This is a list of transactions that have taken place during the off-season and the 2024 WNBA season. [1]
Departure date | Team | Outgoing head coach | Reason for departure | Hire date | Incoming head coach | Last coaching position | Ref. |
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September 25, 2023 | Chicago Sky | Emre Vatansever | Interim coach, contract not renewed | October 12 | Teresa Weatherspoon | New Orleans Pelicans assistant coach (2019–2023) | [2] [3] |
October 17, 2023 | Phoenix Mercury | Nikki Blue | Interim coach, contract not renewed | October 18 | Nate Tibbetts | Orlando Magic assistant coach (2021–2023) | [4] |
Free agency negotiation began on January 21, 2024. Free agents were allowed to officially sign with their teams on February 1, 2024.
January | |||
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January 31 | To Los Angeles Sparks
| To Seattle Storm
| [5] |
To Connecticut Sun
| To Minnesota Lynx | [6] | |
February | |||
February 1 | To Atlanta Dream
| To Los Angeles Sparks
| [7] |
February 3 | To Connecticut Sun | To Phoenix Mercury
| [8] |
February 6 | To Chicago Sky
| To Phoenix Mercury | [9] |
February 19 | To Chicago Sky
| To Los Angeles Sparks
| [10] |
March | |||
March 14 | To Chicago Sky
| To New York Liberty | [11] |
April | |||
April 14 | To Chicago Sky
| To Minnesota Lynx
| [12] |
May | |||
May 4 | To Dallas Wings
| To Atlanta Dream | [13] |
May 7 | To Connecticut Sun | To Washington Mystics
| [14] |
May 11 | To Seattle Storm
| To Washington Mystics | [15] |
July | |||
July 17 | To Chicago Sky
| To Connecticut Sun
| [16] |
August | |||
August 20 | To Minnesota Lynx | To Washington Mystics
| [17] |
To Phoenix Mercury
| To Washington Mystics
| [18] |
Player | Date Signed | Date Released | Team | Ref |
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Monique Billings | May 17, 2024 | August 14, 2024 | Dallas Wings | [67] |
Morgan Bertsch | June 19, 2024 | June 24, 2024 | [68] [69] | |
Queen Egbo | June 22, 2024 | June 29, 2024 | Los Angeles Sparks | [70] |
Odyssey Sims | June 25, 2024 | August 14, 2024 | Dallas Wings | [69] |
Jakia Brown-Turner | June 28, 2024 | July 2, 2024 | Washington Mystics | [71] |
Crystal Dangerfield | July 4, 2024 | End of season | Los Angeles | [72] |
Jakia Brown-Turner | August 13, 2024 | Washington Mystics | [73] | |
Destanni Henderson | July 18, 2024 | Atlanta Dream | [74] | |
Liz Dixon | July 5, 2024 | July 12, 2024 | Phoenix Mercury | [1] |
Kiana Williams | August 18, 2024 | Seattle Storm | [75] | |
Jaylyn Sherrod | July 6, 2024 | End of season | New York Liberty | [76] [77] |
Celeste Taylor | July 12, 2024/ August 23, 2024 | August 16, 2024/ End of Season | Phoenix Mercury | [1] [78] |
Caitlin Bickle | July 20, 2024 | End of Season | Connecticut Sun | [79] |
Celeste Taylor | August 16, 2024 | August 23, 2024 | Connecticut Sun | [80] |
Odyssey Sims | August 17, 2024 | End of Season | Los Angeles Sparks | [81] |
Monique Billings | August 18, 2024 | End of season | Phoenix Mercury | [82] |
Queen Egbo | September 2, 2024 | End of Season | Las Vegas | [83] |
Amy Atwell | September 5, 2024 | End of Season | Phoenix Mercury | [84] |
Ezinne Kalu | September 18, 2024 | End of Season | Atlanta Dream | [85] |
Player | Date Claimed | New Team | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
Victoria Vivians | March 25 | Seattle Storm | [106] |
Emma Cannon | May 6 | Las Vegas Aces | [107] |
Olivia Époupa | September 19 | Minnesota Lynx | [108] |
Player | Date Suspended | Date Unsuspended | Team | Reason | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Awak Kuier | January 22 | - | Dallas Wings | Personal Decision | [109] |
Iliana Rupert | January 24 | - | Atlanta Dream | Personal Decision | [110] |
Jessica Shepard | January 31 | - | Minnesota Lynx | Personal Decision | [111] |
Player | Date on Inactive | Date Returned | Team | Reason | Ref |
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Player | Date | Team | Ref |
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Jonquel Jones | January 31 | New York Liberty | [112] |
Lexie Brown | February 6 | Los Angeles Sparks | [113] |
Chelsea Gray | April 30 | Las Vegas Aces | [114] |
Jackie Young | May 3 | [1] | |
Ezi Magbegor | June 4 | Seattle Storm | [115] |
Dearica Hamby | June 13 | Los Angeles Sparks | [116] |
Azurá Stevens | August 22 | [117] | |
Stephanie Talbot | [118] | ||
Sophie Cunningham | September 14 | Phoenix Mercury | [119] |
Elizabeth Williams | September 19 | Chicago Sky | [120] |
All players listed did not make the final roster.
Atlanta Dream | Chicago Sky | Connecticut Sun | Dallas Wings |
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Indiana Fever | Las Vegas Aces | Los Angeles Sparks | Minnesota Lynx |
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New York Liberty | Phoenix Mercury | Seattle Storm | Washington Mystics |
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Draft | Pick | Player | Date signed | Team | Previous team | Ref |
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2020 | 22 | Leonie Fiebich | February 1 | New York Liberty | [27] | |
2023 | 30 | Okako Adika | [27] | |||
4 | Stephanie Soares | February 6 | Dallas Wings | [147] |
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