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 | ![]() | Interim coach, contract not renewed | October 12 | ![]() | New Orleans Pelicans assistant coach (2019–2023) | [2] [3] |
October 17, 2023 | Phoenix Mercury | ![]() | Interim coach, contract not renewed | October 18 | ![]() | 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] |
Player | Date Signed | Date Released | Team | Ref |
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Monique Billings | May 17, 2024 | Dallas Wings | [64] | |
Morgan Bertsch | June 19, 2024 | June 24, 2024 | [65] [66] | |
Queen Egbo | June 22, 2024 | June 29, 2024 | Los Angeles Sparks | [67] |
Odyssey Sims | June 25, 2024 | Dallas Wings | [66] | |
Jakia Brown-Turner | June 28, 2024 | July 2, 2024 | Washington Mystics | [68] |
Crystal Dangerfield | July 4, 2024 | Los Angeles | [69] | |
Jakia Brown-Turner | Washington Mystics | [70] | ||
Destanni Henderson | Atlanta Dream | [71] | ||
Liz Dixon | July 5, 2024 | July 12, 2024 | Phoenix Mercury | [1] |
Kiana Williams | Seattle Storm | [72] | ||
Celeste Taylor | July 12, 2024 | Phoenix Mercury | [1] |
Player | Date Claimed | New Team | Ref |
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Victoria Vivians | March 25 | Seattle Storm | [92] |
Emma Cannon | May 6 | Las Vegas Aces | [93] |
Player | Date Suspended | Date Unsuspended | Team | Reason | Ref |
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![]() | January 22 | - | Dallas Wings | Personal Decision | [94] |
![]() | January 24 | - | Atlanta Dream | Personal Decision | [95] |
![]() | January 31 | - | Minnesota Lynx | Personal Decision | [96] |
Player | Date on Inactive | Date Returned | Team | Reason | Ref |
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Player | Date | Team | Ref |
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![]() | January 31 | New York Liberty | [97] |
![]() | February 6 | Los Angeles Sparks | [98] |
![]() | April 30 | Las Vegas Aces | [99] |
![]() | May 3 | [1] | |
![]() | June 4 | Seattle Storm | [100] |
![]() | June 13 | Los Angeles Sparks | [101] |
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 | [25] | |
2023 | 30 | Okako Adika | [25] | |||
4 | Stephanie Soares | February 6 | Dallas Wings | [128] |
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