List of 2020 WNBA season transactions
This is a list of transactions that have taken place during the off-season and the 2020 WNBA season.
Retirement
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] |
Front office movements
Head coach changes
- Off-season
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] |
Player movement
Trades
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] |
Free agency
Waived
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] |
Draft
First round
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] |
Second round
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] |
Third round
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] |
References
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- ^ "Minnesota Lynx Hire Five-Time WNBA Champion Rebekkah Brunson as Assistant Coach". wnba.com. WNBA. February 11, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
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- ^ "Carolyn Swords Announces Retirement, Joins Aces Front Office As Marketing Specialist". wnba.com. WNBA. February 24, 2020. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
- ^ "Pokey Chatman Will Not Return As Head Coach & General Manager". WNBA.com. WNBA. September 9, 2019. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
- ^ "Indiana Fever Announce Marianne Stanley As New Head Coach". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA. November 26, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
- ^ "New York Liberty Announce Head Coach Katie Smith's Contract Not Renewed". wnba.com. WNBA. October 16, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
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- ^ "Sparks Acquire Brittney Sykes and Marie Gülich from Atlanta Dream in Exchange for Kalani Brown". wnba.com. WNBA. February 10, 2020.
- ^ "Seattle Completes Trade With Connecticut, Acquires Morgan Tuck". wnba.com. Seattle Storm. February 10, 2020.
- ^ "Connecticut Sun Welcomes Perennial WNBA All-Star DeWanna Bonner". wnba.com. WNBA. February 11, 2020.
- ^ "Four-time WNBA All-Star Acquired by Phoenix in Sign and Trade Deal". wnba.com. WNBA. February 12, 2020.
- ^ "Wings Trade Diggins-Smith, Acquire Astou Ndour". wnba.com. WNBA. February 12, 2020.
- ^ "Chicago Sky Acquire Azura Stevens, Trade Katie Lou Samuelson to Dallas Wings". wnba.com. WNBA. February 14, 2020.
- ^ "Wings Trade for Katie Lou Samuelson". wnba.com. WNBA. February 14, 2020.
- ^ "Dream Acquire Courtney Williams In Three-Team Trade". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. February 19, 2020.
- ^ "Mercury Add Jessica Breland and Nia Coffey to Phoenix Family". mercury.wnba.com. WNBA. February 19, 2020.
- ^ "Wings Trade for Mabrey". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. February 21, 2020.
- ^ "Sun Acquire Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis from Seattle". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. February 24, 2020.
- ^ "Minnesota Lynx Acquire Rachel Banham". lynx.wnba.com. WNBA. February 25, 2020.
- ^ "Fever Acquire Draft Picks in Trade with Minnesota". fever.wnba.com. WNBA. March 6, 2020.
- ^ "Wings Make Moves in Advance of 2020 WNBA Draft". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. April 15, 2020.
- ^ "Liberty Trade Charles in Three-Team Deal". liberty.wnba.com. WNBA. April 15, 2020.
- ^ "MYSTICS ACQUIRE FORMER MVP TINA CHARLES". mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. April 15, 2020.
- ^ "Get To Know Erica Ogwumike". lynx.wnba.com. Minnesota Lynx. April 17, 2020.
- ^ "Mercury Welcomes Shatori Walker-Kimbrough, Two Draft Picks to Phoenix on Draft Night". mercury.wnba.com. WNBA. April 17, 2020.
- ^ "Fever Acquire Jantel Lavender From Chicago Sky, Trade Stephanie Mavunga". fever.wnba.com. WNBA. August 28, 2020. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
- ^ "Chicago Acquires Stephanie Mavunga in Trade With Indiana". sky.wnba.com. WNBA. August 28, 2020. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
- ^ "Connecticut Signs Hiedeman". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. February 10, 2020.
- ^ "Jonquel Jones Returns to the Sun". wnba.com. WNBA. February 10, 2020.
- ^ "Dallas Wings Sign Jefferson, Gustafson to Multi-Year Deals". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. February 10, 2020.
- ^ "Las Vegas Aces Sign Five-Time WNBA All-Star Angel McCoughtry". wnba.com. WNBA. February 10, 2020.
- ^ "Sparks Sign Kristi Toliver". wnba.com. WNBA. February 10, 2020.
- ^ "Liberty Sign Guard Layshia Clarendon to Open Free Agency". liberty.wnba.com. WNBA. February 10, 2020.
- ^ "Harrison Signs Multi-Year Deal with Wings". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. February 11, 2020.
- ^ "Sparks Re-Sign Tierra Ruffin-Pratt". sparks.wnba.com. WNBA. February 11, 2020.
- ^ "Mystics Re-Sign Reigning MVP Elena Delle Donne". wnba.com. WNBA. February 11, 2020.
- ^ "Atlanta Dream Sign Free-Agent Forward Glory Johnson". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. February 13, 2020.
- ^ "Chicago Sky Sign Guard Sydney Colson". sky.wnba.com. WNBA. February 13, 2020.
- ^ "Fever Re-Sign Betnijah Laney". fever.wnba.com. WNBA. February 13, 2020.
