2015–2016) Seattle Storm (2017) Las Vegas Aces (2018–2019) | 30 | Also played overseas in Turkey, Spain, Italy, Australia and Poland. Subsequently took back retirement in 2020 to continue playing for the Aces. | [7] |
Departure date | Team | Outgoing head coach | Reason for departure | Hire date | Incoming head coach | Last coaching position | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
September 9 | Indiana Fever | Pokey Chatman | Fired | November 26 | Marianne Stanley | Washington Mystics assistant coach (2010–2019) | [8] [9] |
October 16 | New York Liberty | Katie Smith | Fired | January 9 | Walt Hopkins | Minnesota Lynx assistant coach (2017–2019) | [10] [11] |
February | |||
---|---|---|---|
February 10 | To Atlanta Dream | To Los Angeles Sparks | [12] |
To Seattle Storm
| To Connecticut Sun
| [13] | |
February 11 | To Connecticut Sun | To Phoenix Mercury
| [14] |
February 12 | To Phoenix Mercury | To Dallas Wings
| [15] |
To Dallas Wings | To Chicago Sky
| [16] | |
February 14 | To Dallas Wings
| To Chicago Sky | [17] [18] |
February 19 | Three-team trade | ||
To Atlanta Dream
| To Connecticut Sun
| [19] [20] | |
To Phoenix Mercury
| |||
February 21 | To Dallas Wings | To Los Angeles Sparks
| [21] |
February 24 | To Connecticut Sun | To Seattle Storm
| [22] |
February 25 | To Minnesota Lynx | To Connecticut Sun
| [23] |
March | |||
March 6 | To Minnesota Lynx
| To Indiana Fever
| [24] |
April | |||
April 15 | Three-team trade | ||
To Dallas Wings
| To New York Liberty
| [25] [26] [27] | |
To Washington Mystics
| |||
April 17 | To Minnesota Lynx | To New York Liberty | [28] |
To New York Liberty | To Phoenix Mercury | [29] | |
August | |||
August 28 | To Chicago Sky | To Indiana Fever
| [30] [31] |
Player | Date Waived | Former Team | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
Alexis Jones | February 15 | Los Angeles Sparks | [83] |
Rebecca Greenwell | February 28 | Washington Mystics | [71] |
Brittany Boyd | April 21 | New York Liberty | [84] |
Paris Kea | April 22 | Indiana Fever | [85] |
Erica McCall | Indiana Fever | ||
Kaela Davis | April 23 | Dallas Wings | [86] |
Pick | Player | Date signed | Team | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sabrina Ionescu | April 26 | New York Liberty | [87] |
2 | Satou Sabally | April 21 | Dallas Wings | [87] |
3 | Lauren Cox | April 21 | Indiana Fever | [87] |
4 | Chennedy Carter | April 23 | Atlanta Dream | [87] |
5 | Bella Alarie | April 20 | Dallas Wings | [87] |
6 | Mikiah Herbert Harrigan | April 29 | Minnesota Lynx | [87] |
7 | Tyasha Harris | April 24 | Dallas Wings | [87] |
8 | Ruthy Hebard | April 28 | Chicago Sky | [87] |
9 | Megan Walker | April 22 | New York Liberty | [87] |
10 | Jocelyn Willoughby | April 25 | Phoenix Mercury | [87] |
11 | Kitija Laksa | April 25 | Seattle Storm | [87] |
12 | Jazmine Jones | April 22 | New York Liberty | [87] |
Pick | Player | Date signed | Team | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
13 | Kylie Shook | April 24 | New York Liberty | [87] |
14 | Kathleen Doyle | April 21 | Indiana Fever | [87] |
15 | Leaonna Odom | April 23 | New York Liberty | [87] |
16 | Crystal Dangerfield | April 22 | Minnesota Lynx | [87] |
17 | Brittany Brewer | April 20 | Atlanta Dream | [87] |
18 | Te'a Cooper | April 29 | Phoenix Mercury | [87] |
19 | Joyner Holmes | April 22 | Seattle Storm | [87] |
20 | Beatrice Mompremier | April 26 | Los Angeles Sparks | [87] |
21 | Luisa Geiselsöder | Dallas Wings | [87] | |
22 | Leonie Fiebich | Los Angeles Sparks | [87] | |
23 | Kaila Charles | April 23 | Connecticut Sun | [87] |
24 | Jaylyn Agnew | April 22 | Washington Mystics | [87] |
Pick | Player | Date signed | Team | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
25 | Mikayla Pivec | April 20 | Atlanta Dream | [87] |
26 | Erica Ogwumike | April 29 | New York Liberty | [87] |
27 | Kobi Thornton | Atlanta Dream | [87] | |
28 | Kamiah Smalls | April 21 | Indiana Fever | [87] |
29 | Stella Johnson | April 28 | Phoenix Mercury | [87] |
30 | Japreece Dean | April 24 | Chicago Sky | [87] |
31 | Haley Gorecki | April 22 | Seattle Storm | [87] |
32 | Kiah Gillespie | April 25 | Chicago Sky | [87] |
33 | Lauren Manis | April 27 | Las Vegas Aces | [87] |
34 | Tynice Martin | Los Angeles Sparks | [87] | |
35 | Juicy Landrum | April 24 | Connecticut Sun | [87] |
36 | Sug Sutton | April 22 | Washington Mystics | [87] |
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