This is a list of transactions that have taken place during the off-season and the 2022 WNBA season.
Departure date | Team | Outgoing head coach | Reason for departure | Hire date | Incoming head coach | Last coaching position | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
October 12, 2021 | Atlanta Dream | Darius Taylor | Interim coach, contract not renewed | October 12 | Tanisha Wright | Las Vegas Aces assistant coach (2020–2021) | [1] |
December 6, 2021 | New York Liberty | Walt Hopkins | Mutual agreement | January 7 | Sandy Brondello | Phoenix Mercury head coach (2014–2021) | [2] [3] |
December 6, 2021 | Phoenix Mercury | Sandy Brondello | Mutual agreement | January 24 | Vanessa Nygaard | Las Vegas Aces assistant coach (2021) | [4] [5] |
December 31, 2021 | Las Vegas Aces | Bill Laimbeer | Mutual agreement | December 31 | Becky Hammon | San Antonio Spurs assistant coach (2014–2022) | [6] |
January | |||
---|---|---|---|
January 31 | To Atlanta Dream | To Phoenix Mercury
| [7] |
February | |||
February 3 | |||
To Los Angeles Sparks | To Seattle Storm | [8] | |
Three-team trade | |||
To Chicago Sky
| To Phoenix Mercury
| [9] [10] | |
To Indiana Fever
| |||
February 5 | To Atlanta Dream
| To Los Angeles Sparks | [11] |
March | |||
March 8 | To Dallas Wings
| To Indiana Fever
| [12] |
March 30 | To Chicago Sky | To Los Angeles Sparks | [13] [14] |
April | |||
April 6 | To Atlanta Dream
| To Washington Mystics
| [15] |
April 10 | To Las Vegas Aces
| To Minnesota Lynx
| [16] |
April 11 | To New York Liberty | To Seattle Storm
| [17] |
Player | Date Waived | Former Team | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
Luisa Geiselsöder | January 6 | Dallas Wings | [116] |
Tianna Hawkins | January 13 | Atlanta Dream | |
Megan Walker | Phoenix Mercury | ||
Kysre Gondrezick | January 18 | Indiana Fever | |
Jazmine Jones | February 4 | New York Liberty | |
Leaonna Odom | New York Liberty | ||
Sydney Wiese | February 28 | Washington Mystics | |
Aaliyah Wilson | March 2 | Indiana Fever | |
Crystal Bradford | March 9 | Chicago Sky | |
Jantel Lavender | March 16 | Indiana Fever | |
Destiny Slocum | April 8 | Las Vegas Aces | |
Emma Cannon | April 13 | Indiana Fever | |
Natasha Mack | April 15 | Minnesota Lynx |
All players listed did not make the final roster.
Atlanta Dream | Chicago Sky | Connecticut Sun | Dallas Wings |
---|---|---|---|
Indiana Fever | Las Vegas Aces | Los Angeles Sparks | Minnesota Lynx |
New York Liberty | Phoenix Mercury | Seattle Storm | Washington Mystics |
Pick | Player | Date signed | Team | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Rhyne Howard | April 18 | Atlanta Dream | [116] |
2 | NaLyssa Smith | April 16 | Indiana Fever | [116] |
3 | Shakira Austin | April 14 | Washington Mystics | [116] |
4 | Emily Engstler | April 16 | Indiana Fever | [116] |
5 | Nyara Sabally | – | New York Liberty | |
6 | Lexie Hull | April 17 | Indiana Fever | [116] |
7 | Veronica Burton | April 13 | Dallas Wings | [116] |
8 | Mya Hollingshed | April 13 | Las Vegas Aces | [116] |
9 | Rae Burrell | April 16 | Los Angeles Sparks | [116] |
10 | Queen Egbo | April 15 | Indiana Fever | [116] |
11 | Kierstan Bell | April 13 | Las Vegas Aces | [116] |
12 | Nia Clouden | April 14 | Connecticut Sun | [116] |
Pick | Player | Date signed | Team | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
13 | Khayla Pointer | April 13 | Las Vegas Aces | [116] |
14 | Christyn Williams | April 15 | Washington Mystics | [116] |
15 | Naz Hillmon | April 18 | Atlanta Dream | [116] |
16 | Kianna Smith | April 16 | Los Angeles Sparks | [116] |
17 | Elissa Cunane | April 14 | Seattle Storm | [116] |
18 | Lorela Cubaj | – | Seattle Storm | |
19 | Olivia Nelson-Ododa | April 17 | Los Angeles Sparks | [116] |
20 | Destanni Henderson | April 16 | Indiana Fever | [116] |
21 | Evina Westbrook | April 14 | Seattle Storm | [116] |
22 | Kayla Jones | April 13 | Minnesota Lynx | [116] |
23 | Aisha Sheppard | April 13 | Las Vegas Aces | [116] |
24 | Jordan Lewis | April 15 | Connecticut Sun | [116] |
Pick | Player | Date signed | Team | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
25 | Ameshya Williams-Holliday | April 16 | Indiana Fever | [116] |
26 | Maya Dodson | April 13 | Phoenix Mercury | [116] |
27 | Amy Atwell | April 16 | Los Angeles Sparks | [116] |
28 | Hannah Sjerven | April 13 | Minnesota Lynx | [116] |
29 | Sika Koné | – | New York Liberty | |
30 | Jasmine Dickey | April 13 | Dallas Wings | [116] |
31 | Jazz Bond | April 13 | Dallas Wings | [116] |
32 | Macee Williams | April 13 | Phoenix Mercury | [116] |
33 | Jade Melbourne | – | Seattle Storm | |
34 | Ali Patberg | April 14 | Indiana Fever | [116] |
35 | Faustine Aifuwa | April 13 | Las Vegas Aces | [116] |
36 | Kiara Smith | – | Connecticut Sun |
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