- ^ "Tiffany Mitchell Returns to the Fever". fever.wnba.com. WNBA. February 13, 2020.
- ^ "Brittney Griner Will Continue to Call The Valley home". mercury.wnba.com. WNBA. February 13, 2020.
- ^ "Bria Hartley Heads West to Join The Mercury". mercury.wnba.com. WNBA. February 13, 2020.
- ^ "Seattle Storm Re-Signs Breanna Stewart". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. February 13, 2020.
- ^ "LEILANI MITCHELL RETURNS TO MYSTICS". mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. February 13, 2020.
- ^ "Kahleah Copper Returns to Chicago, Re-Signs With Sky". sky.wnba.com. WNBA. February 15, 2020.
- ^ "Connecticut native and dynamic playmaker Bria Holmes re-signs with the Sun". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. February 15, 2020.
- ^ "Shekinna Stricklen Signs Multi-Year Deal with Dream". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. February 16, 2020.
- ^ "Aces Sign Three-Time All-Star Guard Danielle Robinson". aces.wnba.com. WNBA. February 16, 2020.
- ^ "Chicago Sky Re-Sign Two-Time WNBA All-Star Center Stefanie Dolson". sky.wnba.com. WNBA. February 17, 2020.
- ^ "MYSTICS RE-SIGN 2019 FINALS MVP EMMA MEESSEMAN". mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. February 17, 2020.
- ^ "Atlanta Dream Claim Alexis Jones Off Waivers". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. February 18, 2020.
- ^ "Las Vegas Re-Signs All-Star Guard Sugar Rodgers". aces.wnba.com. WNBA. February 18, 2020.
- ^ "Chicago Sky Re-Sign Three-Time All-Star Allie Quigley". sky.wnba.com. WNBA. February 19, 2020.
- ^ "Fever Sign 6-10 Hungarian Center Bernadett Határ". fever.wnba.com. WNBA. February 19, 2020.
- ^ "Las Vegas Signs Russian National Team Forward/Center Raisa Musina To Training Camp Contract". fever.wnba.com. WNBA. February 24, 2020.
- ^ "Sparks Sign Four-Time WNBA Champion Seimone Augustus". wnba.com. WNBA. February 20, 2020.
- ^ "Blake Dietrick Returning to Atlanta Dream". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. February 24, 2020.
- ^ "New York Liberty Re-Signs Marine Johannés". liberty.wnba.com. WNBA. February 24, 2020.
- ^ "Kia Vaughn Chooses Phoenix in Free Agency". mercury.wnba.com. WNBA. February 24, 2020.
- ^ "Seattle Storm Adds Epiphanny Prince in Free Agency". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. February 24, 2020.
- ^ "Courtney Vandersloot Re-Signs With Chicago Sky". sky.wnba.com. WNBA. February 25, 2020.
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- ^ "Seattle Storm Re-signs Three-Time WNBA Champion Sue Bird". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. February 25, 2020.
- ^ "Atlanta Dream Signs Guard Elīna Babkina". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. February 26, 2020.
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- ^ "Sparks Re-Sign All-WNBA Guard Chelsea Gray". sparks.wnba.com. WNBA. February 28, 2020.
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- ^ "Lynx Re-Sign Forward Cecilia Zandalasini". lynx.wnba.com. WNBA. February 29, 2020.
- ^ "Indiana Fever sign Belgian guard Julie Allemand". fever.wnba.com. WNBA. March 2, 2020.
- ^ "Aces Re-Sign Guard Lindsay Allen". aces.wnba.com. WNBA. March 2, 2020.
- ^ "Connecticut Sun on Twitter". twitter.com. Connecticut Sun. March 13, 2020.
- ^ "Connecticut Sun on Twitter". twitter.com. Connecticut Sun. March 14, 2020.
- ^ "Fever sign Jessica January". fever.wnba.com. WNBA. March 19, 2020.
- ^ "Las Vegas Signs Center Avery Warley-Talbert To Training Camp Contract". aces.wnba.com. WNBA. March 20, 2020.
- ^ "Mercury Adds Epoupa, Blicavs to Training Camp Roster". mercury.wnba.com. WNBA. April 9, 2020.
- ^ "Atlanta Dream PR on Twitter". twitter.com. April 17, 2020.
- ^ "Sparks Draft Beatrice Mompremier, Leonie Fiebich, Tynice Martin in 2020 Draft". sparks.wnba.com. WNBA. April 17, 2020.
- ^ "Aces Re-Sign Three-Time All-Star Center Liz Cambage". aces.wnba.com. WNBA. April 22, 2020.
- ^ "Sparks waive guard Alexis Jones, per source". ocregister.com. February 15, 2020.
- ^ "New York Liberty Waive Guard Brittany Boyd". liberty.wnba.com. WNBA. April 21, 2020.
- ^ "Fever release Paris Kea and Erica McCall". fever.wnba.com. WNBA. April 22, 2020.
- ^ "Wings Waive Kaela Davis". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. April 23, 2020.
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