This is a list of transactions that have taken place during the off-season and the 2021 WNBA season.
Departure date | Team | Outgoing head coach | Reason for departure | Hire date | Incoming head coach | Last coaching position | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
October 15, 2020 | Dallas Wings | Brian Agler | Mutual agreement | December 9 | Vickie Johnson | Las Vegas Aces assistant coach (2018–2020) | [11] [12] |
May 3, 2021 | Atlanta Dream | Nicki Collen | Hired as head coach by Baylor University | May 3 | Mike Petersen (interim) | Atlanta Dream assistant coach (2018–2020) | [13] [14] |
February | |||
---|---|---|---|
February 5 | To Washington Mystics | To Minnesota Lynx
| [15] |
February 10 | To Phoenix Mercury | To New York Liberty
| [16] |
To New York Liberty | To Seattle Storm
| [17] | |
To Seattle Storm | To Minnesota Lynx
| [18] [19] | |
To New York Liberty | To Seattle Storm | [17] [19] | |
To Seattle Storm | To Dallas Wings
| [20] [19] | |
February 13 | To Atlanta Dream | To Phoenix Mercury
| [21] |
February 15 | To Indiana Fever
| To Las Vegas Aces
| [22] [23] |
To Indiana Fever
| To Minnesota Lynx
| [22] [24] |
Player | Date Waived | Former Team | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
Kiah Gillespie | January 6 | Chicago Sky | [88] |
Nia Coffey | February 10 | Phoenix Mercury | |
Odyssey Sims | February 15 | Indiana Fever | |
Brittany Brewer | February 21 | Atlanta Dream | |
Mikayla Pivec | Atlanta Dream | ||
Astou Ndour | February 25 | Dallas Wings | |
Stephanie Mavunga | March 7 | Chicago Sky | |
Marie Gülich | March 16 | Los Angeles Sparks | |
Lexie Brown | April 17 | Minnesota Lynx | |
Tierra Ruffin-Pratt | April 18 | Los Angeles Sparks |
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